Comments on: Strength Training 101

By: best cardio exercise

best cardio exercise — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:30:38 +0000

You do not need to belong to a gym to be in shape since there are plenty of home cardio exercises that you can do. There are conflicting opinions of how much cardio you need to do every week so you should forget the rules and just do it for your health. After a good workout your muscles are warm, blood is pumping hard through your body and your body just feels good.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:46:10 +0000

Good stuff. I would throw in a few more "rules."

Change you workout every six weeks or so. Your body can get used to what you're doing and growth stops. Change it up.
Mix it up with some metabolic training. Think supersets, think step-ups and more functional exercises that are not just concentrated lifting, but rather more functional versions.
Spend some time doing just the basics. Squats (which you should never stop doing), deadlifts, cleans...the basics do a ton.
Try 5x5. Butt kicking, and great results.

Those are my thoughts!

By: Ayala Garris

Ayala Garris — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:54 +0000

im not trying to be a smartass or jackass either, and I do appreciate you taking the time to advise me, but I am not going the physician route with it, and besides my question is about the exercise itself.

By: Annette @ dozen roses

Annette @ dozen roses — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:47 +0000

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By: Mike Torres

Mike Torres — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:44:24 +0000

Thanks Rick – I had the “change your workout” stuff at the end in a note, but it’s definitely important enough to be called out specifically.

The other stuff is great too. The basics are *critical*!

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:42:22 +0000

Good stuff. I would throw in a few more “rules.”

Change you workout every six weeks or so. Your body can get used to what you’re doing and growth stops. Change it up.
Mix it up with some metabolic training. Think supersets, think step-ups and more functional exercises that are not just concentrated lifting, but rather more functional versions.
Spend some time doing just the basics. Squats (which you should never stop doing), deadlifts, cleans…the basics do a ton.
Try 5×5. Butt kicking, and great results.

Those are my thoughts!