by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
Earlier this week I explained how to do pullups using a pullup bar. But what do you do if you are not strong enough to do a pullup yet, and you do not have a machine to assist you? You can do what is known as a negative pullup. To do a negative pullup, put a step near...
by Blaine Moore | Books, Reviews
The New Rules of Lifting is a recently published book from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. The New Rules of Lifting‘s basic premise is that it is not which muscles you work out at the gym that makes a real difference in your body, but how you move those muscles. The New Rules of Lifting are based upon using muscles in tandem and in very natural ways, rather than isolating your muscles and working your muscles in a way that your body will never need outside of a gym.
by Blaine Moore | Animated How-To, Fitness
How to perform a pullup with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Grab a pullup bar (or a handy tree branch…) in an overhand grip. Your hands should be located right around or slightly outside shoulder width....
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, News
Scott over at Straight to the Bar wrote about a study stating that thirsty people feel more pain. Going without a drink can make you more sensitive to pain, a study has found. Australian pain expert Dr Michael Farrell of the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne and...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness
The Health & Fitness blog discusses research on how exercise can combat depression. Quoting Briley: “exercise is not only cheaper than antidepressants (or the alcohol or illegal drugs many depressed people turn to for relief), its benefits are immediate....
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