Most cities and towns these days have anywhere from a handful to dozens of gyms to choose from. How in the world does one decide? It might be tempting to choose the cheapest one, thinking that a weight is a weight, and a treadmill is a treadmill. If you always...
How Deep Should You Squat?
The question of squat depth is one asked a lot by beginners and debated now and again by advanced lifters. Watch your local gym's squat rack for a while, and you'll see some lifters squat no deeper than a lady's curtsy while others squat deep enough to pick up a...
The Best Shoulder Exercise: Bowing Laterals
Chances are you’ve never heard of one of the best shoulder exercises out there, the bowing lateral raise. It’s fantastic for building up the rear delts and strengthening the deep stabilizers of the shoulder joint, i.e. the rotator cuff. Since I started doing them, my shoulder problems have all but...
Habits, Addictions, and Fitness
Most of us know we should be eating healthy foods and hitting the gym consistently – it’s a matter of actually doing it. That’s where the power of habits and addictions comes into play. It turns out that a large percentage of our daily actions is done out of habit,...
