Does the speed you lift a weight matter? Yes. No. It depends, as always, on your goal. If you are simply looking to build some muscle mass for aesthetic and health purposes then no, pick a speed which suits you and have at it. Anyone involved in power orientated sports simply cannot afford to lift ...…
Did you know that the amount of exercise you do has less bearing on your body transformation results than the intensity of your efforts? It was noted over 100 years ago (yes, really!) that the amount of exercise was not connected to the level of muscle tone, strength or metabolism of a person but the ...…
Over Training and Over Trained; the difference For years there has been a paranoia about something called over training and how it will halt your progress in the gym. Over training is considered to be a situation whereby you exercise with too much volume, frequency and/or intensity which leads to a reduction in performance, ...…
Hypertrophy is not just for the bodybuilders or those of us wanting to look like an extra from Baywatch. It also happens to be the best way to increase metabolism, fight aging and stay healthy (I am not talking about the bloated behemoths we see in bodybuilding media such as Bodybuilding.com or Flex). Natural body ...…
Working Around Injury You’ve been working on adding 10kg to your squat or shaving seconds off your 5k time and BOOM you sprain an ankle or come down with a chest infection and your current training takes a hit but there is no need to stop training entirely and let your progress slip further than ...…
What Is Physical Strength? Physical strength is our ability to physically overcome a force. Most people will associate Olympic weight lifting with great strength more than they would a gymnast but there are different kinds of strength and the different skills associated with using that strength. Strength can be displayed in different ways; Some sports require ...…