Have you ever noticed how your muscles look larger and more defined after a resistance workout? Why does this happen? This article discusses this phenomenon and what distinguishes it from true muscle hypertrophy.
FlexTrain is a non-stop total body workout mixes metabolic exercises with high rep strength training. It’s perfect for when you want to feel like you’ve thoroughly worked everything from head to toe without using a lot of equipment to do it. Minimal equipment along with body weight exercises will be used to unleash your strength
Find out the link between muscle soreness and muscle growth and whether one is necessary for the other.
Can you do long periods of endurance exercise with ease or are you better at power moves like jumping or sprinting? This may be partially explained by the muscle fiber Types you have a predominance of. Find out more about muscle fiber types, how they’re different from each other and how they impact athletic performance.
To build lean body mass, you have to progressively overload your muscles. When it comes down to it, there are three factors that impact muscle development and you can control these factors by the amount of weight you lift, the volume of your workout and the time you rest between sets. Find out more about these three factors and how to use them to maximize your workout.
There are two types of exercise recovery – active recovery and passive recovery. Exercise recovery refers both to short-term recovery when you’re doing interval training and longer term recovery between workouts. Find out the advantages of each and how to apply them to your workouts.
Feeling comfortable with a fitness routine is important but getting TOO comfortable can lead to stagnation, mental fatigue and plateaus. This article talks about why workout variety is important and some of the ways you can vary your exercise routine.
Some people, particularly women, want to get more “muscle tone.” They fear if they lift heavy weights they’ll get bulky. This article talks about the myth of “muscle toning” and why lifting heavy weights combined with high-intensity interval training is best for getting muscle definition without bulk.
Exercise recovery is important for fitness gains and muscle growth to take place. It’s during “down time” that muscles repair so that change can occur. A number of factors can impact exercise recovery. This article discusses five of those.
Are you looking for a different approach to working your muscles? Have you reached a plateau and want to change your routine? Discover the benefits of pyramid strength training and how it can help you get stronger and more defined.
Burn Sets is one of our new XTrain workouts that consist of two traditional upper body, heavy weight workouts: Chest, Back & Shoulders and Bi’s & Tri’s. Burn Sets uses tried and true classic weight training techniques, but what makes Burn Sets truly unique from other DVDs is all of the different ways this one DVD can be used.
Are you trying to build strength or is your goal to increase muscle size? Your approach for each should be different. This article discusses how training for size (bodybuilder style) differs from training for strength (powerlifter style) and how to maximize muscle growth.
