The bench press is by far the most popular exercise for anyone who lifts weights. Why? Well, it’s mostly to boost their own ego. Having a big chest looks good and gives you a lot of confidence. It’s also nice having people asking you all the time how much you can bench and being able [...]

If you love being a gym rat and hanging around the gym 24/7, this may not be for you. But if you’re somebody who’s looking to cut down the time they spend at the gym, you have found a goldmine! There are three excellent reasons everyone should be cutting down their workout sessions if they [...]

 Maybe you have reached your bodybuilding plateau. You know that you have been working hard on your body and you have reached a good level but you just can’t seem to get any bigger. You have increased your workout days and also the amount of time spent but still no luck Instead of running out [...]

A collection of fat in the lower abdomen is most common to women because the fat is meant both to cushion reproductive organs as well as to provide sustenance for an unborn child. Reducing lower ab fat is often challenging.   The first solution is diet. Besides reducing calorie intake and balancing food groups, lower [...]

Love handles are those bits of fat that exist on either side of the stomach near the natural waist line. Though exercise targeted to specific muscle groups actually does not cause fat to melt from those areas, persistent toning will create visible muscles that are useful and appealing. As cardiovascular exercise burns calories, it’s always [...]

If you are planning a cardio workout you should figure out your ideal maximum heartbeat level. The purpose of the heart is to pump blood from the venous system into the arterial system. The total output of that pump is called cardiac output. It’s measured in volume of blood per minute. Your heart rate is [...]