Whether you are experienced or a beginner, you may have gone to the gym…seen someone do an exercise, and maybe question if their range of motion was even effective. In today’s video, I want to help guide you on the truth of range of motion, and if it actuallyContinue Reading
You may be doing exercises that are outdated, and honestly not getting you the best results. Sometimes, in order to get better results working out from home or in the gym…you need to do different exercises. I am going to give you a list of bad exercises people still do,Continue Reading
I wasn’t always some fit person my whole life. Just like everyone else, I started at some point on my fitness journey. I have had some injuries, setbacks, but a lot of results and success as well. Over time, I became an “expert” of fitness, especially for men over 40.Continue Reading
Although a lot of things have stayed consistent in the fitness industry over the past 20 years…there has been a lot of change to fitness and nutrition as well. There are exercises that are still effective to this day, and some exercises that have aged out over time. MachinesContinue Reading
What is better to do as a man over 50? High reps low sets or low reps high sets? If you are over 50, you most likely want to build and maintain muscle. The best way to accomplish that is with lower reps high sets. Aim for 8-12 reps, andContinue Reading
If you are a man over 50, you need to stop doing these exercises in your workouts… It may not seem like horrible exercises, but the risk of injury just isn’t worth it when there are other exercises that can get you the same if not better results. AsContinue Reading
Mark McIlyar from Live Anabolic discusses if "training to failure" is a smart decision for men over 40. This video explores whether pushing every set to its limit contributes effectively to "muscle growth" and "muscle building". We dive into the science behind this common "weight training" practice and itsContinue Reading
If you have ever worked with a trainer, and they show you an exercise, one common thing they ask is if you are feeling the tension in the muscle group you are working in that exercise. It is great that you are working out…but are you actually working the musclesContinue Reading
Getting older isn’t for the wussies, but the alternative isn’t great either. So let’s do our best to fight father time and stay as healthy as possible as we get older. Our physical capabilities change over time, so we need to change our thinking about exercising as well. InContinue Reading
We spend a lot of time focusing on how to build “muscle”. However, the workouts we do are also building strength. Especially if you focus on increasing the weight during resistance training, you are increasing strength and building muscle at the same time. I am going to give youContinue Reading
When I say these are the only exercises you need to build muscle, especially after 50, I am talking about “bang for your buck’ exercises. Exercises that are compound movements and work multiple muscle groups. Whether you are at home or in the gym, you can do these exercisesContinue Reading
If you are a man over 40, it is important to avoid injury from working out. If you are lifting really heavy weight, there are more possibilities to injure yourself, especially if you are using bad form. When using lighter weights, you can focus more on good form, mindContinue Reading
As you get older, especially over the age of 50, there are things that are more difficult than when you were younger. You are never too old to start something or achieve a fitness goal. If you are on a fitness journey, odds are, one of your goals isContinue Reading
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The back is such a large muscle group, and it can take a bit of exercises to make sure you are working all of your back. A lot of back exercises that we do are compound exercises, meaning they work multiple muscle groups at the same time. So, youContinue Reading