Lifting? Think Joint Action.

...when thinking about resistance training, start by thinking about your joints. I workout in a college gym, which means there are college students exercising there. Which means there are college boys there. Which means that at any given moment, there are at least five of them doing bicep curls. Lots and lots of bicep curls.... Continue Reading →

June 2, 2016 0

A little resistance goes a long way (Part 2): Weight training basics.

In last week's post I began writing about two basic exercise goals, which Cristin had come up with: 1. Burn Calories. 2. Gain Strength. I primarily began to relate these goals to resistance training (weight lifting), and came up with two guidelines to follow while in the gym: 1. Try to incorporate your full body and/or big muscle groups... Continue Reading →

November 5, 2012 0