High intensity training

The one repetition maximum test is a common method of measuring isotonic muscle strength. It is a rough measurement of the heaviest weight a participant can perform a clean lift. It is recommended that you should only warm up before as you will not want to risk injury but by doing too much your muscles would have already begun to fatigue. Then after a rest of at least several minutes, increase the weight and try again. The athletes chooses subsequent weights until they can only repeat one full…

The sport of Crossfit is in the midst of sweeping the nation it what seems like the blink of an eye. In the span of a year, the Crossfit Games, an annual competition showcasing the best atheletes doing various competitive workouts in an effort of gaining the title of "Fittest on Earth" along with a hefty monetary prize, has been broadcasted on major television channels. It has been introduced to the working class and has people giving up their "cookie-cutter" gym member ships and going to join…

The Bicep brachii muscle is located on both of your arms, on the front side of the upper arms. You use these muscles everyday, whether you know that you are using them, or whether you don’t. Just doing everyday things you are working this muscle, like for example when you bring your arm up to open the door, or when you are lifting the spoonful of cereal to put it into your mouth. You absolutely need this muscles to lift things up. The stronger you are, the more weight you can lift. When you are…

The clean and jerk is an interesting lift to perform, because it incorporates a full body exercise into one explosive movement. When the clean and jerk is properly performed, it combines a deadlift, upright row, front squat and a push press all into one quick movement. The lift was initially implemented as one of the original lifts in Olympic weightlifting competitions, normally performed after an athlete clears the snatch lift. When setting up to perform this lift you will need to be on a…

Stretching your muscles before a workout is always beneficial, but especially so when getting ready to perform back muscles exercises. Stretching loosens up the muscles in your back enabling you to perform those exercises for back muscles more intensely without risking possible injury. Building up the back muscles can be very difficult. It will consume a great deal of your energy. Targeting the muscles is also difficult because they are out of view. There are some excellent guidelines to be…

next level like a pro. When you hear the term ‘post workout’ we are literally just talking about the time immediately after you finish a gym session. Regardless of whether it’s cardio, bodyweight training, time with the iron or a mixture of these, post workout is that magic window after you finish training where a few tricks can boost your performance and your results.…

In high school, my soccer coach would have us stretch before AND after we finished practice. When we entered the weight room, however, he only had us group stretch after. A lot of people try to argue for pre-workout stretching, but according to WebMD, “everyone is more flexible after exercise.” Arguably, stretching post workout hasn’t seemed to decrease muscle soreness and pre workout stretching is unlikely to reduce risk of injury or improve performance. On the other hand, cooling down after…

The acronym FITT stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of training. This acronym describes the essentials to working out and staying in shape. It is important to keep up the frequency of your workouts in a week, try to do many different intensities not just all out, depending on your goal time varies but make sure to do the appropriate amount for the workout you’re doing, and finally make sure you know the type of workouts you should be doing to reach your intended endpoint. If someone…

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The Victors Gymnastics Shares 4 Wrist Exercises for Recreational Gymnastics Enthusiasts Want to strengthen your wrist? Whether you partake in recreational gymnastics or your children are interested in advanced tumbling, check out these easy wrist exercises, brought to you by the best place for open gymnastics events in Greece, NY, The Victors Gymnastics: • Extension: In order to target the extensor muscles and tendons in your wrist and forearm, use a resistance band – or dumbbell – and place…