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We often look for best programs that guarantee results of athletic physique, packed with lean muscle and low body fat. Such training programs are everywhere we look, within every fitness blog, magazine and exercise book. Many of these written and designed pieces advocate different things. Some promote the path through free weight zone, using [...]
As a society, we are continuously looking for the ultimate answer within fitness and nutritional categories. With increased popularity of Crossfit, the awareness for “functional training” has taken precedence. At S&S, we wholly agree with the importance of training movements. However, there are number of different exercises, definitions, and points of view as to [...]
If you’ve an avid reader of our blog, then you have likely noticed our references, in some shape or form, for exercising towards improving biomotor abilities. We’ve been asked on numerous occasions what exactly does this entail. Well, without further ado, this blog post will discuss these essential body movement skills. Biomotor Ability [...]
One of the top questions we get asked is: What are the best exercises to build muscle, strength, and get rid of the belly fat, as well as “very special movements” that accomplish it all? Our response, is that most of us look for answers in all the wrong places. It is not so [...]
We all exercise for a particular goal. For most of us, the reasons behind physical effort, sweat and sore muscles is to look strong, lean and sexy in the mirror. To do this, we need to increase lean body mass (build muscle) while simultaneously lowering body fat. Topics that discuss these concurrent methods of [...]
As human beings, we all have the ability to develop by learning, adapting and overcoming obstacles. Simply put, its a way of life. And no matter how busy or hectic it gets, we seem to find a way to achieve success. This is called adaptation and is the strongest human quality that evolved our [...]
Strength is an ability to generate force. To accomplish this, the body engages its nervous, muscular and energy systems. In order to maximize or improve our strength potentials, we need to look into body components that produce and increase this biomotor ability. Research and practical trials into strength development are continuously generating further [...]
Strength is used in numerous ways to describe someone’s physical as well as mental abilities. We often draw a notion of whether this person is strong based on their physique. This ability continuously comes within thoughts as we meet, talk or just observe different people. This may sound strange, but it happens more often [...]
During past articles on energy systems, we looked at three biochemical pathways in which body generates energy for any required function. These pathways are: ATP-CP (fastest and 10-15 seconds of major production), Anaerobic Glycolysis (fast and lasting up to 2 minutes), and Oxidative system (slow, generating energy for whole exercise duration). These energy systems utilize [...]
We continue our conversation on Leaner series here with a focus on hybrid training and how to design an effective training program. Related Articles: Leaner - The Starting Point Leaner - The Anaerobic Truth Benefits of Anaerobic Training: Routines that kick it up a Notch In previous posts, we learned how the body responds to exercise [...]