ShareBenefits: As a next progression from the stability ball chest press , the 1 arm chest press allows you to get your core even more involved. By not having a dumbbell in both hands, your body is forced to engage the core so that you don’t fall off the ball. How To: 1) ... 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 So you’ve followed your bench program for weeks. You’ve done the flat bench, dumbbell bench, incline bench, dumbbell fly’s, cable fly and loads of push ups. With all of that, you gained just a little strength and no noticeable size. You spent six weeks and hours ... 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 In the fast paced society we live in today, everyone expects everything to happen quickly. Just a few years ago the idea of having Internet on our phones was just that (an idea). Now, if my iPhone doesn’t load a page in a few seconds, I’m complaining about h ... Continue Reading
Many good things can come out of eccentric training and no matter what your goals are in the gym, eccentric training will likely be a key to your success. The biggest idea is that you are recruiting your type 2 or fast twitch muscle fibers when performing eccentric training. Th ... Continue Reading