Ever try to eat cereal with a fork? It doesn’t work so well. The milk just drips through the tines. That’s because using a fork to eat cereal is the wrong tool to do the job. When you use the wrong tool you get bad results. Unfortunately, lots of guys lift heavy weights to get …
Are you looking for a new way to spice up your workout routine? Well, I’m sure you are aware of the two different muscle contractions like concentric and eccentric. For concentric, think of a bicep curl. When you curl the weight you are shortening the muscle length, creating a concentric contraction. Now using that same …
Do you run into problems with your knees when you use weight resistance on your legs? Well, most people think of resistance training as taking the joints into a full range of motion, which is correct. What happens when you do this? Depending on the amount of weight you use, you could seriously impact your …
Who knew that a wall could actually be useful in terms of exercising? I certainly didn’t. The guys on the basketball team back in high school certainly didn’t either. But I can definitely tell you that our legs certainly felt the usefulness of wall sitting in painfully excruciating fashion. When we think of exercising, we …
“Never skip leg day!” is a phrase commonly thrown out on social media that’s directed at those who focus almost exclusively on upper body workouts and either blatantly ignore or put in very little effort in working out their legs. With isometric squats, today’s exercise topic, you’ll never have to be the butt of any …
Do you struggle to build strong chest muscles? Do you find yourself doing hundreds of pushups weekly or even daily and find that your physique hasn’t changed at all? I feel your pain. The good news is may not be YOU or your GENETICS that’s the problem, it could be the exercises you are doing. …
Do you want to get the “V-Shape” body with big broad shoulders, strong back, and tapered waist? While many guys will focus exclusively on working their shoulders for upper body and core for their lower body to achieve this look – one of the fastest and easiest ways to achieve the V-Shape is by doing …
The core, or abdominal muscles, are one of the most important muscles in your body. They keep your body aligned and protect your spine in activities that require a lot of abnormal movements. Why is this important? If you don’t have a strong core, it may lead to more back pain or injuries, especially if …
Do you want to build bigger arms? Are you spending a lot of time working your arms and not seeing results as quickly as you’d like? Or maybe you’ve hit a plateau when it comes to growing your biceps and triceps? If so, adding isometric tricep dips may be the key to adding size and …
Are you interested in learning the benefits of isometric exercise? Let’s face it, life is a 24-hour job. Who has time to do anything anymore, especially when you run into injuries at the gym from lifting weights? I know the troubles all too well, it becomes a juggling act. For single individuals, it is more …