You may not realise it, but where you place your feet on the leg-press sled can impact which muscles get trained the hardest. Learn more, and try each variation today! While the barbell squat is widely considered the king of all leg exercises, the leg press—another effective and popular leg builder—is definitely in the royal family. Even though it's easy to load up
Are you dealing with shooting pains or numbness from sciatica? Discomfort is caused when the sciatic nerve (which runs from the lower spine down the back of each leg) gets pinched. It can be caused by an injury such as a slipped disk or pelvic fracture, pregnancy, or tight muscles in the lower back, hips, and legs. Whatever the cause,
Unless you are secretly a superhero, your body requires sleep. But very often when bedtime comes at the end of a busy day, it’s hard to allow the body and mind to slow down. You check email, you scroll through social media, and fall down the rabbit hole. Before you know it, it’s midnight, the blue light from your electronics
Resistance training is more important and far more effective than cardio for fat loss, and is an essential part of your training programme. There are eight essential exercises that everyone should include in their resistance training programme. So, you want to get lean; be ripped? You have your nutrition targeted at fat loss; you have your supplement regimen all ready. Now, you
Sugar.It’s everywhere. Of course, we can spot the obvious places– like ice cream and cookies, soft drinks and candy bars. But sugar also hides in less obvious places. Did you realise that store-bought spaghetti sauce almost always contains sugar? How about crackers, bread, and barbecue sauce? Even your breakfast sausage likely contains a good amount of the sweet stuff that
Will You Get Better Results From AM or PM Lifting? Weight training is key to a bodybuilders success, so it is understandable why they would only want 100% out of their workouts. In order to move the most weight, you have to be at your best, both physically and mentally. But when are you at your best? What is the
Yes, intermittent fasting could help you lose a significant amount of weight—but what if you only want to lose like, 10 pounds? Your solution: tiny tweaks. Small lifestyle changes can really add up and be pretty easy to implement—if you know where to begin. The key is finding changes that seem very doable within your day-to-day routine. These can really
How long should you wait between sets? Should you try to spend only a few seconds between sets to fully work the muscle and increase the "burn", or should you wait longer until your muscles have fully recovered from the last set? Which way is best to increase growth? Should you ever change the amount of time between sets over
In this article, we will look into how you can determine your average daily energy expenditure and fat loss calories. Now that you know how your body burns calories, it’s easy to see why online calorie calculators are not 100% accurate. A formula that takes a few general factors into account (e.g. weight, age, height etc.) cannot predict something as
Being a strong runner isn’t all about the miles you put in, strength matters too. And while many runners avoid strength training because they worry it will make them bulky and run slower, the reality is anything but. Strengthening exercises should be a big part of all runners’ training as they can help prevent bone loss while reducing joint pain and running
