Why is a proven strength training program right for you? You are already committed to working out regularly. Your body looks defined and even muscular in some areas, but you can’t seem to find that extra edge that allows you to gain that last bit of muscle, have a rock solid core, or look perfectly symmetrical.
At times, you may even feel lethargic or not as focused. It is as though you have hit a plateau and your hours at the gym are not giving you that final transformation.
Strength Training Pitfalls: Reasons Why Your Current Routine may not be Working?
Strength Train All of Your Muscles
Are you really strength training all your muscles or just focusing on select muscle groups? An intense strength training program that focuses on all your muscles will give you the body you want. Be sure to concentrate on all your core muscles, not just the ones you want to look ripped.
Your back and muscles that support your spine affect your overall posture. A strong core and consistent program incorporating all muscle groups:
• Improves your appearance by making your movement more fluid and your appearance more symmetrical.
• Helps your physique exude a natural sex appeal and all your muscles will be stronger, leaner, and have more endurance.
• Minimizes injuries.
• Makes you more energetic.
• Will make you see results and have a more positive, confident attitude. Read more…
Please don't try this at home unless you are a Certified Personal Trainer Specialized in Burpee Flying
It’s Sunday, I was supposed to go to the gym.
For whatever reason I didn’t go. Have you ever done this before?
Another Parade in New Orleans, colder weather after a shorts and t-shirt week, too big of a breakfast…
A buddy of mine recently re-acquainted me with good old fashion burpees.
Remember those ones you did in grade school?
So… as lazy as I felt today I devised my Flying Burpee Routine.
Actually nothing at all to do flying, but this picture cracks me up, what do you think, ninja training?
Here Is The Workout
You are going start the time and do 10 burpies. Every minute on the minute you doing another round of bumpies, 1 less than last time, until you get to 1.
As soon as you do the last one, do 10 more for good luck. Stick to the “on the minute” as a guideline, but do it as fast as you can with perfect form.
This took me 6 minutes and 36 seconds and was a great quick pick me up.
You workout will look something like this.
10 Burpees (41 seconds, good form, not to fast, not to slow, jump as high as you can)
19 secs rest (Start on 1:00)
9 Burpees (39 seconds)
21 secs rest (Start on 2:00)
8 Burpess …
(take shorter rests as needed, go for time)
2 Burpees
1 Burpee
Rest
10 Burpees
And, if you can’t handle my flying burpee workouts, or it’s too easy, here is the Sexy Chick Workout which is way too hard for me.
When it comes to exercise, typically more is better. The average person does not exercise nearly enough, if they did you would probably be out of a job.
But what about kids? Can kids play to much?
Apparently these kids did not get the memo to play with there friends outside.
Take a look at some these videos and let me know what you think.
Is this healthy? Should parents push kids this hard? Did these parents not accomplish something in there own life and are vicariously living through there children’s lives.
What are your thought? Great athleticism or child abuse?
Have you ever had a parent approach you to train a kid that was too young?
If your first stop in your Swartzenager-esque gym strength training regiment is the bench press, and all you are thinking about is whether you can hoist two plates, the same 45 lb plates the guy ahead of you just did, then maybe you should stop and think about your warm up.
Really Warming Up
Warming up is not the same as dropping your sweats, touching your toes, and then putting your gloves on to help manage the callus’. The problem for your body is that it performs very much like an engine and when you load on a bunch of weight, the heart pumps faster to help feed your muscles enough blood and protein to push the weight up. So, if you are beginning a gym strength training workout, you need to make sure the engine is running at its peak performance, but more importantly that the heart and muscles are warm.
Okay, it’s the start of a new year – the start of a new decade. You made your New Year’s resolutions long ago and now it’s time to take the action that you faithfully promised yourself you would take in order to live a healthier, more balanced lifestyle.
Your goal isn’t simply to look good on the outside – you know, building up those biceps or developing an awesome abdominal six-pack. You want something that goes beyond exercise; you want something that can be almost transformational in nature.
A good place to seek out such goals can often be found in strength training. If you have health concerns or other doubts about starting any new training program, it’s not a bad idea to consult your physician before you proceed.
Strength-training can give you what you need, to be the person you want to be.
You might first want to consider what kind of goals you would like to achieve through strength training. Maybe you just want to build up your endurance and increase your energy; perhaps it will help to improve your self-confidence; and maybe you just want your clothes to fit better.
Whatever your goals might be, it’s wise to start small and focus on goals that you might be able to accomplish in a relatively short amount of time. Not only does this give your body time to acclimate to the new training, but successfully reaching those small goals can be a great source of motivation to keep going forward in your program.
For most people who seek a personal trainer, the idea is to get a better, individualized workout. Clients want to get fit in a way that will make them look good. Most of them know that strength training will be a major part of their workouts and they are okay with that. Sometimes, however, there is that certain client who complains about everything and doesn’t want to do all the hard work of building muscles. They will do their cardio exercises until the sun sets, but when it comes to the effort of making their muscles the beautifully sculpted pieces of art they can be, these clients will tell you that it’s just too hard.
