What kind of shoes do you wear when you deadlift? Do you use good, old Chucks or go barefoot? When you’re lifting weights that are easily over twice your own body weight, does your choice in footwear even matter? Please, please don’t even tell me you’re wearing running shoes while lifting. You might think that your choice of footwear does not matter in the area of weight … [Read more...]

Working out, while healthy, can also carry a bit of risk if you’re unprepared. Even the simplest exercises have procedures you must follow to make sure you minimize the risk of injury and maximize performance. It is sometimes wise to purchase gear that removes a lot of that risk so that you may focus on exercising without worry. They include weight lifting gloves, lifting … [Read more...]

If you are enthusiastic about exercising and do not want to limit yourself to working on your body only in the gym, you might consider starting some home-based training. To keep it productive you should also make sure that you have all the fitness equipment you might need such as an exercise mat, some weights, and a fitness ball. Other noticeable tools are deadlift shoes, … [Read more...]

Today, we are aware that modern age is pulling out from us the very best things that we are. If we strive to become better in every aspect of our lives, we soon realize that our mental and physical strength must endure our daily needs. Therefore, the first association that can come to mind is the gym. If you are a gym person, you are always seeking for perfection, and if … [Read more...]

You have probably seen them in your local gym-muscled men and women walking around with bits of cloth hanging from their wrists as they shift between weights. They are simply awe-inspiring and at the same time, intimidating, as they lift weights easily twice their own. You might have also wondered what those strips dangling from their wrists are. Well, those bits hanging … [Read more...]