Tabata: A Great Workout that You May be Doing Wrong
First, some background on the well-known Tabata workout. The workout almost ended up having a name other than Tabata associated with it.
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6 Common Mistakes When Trying to Build Muscle
It can be frustrating when you see minimal or no gains after putting in hours each week at the gym or with your home workout. Here are some of the more common mistakes that could be preventing you from building lean muscle and what you can try instead. 1. Avoiding Leg Day Let’s start with …
Advantages and Disadvantages of Doing HIIT
While we all know that finding the time for our daily exercise is important to everyone, there is much debate about what kind of exercise is best for us.
Grip Strength is Often Overlooked But So Important for Strength Training
Adequate grip strength is important not only for strength training but also for life (activities of daily living). It’s true!
5 Great Exercises That Will Help Build Muscle
A recent New York Times article looked at the importance of getting stronger and to build muscle. It report that, according to researchers, only 6 percent of adults performed at least two strength workouts each week. Everyone knows that regular strength training is one of the best time and energy investments for better health. Why …
Why Repetitions Are an Important Training Variable
There are four training variables that require manipulation during a workout in order to make significant gains in the gym. An easy way to remember them is with an acronym known as FITT. The FITT Principle, as it is referred to, stands for training frequency, intensity, timing and type (specificity). These variables are controlled for …
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In Need of a New Strength Training Plan? Try Jefit App
Jefit app offers thousands of strength training plans for all training abilities.
15 Facts About Muscle & Strength You May Not Have Known
As more individuals begin to head back to the gym, the focus turns to building muscle and strength. Gaining additional knowledge regarding both topics will only help your fitness cause. Fifteen Facts Regarding Muscle and Strength Muscle: Build and Preserve it as You Age 1. How fast can you build muscle? One study reported, that …
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4 Health & Fitness Tips to Take Advantage of Right Now!
I’m sure you’ve heard your share of various health and fitness tips from family, friends, or your trainer. There are many floating around that are useful while on the flip side many of them are not. The following is a short list Jefit has put together for you that are hopefully useful and many of …
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Most Popular Strength Machines According to Jefit
According to Jefit, an award-winning strength planner & tracker app, the most popular strength training machines based on member usage are as follows. The following six exercises have been added to workouts on the app between 1.3 and 1.6 million times. The six exercise, starting with wide grip lat pulldown, can all be found below. …
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5 Tips for Getting More Consistent with an Exercise Routine
When it comes to exercise, it’s safe to say that it’s not always easy to stay consistent with your exercise routine. Sometimes, when you initially get started, you can be incredibly passionate about your journey. You’ll enjoy the process and stay psyched to keep things going. But before long, you’ll find that work, life, or …
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Explosive Lifts Can Take Your Strength Program to the Next Level
A great way to develop more power in a strength training program is to incorporate Olympic style explosive movements. These types of exercise are full body, compound exercises, that utilize triple extension. Triple extension is defined as the simultaneous extension of the ankles, knees and hips. Performing an exercise where the whole body is used …
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