What Is Calisthenics

Calisthenics is an excellent way to get yourself into better shape. Basic calisthenics training involves any exercises performed using no added weight. Body-weight training is another common name people use for this form of exercise.

The great thing about calisthenic exercise is that you can do it as a stand-alone routine, or have it programmed into any weight loss, bodybuilding or fitness workout.

The advantage of calisthenics is you do not need a gym or any special equipment and can do your routine just about anywhere. Well, there is equipment for Body-weight training but it is not required and compared to other fitness programs the equipment is considerably cheaper. We will show you a calisthenics workout plan for beginners that you can start today and think you will be surprised with the results and body transformation you can reach.

What Is a Bent Over Row

The bent over row is a compound exercise (requires more than one joint to perform the lift) that focuses on the back muscles and will also help to shape your shoulders too. Being a compound exercise, it is well suited for progressive overload. The primary muscles used for the bent over barbell row is the middle back. Strengthening these muscles is shown to improve your posture and spine stability, lowering your chances of lower back injuries. Before loading a heavyweight ensure you have practiced and learned the proper form for this exercise. As you increase the weight watch for lower back rounding while pulling, since it can increase stress to the lumbar discs. If you suffer from back issues, you should not do this exercise an excellent alternative training activity for those with back problems is a Low Pulley Row.

Bent Over Barbell Row Benefits

The bent-over barbell row is a great exercise for developing strength, thickness, and detail to your back. Most of our daily activities have are shoulders hunched like driving, working at a desk,

The Benefits of Proper Posture

Good posture is one of the first steps for helping to reduce back and neck pain. When someone slouches, it is shown to add strain on his or her muscles and add additional stress to the spine. This may result in changes to the anatomical characteristics of the spine, causing constricted nerves and blood vessels and may also lead to problems with your muscles, discs, and joints.

By strengthening your back muscles, you can help improve your posture. Read on to find five back exercises shown to help promote proper posture.

There are numerous benefits you receive from having good posture. The main advantages of correct posture are

Adding HIIT Into Your Bodybuilding Routine

Many people who are working on building a larger stronger body spend all their time hitting the weights and barely focus on improving their cardiovascular system. When I started bodybuilding I know I was guilty of doing this as well.

When I was focusing solely on bodybuilding I was adding a large percentage of body fat because of the high-calorie surplus from my diet. Adding HIIT into my bodybuilding routine allowed me to continue gaining lean muscle mass with a minimal amount of fat gain. Usually, people need to increase their calorie count when adding HIIT into their routine to prevent feeling too fatigued from their new training routine (at least this is what I found for myself).

Adding HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is a great way to help burn excess fat well keeping your hard-earned muscles intact. This article is assuming you have general knowledge of HIIT if this is your first time hearing about it check out our HIIT HOW TO for some basic information about incorporating HIIT.

In addition to increased fat burning and more muscle preserved, HIIT

Strengthen Your Legs At Home

If you want to build up and strengthen your legs but you don't have a gym membership or access to weights we have you covered. One of the nice things about making your legs bigger without weights is that you can strengthen your legs at home. This will help you to never miss a workout since you will not have to travel anywhere you have no excuse to not be able to get a workout in before bed.

This is especially useful if you have kids. When you put your kids to bed you can just go to another room and begin your workout without worry. Just make sure your not in a room above them and they shouldn't wake up. Exercises without weights are also great to strengthen legs with bad knees since using heavy weights is a lot harder on a person's joints.

You should be performing workouts at least twice a week for your legs. Since we are utilizing body weight exercises your joints will heal quickly. Body weight exercises are a great way to strengthen weak legs.

There are many exercises you can use to strengthen your legs at home. Here are some of my favorite exercises to use at home when I cannot make it to the gym.

Your Weak and Small And It's Time to Make A Change

How can you get stronger when your really skinny is a common question hard gainers and small eaters are always asking. But getting stronger is going to be a lot harder if you don't get some more meat on your frame. eating more calories is going to have to be your number one priority. All your hard work in the gym will be wasted if you don’t have the proper amount of nutrients for growth and strength.

To get your muscles stronger you have to ensure that you are giving them enough nutrients for healing and creating new muscle tissue. But to do this your going to have to understand why you're skinny. Are you eating enough food to get the number of calories you require? Or are you having problems eating enough calories?

First, you have to make sure you're eating enough protein each and every day. The number of grams of protein you are eating daily should be equal to the new weight you want to reach. So if your 140 lbs and you want to reach a weight of 160 lbs you will have to start eating

Exercise and Weight Loss

It does not matter if you have told yourself that you’re going to lose weight because this time things are going to be different. If this is not your first attempt to lose weight it is important for you to look back on what prevented you from achieving that goal. Losing your extra

A Bit About The Deadlift

The deadlift is a great exercise to build a persons strength. The deadlift does not rely on stretch reflex. The weight is dead on the floor and you have to brute force it all the way up. Also, you can’t really shorten the range of motion compared to a squat for example.

Protein Requirements for Men

So you’ve probably been told the benefits of eating more protein in your diet, or at least heard that you should, but how much? There is a lot of conflicting information out there, but here is was science says:

If you are trying to

Protein Requirements for Women

So you’ve probably been told the benefits of eating more protein in your diet, or at least heard that you should, but how much? There is a lot of conflicting information out there, but here is was science says:

If you are trying to