Strength training does not only build muscles and strength. It also helps lose fat by increasing the body's resting metabolic rate (RMR) for 48 hours. Many people don't understand this and swear by aerobics or cardio training as the main activity for increasing the metabolism and losing fat.

This article talks of a great idea of spending your fitness training outdoors and at the same time admire the beautiful scenery.

The leg press is one of the most unique exercises you can do in the gym. It is possible for you to work your hamstrings, glutes quadriceps, and calves depending on the placement of your feet and how much range of motion is applied. On the other hand, if this exercise is performed wrong the leg press can be very damaging to your knee joints.

Every bodybuilder is different. We all have differing muscle development, genetic gifts and shortcomings, work ethics, and training experiences. Despite this, many of us, when starting work with a personal trainer in a gym, or when reading a routine from a magazine, will all start with the same workout. Here are some steps to tailoring it to meet your individual needs.

Normally, when you think "muscle," you probably think "low reps"...but I've got three ways to use HIGH reps to slap the muscle on you FAST.

For many years now, certain suspect companies have been advertising their wares in the backs of bodybuilding magazines with nary a problem. But now that the FDA has grown weary of this practice, we're starting to hear a lot more about the victims of these steroid scam artists.

You have never seen exercise techniques this bad...This is a story about a workout that I witnessed somebody perform about 14 years ago in a university gym in Canada. It's a true story (just ask the ambulance driver!).

'Tis the season to stuff yourself full of food! Find out how to turn the tables and turn your holiday weight gain into holiday muscle gain.

Looking to gain maximum muscle? The stretch position of a muscle is the best place to start. With proper use, you can not only activate more muscle fibers, you may even be able to SPLIT your muscle fibers, making more of them - that means faster gains, more easily!

There are so many workout routines out there now a days. Find one that is the best for you, try this alternative route to bodybuilding fitness!