The 6 Habits of Successful Weight Training

Weight Training

From working with clients over the last ten years, we have been privileged to help many people learn how to strength train correctly and see the benefits. Over this time period we have carefully studied all our clients and tried to identify the common factors that set apart the most successful trainee's from the ones that flirt with real results.

The following 6 Habits are what in our opinion set aside people who get great results from mediocre results. Implement these to experience success in your training regime.

Your Diet And Winter Weight Gain

How To Outsmart Weekend Weight Gain

A lot of people get affected by winter weight gain especially if they live in parts of the world that experience cold winters. If you are trying to diet you may discover that losing weight in winter is more challenging than at any other time of the year.

A lot of people gain a few pounds when the climate starts to turn colder. Even though it will vary individually for each person, research shows that the average winter weight gain is generally between five to seven pounds.

The 5 Most Common Weight Training Mistakes

Weight training is one of the most popular fitness and recreation activities in the world today. All over the world there are gyms on every corner with dedicated trainee's pushing hard each and every day. Unfortunately the vast majority of these people are making mistakes in the gym each and every day that are holding them back from achieving their goals. Have a read of the following 5 most common mistakes in weight training and see if you are making any of these.

Free Weights vs. Machines - Which Is Better For Building Muscle?

Muscle Building

If you are familiar with working out and you want to sculpt your body, build definition and tone, or simply become stronger, it is usually better to stick with free weights.

However, if you are a man who is starting out and wants to build brawn and muscle, it is better to avoid the temptation to go to the free weights and starting looking like a macho man right away.

A machine doesn't build strength or muscle as fast as free weights, free weights are much better for muscle Hypertrophy.

It does prevent injury and gets your body used to a workout. Many men want to hit the ground running when it comes to fitness. This really isn't a good idea. Also there is less of a learning curve to using the machines.