Next Generation Life Fitness Blog

Run B4 Lifting Weights ???

Josh — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:34:41 +0000

Do you feel tired and sluggish after working behind a desk all day or maybe sitting in your car during a long drive home from work? Well……. Yes. Of coarse you do. Sitting for an extended period of time without any major movement slows down your bodies metabolism and causes your muscles to relax. Now when you get home and want to work out your body is so tight and lethargic that you either talk yourself out of working out, or you have a really bad workout.

The best way to get over this hump is to run before you lift weights. Running will gradually get your blood flowing again and it will stretch out your muscles. This will act as a wake up call for your body. Now that your body is alive again, you will be able to perform a quality work out. I have been using this method for the past year and I have gained flexibility, reps and strength in all of my workouts.

Try this for a few weeks and see what you think. I guarantee you will like it.

Ice Bath = Quick Recovery

Josh — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:24:07 +0000

Have you ever trained really hard or played backyard football with some friends and your legs were extremely sore? So sore that you couldn’t walk normal the next day. I often found myself in this situation and I began to get sick and tired of having sore legs after cycling and running, so I tried something a little different than the normal ice pack or hot tub routine. I took an ice bath. All you have to do is get about 15-20 lbs of ice from your local 7-11 or supermarket, fill your bath tube with cold water and then dump the ice in the water. Once the ice is mixed, it is time to hop in. At first it is extremely uncomfortable, but give it a minute and you will soon get used to the chill. Stay submerged in the bath up to your waist for at least 10 minutes. A good ice bath will ensure quick recovery. Give it a try and you can kiss your sore legs goodbye.

Working out, while watching TV

Josh — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:01:48 +0000

Have you ever found yourself lounging on the couch and watching a lot of TV at night? Why not take advantage of the numerous commercial breaks that fill over 20% of your viewing time. An easy way to break your habit of being a night time couch potato, is by fitting in short exercise routines during commercial breaks. Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, jumping jacks, lunges and running in place are just a few easy exercises you can perform during this idle time. Start out with a two night rotation of three exercises for each night. Begin with a set number of repetitions for each exercise and increase by one repetition each workout. Perform all three exercises back-to-back during each commercial break. This may seem easy at first, but by the end of one month, your repetitions will drastically increase. If you keep it up, you will firm up in no time.

Example Workout Routine:

Monday: 10 push-ups, 5 pull-ups, 20 sit-ups (all performed during each commercial break).

Tuesday: 10 lunges, 20 jumping jacks, 30 reps of running in place (all performed during each commercial break).

Wednesday: 11 push-ups, 6 pull-ups, 21 sit-ups (all performed during each commercial break).

Thursday: 11 lunges, 21 jumping jacks, 31 reps of running in place (all performed during each commercial break).

*Adjust repetitions according to your current physical condition*