Exercise Equipment and Workouts

The Marcy Recumbent Mag Cycle

We decided to give this by taking a test drive thanks to good word-of-mouth. It’s an affordable model when it comes to recumbent technology, and it’s definitely not overpriced. If you have a budget of around $200, this will make a welcome addition to your home exercise room. We found it was easily accessible and a cinch to assemble, and there’s a lot of potential to get fit with this particular model. It’s designed for beginners and veterans alike, and it should fit your work out personality quite easily thanks to a good degree of customization. The Marcy Mag Cycle is practical and does its job perfectly while streamlining a great way to burn calories. Read more »

Get Big and Cut at the Same Time

If you’re trying to build muscle, you most likely want gain size and become more defined. Powerlifting can help you get larger and stronger but is not the best for muscle separation and definition. Bodybuilding, on the other hand, focuses on muscle definition and separation. You can have the best of both worlds by incorporating both types of workouts. I’ve found the best way to do this is on a split schedule. I’ll detail my schedule, as well as some tips to focus on while you’re working out. If you follow this program I guarantee you’ll make great gains in both muscle size and definition, in a relatively short amount of time. Read more »

Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer Workout: Does It Work?

I tweaked my hamstring yet again playing football a month back. Not just because I’m getting old, but because one single bit of exercise a week is probably not enough. I needed to find something else that was quick to do, and effective too. For the first time in my life I decided to look at workout videos, and pretty high up in the Amazon bestseller list was Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer workout program. So, does it work? Read more »

3 Ways to Build Your Bench Pressing Strength

More than any other lift, the bench press is the one that defines the strength of a bodybuilder. I remember going to the weight room in high school and hearing the football players and wrestlers bragging about how much they could bench press as if it somehow defined them as a person. Right or wrong, the truth is that in the weight lifting community, the amount that you can bench press does have a way of defining your manhood and overall strength – especially among beginner bodybuilders. Read more »

The Most Important Absolutely Unbreakable Rules of Gym Etiquette

At the end of the day, it’s important to recognize that going to a gym is a luxury. It’s not your home and the equipment doesn’t belong to you. It’s a shared space and even if you pay a monthly subscription, you still have to follow the rules. It’s not just about you in an environment like this because it takes every member in order for a gym to run smoothly. You have to do your part to make sure that you play nicely while other people get just as much benefit from a gym as you do. Thankfully, many rules for gym etiquette are based on common sense. There are also things you will learn simply from experience and being in a gym for any period of time. But just in case you aren’t familiar with them yet, here are some unbreakable rules and the most important gym etiquette to keep in mind. Read more »