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I read a short but interesting article from MSN Health today by Mike Mejia from Men’s Health. Here’s a link to the full article: Fortify Your Weak Spots.

The idea is that most men spend the majority of their time working on the muscles they see the most. Namely the chest, biceps, quads, etc. Then they go on and totally forget about the less visible muscles such as those on your back side. This is naturally a big mistake!

The article then goes on to suggest some exercises you can do to keep your body in balance.

But why is balance important? Well, even if you don’t normally watch certain muscles, they are still visible. Have you ever been to the gym and seen someone that was very out of proportion? It really looks strange doesn’t it? I’m guessing that you don’t want to become that person!

So don’t forget to work your whole body. Not in every workout necessarily, but make sure that you give those muscle groups that you consider less important the amount of attention they truly deserve.

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This tip goes along with the last one that we posted. People seem to always be wondering how much they need to drink, so here are some suggestions from Dr. John Berardi of Precision Nutrition:

Increasing Water Intake
by Dr. John Berardi

Sedentary individuals should drink at least 2L or about 8 cups of water per day, athletes should drink at least 3L or about 12 cups of water per day, and athletes in hot weather climates drink at least 4L or about 16 cups of water per day.

Since following these recommendations can prevent dehydration and can actually assist with fat loss, you’d have to be a desiccated fool to ignore them. However, try as they might, some individuals find it difficult to ingest up to a gallon of water per day. So try out these three proven strategies for increasing water ingestion:

• Drink cold water - cold water is more palatable, improving ‘mouth feel’ and ingestion
• Add lemon - lemon increases urge to drink and also kills bacteria
• Chuggables - always carry some sort of jug of water around to ensure you’re drinking. Rubbermaid makes a nice blue top container (Chuggables) that we recommend to our clients.

This tip is provided by Dr. John Berardi of Precision Nutrition.

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I mentioned last week that with a new addition to my family I really haven’t had time to go to the gym. Well I’m not going to let that stop me from getting a workout or at least doing some exercise, so I decided to pick up a set of resistance bands so I can still get some exercise in at home.

I’ve been a little skeptical about these bands for a long time, but after using them I can see them as a great alternative when you have little else you can do. Granted, I would still recommend weights over these things, but sometimes you have to make adjustments. If you make a workout that consists of resistance bands and bodyweight exercises, you can still get in a pretty good workout.

I also realize that this is not the way to go if you’re looking to put on mass. I don’t know that anything really compares to heavy lifting for that!

Any other thoughts out there on this?

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