Tag: Weight Lifting

Do Wrist Wraps Work?

We see all sorts of people wearing wrist wraps while they work out. Some big guys lifting big weight with few reps and some small guys lifting a lot of small weights with a lot of reps, and everyone in between; all wearing wrist wraps. But, do they need to, and are they necessary? There…

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The Bench Press Arch Debate

For some reason there are all kinds of people who debate about the proper form of how to do the chest Bench Press the best.  Seen some pretty odd videos with some weird forms and everyone attempts to justify everything.  BUT, let’s look at the actual science and studies behind the proper bench press form.

Only You Can Prevent – Muscle Loss

Losing muscle leads to the loss of strength, mobility, performance, and other negative health issues.  Sometimes you can workout too hardcore, that your body breaks down muscle for energy.  You think your doing so good losing all this weight but your really losing muscle and making your body less healthy.  What are things we can…

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What does science say about the best way to building muscle?

Here are some guidelines set forth by findings in studies about building muscle.  These guidelines can be useful for creating a routine and exposing “for profit” exercise programs that harp on “You’ll lose all this weight!” but you are really just burning and losing muscle for energy.  Build muscle, get toned, and doing it the…

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Understanding The Various Types of Sets and Reps

There are 6 primary types of Sets 1. Straight Set; this is where you do 2 or more sets with the same amount of weight.  The common set and rep routine is 5 sets of 8-12 reps.  That means for each set you will do 8 to 12 reps of that workout and weight.  You…

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Muscle Building Routine

This routine is designed to for those “gainz.”  Not necessarily Body-Fat Burning focused but the more muscle the more energy needed, the more fat gets burned naturally anyway.

Fat-Burn Weight Lifting Routine

This routine is not designed to for those “gainz” but rather it is for simotainious melting body fat and improving muscle endurance.