Aerobic Training
Aerobic training is defined as you exercising in the presents of oxygen. In other words, your body must recruit more of your slow twitch muscle fibers in order to prepare…
Back Training and Muscle Fibers
Did you know that your back is composed more of slow twitch muscle fibers? We talked about slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers a few days ago. Here’s the…
The 10 Downs To Exercise
1. Exercising hurts 2. Exercising is boring 3. Exercising takes time 4. Exercising can injure you 5. Exercising will make you sweat 6. Exercising takes A LOT of dedication 7.…
Sea Salt vs. Table Salt
When it comes to weight loss, eating salt altogether is not a good thing. The sodium in it causes you to retain water and may also develop high blood pressure.…
Beauty and Vanity
“That’s what makes you beautiful”…lyrics by One Direction. Question is…What are you doing to make yourself appear more beautiful? To Americans, vanity is held on a pedestal that may sometimes…
What Kind of Kick-Ass Workout Are You Doing?
– Is your workout generating fat loss? – Is your performance level increasing? – Are you getting stronger? – Do you feel more attractive? If you answer no to any…
What Kind of Decisions Do You Make With Your Meals?
When it comes to weight loss, it is an absolute NECESSITY to proportionate your meals. In the advanced stages of your meal planning, certain portions can be adopted. However, in…
Slow Twitch vs Fast Twitch
These are different fibers that your muscles are composed of. But why is that important? Different fibers in your body regulate as to how your muscle functions. Let’s take the…
When Do Your Muscles Grow?
There’s a feeling that those in weight training constantly chase. This feeling is most known as THE PUMP. And for the women reading this…this involves you very much as well.…
Alcohol And Weight Loss
Alcohol in itself has many altering effects. Today, lets concentrate on the how alcohol hinders you in the area of weight loss. When it comes to weight loss, having lean…
Make Sure You Train Your Lower Back!
One of the biggest neglected muscles is the lower back. Most of our NJ clients complain from injuries they’ve sustained to the L3 and L4 in their lumbar region. Injuries…
Want to Tighten Your Core?
One of the best exercises you can do to not only strengthen your core but also to help it from hanging downwards is THE PLANK. It’s a very simple exercise,…
Biceps Training
For The Guys Out There… Let’s talk a little about biceps today. Our NJ at home personal training staff asked both our male prospects and male clients as to which…
Benefits of Vitamin C
First let’s talk about how Vitamin C is absorbed. Different vitamins can dissolve in your body in different ways. For example, vitamin D is fat soluble. This means that anything…
Shoulder Training
When training your shoulders, make sure you are aware of one particular fact about the shoulder: it is made up of three heads. The anterior head, also known as the…
Have You Heard The Rave About STEVIA???
Stevia comes from a plant that, in fact, tastes much sweeter than sugar. Your body cannot use this substance as fuel, which makes it a zero calorie product. Unlike products…
Training with Supersets
Training using supersets is not something that is only used by bodybuilders. But first let’s look at an example.Let’s say you are performing a barbell row. You first perform your…
Hydration…
We all know that it is important to stay hydrated. It’s almost a given nowadays. However, do you know what one of the biggest signs of being dehydrated is? Dry…
Fats At Night
What many of you do not know is that having fats at night will greatly help with fat loss. Yesterday, we talked about staying out of a catabolic state as…
Catabolism vs. Anabolism
What’s the difference? The direct definition of catabolism means your body is breaking down certain substances for energy use. Whereas with anabolism, you create new substances/molecules and store energy. When…