Gender segregation is running rampant in gyms across the country and around the world. In the cardio section of the gym (with all the treadmills, bikes and ellipticals), you’ll find mostly women. And in the strength training area (with various machines and free weights), you’ll see mostly men. But this isn’t a segregation enforced by gym policies or rules – [...]

For a lot of people, working out while traveling can be a real challenge – and it’s often an excuse to take a few days (or more!) off from exercise. While the occasional break is perfectly fine, working out while traveling is actually pretty easy. It just requires a bit of creativity. Appropriately, I’m currently on vacation in Las Vegas. [...]

Dear Davey, I’m in the process of transitioning from machines to free weights. When using free weights, I can’t use as much weight. Is there a formula that I can use (i.e., 100 pounds on a machine = 50 pounds with free weights)? Any tips? Thanks, Mike First things first, let’s talk a bit about free weights versus machines. A [...]

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 [...]