Wednesday, November 26, 2008

WITH THANKSGIVING BEING TOMORROW- WE'RE ALL GOING TO NEED AS MUCH FITNESS HELP AS POSSIBLE. THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS A BUSY ONE, AND TRYING TO ADD TO YOUR WORKOUT SCHEDULE TO MAKE UP FOR ALL OF THE EXTRA CALORIES WILL PROBABLY BE OFFSET BY JUST TRYING TO FIT YOUR REGULAR ROUTINE IN.

SO HOW ABOUT JUST GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE WORKOUT SCHEDULE AS POSSIBLE- REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU CAN DO?

ONE OF THE MOST BASIC YET SO IMPORTANT, AND SERIOUSLY NEGLECTED TRAINING TECHNIQUES- IS FULLY CONTRACTING(FLEXING) YOUR MUSCLES AT THE "TOP" OF EVERY REP IN EVERY SET. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED TRAINING TECHNIQUES TODAY.

ASK YOURSELF WHEN YOU LAST REMEMBER USING THIS TECHNIQUE YOURSELF?

FOR EXAMPLE: YOUR DOING BARBELL CURLS, YOU'VE GOT THE BAR CURLED UP TO YOUR SHOULDERS- THE "TOP" OF THE EXERCISE MOVEMENT. YOU SHOULD BE HOLDING THAT POSITION FOR 1 1/2 OR 2 SECONDS WITH YOUR BICEPS FULLY FLEXED LIKE YOU WERE ADMIRING THEM IN THE MIRROR.

I GUARANTEE YOU THAT BY YOUR 3RD SET YOUR NOT ABLE TO USE THE SAME WEIGHT YOU MAY HAVE USED THE LAST TIME YOU PERFORMED THIS EXERCISE. AND TALK ABOUT SORE. IF YOU HAVE NOT USED THIS TECHNIQUE IN AWHILE- OR IF EVER- YOU WILL FEEL THE RESULTS FOR DAYS.

REMEMBER THE OLD SAYING RELATING TO "IT'S NOT HOW MUCH WEIGHT CAN USE, BUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN USE WITH PROPER FORM"? PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPER DESCRIPTION OF ANY EXERCISE FORM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GENERALLY REGARDED AS A "TECHNIQUE".

FOR MORE FITNESS TIPS, VISIT http://www.10buckfitness.com and view our videos.

MIKE

Thursday, October 9, 2008

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO THE 10BUCK FITNESS BLOG, WHERE WE WILL DISCUSS THE LATEST FITNESS TRAINING TECHNIQUES, SUPPLIMENTS, AND BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT OF FITNESS.

THE 2 BIGGEST REASONS FOR NOT REACHING YOUR FITNESS GOALS ARE SIMPLY MOTIVATION, AND TIME TO TRAIN. THERE ARE MANY INFORMATION SOURCES OUT THERE PROMOTING CRAZY MEGA WORKOUT PROGRAMS, AND MAGICAL SUPPLIMENTS.

I WILL DO MY BEST THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE TO REIGN IN THESE MISCONCEPTIONS AND OFFER SOME TIME-SAVING TIPS TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR FITNESS GOALS SOONER, AND MAINTAIN YOUR MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE THIS WONDERFUL WAY OF LIFE.