I'm wondering if any experienced trainers can help answer this question...basically I'm wondering what are the most commonly underworked muscles that are accidentally left out of a weight /...
I'm from near Sacramento and going to be moving back there in a couple months. I'm going to be starting my personal trainer course soon and am wondering if anyone in the area has any advice on where...
I've been reading some articles lately about related topics... as far as weightlifting, exercises like squats, deadlifts, snatch and cleans are considered functional training (at least some places,...
You should be doing compound movement exercises that work more than one muscle group at once, it is not optimal to only do isolation exercises.. so, if for example, you did squats, deadlifts, snatch...
I have an uncle who does this sometimes, haven't seen him in a while as he lives out of the area, but I remember he would sometimes eat pieces of steak raw and used to talk about this steak tar tar...
I don't know man, but that kind of weight for someone your height is really low, I'm 6' and a bit over 190lbs and I don't think I have much fat... I recommend doing compound movement exercises, like...
Are you eating enough fiber? The way you describe it, this may be the problem... at wal-mart they sell these fiberone bars that each have 35% of the daily value for fiber, so eat 3 of these a day and...
I've been searching for info on this but can't seem to find anything, I know with protein that if you eat too much at one time your body will turn it into fat rather than muscle..
Look up the exercises, on this site, in the exercise section, that are for "compound movements" as they are listed as this or isolated... focus on compound movement exercises, they will make you...
honestly, I'd start by doing powerlifting exercises, at least that style, maybe not going for maximum weight lifted right away... this will allow you to keep it simple, with only three exercises, and...
start doing compount movement exercises, such as dead lifts, squats, snatch and clean... if you aren't already, this will help you to gain mass the most quickly
Ok, well what is your diet like? Maybe you're not eating enough protein, for one, which is not allowing your body to properly rebuild your muscles after working out. Also, if your overall caloric...
Thanks for the input... I disagree about core training not being a "modern" approach, but get what you're saying.. I was just reading an online interview with Kobe Bryant, the other day, where he...
I've started getting back into doing core weightlifting exercises, like the dead lift, squat, lunges, etc but I want to expand beyond the well known ones and am having some trouble finding good...
As I said, I took a class before, they just did more general things, including use of machines, etc so I guess I need to find another one that I would be more comfortable with then
It just depends on your body type / metabolism as far as adding fat, rather than always eating meats with every meal, you should probably take a protein powder supplement, as this has just about no...
I'm looking into becoming a personal trainer as I had taken a class a while back and even worked with a few people a few years ago (not employed by a gym though).. I, myself, have been getting back...
I agree... you should be doing exercises that work your full body (or large parts of your body) like the standing press, dead-lifts, etc... starting off just working individual muscle groups with...
