Muscle hypertrophy is a term for the growth and increase of the size of muscle cells. The most common type of muscular hypertrophy occurs as a result of physical exercise such as weightlifting, and there are two essential components necessary for the growth of muscles—stimulation and repair. In t...

A warm-up gradually revs up your cardiovascular system by raising your body temperature and increasing blood flow to your muscles. Warming up may also help reduce muscle soreness and lessen your risk of injury. Cooling down after your workout allows for a gradual recovery of pre-exercise heart ra...

Strength training trains the ability to exert force to overcome resistance. Strength can be trained with various training modes, ranging from body weight to strength training machines and free weights. In this series of videos, Colin Herbert defines strength training, discusses the difference bet...

From the 1960s to the 1990s, static stretching was an important component of warm-ups with the thought that it would increase range of motion, decrease injury incidence and improve performance. But in the late 1990s and into the new millennium, a growing body of evidence reported that static stre...

An individual can be told what to do, but the individual who understands what they are doing opens much wider vistas of possibilities. This video provides not only suggested stretching prescriptions, but more importantly educates the learner about the mechanisms underlying various stretching tech...

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a popular exercise method that involves alternating between intense bursts of activity and short recovery periods. It is known for its effectiveness in improving cardiovascular fitness, burning calories, and boosting metabolism. Incorporating HIIT into y...

Balance and stability work as one to ensure that athletes can control their bodies during a particular movement. Although closely related, they are very different in terms of application. In this video, Dr David Behm This video discusses the effectiveness of stability training on performance, and...

Metabolic Resistance Training workouts should incorporate every muscle group with compound movements. Heavy resistance with little rest for a higher intensity session. MRT is designed to leave the metabolism elevated for as long as 24 hours post workout, so you'll be burning calories not only whi...

Muscle hypertrophy is a term for the growth and increase of the size of muscle cells. The most common type of muscular hypertrophy occurs as a result of physical exercise such as weightlifting, and there are two essential components necessary for the growth of muscles—stimulation and repair. In t...

A dynamic exercise is any exercise that involves joint movement. Isometric exercises create no change in the length of the muscle. An isometric strength exercise is typically performed against an immovable object. Colin Herbert compares dynamic and Isometric exercise regimens and programming exer...

In simple terms, HIIT training is when you alternate between periods of maximum effort followed by a short active recovery period. This is to promote a shorter and more efficient workout for the participants involved so they can reach their fitness goals without having to sacrifice too much time...

High-intensity interval training (HIIT), also called high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) or sprint interval training (SIT), is a form of interval training, a cardiovascular exercise strategy alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods, until ...

If a trainer told you that by performing a particular type of workout your ability to burn calories would be increased throughout the day, you may think that it sounds too good to be true right? Well, fortunately, the EPOC effect, or Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption, is one of the key bene...