Signs of Overtraining – Vancouver Personal Trainer Tip

Overtraining is a physical, behavioral and emotional condition that occurs when the volume and intensity of an individual’s exercise exceeds their recovery capacity. They cease making progress, and can even begin to lose strength and fitness. Overtraining is a common problem in weight training, but it can also be experienced by runners and other athletes.
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Common Injuries – Tennis Elbow – Vancouver Fitness Tip

Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 14:10 | Category : Fitness, Weight Training, injury
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Tennis Elbow (officially known as lateral epicondylitis) is simply an inflamation of the lower outer edge of the humorus (lateral epicondyle) that results in discomfort.    Tennis elbow is a repetative strain injury which means that overuse over the course of months, or even years, can lead to tiny tears in the tendon and eventually injury.  [...]

Common Injuries – The Rotator Cuff – Vancouver Fitness Tip

The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles:  supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres major and subscapularis.  This group of small muscles is responsible for the internal/external rotation of the arm and one of the major abductor muscles.  Basically, if you moving your arm your rotator cuff will be actively involved.
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The Gun Show! Bigger Biceps Now! – Vancouver Fitness Tips

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 19:28 | Category : Fitness, Weight Training
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First of all, I’m writing this post for you people out there who just LOVE to work your guns. Personally, I never isolate my arms. I prefer to let them get worked as secondary muscle groups when I do compound movments like chest presses (triceps & shoulders) and pull ups (biceps & shoulders). But, there are [...]

All The Colours of Your Abs – Vancouver Fitness Tips

Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 17:31 | Category : Fitness, Posture, Weight Training
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ALL THE COLOURS OF YOUR ABS
Your abdominal region is a fairly complex muscle group. As of such, your training routines for them should be just as complex. There are 4 different groups that make up the entire abdominal region, and targeting all of them will bring about the best definition in your core.
The rectus abdominus is [...]