Find out how weight plates compare to weightlifting shoes when you want to elevate your heels to do squats. Which is better for the back squat: weightlifting shoes or plates? Or, to put it another [...]
Is it abusive to punish your child with pushups? I wonder if the people who think this is a form of child abuse are also opposed to spanking or other forms of corporal punishment. I’ll [...]
If you’ve ever scolded your child upon learning he or she was a victim of bullying, you made a horrible mistake as a parent. Parents should never show anger or scorn towards their child upon learning that [...]
Can a child be too young to do pushups? How young is too young for kids to do pushups? What's interesting about this question is that babies do this type of motion all the time. Though [...]
You may know that congestive heart failure can cause troponin elevation, but would this elevation necessarily stay there or can it “spike”? A blood test that comes back elevated for troponin always means that something [...]
The stereotypical reaction of a parent, when they learn their child/teen has been bullying another individual, is to deny their child’s behavior or make excuses for it. And often, this is the case, but another [...]
An expert weighs in on if there’s a such thing as a bullyogenic parent, one whose mistakes turn their kids into bully magnets. If humans are a product of their environment, it should stand to [...]
It’s a whopping myth that ignoring bullies makes them go away, so why do parents give this bad advice to their kids? If your child is a victim of bullying, and you’re tempted to go [...]
Find out what you should do and NOT do if one of your kids is bullying another one of your kids. ************ Is one of your children being a bully to a younger sibling? You [...]
If a child or teen takes martial arts lessons, might this encourage him or her to start bullying other kids? A parent might think that as a child progresses in martial arts training, they will [...]
Just what is the cure for bullying behavior? It just may very well be enrollment in a high-quality martial arts program, especially if the bully’s behavior is for the most part learned. “It’s possible, yes,” [...]
Some victims of intense bullying are simply never believed by their teachers, even though they’ve complained several times. The psychological harm of bullying is bad enough without having it compounded by a teacher refusing to [...]
Is there really harm from verbal or non-physical bullying, or is this just a lot of hype and overreaction? It’s funny how the people, who sneer at the complaints by victims, often were either: 1) [...]
Should kids perform deadlifts or is this dangerous? The better question is: Is there anything intrinsic about the motion of deadlifting that would make it harmful to a child’s body? The answer to that question [...]
What is the best discipline for kids: spankings vs. timeouts or … pushups? Pushups might not be a bad idea, considering that one day, I witnessed a 10-year-old boy discipline HIMSELF with pushups. His infraction? He [...]
Do men and the hip adductor & abductor machines belong in the same sentence? Who says that men shouldn’t use the hip adductor and abductor machines? Why are the hip adductor and abductor equipment often [...]
There are solutions for self-conscious overweight joggers. Solution #1 I’m not going to say just ignore the name calling. To jog through a litany of insults is very stressful. However, if the overweight jogger is [...]
The truth about what’s inside Oscar Mayer Bologna... Whoa, moms…be careful when you select Oscar Mayer bologna over PB & J for your kids just because you saw a magazine ad showing some gleeful kid [...]
Top sports for tall women of all body types go well beyond basketball and volleyball. Other top sports for tall women of all body types are plenty, sports you’d never think tall would be such [...]
The human body wasn't born with trekking poles attached, so why should we use them when walking on scenic trails or even challenging hikes? However, the proponents of trekking poles for hiking swear that these devices [...]
There are so many different cable attachments for weightlifting. You may be wondering how each weightlifting cable attachment works and how they all differ from each other. Some weightlifting cable attachments are more ergonomic (comfortable, [...]
Have you heard of super slow training? This pertains to weight training done very slowly, as in a 10-second release of the weight, after taking 4 or 5 seconds to lift it. Super slow training [...]
Comparison of drop sets, supersets and pyramids... Drop set vs. superset vs. pyramids: What exactly are these, how are they different and what are the benefits of each? Drop sets, supersets and pyramid sets are [...]
This article clears the air once and for all that your butt will not get bigger from using the stair climber. Whether you worry that the stair climber will make your butt bigger, or whether [...]
Find out if it matters how fast you walk when using a treadmill desk. The treadmill desk, in which you walk while using a computer, is the solution to the hazards of sitting all day [...]
Renegade rows with pushups is one of the best routines for hammering the entire body at once. I’m a former certified personal trainer and I’ve been doing renegade rows for quite some time. This exercise [...]
There are a number of ways to add intensity to renegade rows, but few people do this! Yes, you can add intensity to renegade rows – many ways! I do renegade rows on my chest [...]
Find out what a study determined activates more latissimus muscle: bent-over barbell row or the T-bar style! So which is better when it comes to building up the lat muscle, the bent-over barbell row or [...]
Learn why it’s a myth that lifting weights is harder for tall people. It’s often said that tall people have a harder time with lifting weights, and that it’s easier for short athletes. Let’s assume [...]
There’s more than one reason why strongman competitors are so very tall. Isn’t it odd that many champion powerlifters aren’t all that tall, yet when it comes to strongman athletes, it’s not uncommon for them [...]
An intellectual disability should be no barrier to lifting weights at a gym. When I say that people with a mental handicap should lift weights, I’m obviously referring to those who have no medical issues [...]
If you’re a woman who’s mad that your long femurs make squatting difficult, here’s a reason to embrace those generous thigh bones! Are you a woman who’s been struggling to pull off a decent squat at the [...]
A smart woman with long femurs relative to torso and/or shin bone length will know this is why the parallel back squat is difficult without a lot forward lean. The back squat is not the be-all [...]
There is solid truth to the claim that a bad femur to torso ratio will make back squats very difficult; learn why this is not a lame excuse! Are you one of those “bro science” [...]
If you can’t get parallel with squats and fall backwards instead or must hold something in front of you, you won’t like the reason. Many things have been blamed for not being able to go [...]
Adults who can’t get parallel with a squat, let alone deep, must realize that one reason children squat so easily is body proportions. Google “children squatting” and hit “images” and you’ll see toddlers in a [...]
Yes, long femurs DO really SCREW up the back squat! It’s interesting that the men in fitness forums who slam those who insist their long femurs screw up their back squats don’t suffer from long femurs themselves -- [...]
The so-called butt wink in a back squat is bad news and if you have this problem, it needs to be corrected. Many people butt wink when they perform a squat. Many don’t realize they do [...]
This article explains in plain English the fascinating reason why a wide stance makes squatting parallel so much easier for long femurs. If you know that long femurs have been hampering your ability to go [...]
There is no comparison between an adult's full squat and a young child's full squat, yet people continue comparing the two when discussing the back squat exercise. As a former personal trainer, it continues to [...]
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