When it comes to increasing your strength by lifting, form is crucial to not only keep you injury free, but also to maximize the results from your efforts. In this article, we’ll review what a chest press is, what muscles it works, and proper form. What’s a Chest Press? A chest press is a weight training exercise in which the
The short answer is, yes. Cardio intense training is still effective to burn fat from your body, but adding strength training to your routine will compound and accelerate the progress. There’s a few reasons for this, of course, backed by scientific studies. Muscle mass increases metabolism rates. Muscle is more efficient at burning calories and can even continue to burn
If you’ve heard the story about the tortoise and the hare, you know that moving slow and steady will win the race. Maybe you aren’t focused on winning any races (or running any for that matter), but this still applies to how you train and the potential benefits. Time under tension (TUT) is the total amount of time that muscles
Muscle it muscle right? Right, but muscle is also a complex human structure made of fibers. Let’s dive into what each of these fibers is used for and why it matters that we know the difference when working on creating change in our body through movement. There are two types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch (type 1) and fast-twitch (type 2).
Whether you’ve started strength training or you’re thinking about starting, you might be wondering how long it will take before you start to see results in your body. Ultimately every body is different and there’s many factors that can change your timeline for seeing results, such as how often you exercise a muscle group, how much rest you give your
Let’s learn about your booty! If you’ve been around the fitness world, you’ve probably heard your butt being referred to by a muscle group, the glutes. Did you know that there are actually many muscles that make up this group of muscles? It’s okay if you didn’t, that’s why you’re here, to learn! Why is it valuable to learn about
