Tip: Trade Machine Exercises for Free Weights

TRADE MACHINE EXERCISES FOR FREE WEIGHTS Machines are built with a specific path the weight has to travel -- one that wasn't designed for you. If you're too tall, too short or your arms or legs aren't the same length, that fixed path won't match your physiology, and you'll increase the likelihood of injury and develop weaknesses. Trade your machine exercises for dumbbells, barbells and medicine balls to build strength in ways more specific to your body, while also working all the smaller stabilizing muscles that machines miss.

Quote on Purpose

Don’t count the days; make the days count! -Muhammad Ali

Quote on Goals

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. Michelangelo

Quote on Habits

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle

Gym Psychology: The 6 Types Of Motivation

Everyone is motivated a little differently. Learn what type of motivation best suits you and then use that knowledge to attack your awesome fitness goals! One of my favorite topics to speak and write about is motivation. I like talking about motivation because it's so personal. Everybody has his or her own brand of self-encouragement and determination. Each of us is motivated a little differently. During a recent webinar for Gold's Gym, I discussed the six types of motivation. I spoke about this topic because knowing which type of motivation best compels you can be a really important factor in achieving your fitness goals. It went over so well that I thought I would share it with you! As you read through these motivation types, you may realize that you fall into more than one category?that's a good thing! You can use various techniques to ensure that you make it through those rough days and move onto bigger and better things. Continue Reading Here: https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gym-psychology-the-6-types-of-motivation.html

Setting Goals: A Realistic Approach to Consistent Gains

Everywhere I look, I see training information geared towards the hardcore. There’s nothing wrong with this – we all need motivation. The problem comes when examining the population of people who are actually reading and taking this information to heart. 9 times out of 10, they’re novice lifters who don’t know the first thing about proper training, and taking advice intended for people 3 steps ahead of them in their development and experience. When it really comes down to it, they’d benefit just fine from simplistic advice that can actually stand the test of time. Truth be told, that can actually apply to us all. Setting Goals: Back to the Basics https://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/setting-goals

Quote on Comfort

“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!” ― Jillian Michaels