Wrist pain and discomfort during strength training is not uncommon. Fortunately though, you don’t have to drop your gym membership to stop the pain. Read on to see if you fall into any of the most common risk categories and what you need to know to keep your wrists healthy while still getting a great workout. Risk Factors The most common risk … [Read more...]
Back to Basics: Top 5 Most Important Strength Training Exercises
It’s amazing how much strength and conditioning has changed since the first time I picked up a barbell 20 years ago {and thanks, yes, feelin old!}. There’s good news and bad. The good is that new research and innovative training techniques have vastly improved our collective knowledge on how to build stronger, faster bodies. The bad news, alas, is … [Read more...]
A Brief History of the Fitness Business
Can you remember a time when there weren't 24 hour gyms in every strip mall? Or P90X infomercials every hour on the hour? If you can say yes, you’re at least as old as me. If you can't, you should know there was once a time in our not so distant past that the "health and fitness" industry was not always the multi-billion dollar empire it has … [Read more...]