May 14, 2013 By: McKenzie Lipscomb
Chances are, you have been working really hard since January for your “brick body!” Summer is now just 5 weeks away and if you have been doing the same routine since the New Year, you may very well have hit the dreaded plateau. To burn through those last few pounds in time to show off…
April 23, 2013 By: Doug Durrschmidt
Special thanks to Personal Training Team Leader, Doug Durrschmidt for hosting this week’s fit tip. The common push-up targets your pectoral muscles, anterior deltoids, and triceps. The standard push-up starts with your hands about shoulder width apart in a plank position on your toes. You can modify the basic push-up, lessening the load on your…
April 10, 2013 By: Kurtis Shultz
Special thanks to this week’s host, personal trainer and boxing instructor, Kurtis Shultz for his fit tip and personal trainer, Tim Kohnle for being the guinea pig. It’s all about ropes for improving shoulder strength and stamina. Instead of using a treadmill or dumbbells, I recommend using battling ropes. There are many variations of movements you can do…
March 20, 2013 By: Nick Ehrlich
Special guest host, personal trainer Nick Ehrlich. Since Lynne and Victor are away at a fitness convention in Las Vegas, Victor asked me to do a fit tip on my favorite exercise. My favorite exercise works the abdominals in a transverse plane. Too often we work linearly; crunches, leg raises, sit ups, but we don’t work…
February 18, 2013 By: Victor Brick
Want to know how to develop great calves? The best way to develop great calves is by working both muscles of the calf which are the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The best way to work the soleus is the seated calf raise. The soleus is the deeper muscle of the two. Doing seated calf raises,…
January 28, 2013 By: Victor Brick
Want know a way to dramatically improve your strength training results without really trying? Start timing your rest intervals between sets. For most people, unless you are using heavy weights, 30 seconds between sets is plenty. This is true whether you are using pin-loaded equipment, free weights or body exercises. Thirty second rest intervals between…
December 20, 2012 By: Victor Brick
Do you want to appease your sweet tooth this holiday season with a low fat, low carb dessert? Try whipped cream. That’s right, whipped cream! Two tablespoons of whipped cream only has about 15 calories. More importantly, that amount only has 1 gram of fat and 1 gram of carbohydrates! Make sure the whipped cream…
October 25, 2012 By: Victor Brick
Leg extensions can be very helpful in reducing knee pain caused by arthritis and micro trauma (overuse). Leg extensions help to strengthen the knee and also help increase circulation to the knee. Leg extensions are best performed on a pin-loaded weight stack machine such as one manufactured by Life Fitness, StarTrac or Cybex. When performing…
September 19, 2012 By: Victor Brick
What’s the best protein bar to eat when you are trying to lose weight? Well, if you believe the best way to lose weight is to restrict your carbohydrate intake like we do, you should look for a bar that is low in carbohydrates and has adequate amounts of protein. We recommend only eating bars…
August 30, 2012 By: Victor Brick
Before we discuss the best chocolate to eat when you’re trying to lose weight, I want to follow up on my last fit tip about the best beer to drink when trying to lose weight. I said it was Michelob Ultra because it only had 2.6 carbs. I was informed by several readers that Miller…