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If you have ever watched a great Personal Trainer working with their client, you may notice that that the trainer will often use their hands and touch their client while training. They are not trying to get "fresh" with their client (no pun intended); they are using an actual physiological principle to maximize training effects.You see, you have sensory receptors on your skin. … [Read more...]
I know, it sounds complicated, but really it is quite simple. This term simply means, putting your mind into it. Neuromuscular facilitation is just a fancy way to say “Smart Muscles” or teaching your muscles to contract more effectively.Even though it may not seem that way, when you begin a workout plan, your muscles are under direct control from your nervous system (brain)!. In order for … [Read more...]
In Principle #5, we discussed the concept of Overload and its importance to experiencing ongoing results. You can maximize the Overload principle by regularly changing and updating your program. You see, the only perfect training program is one that changes continuously.A program that we design today, may be perfect today, but in about 4-8 weeks, it will no longer be able to produce the results … [Read more...]
If your stomach isn't as flat as you'd like it to be then you have come to the right place. Exercise alone will not get you a toned stomach – diet is a huge part of the equation. Below I have compiled 5 very easy tweaks to your eating habits that will dramatically flatten your abs. … [Read more...]
Overload is a training principle that is at the heart of training improvements. Great Trainers understand the science and art to helping their clients produce continual results over a long period of time without seeing the plateaus that most people struggle with. This short article will provide you important insights into the principle of Overload and how to use it to your advantage in your … [Read more...]
You may be surprised to learn that you don’t get stronger when you weight train. You actually get stronger during the rest periods between your workouts. At a cellular level, when you weight train, your muscles experience microscopic tears. The body responds to this “micro-trauma” by sending blood and nutrients to the muscles to help them heal. And that’s exactly what they do. … [Read more...]
You may have heard that the optimal fat burning zone is at a pretty low intensity. While this may be true for SOME people, it isn’t the case for everyone, and especially for fit people. Because of this myth, many people lowered the intensity of their workouts fearful that they were not burning fat. Unfortunately, they were misled and many people still believe that low intensity activity is … [Read more...]
Why are the numbers on your scale climbing? That is a valid and often frustrating question. And the answer isn't always sweet and simple. "Any change in your life circumstances can produce changes in eating and exercise, which leads to weight gain," stated Edward Abramson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology at California State University, author of Emotional Eating. So why has your … [Read more...]
OK, I will apologize in advance because I may get up on my “soapbox” on this topic! It’s one of those pet peeves of mine and I can’t believe the myth still persists despite all the scientific and practical evidence that it’s NOT TRUE!You may not want to hear this…but there is not one specific exercise that will help you get rid of abdominal fat (or fat from any other specific place). … [Read more...]
The body does not respond very well going from inactivity to very intense activity. The cardiovascular, musculo-skeletal, neurological and metabolic energy pathways need to be gradually stimulated in order to perform at an optimal level. In other words...you need to WARM-UP properly to get the most out of your workout! Muscles that are warm have a much better ability to extract and utilize … [Read more...]
