Misconceptions about strength training abound even in this age of freely available information. I find it incredible that the following myths are still floating around.
The very young and the very old should stay away from strength training. Strength training is believed to be detrimental to children’s growth, while it is deemed too strenuous for senior citizens. Growing children actually benefit from strength training due to the strength their bones and muscles develop as a result. At the other end of the age spectrum, older athletes reap greater bone density and muscle strength from regular strength training sessions. This helps
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Training No-No: Walking with Weights
December 1st, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Strength Training
A number of senior ladies in my neighborhood go for walks carrying dumbbells or wrist or ankle weights. The idea is that by doing so, they combine cardio activity with strength training instead of doing either separately, saving time.
Other than looking unwieldy and reducing what would have been an enjoyable walk to a joyless shuffle, walking with weights can actually be harmful. Given the effect weights have when used while the body is supposed to be in motion, it is actually more beneficial to carry out strength training separately from cardio activities.
One perception of this form of strength training
Other than looking unwieldy and reducing what would have been an enjoyable walk to a joyless shuffle, walking with weights can actually be harmful. Given the effect weights have when used while the body is supposed to be in motion, it is actually more beneficial to carry out strength training separately from cardio activities.
One perception of this form of strength training
Recovery After Strength Training
November 4th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Strength Training
The same commitment you bring to strength training sessions should also be carried into the recovery period that follows. Most of the time, people forget that physical exertion causes “injury” to muscles. Accordingly, muscles that have healed adequately from injury are stronger and last longer, i.e., you gain strength and endurance.
Thus, recovery after strength training is important, but most of us, myself included, tend to neglect this aspect. In fact, post-strength training recovery is easy, but as with almost everything else in life, requires persistence to ensure success.
One of the first things you should do following a strength training
Thus, recovery after strength training is important, but most of us, myself included, tend to neglect this aspect. In fact, post-strength training recovery is easy, but as with almost everything else in life, requires persistence to ensure success.
One of the first things you should do following a strength training
Strength Training: Doing It Right
July 15th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Strength Training
Modern man is constantly prodded to do more, and do it better than everyone else. As such, it’s no surprise that most people throw themselves into a strength-training regimen, only to have to stop soon after to recuperate from injury.
Images of relaxed-looking athletes bench-pressing 150 lbs are nothing new, and not a problem, as long as you remember that they’re selling an idealized vision of what strength training entails (and probably supplements). The reality is, you will strain at that bar bell in the early days of your strength training routine, but there’s no need to get a hernia to
Images of relaxed-looking athletes bench-pressing 150 lbs are nothing new, and not a problem, as long as you remember that they’re selling an idealized vision of what strength training entails (and probably supplements). The reality is, you will strain at that bar bell in the early days of your strength training routine, but there’s no need to get a hernia to
5 Great Reasons to Do Push-ups
June 20th, 2011 by Louise | Strength Training
How to perform a proper push-up: Lie chest-down, with hands shoulder-level, slightly more than shoulder-width apart, palms flat. Feet should be together. Start the motion by straightening your arms, which pushes your body off the floor. Then, lower your body. Look forward, not down; if any part of your face touches the ground, it should be your chin, not your nose. During the push-up, palms should remain in their original position, and your back should be straight. Ask someone to watch and check your form; you might be told that you are letting your core sag or