As a trainer, what do you do with these people? Sigh, get exasperated and throw up your hands? You’re a personal trainer, not a babysitter and no client pays you enough to put up with this, right? Wrong. The next time you encounter a client who just cannot see the importance of good strength training workouts, there are a few things you can do to encourage them on their way.
You thought you have a tough gym workout. Think again…
This is such an incredible example of versatility and creativity to get strong and ripped.
Playground workouts or ghetto workouts are fantastic for hitting muscles that you have not worked before or just to spice up a rather dull workout routine.
Strength training is an important part of fitness. Once upon a time, sports coaches thought that gym strength training merely added excess bulk to an athlete, but nowadays, personal trainers understand the full benefits of strength training workouts.
Strength training programs aren’t just for power athletes such as football players, either: athletes in any sport can benefit from gym strength training to improve endurance. The purpose of these strength training routines is to provide sport-specific complete resistance training, improving overall performance instead of merely building muscle mass.
Strength training involves the following elements:
Maximal Strength
The maximum strength of an athlete. Its importance varies depending on the sport. Maximal strength training routines are useful overall as they build endurance. Maximal strength can also be parlayed into explosive power or strength endurance.
A new convert to a healthy lifestyle may need some extra motivation to stick with his or her strength training workout at the gym. Remember that they are coming in with fears of failure and will be challenging their bodies to limits they never dreamed possible. Gym strength training is hard work, and its easy for an out of shape person to quickly throw in the towel. However, by utilizing a few motivational tools to better prepare the workout rookie for success, they are more likely to complete their strength training programs and perhaps even refer new clients to you. Here are a few simple psychological approaches you can use to keep them motivated and a long-term client:
Before and After Photographs.
One surefire way to keep the client interested in staying with their strength training program is to establish firm goals from the first class. And the best way to ensure your client meets that goal is to take a photo journal of their progress. Whether the snaps are once a week or once a month, the client may have physical, tangible evidence in their hands of a job well done and a body taking on new form.
It’s the new year, which means countless men and women will walk into a gym proclaiming, “I want to be in the best shape of my life.” Gym memberships sell like a new Stephanie Meyers novel, yet a majority of those who make the purchase haven’t the slightest clue what to do with it.
Bankrate.com ranked unused gym memberships in the top ten money-wasting purchases. An average gym membership costs the consumer $480 a year, but the value is priceless with the right strength training routine. However, many fitness newcomers shy away from strength training workouts due the ever illusive notion that weight lifting turns us into the likes of Ancient Greek Olympians or the Incredible Hulk.
Busting the Strength Training Myth
What if I told you that you could shed pounds of fat while increasing strength and lean muscle mass? Do I have your attention? Good. Now, what if I told you the less time you spend in the gym and the heavier you lift, the leaner you become?
Why is a proven strength training program right for you? You are already committed to working out regularly. Your body looks defined and even muscular in some areas, but you can’t seem to find that extra edge that allows you to gain that last bit of muscle, have a rock solid core, or look perfectly symmetrical.
When it comes to exercise, typically more is better. The average person does not exercise nearly enough, if they did you would probably be out of a job.
Showing Up at the Gym
Okay, it’s the start of a new year – the start of a new decade. You made your New Year’s resolutions long ago and now it’s time to take the action that you faithfully promised yourself you would take in order to live a healthier, more balanced lifestyle.
For most people who seek a personal trainer, the idea is to get a better, individualized workout. Clients want to get fit in a way that will make them look good. Most of them know that strength training will be a major part of their workouts and they are okay with that. Sometimes, however, there is that certain client who complains about everything and doesn’t want to do all the hard work of building muscles. They will do their cardio exercises until the sun sets, but when it comes to the effort of making their muscles the beautifully sculpted pieces of art they can be, these clients will tell you that it’s just too hard.
Strength training is an important part of fitness. Once upon a time, sports coaches thought that gym strength training merely added excess bulk to an athlete, but nowadays, personal trainers understand the full benefits of strength training workouts.
A new convert to a healthy lifestyle may need some extra motivation to stick with his or her strength training workout at the gym. Remember that they are coming in with fears of failure and will be challenging their bodies to limits they never dreamed possible. Gym strength training is hard work, and its easy for an out of shape person to quickly throw in the towel. However, by utilizing a few motivational tools to better prepare the workout rookie for success, they are more likely to complete their strength training programs and perhaps even refer new clients to you. Here are a few simple psychological approaches you can use to keep them motivated and a long-term client:
It’s the new year, which means countless men and women will walk into a gym proclaiming, “I want to be in the best shape of my life.” Gym memberships sell like a new Stephanie Meyers novel, yet a majority of those who make the purchase haven’t the slightest clue what to do with it.
