The Fitness Journal

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

Has your eating pattern been on track this week?

If yes, great.

If not, what do you need to do to improve it? Implement at least one change to your eating pattern to improve it.

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Wayne

To receive the benefits of resistance training, it is important for women to train relatively heavy. It is not necessary to do this every training session but to get the benefits it should be done. According to a recent study women often select weights that are too light to induce the necessary changes in bone density and strength that they want from training.

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Wayne

According to recent research, good eating patterns in children result in better performance at school. This just confirms that a healthy eating plan that includes plenty of fruit, vegetables and lean protein is not only good for your physical health, it is good for your mental performance. So the next question is - how good is your and your children’s eating pattern?

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Wayne

I found this great guide on increasing your pushup ability on Mike Roussell’s blog. Mike is the author of the Naked Nutrition Guide. If you want to be able to lots of pushups, this is a good guide to start with. Of course you still need to do the work. (^_^)

One technique pointer - don’t hold your head up as you see in the photo. Instead keep your head in alignment with the rest of your body.

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Wayne