Troubleshooting the Scapular Push-up – Here’s a video-based blog that goes over a common technical mistake on this population scapular stabilization exercise.  It also leads right into another great blog: A Quick Fix for Painful Push-ups.

Consumer Reports on Dangerous Supplements – Here’s a great blog by Dr. Jonny Bowden that talks about Consumer Reports‘ September issue, which highlighted the most dangerous supplements – and those that it recommended.

An Interview with Dr. Charlie Weingroff - This is an excellent interview that focuses on the foot, and Charlie doesn’t disappoint; he is a machine when it comes to kicking out great content.

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Push-ups for Baseball Pitchers – The why, how, and when.

The Truth About Leg Extensions – I just remember this article being really fun to write – mostly because I knew I’d get a lot of hate mail about it.  I was right about that.

Simple Asymmetry Fixes – It might be easier than you think!

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Step aerobics classes have ruined enough knees, Achilles tendons, and hips.

Ellipticals don’t allow you enough hip flexion to avoid developing hips like a crowbar.

Most people don’t need to sit on their fat a**es on bikes, either because most people, well, they sit on their fat a**es enough as it is.

In short, as I’ve noted in the past in my discussions of The Law of Repetitive Motion Part 1 and Part 2, take a small amplitude of motion and repeat it thousands of times and you’re going to wind up with some issues sooner than later.  And, to take it a step further, you’re going to get efficient at this motion – and over the course of time, burn fewer calories (especially if you’re doing steady-state cardio and not interval work).

It’s not like I haven’t made suggestions on other stuff to do, either.  Try Sprinting for Health, Rethinking Interval Training, or When Things Get Boring, Turn to Cardio Strength Training.  I also recently raved about the emphasis Chad Waterbury placed on movement on his great new fat loss program, Body of Fire.

And, if you need one more example, here was a little fun I had with an impromptu conditioning session on Sunday afternoon at Cressey Performance: Alternating Lateral Lunge Walk with Keg paired with Inchworms.

I’d already done some cable woodchops, t-push-ups, face pulls, slideboard, easy sprinting progressions, and medicine ball throws in a circuit format that day (pair up two exercises with low resistance and rotate back and forth without stopping for three minutes).  It’s not rocket science because we aren’t building rockets; people just need to move more.

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A Quick Fix for Painful Push-ups – This one comes from the EricCressey.com archives; I was reminded of it by a reader inquiry yesterday and thought I’d bring it back to the forefront, as it’s valuable information.

Adapting Vertical Pulls – Here’s an innovative idea from Bill Hartman.  I tried it out, and it seems to work pretty well.  We’ll be experimenting with it more with our new clients with shoulder pain moving forward.

Jays’ Odd Couple are a Mound of Trouble – This is a great – and entertaining – article about CP athlete and Blue Jays prospect Tim Collins and his teammate Trystan Magnuson.

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One really popular chest workout is actually the bench press. Not only does it help the arms but it also helps the core and the chest area. Most people however don’t do this exercise the right way. What you want to do is reach up and grab the bar and slowly bring it towards you, once it’s a few inches above your chest slowly bring it back up and you’ve just done a rep. Do this six to ten times more and you’ve done a set!

You don’t need big machine or fancy equipment to get in shape and to do a chest workout. All you need is a little motivation and some chest workouts to do. One real good way to get ripped is by doing a chest workout that consists of push ups and bench pressing only. Believe it or not between the both of these methods almost all your major muscles are worked and there’s simply no need to do other methods.

There are many, many different chest workouts and it seems like some people are coming up with new names from some every day. But when it comes down to the real methods that get real results you can’t beat methods like the bench press, or the dumbbell fly. Those are methods that will always be with us and that will always work.

If you really want to get in peak physical condition you’ll need to do a little bit more exercise but if getting a great looking chest, by doing some simple chest workouts, is your goal than your on the right track!

Learn more about chest workouts. Stop by Dan Argo’s site where you can find out all about the bestchest workout.

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I have never been a fan of pull-ups, and quite frankly hated doing them in the gym. I would do a set of 4 or 5 wide grip pull-ups and then quit for the rest of the workout. It just wasn’t enjoyable for me! I relied on lat-pull downs to develop my back, but really that wasn’t enough to get good results. I would occasionally do some lawnmowers, but never followed proper form, so it was pretty much pointless as well. I never had the proper instruction either, which doesn’t help. Then I began the program, and I wanted to make sure I strictly followed it because I saw how it worked for others.

