The Fitness Journal

A recent study has shown that specific yoga programs, in this case a nine-week Iyengar yoga course designed specifically for senior citizens may be able to assist older people in improving balance and stability. Given the number of older adults that suffer a fall each year, this is an interesting result. The study showed that the participants had improved muscle strength in the lower legs, a faster stride, increased flexibility in the legs, improved single-leg stance and more confidence in walking and balance.

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Wayne

If you want to “look good naked” this one is for you. Chad Waterbury is one of the best no-nonsense trainers out there. He combines a solid academic background with real world experience in increasing athletic performance and improving body composition. I have just been reading Chad’s 10/10 Transformation. In it he gives you a 12 week training and nutrition program which is designed to help you to lose 10lb (4.5kg) of fat and gain 10lb of muscle.

The program is designed around 4 x 3 week phases. These phases alternate between having a fat loss and a muscle gain focus.

The eating plan is simple, logical and appears to be well designed. The training part of the program is time efficient, has plenty of variation and like Chad’s other programs it will deliver results.

If you are expecting a huge book with hundreds of pages(that you may or may not read,) you will be disappointed. What you get is a 30 page no filler/no BS program that sets out to help you look better by reducing your fat by 10lbs and increasing your muscle the same amount. If you want these sorts of results, definitely check the book out. It is a downloadable pdf file, so you can have on your computer in minutes.

Check it out here.

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Wayne

It was post training the other day and one of the guys asked me about his training routine. He is a lightly built guy and wants to put on some muscle but always seems to be doing way too much work. He told me that he is only training twice a week, so he is doing 2 hours of weights each session which includes doing multiple sets for each bodypart. It is not surprising that he is not getting the results he wants.

I think full body workouts are great and are very useful when trying to put on size but like most weight training sessions they should generally be under an hour in length and should be based around doing a limited number of sets for each of the primary movement patterns, not multiple sets for every bodypart. It is very easy to fall into the pattern of thinking more is better, but in this case the reverse is more productive.

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Wayne