August 26, 2008 — by C Zuver
General Fitness
The DSM-IV-TR is the holy grail of psychology. It is a book that lists every psychological disorder and all of the symptoms that are agreed upon by the American Psychiatric Assosciation (APA).
Among sexual, social, emotional, and multiple other disorders Bulimia Nervosa is one of the most notorious. Along with several symptoms, it mentions excessive exercise. Unfortunately for some people, this symptom can occur without the Bulimia. The DSM fails to list a work-out binge as a separate disorder, yet an excessive exercise disorder exists and is a serious threat...Read More »
August 19, 2008 — by Louise
Running, Sports, Swimming
I've decided to take a break from talking about what we can do about our own fitness, in order to talk about the people who are considered to have the best fitness in our country (and sometimes the world): the U.S. Olympic athletes. Most of these athletes have been training in their respective events for as long as they can remember and have prepared themselves to be in peak physical condition for each Olympic Game in which they are qualified. These athletes have astounding skill in their sports and deserve the recognition the Olympics brings them.
During the writing of this...
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August 12, 2008 — by Bea
Exercises, Strength Training
High-intensity, low-volume lifting routines may be great for building muscle, but not for becoming tone. To read more about building your muscles and training to look buff and built, read the article
, High Intensity Workouts Are The Way. However, if you are not looking to "get big" or show off your massive "guns," then high weights with low repetitions is not the way to go.
If you want to tone your muscles and still be strong, then the workout that you want to focus on is using low weights with more reps and sets. Now I do not mean extremely...
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August 5, 2008 — by Joe Lawrence
Exercises, Strength Training
“You need to workout each muscle group until failure. It will take about two hours in the gym, if you ever want to get real results.” When you first were introduced to weight lifting, did the advice sound something like that? Fortunately for our muscles and free time, this advice is wrong.
This scenario describes a low-intensity, high-volume workout. "Wait a minute, I do not workout with low-intensity!" Sorry, but it is true. When you lift this way, most people break...Read More »
