Tips to Choose the Most Suitable Recumbent Exercise Bike
If you want to buy and use some kind of exercise gear in your home, one of your best options is a recumbent exercise bike. It is a stationery bike, which allows users to lean on their back while they pedal. It is the very popular type of bike, because it offers a higher comfort [...]
What to do Inbetween Sets
This is just a quick post to give a little advice about your rest times. In the gym I see a lot of people perform their set, and then just stare blankly into the mirror. This isn’t good, as you aren’t preparing for the next set properly. Here is a list of things you should [...]
Reasons Why to Use Free Weights
Hundreds of people ask the same question everyday – which is more effective at building muscle? Machines or free weights? In this article I’m going to give you some reasons why free weights are more effective at building muscle than machines. In the future I may post an article why machines are more effective, but [...]
Top 5 Exercises to Build a Rounded Upper Body
I have made a list of the five most important (and best) exercises that can be used, and should be used, to build a well rounded upper body. These are all in my opinion, but should be performed at least every 1 -2 weeks in your training regime. Number 5 For number 5 I have [...]
Add a Rowing Machine to Your Fitness Regimen
Rowing machines are perfect for exercise regimens. They work for weight loss, stamina improvement, calorie burning and rehabilitating muscles, joints and ligaments following an injury. They’re great for low impact exercising and can give you everything from a fat burning cardiovascular aerobic workout to a strength training workout.You can choose from many styles and brands [...]
Finding the Perfect Gym Membership for You
If you’re trying to find a gym membership, there are some things to consider before signing on the dotted line: * First of all, there’s the location. If you live in Dublin, you’ll want to find gyms in Dublin rather than gyms in London. The gym you choose should also be close to where you [...]
Bodybuilding and the Human Growth Hormone
The human growth hormone was first used to treat hormone deficiency in humans before branching out to being used in bodybuilding. This was most likely inspired by the results of early work showing that when injected into healthy people, there was an increase in strength, lean muscle, along with producing a youthful and energetic appearance. [...]
Mix Your Routines Up!
Today I’m posting a family short post, but with a very useful tip. I used to endlessly go into the gym performing the same exercises week after week, and finding my rate of strength increase was slowing down. Then a friend told me I needed to stop doing the same exercises every week, and mix [...]
How Long Should Each Set Take?
Today I’m going to share some valuable information that will help you in your conquest to increase muscle mass. This post will be about the amount of time each set should take. Background Knowledge To understand this post, you will need to know about changing the tempo of your reps (see this article to read [...]
How to Make Your Workout More Intense – Tempo
Hi, does the time taken to do one rep matter, and how long should I be taking for one rep? Good Question! Not a lot of people know, but changing the tempo of your lifting can seriously change the intensity of your workout. The first thing to discuss is whether you want to increase strength [...]
