Strength Training for Women – Part 2
Muscles in Pink As mentioned in our previous article, there are mainly two reasons why excessive muscle mass and volume increase do not occur in women who train with weights: -differences in muscle fibers; -differences in hormonal concentrations. In this article, we’ll discuss the topic related to muscle fibers, which requires a brief […]
Disc training: the complete guide
Discs are essential to increase the weight on the barbell and thus make the exercises more difficult and incremental. Using the same weights over and over again won’t help you increase muscle strength. To achieve this goal, you have to gradually increase the load and put yourself to the test more and more to achieve […]
Shoulder stretching: exercises, tips and how to do them
Stretching: the part that many athletes “forget” at the end of training but which turns out to be essential for relaxing your muscles. Today you will see the benefits of stretching, understand why you should always do it after training your shoulders and discover some exercises you can do as early as the next session. […]
Chest exercises: dumbbells and barbells
Do you want to strengthen your chest but don’t know which exercises are the best and especially the most effective ? You can decide to use machines such as the pectoral machine but the undisputed queen has always been only one: the flat bench. It is the fundamental exercise to train your pectorals. If you […]
Crosses with a flat bench: how to carry them out and variations
How many times have you wanted to train your pectorals in the comfort of your home effectively ? But, since you didn’t have the cool machine in the gym, you had to go out. Well, this is no longer the case. Today you will discover how to train your pectorals effectively with just two tools: […]
Dumbbell chest exercises: benefits and mistakes to avoid
How do I train my chest ? This is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to training, and today we’re going to see just how to do it with two simple gym dumbbells and a bench, nothing else. To train your chest comprehensively, you don’t have to buy a thousand machines. […]
Equipment to create your own home gym
There’s always talk of joining the gym to work out, but what if you don’t have the time? Do you prefer to train whenever you want, even during a break ? If you don’t want to have to commute every time to have to train ? In these cases, creating your own home gym is […]
Exercise bike: why buy it and which one to choose
The stationary bike is a bike that doesn’t get you anywhere. That’s how the nicest people might define this fitness machine, although of course it’s much more than that. Today we are going to find out what the exercise bike is and what its benefits are, as well as analyzing two of its variants: the […]
Guide to buying the Foldable Rack
Having a gym at home or in your garage is an ideal solution to stay in shape and work out when you have time after work. The Foldable Rack is the ideal structure to reach this goal since it’s one of the most versatile and fundamental pieces of equipment for any garage or home gym. […]
Podcast #2: Functional training equipment.
Interview with Calle Flauto, founder and artistic-technical director of Fitwork Italia, a company that offers fitness and wellness programs for professionals. In this second episode of Functional Training with the author of the book “Functional Personal Trainer” as a special guest, we are going to see together: -Why did I approach functional training -Benefits of […]
