Special Bodyweight Strength Training
This diverse body of knowledge has been organized into a logical and simple system for delivering instant strength gains. This is what bodyweight strength training is all about.…
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Primal Move… a new way to move from ancient concepts
Primal Move... a new way to move from ancient concepts…
Exercise Selection for Hypertrophy Training
This is vital in a hypertrophy-based program, where promoting uniform growth of muscle tissue is essential for maximizing overall muscle size and density. …
Volume affecting Hypertrophy
Exercise volume is defined as the product of total repetitions, sets, and load performed in a training session. Higher-volume, multiple-set protocols have consistently proven superior over single set protocols when trying to stimulate muscle hypertrophy.…
Neck Positioning in Deadlifts
The position of your head has a powerful effect on your overall posture. The dropping of the head forward initiates forward movement, just as the backward throwing of the head initiates backward movement. When it comes to lifting something heavy off the ground, it is vital to use a definitive extension of the neck to ...…
BCAA’s and Insulin
Most people know that Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) and specifically Leucine are important physiological regulators of metabolism and have an effect on muscle and muscle growth, but something that is not so well known is the effect that Leucine and the branched chain amino acids have on Insulin secretion. Leucine can stimulate insulin secretion from the beta cells in the pancreas.…
Single Kettlebell Training
Single kettlebell training is an ideal strength and conditioning tool because of its nature to carry over to other sporting activities. There is no sport that doesn’t require strong linkage through the core of the body for power generation.…
Kettlebells and the Force/Velocity Curve
The Force/Velocity curve is a demonstration that shows how you can either take a light object and move it quickly or take a heavy object and move it slowly. If you try to switch the way you do one with the other - like tensing your whole body up as if you are going to move a heavy object and instead try and move a light object, you'll quickly discover that the two are not interchangeable.…
Intensity and Muscle Hypertrophy
The only way you can ever achieve maximum muscle hypertrophy is to consistently manipulate training variables within your program. Over the next number of articles I would like to review a number of training variables and how each training variable impacts muscle hypertrophy. Today we will talk about Intensity and how it relates to muscle hypertrophy.…
New Info on Leucine
A mounting body of research is pointing to the significant promise of a little known supplement called Leucine. This essential amino acid has taken the fitness world by storm in recent times because of it's potential to build or spare muscle, and even to burn more fat. …
