Where This Myth Stems From We have two places this idea could have been conjured up from. First up is “logic” the uneducated guy or girl, I guess that the…
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There are a wide variety of myths, misconceptions and misnomers around getting six pack abs even though the motivation to achieve six pack abs may be vanity, having strong abdominal…
Compound movement first – Do this to stimulate the highest number of muscle fibers as well as release the maximum amount of testosterone and growth hormone. Work the chest at…
1: Wake your glutes up with a dynamic warm-up. You know that static stretching before workouts is passé, but doing dynamic movements to wake your muscles up is particularly important…
WHAT IS DOMS? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) differs from regular muscle soreness in severity, duration of soreness and in causal factors. Whereas normal muscle soreness results immediately following…
What is Foam Rolling? Foam rolling refers to a technique for self-massage and post-workout muscle recovery using a cylinder made of dense foam. Why should I be Foam Rolling? We…
Did you know that regular stretching is just as important as regular exercise? If you’re like me, you probably neglect this aspect of your fitness regime. Stretching has major benefits and…
Hormones Unfortunately, as women, we just don’t have the level of anabolic hormones in our body that men do, so building muscle is, and probably always will be, more challenging….
Excess body fat makes a man look more curvaceous than cut. Body fat contains aromatase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into oestrogen, the main sex hormones in women. Having extra…
Training with big weights doesn’t guarantee you will get bigger, the high numbers on the bar don’t mean anything if you are not contracting the muscle properly. The aim for…