| Why do People Really
Start Lifting Weights? People begin
lifting weight for many reasons. Some begin
lifting in an attempt to "get fit" or
lose weight, others begin lifting to enhance
sports performance, or just to be stronger. Many
begin lifting weight in an attempt to gain sex
appeal or self confidence. But the biggest
reasons that someone begins lifting weights
seriously are... *Read More
What is a Hardcore Lifter Really?
A "hardcore lifter" is not someone
that lifts for reasons of health or vitality. A
hardcore lifter lifts because it can be done. Its
about competition and improvement. Its a
narcissism that makes one focus on weights more
than some focus on relationships. To the hardcore
lifter his relationship with weights... *Read More
One Set or Multiple Sets
One set versus multiple sets for weightlifting
is a question few people ask. The dogma of
multiple sets; 5 sets of 5 or what not seems to
be how most people start out because someone
suggested it. The real reason why two, three,
four or 45 sets would be better than one is
seldom explored. Its just taken at face value
because....*Read More
Full Body workouts Vs Body Part Split
Routines
To some this argument of full body routines vs
a bodybuilder style split routine is one of
compound movements vs isolation movements. But it
need not be just that. Even a full body routine
done two or three times a week can include
isolation work. *Read More
Planet Fitness and the Death of Real
Gyms
It seems real gyms are dying. People go to
pretend gyms where they can chitchat and do the
same thing over and over again like Curves. Or
they go to gyms with actual free weights and the
weights are too light for anyone serious, and
lunk alarms sound...*Read More
Arnold and How He Made Bodybuilding
and Weightlifting Mainstream
When people think of bodybuilding one name
nearly instantly comes to mind; thats Arnold
Schwarzenegger. In many ways he nearly single
handedly built the entire fitness industry
juggernaut that exists today. His personality and
charisma took bodybuilding and even weightlifting
and all other fitness pursuits out of the shadows
and into the mainstream. If there was no Arnold, *Read More
Lifting at Home vs the Gym
A lot of people believe you have to go to
"the gym" in order to do any serious
strength or fitness improving workout. This is
true if you consider your home can be a gym. The
phrase home gym has the stimga of late
infomericial elastic band machines or weight
machines with limited weight. A home gym need not
be like that. To lift weights all you really need
is a dumbell and perhaps a barbell. You can have
more than that or even less if you are willing to
do unusual exercises and make do with what you
find around you. The advantages of a gym you pay
a membership fee to is fancy machines and
equipment, potentially people to inspire you,
spotters, and atmosphere. The main advantage of a
home gym is convenience, usually no monthly
expense, you can workout any way you wish to, *Read More
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