The next time you go to the local gym, watch how people train…you will learn a lot. I like to watch people workout and try to guess what they are doing and why. Most times, I think I can figure it out. Whether I agree with what they are doing or not, I have been around long enough to guess what they are trying to do.

Most people out there…(you may be one of them) love to train their “mirror muscles.” What are mirror muscles you ask? These are the muscles that you can only see in the mirror. Usually the following make the list: (more…)

 Why Cardio Doesn’t Work for Fat Loss

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
http://www.turbulencetraining1.com/

Cardio exercise is such a strange thing. In theory, it should work
so perfectly well for all men and women, but as anyone who has
tried it knows, the practicality of it just doesn’t add up.

After all, some men and women do cardio 6 hours, 9 hours, or more per week, and still have belly fat to burn. On the other hand, it works just fine for others.

British researchers wanted to get more insight into this paradox, and studied 35 overweight men and women, who weren’t previously exercising.

(Reference: International Journal of Obesity 32: 177-184, 2008). (more…)

“school is out and it’s a sort of a buzz
a back then I didn’t really know what it was
but now I see what have of this
the way that people respond to summer madness
the weather is hot and girls are dressing less
and checking out the fellas to tell ‘em who’s best” 

 Spring is in the air, and that means one thing to me…summer is not too far behind.  Personally, summer has always been my favorite time of the year. Like many people, I love the beach and ocean. I love to be outside when it’s warm. I love to swim, wear shorts, sleep with the windows open, etc… OK, before this starts sounding like a cheesy biography (I just re-read what I wrote…it already does,) I do have a point. Summer is the time when most people like being outside doing summer things. Wearing fewer clothes than normal and having opportunities to bear their bodies to the public. I asked this question a month or so ago and I ask it again…are you ready?   (more…)

I get many requests from women for products or training programs specifically tailored for the female. I have written reviews in the past on fat burning, abdominal sculpting, and strength and muscle gain. While each of those products can and have been used by women with much success, there are a lot of women out there that want something that fits their own needs, needs that only women know and share. (more…)

Who doesn’t want a six-pack? (Abs, not beer…) Maybe not all of you, some people like to just get a “flat stomach” and not six-pack, rock hard abs. Whatever you desire, we can probably agree that most people reading this want a firm, flat stomach of some sort, and if you can get some abs showing, all the better.

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