How To: Swiss Ball Bridge

by | Animated How-To

How to perform a swiss ball bridge exercise with an image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized image. The swiss ball bridge exercise is a static move. There is no movement involved other than getting into and out of the correct position. The...

New Rule #14: Stretching is not a warm-up

by | New Rules

Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #14. Stretching is not a warm-up. The authors state that stretching does not warm up your muscles,...

How To: Pushups

by | Animated How-To, Fitness

How to perform pushups with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Lie face down on the floor with your hands (palms down) about shoulder width apart. Your feet should be together with your toes tucked under your...

Is it a gym, or is it a zoo?

by | Personal

I remember now why it is that I normally lift weights at six o’clock in the morning. At 6 o’clock in the evening, the gym is a zoo. There are people everywhere! It is fit to make you claustrophobic. All of the cardiovascular machines have heaving, sweaty...