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Cardio vs. Resistance Training by Jason H. Healthy Living Professional

... art of my job is to provoke your thinking. Before you write me off as crazy, just listen to the biz. If you want to call me crazy after that, then fair enough. What is cardio training? Maybe you think it’s toiling away on a treadmill. Well, it’s considered a piece of cardio equipment, so it must be. True, however, cardio means heart. So are we not ... Read on »

Resistance Training by Richard Nikoley Patient Expert

... that's me and not necessarily a big risk, but when I see BP readings (after 4,000 miles of walking) like 160/100 I begin to wonder.Anyway, I really began looking into weight training. I've had periods where I pumped weights for several months, so I'm somewhat familiar. Also, I always showed progress in terms of gaining muscle tissue. The math is s ... Read on »

Resistance Training by Richard Nikoley Patient Expert

... t's me and not necessarily a big risk, but when I see BP readings (after 4,000 miles of walking) like 160/100 I begin to wonder.Anyway, I really began looking into weight training. I've had periods where I pumped weights for several months, so I'm somewhat familiar. Also, I always showed progress in terms of gaining muscle tissue. The m ... Read on »

Podcast: Strength Training vs. Resistance Training by PJ S. Healthy Living Professional

Strength training, resistance training, weight training, weight lifting, "working with the weights"...all these terms describe essentially the same thing, right?? Wrong.In order to give yourself ... Read on »

The Purpose of Resistance Training by Matt M. Patient Expert

During my long drive the other day, I had a good bit of time to think about resistance training. In evolutionary terms, all "exercise" done by hunter-gatherers had a purpose. Walking was done to get from one place to another. Objects were lifted ou ... Read on »

The Evolution of Resistance Training by Matt M. Patient Expert

I often wonder exactly what type of "resistance training" our hunter-gatherer ancestors did. Specifically, I wonder if it was part of the actual hunting effort or the butchering of the meat. Lately, I have been ... Read on »

Posture and Resistance Training by Matt M. Patient Expert

Sometimes you read that strength training will improve posture. I've had my doubts about this, as strength training is designed to build muscle and not necessarily improve symmetry. In other words, if a per ... Read on »

Resistance Training Update: My One-Month Weight Lifting Progress Report by Jimmy M. Healthy Living Professional

In just a few short weeks, I'm already seeing muscle formationIt was one month ago that I began for the first time in my life to get serious about resistance training to try to build my upper body strength. When I was losing weight in 2004, my exercise routine was exclusively dedicated to cardiovascular workouts on the t ... Read on »

Resistance Training Eases Low Back Pain by karunac Health Maven

... The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.These statistics may appear scary, but low back pain is completely preventable if one engages in a consistent exercise and resistance training program. The back muscles are considered to be in the core location of the body. Thus, many muscle groups work in conjunction to help our body become str ... Read on »

Optimal Resistance Training Frequency II by Matt M. Patient Expert

Following up on my last post, here's a new research study that looks at the appropriate frequency for resistance training. The study is actually a review, and it pools together results from many resistance training studies.The study looks at muscular hypertrophy in the quadri ... Read on »