The perfect weight of dumbbells you should start with as a beginner will depend on your modality, or in other words the type of training and its objective. First let's look at the modalities that user lighter weights that I don't write about a whole lot on this site. Barre I've sold many sets of [...]
With only dumbbells, can you get a good deadlift workout in, or does it require a barbell? The deadlift is a classic compound exercise that is one of most important lifts you can do in the gym for overall strength and muscle growth. It works your back, lats, hamstrings, quads, traps, and other stabilizer muscles. [...]
First, Traditional Cardio for Burning Calories All those cardio machines at the gym spit out the number of calories you've burned during the workout. On the surface it can seem handy: "I burned 490 calories today! I can eat a cupcake!" This is why doing cardio is such a popular method of burning calories. It [...]
You can't deny the lightweight portability of resistance bands for helping you do some kind of workout routine while traveling. Another benefit is they are pretty cheap, even for a whole set of varying resistances, compared to any machines or freeweights, and they're popular as a kind of home gym that you can stuff away [...]
The EZ curl bar at your gym most likely weighs 18-22 lbs. Round it off to 20 lbs as an estimate. That isn't necessarily the case, though. Let's look at some variants that could weigh different amounts. If you have a scale available, the easiest way is to simply weigh the bar, either by holding [...]
Herniated disc in your lower back? Screw it, lift weights anyway! No, seriously - Alex Krazewski, a physical therapist and strength coach, describes how it doesn't necessarily mean you should stop going heavy. read more: Why You Can and Should Lift Weights with a Herniated Disc A redditor found that this plastic shockproof ipad case [...]
Hi there fellow gear hounds, I'm back in action with a review compliments of Fringe Sport. This time I got the opportunity to test out and use their 2" 20kg "El Gordazo" Axle Bar (or to the crowd like me, their 2" 44 lb rounded to 45 lb "El Gordazo" Axle Bar). First let me [...]