Here’s part two of the top ten tips of avoiding injury at the gym:
6. When you’re exhausted, it’s time to go
This one is actually much more complicated than it seems. There are differing schools of thought. Some say that exhaustion is an “event” while others view it as something that can take place in the [...]
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Top ten tips of avoiding injury at the gym… Part 2
Posted in Proper exercise form, tagged all muscle workout, conditioning, dehydration and performance, drinking lots of water, eating right, exhaustion, fitness, full body workout, get a spotter, gym spotter, improving your core strength, lower back strengthening, preventing injury, proper diet, reducing the risk of injury at the gym, sports injuries, spotting, work out all muscles, workout buddy, workout spotter on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Proper form for the front shoulder raise
Posted in Proper exercise form, tagged dumbbell exercise form, front shoulder raise, how to lift properly, how to maintain proper form at the gym, incurring injury from bad form, lifting weights, maintaining form, Proper exercise form, shoulder exercise, upping the weight, video tutorial on front shoulder raise, video tutorial on proper form, video tutorial on workouts, working out on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s yet another exercise that is susceptible to bad form and thus opens one to incurring injury. Too often, you’ll see people upping the weight when maintaining good form with a manageable weight is all you need. So here’s a video tutorial on how to do a proper front shoulder raise with dumbbells.
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Proper form for bicep curls
Posted in Proper exercise form, tagged better bi's, bicep curls, biceps, exercise, fitness, form, muscle definition, muscle peak, proper form, video tutorial on bicep curl, video tutorials on working out, workout, workout efficiency, workout tutorial, workout video on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The bicep curl is the most popular arm exercise that you see performed at the gym. The problem is that most people really don’t know how to do a proper bicep curl or why the proper form is so essential. Here’ a video tutorial on how to do the proper bicep curl:
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An advanced workout on one machine… Part 2
Posted in Proper exercise form, tagged building strength, exercise form, fitness, hamstring curls, health, jumps, lower body sculpting, lower body toning, lower body workout, lunges, one machine workout, plyometric, plyometric platform, proper workout form, working out on one machine on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The previous post “An advanced workout on one machine” analyzed a great workout that hits the muscles in your upper body using one machine (plus push ups). So now, here’s the follow up exercise for the lower body.
Lunges
Lunges are a great total leg workout. They’re easy to do and if you’re just starting out, you [...]
A great ab exercise for the house
Posted in Proper exercise form, tagged ab exercise, ab fitness, abs, fitness, gaining core strength, getting a six pack, getting a smaller mid section, getting a smaller stomach, getting definition in your abs, health, how do I get a flat stomach?, how do I get rid of love handles?, isometric holds, plank, sculpting, toning on September 16, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Everyone gets bored of ab crunches and sit ups, and to be honest, they are a great workout. However, the plank exercise (a.k.a. isometric holds) can be a much more effective way of tightening your mid-section and toning your abs. Here’s a video tutorial on how to do the plank exercise:
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My favorite cardio workout
Posted in Proper exercise form, tagged boxing, boxing form, boxing gyms, build muscle, cardio, fitness, health, heavy bag, hitting the heavy bag, how to hit the heavy bag, proper boxing form, Proper exercise form, proper form, working out at the boxing gym, workout on September 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hey guys! I’ve wanted to do this since the start of the blog, and I finally got it done. Below is a brief tutorial about how to get an effective cardio workout while hitting the heavy bag (boxing). It’s my favorite cardio workout out because it gets your heart rate pumping, it let’s you get [...]
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