Taylor's Weekly Fitness Tip: What Ever Happened to Good Old Fashioned Strength Training?

barbell squat
 

Strength is the most important physical characteristic of our existence, but it’s becoming less important in our lives because of technology, cars, machines and laziness. Our daily existence has changed drastically compared to that of our ancestors, but our physiology has not.

We cannot ignore the fact that millions of years ago, our ancestors relied on physical work and strength to survive. Today, most of us just sit in front of a computer all day.

Simply put, exercising is something we do to replicate the hard labor, such as building shelters, hunting prey, and harvesting crops that our ancestors did to survive. Start strength training like the survivor you are!

EXAMPLES OF STRENGTH TRAINING EXERCISES:

  1. Barbell Squats
  2. Barbell Deadlifts 
  3. Bench Press 
  4. Chin-ups 
  5. Push-ups

*image by Matthew Coughlin, Flickr


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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip : Post Workout Recovery Stretches

Air Squat

Air Squat

 

Rest and recovery are essential for runners to obtain optimal performance and injury prevention. A quick dynamic stretching routine will help your body recover so that you can be ready for your next scheduled training run. In addition, dynamic stretching will restore your range of motion and improve dynamic joint stabilization. All you need is 15 minutes, twice a week. 

Here are some examples of dynamic stretches you should be doing:

1. Air squats 15 reps

2. Inchworm 20 feet

3. Side lunge 15 reps each side

4. Reverse lunge 12 reps each side

5. Frankenstein walk 30 feet 


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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip: Supplements Supplement Recovery

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Whether you are a young athlete or an olympic medalist, recovery is a crucial part of everybody’s training program. We all know that getting enough sleep and eating well can help aid recovery but have you considered how important supplements are at supplementing recovery? 

Supplements are another key that can help in recovery and performance. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) consist of three essential amino acids: Leucine, Isolecine, and Valine.

What do BCAA do?

  1. Help with recovery

  2. Build lean body mass

  3. Increase your performance

Smart training and programing is your performance future--if you would like help with navigating the world of supplements email me at eriktaylorsfitness@yahoo.com. 

*photo by Lauren Silverman


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