Men have greater absolute strength than women but do they differ in their response to strength training? Find out how men and women differ in their response to strength training and why strength training is just as important for women.
Are you taking a balanced approach to resistance training? If you enjoy working certain muscle groups there’s a tendency to focus on those and neglect others. That can lead to muscle imbalances and injury. Here are four muscle groups many people ignore and why you should give them more focus.
Would you like to burn more fat when you do a strength training workout? Here are five ways to modify your weight training routine to boost the calorie burn and the after-burn.
When you resistance train, there are two types of exercises – compound exercises and isolation exercises. Find out how compound and isolation exercises differ and the additional benefits that compound exercises offer over isolation movements.
You put a lot of effort into your weight training workouts. Ever wonder about the “behind the scene” players, hormones, which make it easier or harder for you to build lean body mass? Find out more about the five most important ones and how they impact your workouts.
The last thing you want when you’re trying to build strength and lean body mass is a weight training injury. This article talks about some of the most common problems that lead to weight training injuries and how to avoid them.
Should you stretch before doing a resistance workout? It’s not a good idea to lift heavy weights when your muscles are cold – so should you stretch beforehand and what type of stretching is best? Find out why static stretching can reduce how well your muscles perform and what type of stretching is best before and after a workout.
Should women approach weight training differently than men do? Some women worry about bulking up, becoming too defined or losing their natural curves. Should females who want to look leaner and more defined without the bulk modify their weight training routine – or train like a man?
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.
So why do we offer two types of Upper Body Workouts in XTrain? Since XTrain is an undulating workout and is all about giving you more options it has been designed so that you can easily switch or mix the various Xtrain upper body strength workouts each week. This is why both 10 rep and 16 rep XTrain upper body videos work the exact same muscle groups. Read on to learn why Cathe structured the XTrain upper body workouts the way she did.
Do you experience a headache when you exercise? Exertional headaches aren’t uncommon. Find out what causes them and six steps you can take to prevent them.
