Health Tips : Is it okay to stretch when I'm still sore?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 31 2010
0A lot of of us become sore when we begin exercising. Common causes for the discomfort that results immediately or a day or two after exercise might include • tiny tears in the muscle tissue and/or connective tissue surrounding the muscle • fluid retention surrounding the muscle tissue • muscle spasms • overstretching You certainly [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Build muscle mass?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 30 2010
0Muscle powders have been around for years and the ads are no longer in just muscle mags. the ads can now be seen during sports shows, especially televised body building competitions. They’re so convincing that it’s hard to believe they don’t help build muscle any faster — but they don’t. Although additional calories are needed [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Fat to muscle?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 29 2010
0Despite what all the late night infomercials tell us, fat and muscle are two distinctly different tissues and one cannot be turned into the other. Muscle will always be muscle and fat will always be fat. As to the second thought you mentioned, one pound of either is exactly that – one pound. It is [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : High carb snack good after lifting?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 28 2010
0Glycogen is a carbohydrate stored in the muscles and liver and is critical for sustaining physical activity over long periods of time. When levels of glycogen are low, you can feel sluggish, weak and tired. During exercise, muscle glycogen is used as a source of energy for the specific muscle in which it’s stored. The [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Muscle soreness and weightlifting
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 27 2010
0Muscle soreness can happen to any of us at any time. It normally always happens to individuals who are just starting an exercise program, but can also happen to trained exercise enthusiasts who overload excessively, or who change from one activity to another, or work the same set of muscles in a new and different [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Knee stretches
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 26 2010
0Knees are extremelycomplex joints. They are made up of many ligaments, tendons, and cartilage that cushion and connect bones and muscles of the upper and lower legs. Our knees may become sore or injured from overuse, exercise, or simply as a result of daily wear and tear. Strengthening and stretching supporting structures and musculature will [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Nausea from weightlifting
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 25 2010
0All lifters could probably use a few refreshers as it’s easy to get into a routine without thinking about those basics. Are you giving yourself sufficient time to rest between sets? Are you lifting a difficult, but manageable amount of weight? These could be important factors in assisting keep your lifting sessions balanced. You mention [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Do bodybuilders and other weightlifters need more protein?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 24 2010
0Protein isn’t necessarily the most important food source for muscle building. Actually, when bodybuilding, your primary consideration ought to be taking in adequate energy, or enough calories. Research shows that consuming an additional 2270 to 3630 calories a week (approximately 500 extra calories a day), along with appropriate weight training, will result in one pound [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : Too young to weight lift?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 23 2010
0Resistance training, resistance training, and resistance training all relate to the use of free weights and/or weight machines to increase muscular strength and muscular endurance. Weight and power lifting involve the use of free weights (usually heavier than those used in weight training). Some of the major lifts engaged in during weight and power lifting [...]
Continue ReadingHealth Tips : What's a healthy weightlifting schedule?
By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Aug 22 2010
0Weight training is an important component of fitness. As in any exercise program, rest is an essential factor. It is important to leave a day between exercising a specific body part or muscle in order to reap the advantages of your hard work. That’s because weightlifting can cause micro-tears in the muscle fiber(s) that temporarily [...]
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