Lower back pain is inconvenient and, often, painful. Medications used to relieve the pain aren’t always effective and often have side effects. Can weight training improve back pain symptoms – and is it safe?
Back pain is inconvenient and can sometimes become chronic. Weight training may help you avoid future back pain, but make sure you’re protecting your back and spine when you lift. Here are four ways to do that.
You can approach resistance training in several ways. You can lift heavy and do fewer reps or lighten up and do a high number of reps. You can also aim for somewhere in between. Which approach is best or do you need all three?
Would you like to burn more calories when you strength train? Here are six simple ways to incinerate more stubborn fat when you train.
Are you always looking for ways to get more out of your weight training efforts? One approach is to use negative reps training where you emphasize the eccentric or negative portion of the movement.
Can meditation help you with strength training? It’s certainly a relaxing pursuit but it may also be complementary to your weight training program. Here’s why.
Cross-training – if you aren’t doing it, you should be. Read on and discover six ways cross-training can improve your fitness level and physique.
As we age, we become more concerned about keeping our joints healthy. You might wonder whether weight training is good or harmful for your joints, especially if you have arthritis? Here’s what research shows.
Do your elbows feel sore when you lift weights? Find out what is likely causing your elbow pain and what you can do to reduce the stress on your elbows when you train.
Tempo or rep speed is a variable you can manipulate when you strength train. In fact, picking up the tempo may give you another benefit – greater calorie burn.
You produce the most growth hormone as an adolescent but levels drop dramatically with age. This can lead to the gradual loss of muscle and bone tissue. Can regular exercise bring about a release of growth hormone?
Unfortunately, your muscles adapt to training over a period of time. That’s when you have to introduce new challenges to make them work harder and push them a little beyond failure. Here are five advanced strength-training techniques that allow you to do that.
