TRAINING

In the words of Martina McBride, this one’s for the girls – but this is no “girly” leg workout.  Today’s woman is smart enough to fully embrace the most effective techniques for not only shaping their legs, but also adding muscle density for strength with the appearance of power.

By: Tim Rigby (courtesy of Inside Fitness) Although people perform the lat pulldown to grow the muscles in their back, usually in the hope of getti...

Take a break from the ordinary with an all-new Inside Fitness original full-body workout that takes you off the beaten path.  Removed here are the popular “A” list exercises like bench press, back squat, deadlift, leg press, lat pulldown, barbell curl and triceps pressdown.  Instead, this gruelling yet highly effective workout uses “B” list moves which we will identify and elaborate on below.  You don’t have to be traditional when it comes to results, nor do you have to dedicate your workout to only certain muscles.  This full-body “B” list workout will get the job done and send your gains soaring!

By Tim Rigby (copyright IFM Media)

Recently, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) surveyed 1,000 of their certified personal trainers on what they perceive to be the most effective techniques for getting fit.  Their top three answers were, in order of indication:

By Tim Rigby (copyright IFM Media)

Many fitness athletes, even at an advanced level, are unfamiliar with the DeLorme and Oxford Methods of training.  These two programs are referred to as progressive resistance exercises (PREs) as the amount of weight used changes within sets, but the number of repetitions per set remains the same.  In both cases specifically, sets of 10 reps are performed.  Over the last few decades, each mode has been examined scrupulously and the results have shown consistently that both are effective for increases in strength, though research does show one is slightly more effective than the other. We’ll get to that shortly.

By Tim Rigby (copyright IFM Media) Here’s where you finally get reminded of just how much fun weight training can be.  You’ve progressed through a...

By Tim Rigby (Copyright IFM Media) Now that a foundation for transitional training has been established, it’s time to progress to the Phase 2 work...

By Tim Rigby (copyright IFM Media) This “primer” Phase 1 workout will wake up your muscles which have been at a low intensity level for several mo...