My experience has been that training the trapezius muscle is non-existent in approximately 70% of the training public, over-trained by 20%, and trained appropriately by only 10% of fitness enthusiasts. Those who ignore the ‘traps’ as they are commonly known, have a tendency toward a round-shouldered, hunched look, while those with over-developed traps have an equally unbalanced, shrugged-shouldered look.
Forearm training is easily forgotten at the end of an upper arm training session. As we continue to train and re-shape our physiques, body balance becomes increasingly important. From the beginning, incorporate a few forearm training movements into your arm training day, beginning a habit that will continue for years and contribute to a more balanced physique.
The muscle group located on the backside of the leg, from the knee up to our posteriors, is known as the biceps femoris , commonly called the hamstring . Like the biceps brachii we are familiar with whenever we flex our upper arm in the common muscle pose, the biceps femoris muscle is made of two quite distinct muscles. The long head runs along the lateral (outside) of the pack portion of the leg and crosses two joints, both the knee and hip. The shorter head runs medially, inside the back of the thigh.
Fitness professionals constantly discuss the differences between free weights and machines. The layman also often asks if he or she should use free weights or machines. Why not use both?
I haven’t Trained my 1 rep max on dead lift in a long time, so it felt pretty damn good
So I’ve been training for FemSport and I’ve been extremely sore (my calves hurt for 3 days). I was talking with one of my friends about muscle soreness and pain and he said to try the foam roller. Well I’ve always been skeptical about the foam roller, what can a little piece of foam really [...]
It’s been just over a month since my last post and since I first started my training for Fem Sport. It’s definitely been an interesting month! Christmas certainly presented it’s challenges with food choices and finding the time to workout. I am happy to say that while my eating perhaps was not the GREATEST, it could [...]
This week I decided to compete in the upcoming Fem Sport competition taking place in March ’09. This will be my first of a series of posts as I move forward in my training. This is the first time since playing high school sports that I have trained for anything specific and am really looking [...]
