Showing posts with label Exercise Database. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exercise Database. Show all posts

September 25, 2007

6 Tips on How to Use the Internet to Lose Weight

If you want to know how to use the Internet to lose weight, be sure sure to check out these 6 tips on how to get the most out of your time online! Link to Full Story

September 24, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Forward Ball Roll

This is another one of those exercises that looks a lot easier than it really is! However, when done correctly, it is a great core training exercise, and you will build up the stability of your shoulder joints as well. Link to Full Story

September 15, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Dumbbell Squats

The squat exercise has many different variations, and not all of them are the classic image that people get of some huge guy with chalk all over his hands trying to squat down with about 800,000 pounds of metal on his shoulders! Link to Full Story

August 14, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Dumbbell Supination Curl

The Dumbbell Supination Curl is one of the best overall bicep exercises because it works the bicep muscles from several different angles and it engages the forearm muscles as well. Link to Full Story

July 30, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Close Grip Push Up

This close grip push up is an excellent way to work your tricep muscles without using any equipment whatsoever! Link to Full Story

July 23, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Barbell Step Up

The Barbell Step is one of the most effective leg exercises that you can do, and it also does a great job of keeping your heart rate up, thus burning more calories! Link to Full Story

July 18, 2007

Exercise of the Day - The Ball Exchange

This is one of my favorite abdominal exercises, and if you want to get the most "bang for your buck" out of the time that you spend working your abs, you should try this exercise out and see how effective it is! Link to Full Story

July 16, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Air Bicycles

Power up your abdominal workout and also save time by doing an exercise that works many different muscles all at the same time, yet requires no equipment whatsoever! Link to Full Story

July 12, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Barbell Reverse Curl

Doing the reverse barbell curl is an excellent exercise for pounding on your biceps while also developing strong, powerful forearms. Link to Full Story

July 9, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Bench Dips

Although pictured here using a weight plate, this exercise can be very easily done in any environment with little or no additional equipment. Link to Full Story

July 4, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Ankle Wiggles

Another ab exercise that uses no equipment whatsoever, Ankle Wiggles is a great movement that uses constant tension in order to crank up the intensity. Link to Full Story

June 13, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Alternating Split Squats

The Alternating Split Squat is a great exercise for strengthening and toning your legs while at the same time burning through a ton of calories! Link to Full Story

June 5, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Alternating Single Leg Bridge

A great overall body exercise that works the shoulders and arms, lower back, abs, and legs - all at the same time! Link to Full Story

A Good Push Up Workout, Part II

A powerful and exhausting push up workout that will net you incredible upper body results, including strengthening and growth of the shoulders, triceps, and chest muscles. Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Dive Bomber Push Up

If you are looking for a great way to get more out of the push up exercise, the Dive Bomber Push-up fits the bill! Link to Full Story

May 9, 2007

Exercise of the Day - Alternating Crunches on Exercise Ball

Unlike a standard Exercise Ball Crunch, this movement requires the activation of more core muscles, including the obliques, thus making it a much more effective exercise.

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Alternating Crunches on Exercise Ball
Alternating Crunches on Exercise Ball

The most common mistake with this exercise is bringing the upper body off of the ball and then twisting to one side or the other. You will recruit more muscle fibers by twisting as you come up, reversing the twist on the way back down, and then doing the same movement on the other side. Also, when in the top most part of the movement, hold that peak contraction for one or two full seconds before returning to the bottom position. Come back up from the bottom position immediately, though - do linger there and rest.

April 30, 2007

Exercise of the Day: Horizontal Rotation on Exercise Ball

I assure you, this exercise is much harder than it looks if you do it right!

Be sure to visit Fitness Generator to get access to thousands of exercise graphics as well as instructions on using bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, and more!

Horizontal Rotation on Exercise ball
Horizontal Rotation on Exercise Ball

Not only is this an incredible core stabilization exercise, but it is an awesome exercise for the obliques (side abdominal muscles) as well. The trick to doing this movement properly is to keep your hips up so that your upper legs are parallel to the floor at all times. Also, be sure that just your shoulders are on the ball and not your lower back, and also that you rotate as far as possible to the left and to the right. The farther away you get from the mid-line of your body during each rotation, the more you will get out of this exercise. You can use any kind of a bar, pole, or even a dumbbell or a medicine ball to vary your intensity level.