Month: May 2024

Of all the exercises you could be doing, the deadlift is arguably the best. That?s a big statement but if you think about all the characteristics that make up the deadlift you?ll be hard pushed to disagree?

Take it from one who knows; being injured sucks! If you train hard enough or long enough you are almost guaranteed to suffer at least a few minor niggles but it?s also quite likely that, at some point, you suffer a more serious injury. In this article you?ll learn how to keep your injury risk to a minimum.

Lifting belts are a contentious issue in strength training. On the one hand, you have the lifters who wear one for every single set of every single exercise they do because, they say it helps support your back? while on the other side, you have the lifters who never wear one because, they say, ?wearing one makes your core weak?.

Heavy training can really take it out of your joints and muscles and many hard-training athletes often find themselves exercising or competing while slightly injured.

Not so many years ago, if you wanted workout clothing, you only had a few manufacturers to choose from, namely Nike, Adidas, Reebok and Puma. These ?big four? had the fitness clothing industry all but sewn up.

CrossFit is one of the most popular workouts around right now and you?d be forgiven for thinking it?s brand new. In reality, CrossFit has been around for nearly 15-years but its popularity has literally exploded in the last couple of years.

According to the lyrics of traditional Rugby anthem Jerusalem, England is a ?green and pleasant land? which sounds like its length and breadth must be a runner?s paradise. And while some inner city areas might not make the best places to run, there are indeed a huge number of places you can run in the UK.

Look around many gyms and you?ll see a great divide between men and women. Inevitably, you?ll see the men pumping iron and the women will be either doing cardio or heading into a group aerobics class.

Exercise takes a lot out of your body but that?s kind of the point; by working your muscles hard, they grow back bigger and stronger than before. Keep repeating this process and over a period of months and years and your muscle size, strength and performance will improve significantly.

For optimal comfort when exercising, you should dress in layers. That way you can easily regulate your body temperature by adding or subtracting a layer as required. There are normally three layers although if it?s very cold, you may wear more. Normally though, there is the outer layer, the mid-layer and the base layer.