Time-Under-WHAT?

// June 5th, 2012 // 17 Comments » // Core concepts of Fitness, Muscle Gain

The concept of Time-Under-Tension (TUT) is VERY lucrative in the world of resistance training

This concept is propagated by so many fitness “gurus” that one would assume it is rooted in the very foundations of resistance training

In fact, I myself have spent so much time in trying to find whether or not this concept has any merit and have often been left scratching my head
And now finally after all that time fixating over this issue and breaking my head over it…I feel that now I am at a place to write about this….

So…lets get right to it

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Top 10 Post-Exercise Recovery Methods

// April 7th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Core concepts of Fitness, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance

We are all familiar with The Fitness Trident – Training,Nutrition and Recovery and how essential each of the three are for us to achieve our fitness goals

Now although most of us manage to be regular to the gym and even go to the point of getting our meals right, it is safe to say that only a fraction pay heed to the third and final component – RECOVERY

Think about it…

When was the last time you WORKED on your recovery?

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The 10 Components of Fitness

// November 6th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // Core concepts of Fitness

Fitness is a concept that is vastly misunderstood and each individual has his/her own way of defining it.

What most people do not know is that there are 10 components/elements/facets that make up the state of “Fitness”. All these 10 components need to be improved in an individual for him/her to be deemed as physically it.

Now, it doesn’t matter if you are young or old, man or woman; or whether you belong to a certain category of people (bodybuilder,athlete, corporate executive,couch potato,housewife etc).Your fitness program must aim to improve all 10 aspects of fitness.

All human beings are built the same way physiologically. Therefore, we all need each of the components of fitness to enhance the quality of our physical fitness and thereby enhance life.

So….What exactly are the 10 components of fitness?

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THE FITNESS TRIDENT

// August 26th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // Core concepts of Fitness

Alright.

So I’m finally all set to start with the first credible article on this blog.

Picking one topic out of the vast ocean of fitness information is really a tough job.So I thought, why not go back to the basics.So I decided to write on a topic that is grossly overlooked and can be THE factor that helps you achieve your fitness goals or ensures that you stay far from it.

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