ShareArticle By: John Fontana Tricksters For the most part, diet and exercise companies that pump out countless DVD’s and diet books set you up for failure. I’m under the belief that they really have no idea what they are doing or that they know exactly what they are do ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Last week I discussed some possible causes of a slump or plateau in the gym. Before I began to truly study exercise I constantly went in and out of mini plateaus. It seemed that every few months I would hit a wall and actually get a little weake ... Continue Reading
Share You can’t walk into a gym, watch a workout DVD or read an exercise article without hearing about “core” or “core strength.” The fact that the core has gotten a lot of hype is a good thing, the bad thing is the misunderstanding. Walk into any health club and as ... Continue Reading
Share Article By: John Fontana Everyone has seen someone in the gym doing an exercise that you know must be bad for him or her. You may not be an exercise expert, but you know that the person’s form is terrible and needs to be fixed before they really hurt themselves. Form is a ... Continue Reading
Share Looking around the gym, you’ve likely noticed people with all different body types — some you might want to emulate, others you might want to avoid. You’ve seen the big-boned guy who likes to bench 400, but doesn’t want to take his shirt off. Or th ... Continue Reading
Share This week I would like to address everyone who participates in a sport that requires some type of rotation. A few examples would be golf, tennis, and baseball. All these sports require aggressive rotation of the spine and hips. The two unique factors all these sports have i ... Continue Reading
Share Form Is Function Walk into any large fitness club on any given day and you’re guaranteed to see a wide array of exercises. Some people take a traditional approach and stick to barbells and machines. Others are trying to stand with one leg on a Bosu ball or plank on a ... Continue Reading
Share I have a feeling the title of this article may attract the wrong people and turn off the people it’s aimed towards. I really am aiming this article at both males and females. Although it will seem like solely males in the beginning, I will explain how it translates to ... Continue Reading
Share Its time for the final aspect of building a sustainably healthy lifestyle! So far we have covered mindset, nutrition and rescovery. These three aspects are very crucial in the fabrication of a sustainable lifestyle; but, similar to a car, only three wheels won’t get y ... Continue Reading
Share You have likely heard a bunch of chatter about functional training or core training in reference to exercise. The problem with these concepts is that they are very vague and generally mean different things to different people. Some consider a sit up to be a core trainin ... Continue Reading