There is probably no better exercise for restoration of the body and mind than a good outside walk, run or jog. Being outside in the great outdoors with your heart pumping extra oxygenated blood throughout your body does wonderful things for physical and mental healing. It matters not if you are an avid runner, or…
Category: Essential Weight Training Exercises For Beginners (under construction)
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The Lunge
The Lunge The lunge is an exercise that requires no equipment and can be done just about anywhere you please. When executing the lunge, your front leg is bent at the knee with the foot flat on the floor, and the back leg is bent behind. Lunges are used by athletes, weight lifters, and even…
The Plank
The Plank is an exercise that it seems every newbie to fitness wants to master in order to strengthen their core. You can venture onto just about any beginning strength training or weight loss forum and find a plethora of planking challenges being presented to the eager followers. The problem is, while there is some…
The Sit Up
Almost exclusively, when overweight folks want to lose their belly fat, they will naively begin doing as many sit ups as they can every day until they fail to see any positive results. If you fit this description: STOP IT! First and foremost, you cannot spot reduce body fat! Next, a good looking mid section…
The Pull Up
I love doing Pull Ups, they are a true display of upper body strength as they are most difficult to execute. Being an advanced exercise many people cannot perform even a single one. yet that is no reason that you should not begin working towards being able to do them. This exercise is a great…
The Push Up
Traditional Push Ups are beneficial for building upper body strength. They work the triceps, pectoral muscles, and shoulders. Push Ups are a fast and effective exercise for building strength that can be done from virtually anywhere. Although you may have a desire to join a world-class gym, their monthly dues may not fit in your…
The Bent Over Barbell Row
It cannot be stated enough, that when in the gym working out, you are best off by making the most efficient use of your time with compound movements that work multiple muscle groups at the same time rather than trying to work single muscles for hours on end. The thing that happens with newbies to…
The Overhead Press
Like many, if not most weight trainers, I have a love-hate relationship with the Overhead Press. I love it because nothing builds more confidence, nor strokes the ego like pushing a heavy weight over your head. When I was a kid, I was always fascinated by the Olympic weight lifters and their heavy presses, these…
Back Squat AKA The Squat
The squat, commonly known as the “King of all exercises” is the most basic strength exercise in weightlifting, and is one of the most commonly used exercises as it is the most effective exercise in weightlifting for building basic strength, particularly of the legs and trunk. The squat makes your legs, thighs, and core muscles…
The Bench Press
While the squat is the “King of all Lifts”, the Bench Press seems to be the most popular. The Bench Press is such a popular lift, it is often the lift a good many lifters concentrate on the most while neglecting other lifts of equal importance. Most young men who begin lifting want a big…