Pregnancy puts strain on a woman’s body. Because of weight gain and loosened ligaments from hormones such as progesterone, estrogen and relaxin, exercise can pose issues if not done properly. Use care when adding an exercise program during pregnancy, or while continuing an existing exercise program. In the first trimester, exercises can be resumed with ...
When doing squats with the Smith machine, beware of some common mistakes. I’m a certified personal trainer and I see mistakes with Smith machine squats all the time. I’ve compiled five of the biggest mistakes people commit when doing squats on the Smith machine, or a similar tracked barbell device. These Smith machine squat mistakes ...
Yes, beginners can and should do barbell squats, and here’s why. I’m a certified personal trainer and have had my beginning clients perform barbell squats. However, this doesn’t mean that all beginners should do barbell squats. Or, to put it another way, this doesn’t mean that it’s a general rule of thumb that the beginner ...
If you pick up any bodybuilding book or magazine, you can find a mind boggling number of exercises for each part of the body. However, not all exercises are created equal, and some are much more effective than others, not just for working a particular bodypart, but for overall muscular growth throughout the body. The ...
If you are an athlete, an active individual, or just want to show off, keep reading. Jumping higher is not that difficult, but you must be willing to do a little work. Let me teach you step by step how to add inches to your jump, and if you’re already of a certain height and ...
It’s bigger than I thought, all this talk about long femurs and short torsos screwing up people’s attempts to perform a halfway decent parallel back squat, let alone a full back squat. I’m a certified personal trainer. Let’s clear up some myths surrounding the anthropometrics of the long femur to torso ratio and how it ...
Interesting thing about the buttocks: no matter the gender, the very same exercises are effective in sculpting this particular area of body to achieve maximum attraction to either sex. If you are looking for an exercise program specifically designed to make yourself more enticing to those who are checking out your rear end, here are ...
Barbell squats are arguably the best exercise for shaping your glutes, quads and hamstrings, but what if you can’t do traditional squats? Don’t fret–there are several other squat alternatives that will train your lower body just as effectively without the need for a barbell. Keep in mind these are advanced techniques, however, and beginners should ...
Barbell squats or dumbbell squats: which is better? The barbell squat and dumbbell squat both have plenty to offer fitness enthusiasts. I’m a certified personal trainer, and whether the barbell squat is better than the dumbbell squat, or vice versa, depends upon your goals. There are two ways to perform barbell squats: with a Smith ...
Building Thigh Muscles (and I don’t mean bulking and hulking up) is very important for retaining youth. In fact, building thigh muscles is the Fountain of Youth and will fight aging and fight off the big fat belly that so many people get as years go by. I’m a certified personal trainer and have always ...
