Jun 30, 2008

Health Tip


The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association recommend exercising for at least 30 minutes per day, five days per week, at a moderate intensity (enough to increase breathing rate, but still allow for conversation).

(Wikipedia)

Jun 28, 2008

Form in Crunches


Proper starting form is lying face up on the floor with knees bent. The movement begins by curling the shoulders towards the pelvis, with hands placed behind or beside the neck, or crossed over the chest.

Using the hands to exert force on the neck can cause injury, so common practice is to avoid placing the hands behind the head itself. The hands can however, form a shelf to support the weight of the head, so that the neck flexor muscles can relax during the movement.

So long as the neck remains in an extended position with the neck flexors relaxed, then the hands are not exerting excessive force and it will not cause injury.
(Wikipedia)

Jun 20, 2008

Deadlift

The deadlift is a weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell (or, in the case of the trapbar deadlift, a loaded trapbar) off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position. It is one of the three gauges of powerlifting, and is an excellent exercise for overall body development if done properly. (Wikipedia)

Jun 10, 2008

Jun 9, 2008

Coach Geoff's Fitness: Ep 1



Ep 1- introduce pushups
Ep 2- introduce pullups, chinups, chest ups etc.
Ep 3- introduce core exercises
Ep 4- introduce leg exercises
Ep 5- introduce posterior chain exercises and shoulders/pressing exercises
Ep 6 and beyond- workouts with scalable exercises that beginners through experts can benefit from.

Jun 7, 2008

Back Exercise - Mass Building



Using mass building exercises to build back.

Jun 6, 2008

Back Muscles


for definition

Jun 3, 2008

Jun 1, 2008