conditioning

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness In this 3-part series, we have reviewed: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning In Part 2, we discuss how to tie fitness goals to your conditioning strategy… Most fitness goals fall into two main categories (1) improved musculoskeletal system...

Conditioning is the process of introducing, accustoming, training, and tolerating new physical characteristics or states; broadly speaking, conditioning is making those seeking to be more fit, BETTER! In this 3-part series, we review: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning Part 2...

Metcon For Health, Leanness, and Muscle You don't need hours of cardio to keep your heart healthy and your body lean. Here are the best ways to do loaded metabolic conditioning. Metabolic conditioning 25 (metcon) won’t just make you healthier. It’ll allow you to recover faster between sets and...

There’s a misconception that you need a lot of time and equipment for a great workout, including effective conditioning workouts. Time is an issue for most people and is often used as an excuse for not getting any work in. Here’s a hypothetical conversation inside the head of someone who uses...

Have you ever heard someone call themselves “deconditioned”? Usually, when someone is referred to as deconditioned, they are out of shape. If you struggle to catch your breath after a set of squats or stairs, it may be time to improve your body conditioning. Conditioning workouts are one way to...

Raise Your Heart Rate, Build Your Body Cardio for Gains? Can conditioning or aerobic work support your muscle-building goals? Yes. Better aerobic fitness means you’ll be able to bring more oxygen and nutrients to muscles. Aerobic work actually helps us develop more capillaries, which is like...

A straightforward way to give your workouts a new spin is to include some combination moves where you combine two or more exercises into each rep. Combination exercises help you build muscle, shed fat, and improve conditioning. These exercises are great when you’re short on time, in a fat-loss...

By Adam Bisek Whether you're a competitive physique athlete or just want to look the part, chances are you've done your fair share of "cardio." If you want to get really lean you're supposed to right? Or at the least, we're told it's healthy for us to dabble in the occasional mind-numbing...

Have you ever walked into a gym and seen a battle rope curled up in the corner and wonder why it is and what are some battle rope exercises you can do? First, it’s another tool in the toolbox when it comes to your conditioning. Second, it is not there to tie you in knots. Ropes were used way...

Strongman training isn't just for competitive athletes. Here's why this unique training method can help you shred body fat and get you in the best shape ever. You’re cutting down fat, leaning out and generally wanting to improve your conditioning. Calorie and macro tracking is going well and...

If you've been doing the same old tired cardio day in and day out, it may be time to ditch the cardio deck. Check out these 4 cardio routines using weights! For some reason, people think the only way to think when it comes to conditioning is hitting up some form of cardio machine or doing the...

When Johnnie Jackson came out of retirement in 2020, he made his return on the Arnold Classic stage with the help of coach George Farah. Unfortunately for Jackson, he missed his mark and didn’t look the way he wanted onstage in Columbus. He told Dennis James on the April 28th episode of The...

The following 5 cross-training daily workout routines contain a variety of exercises aimed at improving your overall conditioning. WORKOUT SUMMARY Main Goal Lose Fat Workout Type Full Body Training Level Beginner Program Duration8 weeks Days Per Week 5 Time Per Workout45-60 minutes Equipment...

For the last two years, Sarah Villegas has been the gold standard in the IFBB Pro League’s Women’s Physique division. In 2020, she upset then champion Shanique Grant to win her first Olympia title. She went into 2021’s contest with people asking questions about whether she could stay on top. She...

The strength and conditioning world can become a bit polarized sometimes. Okay, not sometimes. Often. It’s easy to fall down the education pigeon hole that can make a lifter or coach write off any method that isn’t a conventional strength training protocol using barbells or dumbbells as the...

HIIT/SMIT Overview Have you ever walked into a commercial gym and wondered why some folks are plodding along on a treadmill or pounding away at a stationary bike like they’re on the last leg of the Tour de France? Well, if your goal is to get lean and build a solid physique, odds are that’s not...

I haven't posted in sometime. I dieted down and dropped by from 270's to 240's. Strength did take a hit but being in my 40's there is no reason to stay a 275'er. I may or may not compete again but that doesn't stop me from training my ass off... as Dave Tate says. I've switched to a 4 day...

For over a year now, most of us have had to reconfigure our workout routines, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Having the ability to work out wherever you want, and not just in the gym, provides an opportunity to stay consistent, while new surroundings add much inspiration. With the...

It’s been a while since high-intensity interval training (HIIT) stormed onto the fitness scene and began its dogged takeover of the cardio universe. One study at a time, HIIT knocked steady-state cardio off its long-held throne, becoming the most relied-upon method for burning unwanted body fat...

Courtesy of Morgan Gold You’d be hard-pressed to find a more exciting fighter inside the Octagon than Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The 36-year old has created some of the most popular highlight reels in the UFC, and in the process has accrued the most UFC records of any fighter: 23 wins, 16...