In all honesty these are some bogus excuses. At the end of the day men choose not to target their glute muscles because they either do not know how to activate them properly, it’s too hard for them, or their good ole egos kick in while performing curls in the squat rack. There is nothing worse as a man putting on a pair of jeans [...]
The “Closers”: 5 Ways To Finish Your Workouts Strong
Sometimes, it feels like you’ve had 95 percent of a great workout. Which is better than nothing, but still… Here’s how to hit the 100-percent mark with 5 different body parts. “Leave it all on the field,” high school coaches like to snarl at their young charges. Unfortunately, at the gym [...]
Getting More By Going Bare: A Look At Barefoot-Mimicking Shoes
I wear them all the time and find them to be more comfortable than the $150 pair of brand name shoes I had purchased thinking all the air and cushioning would be better than “minimal” cushioning. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Once the shoes are on you don’t [...]
Calf Building 101
The gastrocnemius is also called the calf muscle. The muscle itself is one that is visible on the body (meaning it doesn’t lie underneath any other muscles and therefore is not visible by the eye). The gastrocnemius attaches to the heel (at the Achilles Tendon) and originates on the femur (behind the knee). The calf muscle has two [...]
Quad Building 101
The quads are made up of 4 muscles (vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris). These 4 muscles are found on the front of the thigh. They originate at the top of the femur (largest bone in the leg) and attach down on the tibia. The rectus femoris, however, is a little different in that it goes across the hip [...]
Hamstring Building 101
The hamstrings are made up of three muscles. Those three muscles are the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus. All three of these muscles originate on the pelvic bone under the glutes, and then insert on the tibia.The bicep femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus are all used for flexing [...]
