Getting in shape (and staying in shape) takes time and effort. It would be silly not to try and optimize all of that time and effort, right? The follow are …
Your focus should be on building or maintaining a solid base of core strength. If nothing else, that will take you a long way. There are lots of core exercise options, …
Yes, but you’ll need to balance the two in a way that’s appropriate for your goals. The principle of specificity states that if you want to improve at a particular skill, …
There are a lot of factors that go into the answer to that: how fit you are at the moment, how fit you were in the past, how well-versed in …
If you haven’t worked out in a while, or never picked up a dumbbell before in your life, this is a great place to begin. It’s a slow start, you’ll …
You’re not alone, low back pain or ache is one of the biggest complaints people ask about. Did you sleep weird? Maybe. Did you work out too much or too hard? …
The best analogy to the warm up is to think of your muscles and tendons as a rubber band. A cold rubber band wouldn’t be as pliable as a warm …
The care-free summer workout plan is not: Work, eat, sleep, chill, repeat until Labor Day. Care-free can mean very different things to different people, but in this case it means to …
Get back in there and start getting after it again. It’s that simple. If you’ve missed a couple of workouts, don’t stress it—move forward and pick up where you left off. If …
Soreness is a part of the game, but it shouldn’t be debilitating, and it doesn’t necessarily mean you had a good workout. You don’t necessarily “cure” sore muscles, but you …
