Dear Davey, I want to get bigger triceps. What exercise would you recommend that I try at the gym? From, Michael Dear Michael, The tricep (short for triceps brachii muscle) is the large muscle at the back of your upper arm. It’s responsible for extending your elbow joint and straightening your arm. My current favorite exercise is performing drop sets [...]
Many fitness enthusiasts are fairly committed to the gym and working out, but often perform the same routines with the same weights over and over again. They don’t see any changes in their bodies or increases in strength, and often excuse their lack of results with the mistaken belief that it takes many years to see any real changes. As [...]
By now, you must have seen the hilarious shake weight infomercials – or the countless parodies on YouTube. With the sexually suggestive motion of the device, it’s easy to forget that it was design for working out. After purchasing a shake weight for a recent YouTube video and getting a zillion emails from interested blog buddies, I decided to put [...]
A few days ago, while discussing the 7 ways that 2011 is the healthiest year of my life, I mentioned adding variety to my workout: Our muscles become accustomed to our routines, and thus they can become less challenging over time. By changing up our workout variables (like base of stability, rest time durations, sequencing, intervals in cardio training, exercise [...]
Arms. They are good for so many wonderful things. Like hugging your boyfriend – or even better, yourself. We use our arms when we reach for things – like the stars or our dreams. And we use them for practical purposes, like swinging them when we walk and carrying things around. As it turns out, our arms are very important! [...]
If you’ve ever thrown a few free weights around at the gym, you’ve probably at least seen the tried and true bench press and its friends, the incline and decline press. The three machines are very closely related – so, what’s the difference? When you perform a bench press, you are activating a full range of muscles. Obviously, your chest [...]
When you wave goodbye, do your underarms wave back? Though more common in older adults, wobbly underarms do not discriminate. And sadly, they often cause people to avoid sleeveless shirts, tank tops and the like because of the embarrassment. Flabby underarms are often caused by muscle loss, weight gain, genetics and natural aging. While we can’t do much about the [...]
Just in case 17 push-up variations aren’t enough, I’ve got number 18. This variation, which originates from the good ole U.S. of A., is called the corkscrew push-up. I’m in love with it because it goes beyond the typical engagement of the upper body muscle groups to work your quads and calves. This is practically an entire full-body workout rolled [...]
Today, Davey Wavey Fitness (yes, this very blog that you are reading) hit an important milestone: 100,000 blog posts read! That’s no small feat, especially considering it has been just over four weeks since its launch in early August. To celebrate this milestone, I’m giving away a free iPod touch (yes, the one pictured here) to one of the next [...]
Curious to know how I hit the gym? I don’t mind sharing my secrets First, keep in mind that our goals probably aren’t the same (I focus heavily on arms) – and neither are our bodies. Having said that, I divide my routine into four days. Each workout takes about 90 minutes – maybe a tad more. I exercise six [...]
