by heliosgym | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog
this exercise has no equal for developing power,speed, flexibility, and coordinated, total-body strength and muscle. People generally talk nothing but good about this and clean and jerk exercises, and in topics such as “if you could only do 3 exercises” are often...
by heliosgym | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
Here’s what you need to know… The pull-up has been beaten to death by lifters and athletes who try at all costs to get their rep total higher and higher. They should be adding load instead. Simply hanging from the bar is an important form of loading. If you want to do...
by heliosgym | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog
Here’s what you need to know… Choose a training split based on your goals, schedule, training age, energy system requirements, and ability to recover. Body-part splits can be time consuming and impractical for those with fluctuating schedules. Great for size gains...
by heliosgym | Oct 20, 2015 | Blog
“I used to have big arms and bench press 300 pounds, then middle-age hit and it all went downhill from there.” One of my new client 48yrs old, looked at me with a slightly scornful gaze as he spoke these words few years back when I started training him. I wasn’t sure...
by heliosgym | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that cardio will turn you into a wispy, estrogen-soaked shadow of your former self – too many guys use this mindset as an excuse to avoid what they know they should be doing. In fact, the benefits of smart cardio training are too...
