When it comes to being human, the world is one activity in front of the body after another. This leads to the muscles being overly active in the front of our bodies while under active the the back of our bodies; Leading to something known as the slouch. I’m the first to admit that IRead more
Every person is different and every pregnancy is different but, in general, you can exercise most of the way through your pregnancy by making some modification to your exercise program . In fact, the benefits of exercise from the physical standpoint of making labor and recovery from your pregnancy worlds better and the psychological standpointRead more
To wrap up a full cycle of a full-split workout program, you need to work your remaining muscle groups; legs and shoulders. Since this is third in order, your shoulders should be recovered enough from chest and tris, even if you did a workout each day for the last two days (chest and tris onRead more
Please refer to part one of my blog about full split workouts for further information. After chest and triceps, you need to make sure your shoulders have time to recover before working them, so it makes the most sense to work your back and biceps next. Biceps are secondary during virtually all back exercises (thereRead more
Full split programs are for those that want the most muscle. Unlike a full body workout, the workouts place lots of emphasis on two muscle groups per day, encouraging muscle growth. This structure is for the ectomorph, like me, who wants to have some muscular shape to their body or for the mesomorph who justRead more
After doing your chest, shoulders, and triceps, your remaining workout of a semi split workout routine will include the rest of your muscle groups; legs, back, and biceps. Your biceps are secondary during back exercises so you will always do them after your back exercises and we put them together with back day so thatRead more
You have been working out for a while with a full body workout and now you feel ready for new challenges. Your goals are to gain more muscle tissue and/or strength and full body workouts just aren’t cutting it for getting the results you want… You want MOOORREE! It’s time to break that full bodyRead more
Huevos Rancheros are my favorite weekend breakfast or brunch. Enjoy! Ingredients – one serving 1, 12 oz can of black beans – one serving will use about 1/4 to 1/2 can. 2-4 eggs (depending on your size and how hungry you are) 2 tortillas Tapatio! 1/2 avocado fresh cilantro Mexican cheese Ranchero Sauce 1 onionRead more
A good way to use your down time between sets while working out is to stretch. This will save time that would have been spent stretching later. Also, your tissue is warm while you are working out. You never want to stretch cold muscles as they are not elastic and ready to stretch. Prior toRead more
Each week for the next month I am going to discuss each of the major resistance training program structures and their benefits. The key to any good resistance training program is to make sure your structure supports the results you are trying to achieve. I will start with full body workouts because on topRead more
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