ShareArticle By: Johnny Fontana In just about any gym throughout the country you constantly see both guys and girls working the same muscle groups. Of course these muscles are usually upper body muscles and are most noticeable while wearing a bathing suit. The unfortunate thing ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana If I were to take a poll on how many people go into the gym with absolutely no plan for their workout, I am confident the results would be well over 50%. For years, I have watched people in gyms and noticed the overwhelmed and confused looks on pe ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Tricksters For the most part, diet and exercise companies that pump out countless DVD’s and diet books set you up for failure. I’m under the belief that they really have no idea what they are doing or that they know exactly what they are do ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Last week I discussed some possible causes of a slump or plateau in the gym. Before I began to truly study exercise I constantly went in and out of mini plateaus. It seemed that every few months I would hit a wall and actually get a little weake ... Continue Reading
Share Article By: John Fontana Next time you go to the gym, pay attention to the people around you while they workout. I’d bet that 9 out of 10 people that do weight and cardio training in the same day would begin with cardio. They will float around on the elliptical or jog ... Continue Reading
Share You can’t walk into a gym, watch a workout DVD or read an exercise article without hearing about “core” or “core strength.” The fact that the core has gotten a lot of hype is a good thing, the bad thing is the misunderstanding. Walk into any health club and as ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Recently, there seems to be a lot of buzz going on about interval training being very beneficial to weight loss and body composition. Most people have a general idea of what interval training is but do not know the correct way to perform intervals. ... Continue Reading
Share Article By: John Fontana Everyone has seen someone in the gym doing an exercise that you know must be bad for him or her. You may not be an exercise expert, but you know that the person’s form is terrible and needs to be fixed before they really hurt themselves. Form is a ... Continue Reading
Share Looking around the gym, you’ve likely noticed people with all different body types — some you might want to emulate, others you might want to avoid. You’ve seen the big-boned guy who likes to bench 400, but doesn’t want to take his shirt off. Or th ... Continue Reading
Share This week I would like to address everyone who participates in a sport that requires some type of rotation. A few examples would be golf, tennis, and baseball. All these sports require aggressive rotation of the spine and hips. The two unique factors all these sports have i ... Continue Reading