Exercise Update

By Charles Staley, B.Sc, MSS
Director, Staley Training Systems
Author’s note: Of all the articles I’ve written, this two-parter has perhaps generated the most phone calls, letters, and e-mails. Now that I’m a few years older (and hopefully wiser), I’m perhaps not quite so anti-aerobic, although I still stand by the basic principles stated in the article. [...]

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training
Just over a year ago I was in Tampa, Florida, at another fitness seminar.
Between sessions, a physician from Georgia stopped me in the hall and said, “Hey Craig, you were right about those crosstrainer machines. I’ve had your program for a few months now and I’m getting better results with metabolic resistance [...]

If you are unsure what to do, or maybe need somebody to motivate you, it might be time to think about hiring a trainer. A individual trainer can give you attention that you simply wouldn’t get with your membership from a fitness center. Personal attention will make sure that you follow through and [...]

Let’s face it… muscle building is not the easiest thing to perform even despite common arduous exercise schedules and trying every sort of exercise and supplement.
I struggled for years to gain any significant amount of muscle mass, but over time in my training experimentation, I’ve found some important things which have helped [...]

Obviously, there is a need to have more of fruits and vegetables in your diet, and there are many ways to do this without performing any elaborate changes to your schedule. A few ways to achieve this include[...]

Stress is the root cause of many life-threatening health problems like obesity, high blood pressure, stroke, and cancer. Cortisol, the hormone secreted by the adrenal glands is known to fight stress, by giving us a swift burst of energy. However, if we refrain from doing any exercise, cortisol levels in our body raise and we [...]

By Charles Staley, B.Sc, MSS
Director, Staley Training Systems
Author’s note: I know that goal setting is viewed as a bit cliche, but it’s hard to argue against once you consider it carefully. My first exposure to the con cept of conscientious, aggressive goal setting occurred in the early 80’s when I tool a course from Success [...]

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training
Following the cardio mentality and depending on the cardio confessional is the biggest mistake that all women make when it comes to fat loss. Let me explain…

In order to better understand the benefits of vitamin D, you need to understand two things about it —what vitamin D is and the role that it plays in the human body. In technical terms, Vitamin D is a fat-soluble phormone. In plain English that means it is a substance that undergoes some change in our body to become a hormone…

You can’t keep your workouts the same and expect results. For those serious about training you need to learn the correct way to progress your workouts. Don’t get caught doing the exact same workout month after month. Follow the law of progression whether you focus on high volume or high intensity workouts.