Recent Fitness Blog | Weight Training Posts

Compound Movements and an Efficient Workout

by Heather Long

One way to build muscle and make your work out more efficient is to use compound movements. What's a compound movement? A compound movement is an exercise that utilizes two or more joints in performing the movement.

Read more | Send this to a friend

What Can You Do Right Now? (Strength Training)

by Heather Long

Do you have about 30 minutes? Good. I have something you can do right now to help promote better fitness and strength in your everyday life. No, you don't need any weights or weight training equipment. Instead, put on some comfortable clothes and a pair of comfortable shoes and let's get started.

Read more | Send this to a friend

Do You Want Big Muscles?

by Heather Long

When you think about exercise and fitness, do you think about big muscles? Do you concentrate on a workout that builds muscle and strengthens the body? Do you a chest that would do Atlas proud?

Read more | Send this to a friend

Weight Training: Progression and Overload

by Heather Long

We talked about exercise principles yesterday and the importance of doing it right the first time in order to promote your success. One of the principles we discussed was the concept of overload.

Read more | Send this to a friend

How to Weight Train for Running & Cycling

by Heather Long

Last week, we discussed the fact that runners and cyclists need to weight train in order to maximize their performance and to get the most out of their workouts.

Read more | Send this to a friend

How to ... Strength Train

by Heather Long

So we've been talking about strength training and that will naturally lead into a discussion on how to strength train. First and foremost, as with any new fitness program that you want to start, you should pay a call on your physician and get a physical.

Read more | Send this to a friend

Strength Training - Understanding More About It

by Heather Long

When it comes to getting in shape, we have discussed that you need to balance a trio of activities including flexibility, aerobic and strength training in order to develop your body to its fullest potential and to build good health across the board.

Read more | Send this to a friend

Weight-Training and Weight-Training Safety

by Heather Long

When it comes to working out, we explore the different options in order to give ourselves the best opportunities at health and fitness. Weight training is just such an opportunity. The primary rule of any weight training you do whether you are a beginner or more advanced lifter is to be safe.

Read more | Send this to a friend

Let's Talk About Our Muscles - Lower Body

by Heather Long

Hey there, we talked about our upper body and the musculature found there yesterday and today, we're going to take a look at our lower body and understand the muscles we have there.

Read more | Send this to a friend

Let's Talk About Our Muscles - Upper Body

by Heather Long

We talk about strength building and we talk about doing bicep curls and triceps presses, but we don't always talk about why we need to do these things and so let's take a few minutes to discuss our muscles themselves. We're going to focus on the upper body for now.

Read more | Send this to a friend