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Training for Mass vs Tone
Some people simply want muscle tone and fear inadvertently growing large muscles. The truth is, building massive muscles is a deliberate process that requires a calculated set of strategies applied to your training regime, diet, and lifestyle. All of which, vary from what’s required for solely muscle tone. Techniques to achieve either goal are separate enough to follow with ease.…
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Glute Workout Routine
I don’t believe in doing indirect exercises in hopes of a direct result. A lot of people preach that all you need to do for a nice butt is deep squats. That’s not entirely true. Some people are genetically un-gifted when it comes to their glutes. I’m one of those people. Squats were not enough and leg kickbacks were not…
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Plyometric Exercise Options
Plyometric exercises are short-burst movements that involve propelling your body off the ground. These movements require a lot of energy and burn calories during and after exercise. Plyometric training is often categorized as high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Recently, many exercise scientists and elite trainers have attested to the effectiveness of plyometric exercise over steady-state cardio: the traditional mode of cardiovascular exercise. Steady-state cardio is…
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Blast Your Shoulders
The Warm-Up: Always warm-up before a workout. Doing so prepares your muscles to work, and can decrease your chances of injury. A warm-up is said to “activate” muscles. Which, in theory, helps with growth. I wish I paid heed to this rule when I was a newbie. Then, never did comprehensive warm-ups, and one of my shoulders suffered from it.…
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My Biggest Leg Day Mistake
From 2007-2013, my “heavy” leg day exercises were done with the Smith and leg press machines. I trained hard, lifted heavy, but over that six-year period, all I got were big, shapeless legs. This made me jealous of other women who had well-developed, shapely legs. Diet aside, my body fat percentage never reached above 16%, so my muscles were not…