Pull-ups and I have never really gotten along. I mean, I really hated doing them when I went to the gym, which is probably why I never did them anyways. If I would do them, I would do a set of 6 or 7 wide grip pull-ups and then quit because I hated doing them. So you might be asking, “So what did you do to develop the back?” Well, not much to be honest. Like I mentioned above, I would occasionally use the lateral pull-down machine, and would also do some lawn mowers, but they weren’t effective because I didn’t know how to use proper form.

Proper form is just as important for push-ups as it is pull-ups. I never believed that traditional push-ups would build my chest to where I wanted it to be. I guess you can say that I was a skeptic! That was until I did complete workouts that focused just on push-ups! You want soreness? Try doing 45 minutes of nothing but different push-up exercises! I could barely make it through the second half of the workout. As hard as it is to swallow my pride, I admit that I could only do 2-3 push-ups during the second half. Yeah, it’s embarrassing, but oh well! Long story short, doing just these traditional push-ups built my chest more than ever before. I even have veins popping out of my chest now!

Then there are the push-ups. Oh boy, that first workout, Chest … Back, nearly put an end to me! It involves doing nothing but non-stop push-ups and pull-ups for about 45 minutes. After I got through the half-way mark, I seriously thought I was going to pass out. My arms felt like jello from doing all those push-ups, and I could only do 2-3 push-ups for each remaining exercise. After a few weeks of doing that workout, I was already seeing changes in my chest that I have never noticed before! At the end of my 90 days, my chest was more developed than it has ever been.

If you have hit a plateau in your workouts and want to get beyond it, push-ups and pull-ups are the exercises that will take you to the next level. I was a skeptic at first until I tried going to a boot camp type workout, but now I preach by the program and the workouts. Traditional push-ups and pull-ups have made a comeback!

If you are curious as to whether the Beachbody P90X work out exercise program works, then stop by Josh Spencer’s site, www.iwanttogetripped.com where you can see Josh’s p90x transformation and review and can judge for yourself what it can do for you.

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When super slim body shapes are in, it may seem strange to those wanting to lose weight, to find some people work for a body builder look. To build bigger muscle is not for the sole intention of looking good, but rather to have a healthy and energetic body.

There are many ways to have great big muscles but the most common of which is to undergo a muscle building exercise program. These programs initially work on weight gain then move on to enhancing your muscles in no time. Usually it’s a bundle of some muscle-firming exercises like weight lifting, supplementing, nutrition, and injury protection. The steps to take in these programs are repetitive, enjoyable, and quick to follow. There’s just one thing you have to be cautious about and that’s when you have a personal trainer. You have to ensure that your personal trainer is a certified pro and not some con gymnast who claims you need to prolong your program for more pay.

There are those who say that homemade is best made. It’s still applicable to losing weight and toning muscles. You can do the best muscle building techniques in the privacy of your home and still get the best results. It’s not necessary that you submit yourself to a grueling trainer and get stuck in a cramped gym environment. You can use common techniques like calisthenics. You can do push-ups, pull-ups and some crunches daily. You can do these with a couple of weight lifting, starting from an empty bar and progressing toward heavier weights. All of these are done in the privacy of your home where you can have peace of mind and comfort.

You can also increase the strength, firmness and tone of your muscles by using free weights. Barbells are suitable for heavy lifting and can give the desired muscle stress level. The higher the stress level means you can build bigger muscle. Dumbbells can be used for maintenance exercises instead of being for main lifts.

When you have a personal goal of looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s physique, you will have to start from scratch. You will have to start from scratch. Simple and compound exercises that target several muscle groups are perfect to begin with. When you have had a solid foundation you can shift and use isolation exercises. Now it should be self explanatory why this is step by step process.

For someone who wants a truly muscular body, one has to remember that he needs to train his legs by doing proper squats regularly. He should do it as frequently as 1.5 times his body weight. When he does squats, he should do it properly with his hips lower than his knees. Usually body builders are known to be health conscious, even if most of them aim for the muscles more than they do for health. It might be because most of them know it well that proper diet, enough rest and sleep and enough water intake can hasten muscle development than mere exercise without the right sustenance.

