What does it mean to have muscle? And what will muscle mean to you after fifty? When we were kids, we probably thought of athletes and superheroes. In our 20s, we might have associated muscle with lots of weightlifting in the gym and young men with bulging physiques. But later in life, we need to […]
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Personal Trainers and Strength & Conditioning Coaches are constantly trying to come up with more effective training programs and in doing so, frequently lose sight of the basics. Some of the key questions when designing programs is how many sets and reps of which exercises are optimal to get the desired results for each individual
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Here’s another great body weight exercise – the chin up! This video shows 3D animation of the muscles and joints involved in doing chin ups: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjPI-Y0NaI
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Here’s a great link that demonstrates the muscles and joints involved in performing a push up, one of my favorite exercises! The variations to make the exercise more or less challenging are limited only by your imagination.
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