If you walk into any gym and go to the weight training area you will notice most of those members either on the bench press or working out their arms. They literally spend hours weekly on building larger arms when in fact arms can be exercised in less than 10 minutes.…
During the past twenty-four years “so-called” fitness training experts have coined the terms closed-chain and open-chain that are used in the exercise/rehab field. At Nautilus we used terms such as compound movement for a closed chain exercise which involves more than one joint during a set of exercises in a strength training workout. Examples of compound movement exercises are:…
How many times have you heard the statement: If you don’t use it-you’ll lose it! This statement can apply to many things however for our purposes this discussion is about your muscular strength and muscle mass.…
It seems like we are all guilty when it comes to looking for easier methods for better results from exercise. There is no easy way out or short cuts when performing high intensity workouts! Hard work is the key for producing better results when strength training.…
Are you disappointed with your “pec” development and bored with your strength training workouts? Well, don’t feel alone. This is common when working parts of the body that are more difficult to gain muscle mass (such as the chest) so try this “blood pumping”/ “breath taking” chest routine guaranteed to pump up your pec muscles.…
There is absolutely no reason for anyone to spend more than two hours a week in the gym strength training regardless of a person’s fitness goals. That holds true especially if you are trying to increase muscular strength and muscular size. The only exception would be if you are training for a competition such as a marathon or triathlon. For that type of competition you would have to train on a more specialized program designed to meet the competitive requirements for your specific sport.…
During my years as a working fitness center owner/trainer, along with customized routines I also designed many specific routines that were both specialized and multi-function. I designed them to raise the level of intensity beyond the level of most people’s imagination to produce results that were sometimes hard for them to believe. These routines were ...…
Early on during Arthur Jones’ training at the Tulsa YMCA during the 1940’s, Arthur realized the value of hydrating his body and the extreme danger if the dehydration process started during a high intensity workout. The Tulsa YMCA weight room where Arthur trained was extremely hot and humid with poor ventilation. Arthur, who comes from a long line of MD’s in his family tree, approached the problem of potential dehydration in a very scientific yet common sense way. …
There are many variables that must be considered when a young teenage boy or girl starts a weight-training program. I remember when I owned my Nautilus fitness center I had a large population of teenage athletes. There were certain times when I had to make a judgment call because some of the teenagers were not mature enough to start strength training. My advice for those not ready was to “wait another year and then we will look at your situation again.” I know this must have been disappointing for the young teen at the moment but certain criteria had to be met prior to starting a high intensity strength training program.…
This routine is a simple high intensity workout that will build lean muscle tissue while producing a cardio effect and can be performed with conventional equipment. First, take your resting pulse rate and record before and your elevated pulse rate after your workout.…
