Why Your Calves Burn So Much with Repetitive Jumping Exercise
With repetitive jumping exercises such as jumping rope, box jumps or other plyometrics, the burning in your calves can be the very first thing that forces you to stop the activity. […]
Leg Press Safety Guidelines for a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Can straining hard on a leg press machine that’s piled with plates cause your thoracic aortic aneurysm to rupture due to the blood pressure spike? […]
How to Get Hamstrings of Steel with Hamstring Curls
You can make the hamstring curl machine (prone and seated) create killer hams by making a few changes. […]
Walking Narrow Lunge with Barbell Behind Neck: Safe or ?
Will the walking lunge, done with a narrow or short space between the feet, with a barbell behind the neck, help you lose weight and is it safe? […]
Four Basic Routines to Burn Stubborn Fat All Over
The fat won’t come off, right? No matter what you do, the scale won’t budge. But don’t despair, because you’re probably NOT doing the very four routines that’ll kick that blubber clear to the curb. [...]
Brilliant Hack for Home Hamstring Exercise: Discovered by Accident!
Here is an absolutely brilliant hack for home hamstring strength training that I discovered by accident while doing chest presses at home. […]
How to Sneak Hamstring Exercise into a Non-Ham Workout
Here’s a clever way to sneak some hamstring exercise into an upper body workout or even a leg workout. […]
How Long Does It Take to Heal a Pulled Quad Muscle?
A pulled quadriceps muscle needs its time to heal, especially if it’s a grade III injury. There are three grades of injury for a pulled quad: I, II and III. […]
Can Holding Onto a Treadmill Build Up Skinny Legs?
Those who are tired of their skinny legs will try anything that comes to mind to build up some mass. Holding onto a treadmill allows one to “walk” at a high incline and fast speed [...]
How to Do a Split Squat With a Barbell Across Your Back
Have you been thinking about doing a split squat with a barbell across your back? You’ve probably seen people doing the split squat with dumbbells. This exercise is as much a favorite among women as [...]
How to Do Seated Hamstring Curls to Burn the Most Fat
There is a way to do seated hamstring curls to burn the most fat. Seated hamstring curls may seem simple enough, but there are specific things you can do to maximize your fat burning results. [...]
Hamstring Curls Lying Down: Proper Techniques for Best Results
There are a few ways you can tweak the way you do hamstring curls, that will yield better and faster results, be they fat burning, stronger legs or rock-hard hams. […]
Best Strength Training Machine for Those with Diabetes
A person with diabetes walks into a gym and is overwhelmed by the different pieces of strength training equipment. Strength training doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated. […]
Lifting Weights on One Leg: What’s the Purpose?
Many personal trainers have their clients stand on one leg while lifting weights. Is there really a point to this? Why don’t we see the trainers themselves doing this? […]
Strength Training for Skinny Scrawny Legs
Men with leg muscles too skinny usually wear long pants even on the hottest days, to hide those “chicken legs.” And even women with stick legs may be hesitant to wear short skirts or shorts. If [...]
Which Burns More Fat: Leg or Upper Body Strength Training?
The question of which burns more calories – lower body strength training or upper body strength training – comes up every so often. And the answer is the lower body. […]
How to Make Lunges Count As Cardio
Lunges CAN count as a cardio workout — if you know how to make them do so. As a former personal trainer, I would tell my clients that the rule of thumb, when determining if [...]
Smith Machine 20-Rep Killer Squat Workout for Burning Fat
You’ll burn loads of fat with the 20-rep killer squat workout with a Smith machine. Though Smith machine squats aren’t the best for building huge quad muscles, this equipment can fire up your body’s fat [...]
Fight Aging: Build Your Thigh Muscles
Building thigh muscles will dramatically fight aging. There is an inverse relationship between muscle mass and aging, in that the more muscle mass you have, the slower you will age. The more muscle in your [...]
Legs Suddenly Too Weak to Stand After Playing Volleyball?
Have you ever been sitting out during sports play and then tried to stand and couldn’t due to “dead” legs? This isn’t about your legs “falling asleep” due to a nerve being compressed from sitting [...]
Floor Leg Press Machine: Mistakes to Avoid; How to Do
The floor or 45 degree leg press is one of the best weightlifting routines you can do for shaping and strengthening legs, as well as burning up fat. Depending on how you use the 45 [...]
Best Exercise for Tear Drops in the Quadriceps
“What exercise will bring out tear drops in my quads?” Ahh, tear drops – in the quadriceps muscles, that is! The hallmark of a great pair of legs is the visibility of so-called tear drops, when [...]
Lying Hamstring Curl vs. Seated: Pros, Cons
Which is better: lying hamstring curl or seated hamstring curl? Lying hamstring curl vs. seated hamstring curl: Is one better than the other? Or does it come down to personal preference? As a former certified personal [...]
