Is Running Stairs a Useful Training Tool?
Stair Routines have been a standard of many workout programs for who knows how many thousands of years. Stairs are a tremendous training tool to help develop more power and efficiency in your stride. One of the major limiting factors that runners suffer from is a lack of proper muscle sequencing in their stride. To [...]
Exercise of the Week #37 Standing Hip Flexor Stretch
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #37 Standing Hip Flexor Stretch You can never do enough lengthening of the hip flexors with the amount of siting we are forced to do as a part of our jobs. This is the main reason why we decided to add an additional stretch for the hip flexors as a part [...]
Should I do a Kneeling Pushup or a “Regular” Pushup?
For all my life I have heard that to do pushups on my knees meant I was doing “girl” pushups. As a kid of course I believed this so I, being the studly kid I was, did pushups from my toes. Well, like many other lies that guys fall into, this one made me do [...]
Fitness Tip of the Week #14 Are You Taking the Time to Stretch?
This week I have been doing quite a bit of stretching. I mostly wanted to combat the tightness that I was beginning to feel as a result of sitting in classes and studying at my desk, along with the lifting I have been doing as a part of training. It feels good to be able [...]
Another Opinion on Running Shoes
I recently received e-mails from a few of you regarding an article from the New York Times about running injuries. The article is great so thanks to all of you who sent it. The article is regarding how many runners are suffering from injuries when training for long distance running. We have discussed this topic [...]
I think I Would be Afraid if my Kid was this Strong
One of our readers recently sent me this video. We talk all the time about true power and strength being your ability to control your own body. The boy in this video is capable of doing extremely advanced power moves at a very young age. For many years there has been debates about how old [...]
Exercise of the Week #36 Spread Foot 3 Position Arm Raises
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #36 Spread Foot 3 Position Arm Raises We are just 2 exercises away from completing your Running Warm-up. Following them we will do one more video in this series that will go over the proper sequence and reps to make it complete. The 3 Position Arm Raises are a great example [...]
What is the Best type of Exercise?
Several times recently this question has come up. People have asked me if they had to choose between cardio, resistance training, pilates, yoga, aerobics classes, or simply walking, which one would be the best one to do. Typically this is asked in the context of , “I really would rather not exercise but if I [...]
Fitness Tip of the Week #13 Are You Doing Resistance Training?
A large percentage of people sign up for gym memberships are doing so in order to lose weight. I see so many ads on the Internet that all have a secret formula, diet, or whatever it may be to lose weight. They even have a reality TV show dedicated to weight loss. Well, since it [...]
How important is your Heart Rate When You Workout?
This topic has been a common one among trainers and clients for many years. There is the common thoughts of various heart rate zones targeting different fuel sources. I have not used these in a long time but when I used to use heart rate as a major training tool I used 65-75% of your [...]