Back Extension Technique
I consider the back extension to be a basic ‘core’ exercise. While low back certainly gets hit during big movements like squats and especially deadlifts (and RDL’s and good mornings), the spinal erectors tend to get hit primary isometrically (meaning that they contract without movement).
Lifting 6 Days Per Week for Mass Gains – Q&A
This is another common situation that comes up, people who work full time jobs and who have families that they don’t want to completely neglect often can’t spend a lot of time in the gym on a day to day basis. Traditional types of workouts which take 1-1.5 hours per workout simply aren’t realistic (especially during the week), between travel, changing clothes, etc. their entire evening after work is completely taken up.
Fiber – It’s Natures Broom
However with that said, there is still some confusion over some aspects of fiber and nutrition that I’d like to cover in this article. And, of course, there is still the issue in the modern world that most people, despite constantencouragement to eat more, still don’t get sufficient fiber.
Are Blood Flow and Lipolysis in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Influenced by Contractions in Adjacent Muscle in Humans – Research Review
Hour long ‘abs’ or ‘buns/thighs’ classes filled with nearly an hour of high rep movements for the specific area can be found in most commercial gyms. Even in the bodybuilding world, where people really should know better, some still argue that spot reduction can occur and that working a given muscle group will help reduce fat in that specific area. I addressed this topic somewhat in The Stubborn Fat Solution since some of what I discuss in that book could readily be confused with spot reduction (it’s not).
Returning to Training After a Layoff – Q&A
In that context, there is actually quite a bit of data on detraining (e.g. how rapidly you lose adaptations from training when you quit). I can’t honestly say I’ve looked at it in detail recently and much of what I’m going to write below is based as much on personal experience training and coaching as anything in the literature.
The Fundamentals of Fat Loss Diets Part 2
In Part 1, I also provided a rough starting point for caloric intake of 10-12 calories per pound of total body weight. As noted in that article, this is only a starting point and, depending on the specific, relatively higher or lower caloric intakes may be more appropriate. While much of this variability is due to differences in daily activity level and/or individual physiology, there are also various pros and cons to using larger or smaller deficits, a topic I discuss in Setting the Deficit – Small, Moderate or Large.
The Fundamentals of Fat Loss Diets Part 1
I did an online interview of some sort a while back and one of the questions I was asked was this “What are the basic components of fat loss diet that you would recommend? That is, if you had to give the most general fat loss diet approach, what would it be?” Another way of phrasing the question might be thus: What’s the simplest fat loss diet you can draw up, with the fewest details for people to get obsessive over?
Choosing a Reliable Personal Trainer
A question I get from time to time is how to choose a personal trainer. And while many are happy to work it out on their own and train by themselves, the simple fact is that many people do benefit from personal trainers. Whether it’s from a motivational/accountability standpoint or simply having an ‘expert’ teach them how to train, there are benefits to be had.
