Training Day

Why You Should Stretch Stretching has numerous other benefits. It should be a foundation in your fitness routine. It reduces the amount of lactic acid and inflammation in your muscle tissue, while preventing muscle cramps. Most importantly, because stretching reduces your body's automatic need to protect itself against overextension, it improves your flexibility. The more flexible you are, the easier your muscles are able to move through the full range of motion. This increases your performance…

path. This is because we act impulsive and don’t keep our main goal upfront. Me , I want to get around 210 lbs at 4-5 % bodyfat, and this has been my goal for a while now. Though I am closer to my goal then when I started, not all of my training, dieting, and cycles have been aimed at this goal,…

pace of the routines to help participants lose weight faster than usual. And because MMA training workouts are very dynamic, with the changes of pace incorporated in it, participants develop better stamina and improves their endurance. Aside from the pace, changes in the exercise also include using different equipment which translates to participants getting stronger throughout their programs. An MMA training workouts can be…

PHASED TRAINING APPROACH In certain cases dependant on a client’s goals a Personal Trainer or Gym Instructor will prepare an exercise program or exercise plan that goes through different phases. These phases are designed so the client can reach their goals by training smarter. A phased approach is most commonly used to train a client for a sport in their pre-season or for an athlete before their chosen event, i.e. a marathon. There are four phases:  Preparation  Conditioning  Recovery …

The muscles worked are the deltoids, triceps, biceps, hamstrings, and hips. Equipment: yoga mat Sets: 1, Reps: 20 Start out in a push up position. Start by lifting your right foot off of the ground and bring it as close as you can to your chest. Then bring it back down to starting position as you do the same thing with your left foot. The muscles worked are hips and abdominals. Equipment: yoga mat Sets: 2, Reps: 10 Start by laying down on your back with your legs in a V position. While…

The article I chose, Gym Workouts: Simple Cardio and Weight-Lifting Plans. The opening statement sure hit the nail on the head. Its incredible how often I have gone to the gym only to walk away and move on due to people’s lack of consideration for others when waiting for the cardio equipment. The article states several times, if the equipment’s busy don’t waste time, go back later. While doing cardio, listen to music with a fast beat, 130-170 beats per minute will help maintain a fast pace.…

Do home gyms build muscle? This is a question that lingers in people's mind. "If I set up a home gym, will I get the muscle results in which I am looking? These couple of questions are very good and common questions to ask yourself and you do deserve an answer. So are you able to build muscle using home gyms? The answer is, yes, you can absolutely build muscle in a home gym, but it does require a few acknowledgements in order to better ensure your success in accomplishing such goal , as many…

It’s 6:30 a.m. I’ve struggled for the last half hour to stay awake. But it is early. Yet again, I’m dripping sweat from morning lifting. Why? Because coach says so. I’m sore. Really sore. I’m so sore, I do not know if I can keep going, but I know I have to because failing is not an option. This is what high school football players need to hear: First, you need to know lifting is hard. It seems as if its entire existence is to be hard. It pushes you to your breaking point, crushes your hopes,…

be observed. While I was there, I saw a dancer get her big toe taped because she had turf toe, a hyperextension of the Hallicus. Before practice, two girl basketball players got their ankles taped because they recently rolled or sprained them. That day in sports medicine we were just taught how to tape ankles so Ross taught and helped me with taping and gave me some tips when I am taping a patient’s ankle. As we were told, everyone tapes ankles differently so watching Ross tape, he tends do put…

The National Strength and Conditioning Association piqued my interest in my final years of the military with the introduction of tactical strength and conditioning and the publication "Training for the Tactical Athlete: Assessment and Selection (SFAS)." Just as I adapted and overcame the demands of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course in the Army, I gathered the fortitude and determination to pursue exercise physiology and strength and conditioning as a new passion and second…