What You Need to Know About Lyme Disease This Spring As Spring and Summer weather beckons us out onto the trails and into the fields, we need to make sure we’re properly protecting ourselves for outdoor fun. It’s tick season,...
Exercise Terminology, The Need for Standardization of Terms Exercise science is a field of study. This means that claims need to be backed up with research, and exercise terminology must be really precise so as not to cause confusion or...
Take Control of Your Blood Pressure for February Heart Health Month You already know that a strength training regimen with a qualified personal trainer can improve your cardiovascular health. We’ve written before about how there isn’t much difference to your...
Sliding Filament Theory – Why You’re Stronger Lowering a Weight Than Lifting It It’s easy to instinctually understand that lowering a weight is easier than lifting it–but why? You might assume that it’s because “gravity is helping you”, but that’s...
Forget New Year’s Resolutions, Try a S.M.A.R.T. Goal You should feel energized and optimistic in the new year, not uneasy with the anticipation of guilt and shame. That’s why we encourage you to ditch the resolution, and embrace a SMART...
Negative Accentuated Reps – An Advanced Training Technique As we discussed in our post on advanced training techniques, some people feel it is necessary, as you advance in your training, to find ways to provide more stimulus to your muscles in...
Forced Reps – An Advanced Training Technique Are you ready to add some focus and advanced technique to your workout? Over the next several months, we’ll be diving in to several advanced techniques available for the HIT method of strength...
Resistance Exercise Misconceptions: Exercise Duration When it comes to resistance exercise, it is easy to get the wrong idea. A lot of people avoid it because they think they don’t have the time or they don’t need it. However, resistance...
Should You Try Pre Exhaust Training? The HIT (High Intensity Training) method suggests that you reach momentary muscular failure–that moment when you resist against the resistance, and for just a moment, you are incapable of overcoming the resistance. HIT is...
August is National Golf Month – Vertex Fitness Can Help with Golf Sports Conditioning If you plan to hit the links during the beautiful remaining days of summer, consider improving your game with sports conditioning boosted by the strength training...