I read a friend's post on Facebook today about the workout/diet roller coaster she's been on over the years. Today she commented that she did six workouts last week. I think she is doing a mix of Pilates and some cardio. A friend congratulated her on her workouts, to which she made the reply about [...]
If you are like me, somewhat obsessed with fitness and over 40 years old (I am pushing 60 now), you are likely familiar with P90X. The P90X fitness program, created by Tony Horton, came out about twenty years ago. It was all the rage, and even some celebrities notably worked out with that program. P90X [...]
Anyone past the age of 30 should start to incorporate strength training into their fitness routine. However, after the age of 50, strength training takes on even more significance. At this point, if we haven’t been training, we’ve already lost about 10% of our muscle mass, and maybe more. That loss of muscle mass begins [...]
I get emails from Mark Sisson a couple times a week, and today he mentioned this gem... the best exercise is the one you will do. That is spot on. However, for most people, there needs to be an additional form of exercise to complement the primary one. My favorite form of exercise is lifting [...]
If you are new to strength training, you will want to start at a conservative weight for each of your primary strength training lifts (squat, deadlift, bench press and overhead press). However, you don't want to start too conservatively, or it will take you a while until you actually feel like you are being tested [...]
Learning the Deadlift I've lifted weights off and on since I was kid. People who know me well might find this funny, because until recently, it never looked like I ever lifted any weights. But, I digress. While I've lifted weights off and on since I was a kid, I never had a [...]
Everyone knows that regular cardio exercise is highly beneficial, and lowers your risk of mortality. What most people don't realize is that strength training offers similar benefits. Regularly doing both cardio exercise and strength training will lower your mortality risk even more than just cardio exercise. Unfortunately, far fewer people do regular strength training compared [...]
Fat Me in 2017 I've always exercised in one form or another, although I wasn't always consistent. Yet, over time, I continued to gain weight, and it was always around the belly. I was the classic skinny fat guy. I was able to put that process on pause for a few years when [...]
Strength is the most important thing in life. That is the very first sentence in Mark Rippetoe's book, Starting Strength, Basic Barbell Training. It is also one in which I totally agree. While strength is no longer a requirement for humans, since we no longer live in the wild, it is still critical to our [...]
Strength training is one of the four pillars of fitness. With that in mind it is important to understand the best exercises for building overall strength. As we age, strength training takes on even more importance due to the potential loss of muscle mass if we are inactive. The best way to build significant strength [...]
