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My Favorite Movements for Each Body Part

9/19/2016

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I would like to take this opportunity to tell you what are my favorite movements for each body part, but before that educational discussion I just want to share with you what I have found to be the most effective technique for making sure you get the best compound and isolation movements for each body part. I have changed my lifting by having less weights and have increased my reps to 12 – 15 per set. I have learned that its more important to have great form, this results in you truly training the muscle that your aiming for instead of engaging other muscle groups to help with pushing you through the movement. This targets the body part that your trying to develop.  I know this sounds pretty intuitive, but when I went to the gym in my early days it was hard to put my ego to the side when I saw individuals lifting more weight than me. Today I understand that just merely moving the weight is not going to make changes in my body. However, moving slowly through the repetition causes more tension on my muscles by making sure it is a controlled movement and this has made all the difference in my workouts.    

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February 26th, 2016

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How to continue your workout program on vacation

2/26/2016

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 Whether for business, pleasure or vacation, at some point in our lives we all depart from the comfort of our home town gyms. One of the things I enjoyed about my recent trip to Puerto Vallarta Mexico, is having to work out in a family gym that had equipment from the Stone Ages, and having to find different ways of structuring my workouts.  As an aging baby boomer, I am always challenging my clients, and expressing the importance of working out, not only because our body’s change as gravity takes its toll, but also how to keep our minds alert and sharp. In a gym like the one I described working out in while on vacation is that type of gym which forces this type of creative workout. I remember the days when I worked out in the YMCA and had to find ways of working out different body parts and the challenges of trying to trick my muscles by changing up my routines. In those days we didn’t have the machines, and or the equipment that gyms have today which assist you in changing your workout every three months without thinking. It’s always helpful when we put the effort into coming up with new ways of creating a strong body and mind.   
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GET STRONG TO BURN FAT

12/13/2015

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It important to make a commitment to getting stronger and to put losing fat out of your mind. As you improve your performance, you will begin to look forward to your workouts. As you focus on getting stronger this will allow you to appreciate your body for what it can do. You will be going up stairs faster, moving through your day without feeling sleepy and enjoying your children and love ones as you are able to do more activities with them.  It also means that every time you do an exercise you will have a clear and fun way of looking at your goal for getting stronger. This is more motivating than just trying to burn as many calories as you can. The most important thing about working on your performance is it an incredibly way of tracking your progress. The training log doesn’t lie. If you performed one more rep than last week or increased the weight you used, then you have improved your performance. The scale, on the other hand, is not always a valid way to measure progress. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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April 05th, 2015

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March 19th, 2015

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January 24th, 2015

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January 24th, 2015

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Chest Workout Exercises

Chest Anatomy

The chest or pectorals muscle is a large flat, fan shaped muscle that covers the entire upper rib cage. It originates from attachments along our breast bone, collarbones, ribs, and it inserts on each side of your body via a large tendon through your shoulder joint to your upper arm bone.






Chest Exercises

It is essential that when you do any exercise that you perform the movements correctly, if you don't you will receive less then optimum benefit from the exercise. It is very difficult to unlearn bad exercise habits, so it is best to learn the right exercise technique from the very start.

For each chest workout pick 3 of these exercises and do 4-5 sets (including warm up sets) for each exercise. You can vary the exercises you do for each chest workout.

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 Circuit Training  

1/14/2015

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Circuit training involves doing a series of exercises one after another in a “circuit” without taking any breaks in between the exercises. You will do both weight training exercises such as pushups, situps and squats, and aerobic exercises such as jumping jacks, jumping rope and burpees. Each exercise is done for a set amount of time, e.g. 30 seconds, or a set amount of repetitions. After you have performed the full circuit, take a short break to recover and drink water, then do the circuit again. Circuit training is an excellent way for women to strengthen their muscles and burn fat.


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