Number Nine on my Top Ten Exercise List: Step-ups
Step ups should be a staple of any serious resistance training routine.
Step ups:
Train legs individually which can reduce strength discrepancies and therefore reduce injury risk and improve performance;
Improve neuromuscular coordination;
Have positive knee health implications due to the muscular and connective tissue strengthening and hypertrophy produced by the exercise;
Can be adjusted for strength levels by changing the height of the step;
Are great for the crucial glute, quad and hamstring muscle groups.
A few tips for the step up:
1. Use the leg on the step to produce the necessary force. Do not cheat by pushing off the back leg;
2. Keep the chest up to maintain postural alignment;
3. Start with a weight that allows you to maintain proper form.
Showing posts with label Los Angeles strength training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles strength training. Show all posts
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Eat Something "Bad" This Weekend
From my experience, many people eat better during the work week than on the weekend. Why? I don't know.
Maybe it is the structure of the work week, more weekend temptation (parties, etc), or maybe people just like to "let loose" on the weekend.
If your weekend eating is not so great, try this: give yourself one (and only one) "cheat meal" on the weekend. You have to be strict with the one "cheat meal" (cannot be 1.5 or 2 or 3) rule, or this will not work.
If you allow yourself one cheat meal, you will not feel deprived and your other meals will more than offset your one "cheat meal." You can still progress in body fat loss while being "realistic".
Try it and tell me how it goes.
Have a great weekend
Maybe it is the structure of the work week, more weekend temptation (parties, etc), or maybe people just like to "let loose" on the weekend.
If your weekend eating is not so great, try this: give yourself one (and only one) "cheat meal" on the weekend. You have to be strict with the one "cheat meal" (cannot be 1.5 or 2 or 3) rule, or this will not work.
If you allow yourself one cheat meal, you will not feel deprived and your other meals will more than offset your one "cheat meal." You can still progress in body fat loss while being "realistic".
Try it and tell me how it goes.
Have a great weekend
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Doing Simple Things Well in Los Angeles!
Ever get puzzled by what is the latest/greatest routine? Ever feel exercise "paralysis by analysis"?
I think many people training for sport overly complicate things. They want the absolute, latest/greatest, newest, hippest, whatever-est, training program. I do not think that is usually needed.
Successful sport training is usually not about doing the craziest new routine. Simple things often work best. Funny, this seems to be true in most fields.
That is where I come in. Since I stay on top of the best information, I know what the simple (but important) things are. Through my academic and gym experience, I know the most effective programs. Success simply requires following that simple plan.
Keep It Simple. But do it well.
Jeff
I think many people training for sport overly complicate things. They want the absolute, latest/greatest, newest, hippest, whatever-est, training program. I do not think that is usually needed.
Successful sport training is usually not about doing the craziest new routine. Simple things often work best. Funny, this seems to be true in most fields.
That is where I come in. Since I stay on top of the best information, I know what the simple (but important) things are. Through my academic and gym experience, I know the most effective programs. Success simply requires following that simple plan.
Keep It Simple. But do it well.
Jeff
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