Posts Tagged ‘reps’

Push Yourself for Just One More…

November 25, 2008 — by Joe Lawrence
Cardio, Eating & Exercise, Exercises, Family Fitness, Hiking, Running, Sports, Strength Training, Swimming, Winter Activities, Yoga
Have you ever noticed that you gain faster results when you workout with another person?  Why is it that the same exact workout plan when done in a group is much more effective than on your own?  The answer is truly mind over matter. When we workout with another that person is there to push us, and we have a sense of peer pressure not to whine or try to avoid a certain exercise.  We also don't have the tendency to lift lighter weights or not do the total reps. By ourselves, there is a different story.  If we don't feel like...

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High Intensity Workouts are the Way

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...

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