exercise
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Aging
I am in the process of writing another book and it is for men who are approaching middle age. It is filled with diet and exercise tips for the middle-aged man to build a fit, injury free body through the mid stages of his life and into his sixties and seventies. I am calling it […]
The Said Principle and Sport Training
My son came home from college last week and reconnected with many of his high school friends. A favorite pastime for them was a friendly game of pick up basketball at the local rec center, and they put together a game and invited me to join them. It sounded like fun, so I accepted. Three […]
Bad Leg Press Breaks Leg
It had to happen sooner or later. Someone got injured doing a leg press with a load that was way too heavy for him to use. Minor injuries do happen from lifting weights, but this one looked very serious. As near as I can tell, he snapped either his femur or tibia. The video is no longer […]
I Don’t Want to Get Big
“I don’t want to get big and bulky” Sharon and I hear this all the time. When it comes to lifting weights, women are still afraid of getting too big. I imagine they envision this: Yes. I’d be afraid of that too. However, it is impossible for a woman to get this big and muscular with […]
Explosive Exercise: Do We Need It?
Every time I do an initial consultation with a potential client who has past experience with weight training, and has participated in high school and college sports; more specifically foot ball, baseball, and Lacrosse, they use explosive movements when lifting the weight on every set that I have them to do. This, even after I explain […]
Visceral Fat Loss: A Guestimation
Yesterday, I took measurements of my client before his workout. Andrew has been a client for quite some time now, and he has been both consistent and very successful with his fitness program. He lost 33 pounds of scale weight and he has gained an estimated 4 to 6 pounds of muscle. All in all, he […]
