People often use the terms power and strength interchangeably, as if strength and power were the same thing. The reality is that they are different and you must have a strength development program that supports power development. Many of the fitness professionals that you see working out on YouTube take long breaks in between sets. Some advocate 2 – 5 minute breaks between sets. The … Continue reading Rest Intervals for Functional Athletics
I’m pretty sure that everyone is familiar with the people that they see at the gym who are trying to lose weight or get stronger but seem to stay the same, year after year. For some reason, certain individuals just do not find the success they are striving for in the gym. Many of these people are consistently working hard and eating right, but it’s … Continue reading Hard Work Doesn’t Guarantee Results
The sad thing about the mainstream fitness industry is that most people associate weight or resistance training with getting buff or swole. As a result, many people avoid weights and opt to jump on a treadmill. Or the go to the opposite extreme and pursue excessive muscle gain. Moreover, the top Youtube fitness gurus are all buff and ripped. They put motivational videos up and … Continue reading If You’re Trying to Make Your Child Buff, Then You Could Be Hurting His Athleticism.
If there is one word that is overused by the fitness community it is the term “functional.” Everyone is talking about functional strength. But what is functional strength? Functional strength is the strength that people use day in and day out. It refers to our ability to lift things and put them down, stand up from a laying position or lay down from a standing … Continue reading What Does it Mean to Be Functionally Strong
Several decades ago, I sports commentator named Jimmy The Greek talked about the superiority of Black athletes on television. He said that the Black was often superior due to the fact that Blacks had more fast-twitch muscle fiber (or something to that effect). He also elaborated as to why Blacks had more fast-twitch muscle fiber and as the story goes he was in hot water. … Continue reading The Taboo of Discussing Fast-Twitch Implications
Taking into consideration the nationwide discussion surrounding football safety and concussions, there seems to be a growing contingent that is opposed to youth athletes participating in tackle football. It should come as no surprise when you see some athletes (even former combat athletes and coaches) who love watching football, condemn people who allow their children to play tackle or pop-warner football. And even though there … Continue reading There is No Safe Sport!
It is a common belief among people who lift weights that in order for a person to get stronger he must progressively lift more weight. While there is truth to this weight lifting philosophy, people often do not understand the ramifications of incorporating this idea into ones training regimen. Accordingly, it is widely believed and even taught (by some YouTube fitness enthusiasts) that in order … Continue reading Weight Training and Weight Testing Are Two Different Things
The fact about full body and split routines is that historically, split routines are the product of modern bodybuilding culture. Ever since competitive professional bodybuilding became a thing, bodybuilders became proponents of this thing called split routines. This is when people would designated separate days for different parts of the body. This was done so that people could give certain body parts a day or two … Continue reading Why Full Body Workouts Are Better than Split Routines!
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