Nick Smoot-Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com I’m very excited for today’s post as I was given the opportunity to do a Q and A with Lou Schuler. Lou is a bestselling author and journalist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine, and has mentored some of the top writers/coaches […]
Archives for November 2013
Group Exercise Classes are Suboptimal
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com Group exercise and boot camp classes have been rapidly growing in popularity over the last decade. I would attribute this to the camaraderie of training with a group of likeminded individuals, the accountability to maintain an exercise regimen, and the constant variance of activities/exercises that makes the […]
You Don’t Need “Perfect” Form During Max Effort Lifts
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com Ok so I am a firm believer that people should have a solid foundation of exercise technique built before they ever start adding weight to the bar. Using proper form is vital to your ability to work the muscles to their fullest capacity, move the largest amount […]
Does Soreness Indicate a Successful Workout?
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com There seems to be a trend going around promoting soreness and fatigue as leading indicators of workout success. Although soreness is a common by-product of a hard training session, is that really what we should focus on when determining whether or not we are making progress in the […]
Squat Progression
Nick Smoot-Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com If I had to pick one exercise to do for the rest of my life, I think I would choose the squat. Squats are a fundamental movement pattern needed for virtually every activity you do in life, have a tremendous impact on metabolic rate and the cardiovascular system, […]