Muscle Activation Is More Dependent On Load Than Form
It's commonly believed that small tweaks to your exercise form can sometimes have huge results in terms of muscle activation, and you can use this to preferentially target certain muscles. However, it's far more important to focus on good progression first.
Why A Binge Can't Possibly Ruin Your Results
The holidays are a common time for going off diet and off your exercise program. It's also commonly believed that these periods can be disastrous to our overall results. Here's why that's mathematically impossible.
What To Expect When You Start Lifting
Beginners often have no clue what to expect when they start lifting. As a result, they set poor goals, have unrealistic expectations, and set themselves up for failure. You can avoid this using the guidelines set in this post, though your own progress may not be ideal.
Even If You Don't See Any Results From Exercise, You're Winning
It's commonly believed that in order to be seeing results from exercise, you also need to be seeing improvements in strength, size, running speed, changes in body composition, and more. However, even if you're seeing NO RESULTS from your training, exercising is still a better option than not exercising.
Calories Matter, Even When You Think They Don't
It's common to doubt the validity of the calories in, calories out model by saying "well, this worked for me." The reality is that CICO is always in play, whether you realize it or not - it's a basic framework that explains how diets work, not necessarily a dietary approach in and of itself. Here are a few ways that the CICO model may seem less accurate than it actually is.