Resistance Bands And Tubes Free weights and machines are the usual contraptions that most people use while doing strength training. You do not see many people using resistance bands and tubes. But resistance bands and tubes offer a lot of convenience at times when you cannot make it to the gym or while travelling. These ...
Located at the busy intersection of 71st St. and Memorial Dr. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gold’s Gym is a popular workout destination for many Tulsans. Gold’s offers a large variety of workout options, from free weights to machines to classes. Personal trainer are always floating around, if you need some extra guidance. Open nearly 24 hours ...
Obese women absolutely need to do strength training, especially with free weights! I’m a certified personal trainer. I continue to see a severe shortage of obese women lifting weights, i.e., strength training, especially in the free-weight area. The free weight area is always barren of obese women. On the rare occasions I see obese women ...
Are you obese and wondering which is better for strength training, free weights or machines? I’m a certified personal trainer. If you’re brand new to strength training, you can use both free weights and machines, but put more emphasis on the machines. This is so that you will more safely develop conditioning and stronger joints. ...
Is it better for women to exercise with free weights, or machines? I’m a certified personal trainer. There are advantages to both forms of strength training for women, but if I had to choose either one or the other, I’d definitely go with the free weights. I will present the ups and downs of both ...
Originally I began body building because I looked like a malnourished Michael Jordan. I was incredibly skinny. In my early twenties, I weighed 174lbs, but at 6″1 my ideal body weight is suppose to 190lbs, and I was far from that ideal. The goal was to gain muscle without packing on unwanted body fat. I ...
Gone are the days where girls stayed away from weights for fear of bulking up. Science has long confirmed what most people know: strength training is essential for good health and maintaining weight loss. Muscle requires more calories to maintain than fat, raising your metabolic requirements. Muscle is also more dense than fat, making a ...