How Sex Effects Performance

Aside from the rapid beat of your heart, the room is dead silent. You’re sitting there trying to focus; trying to mentally prepare for the rigorous competition that awaits you. The clock ticks and you look up to realize that you have a mere ten minutes before you have to step up and embrace the [...]

The Importance of Stretching

What does a 3rd degree black belt martial artist have in common with an elderly lady? Well, assuming that the elderly lady isn’t a ninja, the shared similarity is the need for optimal flexibility. Defined as a joints range of motion (ROM), flexibility training is an essential aspect of any quality training program. The benefits [...]

Rookie Mistakes

In today’s weight obsessed society, it seems like everyone is dieting at one point or another. Turn on the television or pick up a magazine and peoples obsession with weight loss becomes even more apparent. With such a high market potential, all kinds of companies are trying to capitalize. Unfortunately, many of these advertisements are [...]

10 Common Fitness Mistakes

“Common workout mistakes” has always been a very popular topic in fitness publications. But no matter how many times this subject is re-hashed, you almost always hear about the same half a dozen or so mistakes, including poor form, overtraining, going too heavy, not stretching, not warming up, yadda, yadda yadda. Ironically, you seldom hear [...]

Quick and Easy Weight Loss Tips

Pick up a fitness magazine these days and you’ll notice and you’ll notice the publishers make the information as easy to digest as possible. The articles are short, the main points are highlighted to stand out and it’s packed with photos. While I prefer articles that are a little more in-depth, these quick easy reads [...]

All About Shin Splints; Prevention & Treatment

Shin splints are a term commonly used to describe most lower leg pain. However, shin splints are only one of several conditions that affect the lower leg. The most common causes of lower leg pain are: general shin soreness; shin splints; and stress fractures. For the purpose of this article, I’ll only be addressing the [...]