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 | 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....
by Blaine Moore | Fitness
I recently put up a retooled version of my beginner/rusty lifter workout. I wrote that workout in response to the less than ideal layout of my new gym. What I wanted to do was my original resuming weights after time off (or having never lifted) workout, but I...
by Blaine Moore | Animated How-To, Fitness
How to perform a dumbbell bench press with one arm with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Lay back on a flat bench. Grasp two dumbbells next to your chest with your palms facing in. Press one of the dumbbells up...
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