Workout & Exercises Articles

Having abs of steel is something that almost every person wants and some even obsess over it. With all the fitness routines and diet programs available today it’s sometimes difficult to choose the right solution especially when they all look so promising.

Everyone has suffered muscle damage at some point whether it being induced by weight training or an injury during a sports game. These home based recovery techniques will help you get back in the game quickly.

Since the dawn of bodybuilding, trainers have argued over whether compound movements or isolation exercises have the most value in building muscle. Well, the truth is out, and it might just surprise you a little.

Being the strongest guy or girl in your gym is one thing, but stepping up onto a platform, in a room full of fellow competitors, strength enthusiasts and spectators is an entirely different ball game. Here’s how to make your foray into powerlifting.

Sprinting is obviously great training for running fast. But it's also great training for throwing fast, lifting fast and just generally being fast. Build sprints into your training for an overall athletic boost.

Obesity and lack of exercise are two of the highest risk factors for developing chronic heart disease and high blood pressure. If you are already suffering with hypertension or blood pressure problems start exercising to decrease the symptoms.

Once popularized as the food that helps the medicine go down, sugar is now blamed as the culprit behind a world-wide epidemic of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other manifestations of metabolic syndrome, even high cholesterol and heart disease.

Nothing makes you feel like a man (or a fit female) than lifting a bending bar off the floor. The deadlift is the most primal of the three powerlifting exercises, yet it’s no less technical than the squat or bench press and requires specialized technique.

The immune system in our body is the first line of defense against different types of infections and disorders. It is consisted of many organs and numerous types of cells and tissues is dependent on a number of factors for proper functioning.

“How much d’you bench?”: The question every gym rat has been asked in his or her time. It seems the bench press is the ultimate ego lift, but when training for a huge bench, you’ve got to leave your ego at the door.