Bench press

Mess of My Life New York, Central Park, Saturday, 12:45 pm. The noises are of a day in full swing, traffic heavy, cars honking, and children playing. The harsh rays of the afternoon sun impale my shut eyelids and I awake suddenly, every thought in high definition. My eyes take in every ray of light and I see the colors of brown and red, flood the park’s grass. I stretch, reaching my arms forward, breathing in the polluted, yet crisp autumn air of New York and without a doubt I know it’s the…

Trump’s Attack on NFL Sparks Worldwide Controversy NFL players are taking a knee or locking arms during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial oppression. Police brutality has become a huge issue in the United States because of social media coverage. These videos, which have gone viral, show police abusing the law and shooting unarmed African American men. But these officers often end up serving little to no prison time. Athletes all across the NFL are kneeling in a show of…

“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable” (McCombs, 2016, para. 3) Weight training allows humans to ameliorate their bodies and use them at a peak mental and physical ability. Weight training does not need to be associated with injuries. Most if not all injuries are preventable while weight lifting. Through understanding the issue and all parts…

The Benefits of Fitness Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “health is the condition of wisdom, the secret of happiness.” Mao Zedong also said that “the body is the capital of revolution.” One can imagine the important of fitness. Nowadays, whenever large or small apartments, gym and swimming pool are standard. So, what are the benefits of fitness? Fitness can promote the body muscles, correct body posture, improve health, improve the nervous system function. In the human body, the muscles, bones,…

Soccer is one of the most popular games in the world because of which many people are indulging themselves into playing this sport. It is one of the games that requires both upper body strength and lower body strength in equal amounts. Also, it requires an extensive variety of wellness to play at an elite level. This is what makes it harder to train for. You require not just leg strength and speed, but also cardiovascular fitness, center quality, rate, heading ability and dexterity. All of this…

Fitness Analysis In the beginning of ninth grade on my twelve-minute run I got 2400 meters; soon after on the posttest I got 2900 meters. To start my sophomore year I got 2800 meters which was a slight decrease in the distance change from ninth to tenth grade year. To finish the run I ended with a major increase of 300 meters, ultimately giving me 3100 meters for my twelve-minute run. My swim laps went from 32 to 34 my first class year; then the next year I got 36 and ended with a small cutback…

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute article I have chosen to write about covers the topic of Creatine effectiveness. This article discusses many key points about creatine use, Including, effectiveness of the supplement, usage and dosage of creatine as well as what type of physical exertion best complements creatine’s functions and the adverse health effects caused by creatine. Creatine is a non-essential compound that the body can either synthesize via the pancreas, kidneys or liver, It can…

Nebraska, Omaha (UNO) is a fairly small campus so students get to see their professor around campus. I first met Dr. Pauley at UNO gym. I am certain he does not remember this. I was a tiny new college student and newbie in the gym. I was trying to bench press a 115 and failed to be able to get…

Over the course of five years, the Jodi Arias capital murder case and trial captivated a country. The salacious nature of the case, the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, simultaneously mesmerized and repulsed the public, and attracted intense media coverage. The details of the actual crime are grisly; the physical evidence and crime scene photos make several facts perfectly clear; this murder was intense, brutal, and vicious. The level of violence in the commission of the…

Exercise economy is the amount of oxygen required to maintain movement. Hunter et al. (2008) studied changes in muscle strength and flexibility after performing various resistance exercises, such as jump squats, bench press, and sit-ups, and found that as muscle strength increased there was an increase in glycogen stores in muscles. Glycogen is a type of substrate that can be converted to energy when oxygen supply is insufficient (Hoppeler and Weibel 2000). Stored…