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SPECIFICITY: THE EXERCISE YOU PROBABLY AREN’T DOING WHAT IS SPECIFICITY? Specificity is the practice of training a specific exercise or movement in preparation for the exercise itself.  In other words, performing warm up sets of an exercise before the working sets begin. Some examples:-Bench press-Squat-Deadlift-Curls You may have heard the term “muscle memory” and shrugged …

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Time Under Tension: What is it? What does it mean? Time Under Tension or (TUT) is the amount of time a muscle is being loaded for a given exercise.  Throughout a full range of motion there are three different forms:-Concentric or contracting the muscle-Isometric or holding/pausing-Eccentric or “the negative” Concentric This is usually everyones’s favorite …

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Cardio: What is the best type? Is there a best type? Yes! And the answer is of course… the one you enjoy and can stick with! Not much of a surprising answer if you have read any of our other articles.  We want to drill home that a healthy lifestyle you adopt is one that …

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How long should i rest between sets? Time specific or not? Much like many other topics based on health and fitness, the answer is… it depends.   As of now, there is no definitive answer on what the perfect rest between sets should be.  Some say there should be 30, 60, 90, etc. seconds (rigid) rest …

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5 Benefits of Bootcamps/Group Training 1. Physical Exercise The #1 benefit is obviously physical exercise!  Bootcamps, in general, are circuit style training which usually involve bursts of activity with short, if any, rest.  These exercises are great for getting your heart rate up and increasing cardiovascular endurance while performing strength training. 2. Community Getting into …

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Questions to ask Before hiring A personal trainer: 1. Having a Consultation First and foremost, before we get to questions you should be asking before hiring a personal trainer, it is important that you have a consultation before you jump straight into training! Any legitimate certified personal trainer should be conducting a consultation prior to …

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Top 5 common Health and Fitness questions Series: Question 5 5.) Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off? Losing the weight: While we will dive into several potential reasons why it is so hard to lose weight and keep it off, it all boils down to accountability. Much like getting …

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TOP 5 COMMON HEALTH AND FITNESS QUESTIONS SERIES: QUESTION 4 4.) How many days a week should I workout? This may be the top most asked question by clients.  In order to accurately answer this question you have to first ask yourself: what are my goals for working out? As a general rule of thumb: …

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Top 5 common Health and Fitness questions Series: Question 3 3.) What is better for building muscle: high weights with low reps or low weight with high reps? This is a question that is asked quite frequently and rightfully so!   First, let’s start off by defining what high weights/low reps and low weights/high reps are.  …

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Top 5 common Health and Fitness questions Series: Question 2 2.) Is it bad to workout fasted and can you build muscle doing so? The great thing about the human body is that everyone is different and responds differently to many things!  For example, some people lactose intolerant and cannot have milk but that is …

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