Fitness Articles

Strength Training/Resistance Training/Body Building/Home Gym Exercise :

Key Elements for a Bigger Bench Press - Apply these Eight Crucial Steps and Simple Techniques to Blow through Sticking Points and Add Pounds to your Bench Press Overnight!
Barbell Curl Squat s- The Toughest (and Most Effective!) Core Strength Exercise You Will EVER Do.
Strength Training Principles and Guidelines: Part One - Proper methods of warming-up, stretching, and cooling-down when strength training.
Strength Training Principles and Guidelines: Part Two - Discusses the importance of forcing blood to your muscles and proper lifting speed.
Strength Training Principles and Guidelines: Part Three - Deals with the importance of proper lifting technique, exercising through the full range of motion, proper exercise sequence, and the correct number of sets to do for individual fitness goals.
Strength Training Principles and Guidelines: Part Four - Article discusses the amount of weight you should use and the number of repetitions you should do for the results you desire.
Strength Training Principles and Guidelines: Part Five - How to avoid the common mistake of over training.
"Working to Failure" - Written by Charles Poliquin and taken from Will's MBN member's area.
Body Changes: by Linda Fredette - This butt firming tummy-toning routine will give you the toned tush, and flat tummy you've been looking for just in time for spring break at the beach!

Cardio Exercise:

Cardio Interval Training - 8 Week Cardio Interval Training Blast! Get Increased Fat Loss AND Take Your Cardio Fitness To A Whole New Level.
Why buy a Treadmill? - What are the key benfits of owning a treadmill? Running indoors or outside. Folding treadmills vs. non-folding treadmills from a simple perspective.
Cardiovascular Exercise Principles and Guidelines: Part One - Proper methods of warming-up, stretching, and cooling-down and discuss the frequency and duration of a sound cardiovascular routine.
Cardiovascular Exercise Principles and Guidelines: Part Two - How to monitor exercise intensity and heart zone training.

Stretching and Flexibility:

Joint Problems - Maybe the topic is just not all that "sexy" or "cutting edge," but if you're one of the thousands of people whose gains in muscle are being side tracked by joint troubles, then you don't give a damn about sexy or cutting edge-you just want relief!
Stretching Principles and Guidelines - Flexibility prevents injury, increases your range of motion, promotes relaxation, improves performance and posture, reduces stress and keeps your body feeling loose and agile. Learn the basics for incorporating stretching exercises to your exercise plan.
Benefits of Flexibility Training - Explains why flexibility training is one of the key components of a balanced fitness program and should be a part of every individual's exercise routines.
Stretching for Health - Covers the Health Benefits of Active-Isolated Stretching. Includes Stretching Exercises that are Perfect for Anyone at Any Age.

Nutrition, Diet and Weight Loss:

The Role of Nutrition in Martial Arts, Police, Military Personnel - Nutrition can play a prominent role in the life of martial artists, police, and military personnel as a means of improving performance and the ability to recuperate from tough workouts.
Nutritional Myths that Just Won't Die:Protein - Covers some of the most common misconceptions regarding protein and the athlete.
The Whey it is - If there is one thing that continues to be perplexing, it is the disparity between how popular whey protein is and how much confusion there is regarding this immensely popular supplement.
Unified Theory of Nutrition - Any diet that claims calories don't matter, forget it. Any diet that tells you they have a magic ratio of foods, ignore it. Any diet that tells you any one food source is evil, it's a scam. Any diet that tells you it will work for all people all the time no matter the circumstances, throw it out or give it to someone you don't like!
It's in Your Blood - Down and dirty primer to understanding the value of blood work with some strategies and pointers to optimize hormones and other biochemical factors that negatively or positively impact health, ability to add lean mass and minimize fat.
Are There Homone in Your Whey? - One question that has popped up a few times relates to the issue of hormones in whey protein supplements. Are there hormones in your whey? It’s not a simple “yes” or “no” answer I am sorry to say, but the short answer is...
Anti-Ephedrine Campaign's latest bogus study - This article/email is dedicated to the new anti ephedrine onslaught that appears to be going on in the media.