Introduction Marijuana is perceived to be a drug used for pleasure. It is thought by people that it is used by youngsters in parties and most of the time they end up getting addicted to it. An individual may lose his senses and commit some provocative acts of assault or Read more…
At first glance, muscular endurance doesn’t sound that important, especially if your goals are to build muscle and get stronger. But, muscular endurance plays a crucial role in your body’s ability to function optimally. Without it, no matter how strong or muscular you are, you’ll never reach your true potential. Read more…
Over the past several years, kettlebell workouts have grown in popularity around the world on an almost exponential increase. Personal trainers, bodybuilders and professional athletes have depended on these types of workouts to provide them with a varied method of enhancing their cardiovascular, flexibility and strength training overall. When you Read more…
Introduction Two commonly used strength training exercises are the chin-up and the pull-up exercise. Both exercises are performed by using similar movement patterns and by using the same primary muscles. Chin-ups and pull-ups are an exercise used to strengthen the back and biceps. Pull-ups can either be progressed or regressed Read more…
Compound exercises are strength training movements which involve more than one joint and muscle group. Compound workouts are being performed more and more these days, partly because they can be more effective than working one muscle at a time and partly because compound movements save lots of time in the Read more…
Exercising is hard, but today we’re talking about why its hard mentally and emotionally (and somewhat physically.) Now you (or I) may say we can’t do an exercise for a variety of reasons – lack of physical strength (this is where modifications / regressions of that particular move come into Read more…
A lot of people are skeptical about the effectiveness of medicine ball workouts. Who can blame them? It is indeed a little bit hard to believe that a heavy ball can help you shape up and stay fit. However, there is scientific proof that states using med balls while working Read more…
Suspension training is a form of fitness training using “suspension trainers” or a system of ropes and webbing attached to a stable anchor point. Suspension training develops strength, stability and endurance since you use body weight and gravity as you perform the exercises. Aside from sculpting the body, suspension exercises Read more…
I’ve been on a Jocko Willink kick lately, first listening to Extreme Ownership and then moving onto The Dichotomy of Leadership. And the concepts he lays out in the book got me thinking about how there are dichotomies in every aspect of our lives. Google defines dichotomy as a division Read more…
Introduction Pull-ups are a multi-joint exercise that require minimal equipment to perform. Pull-ups can either be progressed or regressed to increase and improve upper body muscular strength, endurance, hypertrophy, and performance of tasks that require upper body pulling strength. The pull-up is an arm exercise using a horizontal bar called Read more…