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If you’re seeking to get stronger, build muscle, reduce your risk of injury, improve your posture, or just generally feel better, weightlifting is an effective means to accomplish these goals. Sometimes walking into a gym for the first time can be overwhelming with so many machines and stations available. Here are some helpful tips to get you started, as well as a sample program you can follow in your first…
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Strength training workouts are important components of any sport, but is particularly crucial in football. With the life expectancy of a football player who has played in the NFL for at least three years being more than ten years younger than the national average, having sufficient strength is essential not just for performance, but to protect from injury.
All positions in football require strength, but football strength training workouts vary…
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If you’ve been building muscle for a while, you have probably had your share of injuries by now. We all know how much injuries suck. They hurt like heck and prevent you from doing all the things you love to do. The great news is that a lot of exercise related injuries stem from mobility issues. Digging deeper into this, mobility issues are often caused by scar tissue and muscle…
There are many conflicting opinions out there regarding stretching. Is it good? Is it bad? When should you stretch? How should you stretch? Does stretching prevent injuries? Will stretching improve your performance? This article will answer these questions and more.
Stretching can be good or bad, depending on when you stretch.
Stretching before physical activity has been shown to decrease muscular performance by as much as 28%, with this effect…
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Winter is quickly approaching and now is the time to get in shape for your favorite winter sport. Not only will training and preparation allow you to enhance performance and perform longer, you will be less likely to incur an injury. Consistent exercise will definitely prove beneficial, but to maximize your accomplishments on the slopes, consider varying your routine to include exercises from the following categories.
Aerobic Exercise (Cardio)
Cardiovascular…
The Anatomy
There is somewhere around 640 skeletal muscles in the human body. Skeletal muscle is a complex network of muscle fibers, connective tissue, nervous tissue, and blood vessels. The connective tissue forms a framework of support by surrounding individual muscle fibers, bundles of muscle fibers (called fascicles), and finally the individual muscles that are made up of these fascicles. Another type of connective tissue, called fascia, plays an integral…
Yoga has been around for thousands of years. It has been studied extensively by scientists and has been shown to have great health benefits. If you are interested in learning some yoga for beginners, this article will show you six simple poses you can easily incorporate into your daily life.
Sukasana is translated as Easy Yoga Pose. You may be doing this pose already and not even know it is…
“Shin splints” is one of the most diagnosed injuries among recreational runners. Shin splints is a periostitis (“itis” = inflammation of) of the lower 2/3 of the leg. When the pain is along the inner edge of the leg, it is often termed Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. The periosteum is a connective tissue membrane that lines the bone and serves as an attachment site for muscles. Through overuse and poor…
Stretching helps prevent injuries by increasing the length of your muscles, but it does not improve the quality of your muscles. If you exercise regularly, you are bound to develop trigger points, adhesion, scar tissue, and other negative things in your muscles. When ignored, these things build up over time and can cause pain. The only way to get rid of these is through active release techniques (ART), also known…
I previously mentioned that the balance ball is my favorite exercise equipment for home use on an earlier post on weight lifting to burn fat. In this post, I will tell you why I like the balance/stability ball so much.
Bodyweight Training
I am a fan of incorporating bodyweight training into workouts. Why? Because you should be able to master and control your own body weight before attempting to control…
