To compliment my last post on oblique exercises, I thought it would be good to write a post focusing on some good lower ab exercises and the best ways to really develop this hard to target area. Much like the oblique muscles, your lower ab workouts should not be focused on building larger muscle, but […]
It seems like I’m always hearing about six pack abs but not too often is there talk about the oblique muscles. In my opinion, these can really make or break an awesome midsection. What is tricky about doing oblique exercises is that you really have to be careful that you are doing the right types […]
I realize that it’s been said before and I hate to beat a dead dog here — apparently not as much as I hate clichés — but I have to throw this in — a pound is a pound and muscle does not weigh more than fat! Okay, now that I’ve said it, lets get […]
Shoulders are one of those muscle groups that can make or break a truly impressive physique — alright, maybe they aren’t that crucial and maybe even after doing the best shoulder exercises in the world, you might not have an amazing physique, but having broad and well defined shoulders will definitely not hurt. What I […]
With summer approaching it’s hard not to think about dieting and working out. My plan this year is to lean out a bit more using this pre summer diet plan along with my pre summer workout plan. Since I’ve maintained my level of fitness fairly good this winter, I don’t have many more pounds to […]
Sure, it would be nice if you didn’t have to step up your workout and clean up your diet to get ready for the summer months. But in reality, with the dark winter months, come warm cookies and some “heavy” meals. As long as you have maintained a pretty good level of fitness, just fine-tuning […]
Much of the information available as to how many carbs we should eat per day to lose weight is quite inaccurate for the average person. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggests that about half of our daily calories should come from carbohydrates. Seriously? That’s not good. I’m not one of those “no carb” guys but […]
If you’ve been lifting for a long time you have no doubt experienced some relatively easy gains followed by some disheartening plateaus. If you are struggling and cannot gain muscle mass like you used to, you aren’t alone. These types of plateaus don’t just happen with trying to build muscle either, it seems that many […]
It seems more and more we are realizing that we really don’t need a gym membership to get into great shape. Granted, there are some definite advantages to working out at the gym versus trying to exercise at home without equipment, but then again, there are advantages to working out at home as well. It […]
To build truly impressive biceps, you should not only strive to add some size, but also strength and definition. Size is an obvious goal for most, but by gaining strength, your arms will be more solid and dense — not just puffy and big. Definition is what will really make them standout. Even if you […]