The best muscle building technique so far is to gain weight by eating a lot. You might say that this is quite easy except that you will have to do this while taking a lot of protein-rich foods. Skipping breakfast is not allowed. Instead you need to load up on some carbohydrates in the morning. The first and only commandment to remember in body building is persistence. When it feels like you are going to die if you lift those weights, just think of the rewards you will reap, going to the beach clad in your fabulous trunks with everyone drooling at you, for that taut body build.

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While the idea of men participating in bodybuilding competitions is commonplace, the sight of muscular women clad in bikinis posing in these contests still surprises many. However, that is fast becoming ordinary too nowadays as women from all over have become more concerned about losing fat and gaining muscles in all the right places, sometimes even more than men are. They sweat out so much in the gym to get the build they desired. They also compose the larger part of the market for supplements and steroids, which they see as necessary reinforcements. These do not mean though that they have lost touch with their being women.

The trend of women in bodybuilding should not scare men though. It is not meant to rule the sport but, in the first place, to enhance physical fitness. The exercises, from jogging to weightlifting to simple push-ups, have the aim to lessen weight and develop muscles. There are women, however, who go even beyond this, which is by going into competitive bodybuilding.

Bodybuilding among women is increasingly becoming a fad. There are more competitions being held, attracting many competitors from all over. People are no longer surprised at women posing and showing off their muscles. In fact, women are now sharing notes on how to successfully lose fat and develop muscles much as they do with the latest lipstick from a cosmetic brand. These are not done in whispers though. The tips are all in the open, coming from various written sources and bodybuilding experts.

For those just starting out, hitting the gym floor and grabbing the barbells immediately may just be a recipe for disaster. They should first get the advice of experts on what routines they should do first. Their first sets of exercises should be based on an accurate appraisal of their bodies. After the appraisal, they can then start out with a light set of routines and with a few reps. As they build up their strength and as they get used to the routines, they can then start increasing the reps as well as the weights.

Getting into professional bodybuilding, of course, requires women to train more intensively. They are most likely to be found dealing with the harder and straining routines, sweating it out more than even the men in the gym do. Anaerobic exercises are given priorities. With the more strenuous routines, they can enjoy longer rests though. At this time also, they also give time to develop their skills in posing for bodybuilding competitions.

Augmenting their hard work at the gym, many women bodybuilders have used dietary supplements and steroids. The latter, however, is known to be dangerous and would need professional medical approval before being carried out. The best augmentation is offered by a healthy diet. This means taking in the needed proteins and carbohydrates. For muscle building, proteins are very important. Carbohydrates help in boosting the energy needed for weightlifting. With a combination of good diet and hard work at the gym, bodybuilding should be a breeze.

This is just one example of information about workout that you can find online. There are many more.

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Beginners at weight lifting might feel like they are missing something when they are trying to learn how to build their pecs. They do all of the same exercises they see other people doing and still have trouble getting their pecs built up. This is because not everything is about the exercise itself.

1. Eating the proper types of food is just as important as doing the necessary exercises. This is because without certain nutrients, muscles can’t be properly built. Protein is what muscle is made up of and therefore to build the muscle, you need to be eating a lot of protein. Carbohydrates are also a big help because they will provide your body more energy for the workout.

Overall health is a big part of how to build pecs so having a well balanced diet will be useful. Along with eating a lot of protein a person should be eating many fruits and vegetables. The body will be able to focus on building new muscle as long as it is healthy.

2. The second tip is to stretch. If you’re trying to build up your pecs, you should be doing stretches which get the upper chest ready to do some tough work. You can do something as easy as doing a push-up motion while standing, to stretch out your pectoral muscles.

People should avoid overworking their pecs for the same reason they should stretch. Too much activity on the pectoral muscles can strain the muscles causing them damage as opposed to making them stronger. It could also lead to overly pronounced pecs which some people call “man boobs.”

3. You need to do the correct types of exercises if you want to build your pectorals. Exercises like push-ups effectively work the pecs and can be done without a gym. If you have access to a weight lifting bench, you can do bench presses as well.

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