Strength Training Community Blogs

I haven’t written anything this week and won’t for some time. StrongLifts.com Forum counts 1500+ members & 35.000+ posts. A lot of the same questions started to pop every week. So upon request of several forum members, but also with their help, I’m writing stickies. These 2 stickies are now online: Strength Training FAQ. What is strength [...]

Strengthening your rotator cuff because you have shoulder pain is like pumping air into a broken tire instead of fixing the hole in the tire. You're addressing the symptoms, not the root of the problem. Inside/out is a better approach.

Chances are you never heard of Steve Justa. He has trained for 20 years and has done crazy things like Quarter Deadlifts with 2000lbs, Quarter Squats with 800lbs for 2000 reps or walking 2 miles wearing a 200lbs weighted vest. You can always learn a lot from someone who has trained for 20 years and who [...]

How you would schedule a hybrid crossfit/strength training regiment to get VERY strong and VERY fit.

The rising food prices make it hard to eat healthy. These 20 tips will help you eat healthy on a budget.

Do you use straps for Deadlifts? Do you wear gloves because your hands hurt? Look at the picture at the top. The guy deadlifts a heavy weight with his bare hands. How come he doesn't need straps or gloves? If you grip the bar correctly on Deadlifts, you'll minimize callus formation, won't need straps or gloves and can even add a few extra pounds to your max. This post will teach you how to grip the bar correctly on Deadlifts.

Review of Eric Cressey & Mike Robertson's Magnificent Mobility DVD: which exercises are included, what I liked and didn't like about the DVD, etc

The Squat is the toughest weight lifting exercise, both physically and mentally. You?ll often lack motivation to go to the gym because you know a heavy Squat session is waiting for you there. Time to cut the crap. What you Squat is ridiculous compared with what others lift. ?Somewhere out there, a little Chinese girl is warming up with your max?. These are the 10 most impressive Squats of all time.

Keeping the bar above the center of your feet ensures stability. Moving the bar in a straight line is more efficient: the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. Here's how to push/pull the bar in a straight line.

To build muscle & lose fat, 90% of your diet must consist of whole unprocessed foods. That's anything that doesn't come out of a box like meats, veggies, eggs, fruits, etc. Eating 6 meals/day, leaves room for 4 junk meals per week. You're already doing that but not getting results? Maybe you're not eating that healthy. Here are 10 foods you might think are healthy because they're labeled as such, but which in reality are anything but healthy.

I am a trainer, educated to teach you how to live a more active life and take the safest and smartest route to a healthy lifestyle. I am not a doctor, a dietitian, a psychologist or physical therapist.

Okay, so this confirms everything I've been hearing so far, and the hunch I've had for the past few weeks. Shortage of staff, trainers, cleaners.. and my friends who weren't getting their salaries on time...

Leading the way with 20 nominations was BSN, followed by Universal with 16 nominations.

Now, I'm pretty sure that the above website mishap is just an isolated incident, and does not reflect on the gym's stand on the importance of their website... but it did get me thinking - How important do you health clubs out there think your website is? How effectively are you using your website?

Expect to learn more on areas about the importance of fitness education in personal training, succeeding as a personal trainer, and being successful in the fitness business itself. Get to meet like-minded people - personal trainers, group exercise instructors, fitness managers, mind-body professionals, and fitness business owners in Malaysia.

I do think that they are currently the LARGEST sports nutrition store in the country - you could easily play a game of catching in the store, and fit an entire family of 5 in the changing room (where you try out sports attire). Don't believe me? Go check it out yourself, and be prepared to be blown away because it's simply something you don't expect to see here in Malaysia.

If you ask me, I say that Fitness First has hit this event right on target by having a charity event intertwined with what we fitness enthusiasts love - exercise! And if there's ever a way to get people interested in exercise - I can't think of any better way than to have an open workout event smack in the middle of where we Malaysians just love to waste time - a shopping complex.

Oh hey - it's part and parcel of life that moments like these happen - but I must say that it sucks. They say that life's like a roller-coaster - but why am I in one that only goes faster and higher - never slowing down. It sucks that I can't find the time to blog. It sucks that I can't do the very things that stir me.

I'm glad that a bigger majority of the Malaysian public has decided to vote for a change this time around in the 2008 Malaysian General Elections. With this change, it is only a matter of time that we Malaysians WILL see a change in how our nation is run, and developed.

Thanks to the awesome folks at Fitness First Malaysia, you have a chance to grab one of the 10 x 2-week Passport double passes (for 2 persons). With the pass, you will be able to visit all Fitness First Health Clubs in Malaysia within that two week period for an unlimited number of times, and each pass is valued at RM400, so that's RM4,000 in total!