If you ask someone for their fitness goals, many men and women will reply that they want to become more toned. These individuals don’t want to become big and overly muscular; instead, they’d like to get rid of the “jiggle.” In actuality, there’s no such thing as toned muscle. Muscles don’t get harder or softer – they get larger or [...]
Dear Davey, I was looking in the mirror the other day and realized that my right trapezius is larger than my left and it is noticeable. My friend recommended that I do shrugs whilst having a heavier weight on my left until it balances. Is this right – or is there a better way of evening my muscles out? From, [...]
Strong forearms aren’t just sexy – they’re functional. When perform repetitions with barbells or dumbbells, some exercisers may notice that it is their grip strength (rather than the muscle being worked) that fails first. In other words, just holding onto the weights may be the greatest challenge – not the exercise itself. Whenever I go rock climbing, I’m always impressed [...]
When it comes to positive people, I’ll admit that I’m pretty high on the list. But, Cassey, my friend and fellow YouTube Next Trainer, definitely takes the cake. I love her! Cassey runs a YouTube channel called BlogilatesTV, and the two of us teamed up to create a super-intense and amazing 8 minute ass workout to kick your…. well, butt. [...]
Every Thursday night, I work with a Pilates instructor to help improve my flexibility and correct muscular imbalances. During last night’s class, we worked to identify some of the weaker muscles in my body. Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time exercising and building stronger muscles – but not all of my muscles have developed evenly. As [...]
Hi Davey, I’ve been getting back in to shape lately by going to the gym 2 – 3 times a week. When I first started, my muscles would become sore 1 – 2 days after my workout. Recently I’m finding that my muscles don’t become sore in the slightest. I am increasing the amount I lift but I’m cautious because [...]
Depending on which expert you ask, there are anywhere from 640 to 850 muscles in the human body. It’s estimated there there are as many as 360 joints – and then several hundred more ligaments and tendons to hold it all together. In a short, our bodies evolved to move. Ages ago, when we still lived in caves, our lives [...]
Working out with a friend makes things more fun – especially if he’s the impossibly sexy Chris Nogeic. While working on an upcoming project, Chris wanted to share three of his favorite shoulder exercises that you can try at home. Check out the video. While these exercises are demonstrated with a partner, there are plenty of ways to improvise if [...]
Dear Davey, I’m quite skinny but I have a ring of fat around my mid-section – it’s like a pair of stubborn love handles. Obviously, I’d like to burn my stomach fat – but I also want to build muscle. Is it possible to do both? From, Joe Hey Joe, In short: Yes, it’s totally possible to burn fat AND [...]
Want to set your sights on one of the most difficult exercises and perhaps best party trick, ever? Introducing the human flag. Each Tuesday night, I attend an adult group gymnastics class. The participants represent a wide variety of ability levels, but one of the more advanced students recently challenged me to do a human flag. Truth be told, I [...]
