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 good for overcoming your strength plateaus to stimulate further muscle development beyond what you can…
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Muscle and Function: Erector Spinae The erector spinae muscles are a group of muscles along the vertebral column. Collectively, they are responsible for back extension as well as extension of the neck and sideways movement of the head. It is made up of three muscles: the iliocostalis, the longissimus, and the spinalis. The Different Parts…
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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 regimen offered at Vertex Fitness. Peter Draovitch and Wayne Westcott have a great book on…
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Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health: Heart Health (Part 2) This week, we are going to continue our look at the article published by Wayne Westcott, PhD for Current Sports Medicine Reports titled “Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health“. (You can catch Part 1 of this post here.) According…
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Correct Form is Everything – A New Client’s Experience at Vertex Fitness I’ve played sports my whole life and have worked with personal trainers before, but Vertex is different. In the past, I would obsess over how much weight I was lifting and took great pride when I successfully moved up in weight. However, at…
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The “PHIT Act” And What you Need to Know Having a healthy lifestyle could potentially get a lot easier. The Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) would allow people to use pre-tax medical accounts to pay for costs associated with being physically active. Currently, these accounts can only be used to pay for medical expenses.…
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Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health (Part 1) We are going to take a look at an article published by Wayne Westcott, PhD for Current Sports Medicine Reports titled “Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health“. According to the article, inactive adults experience a 3% to 8% loss…
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The Unguarded Moment – Resistance Exercise can Help Back Problems Back problems has become all too prevalent in today’s society. Typical solutions include surgery and medication. However, Vert Mooney, M.D., a clinical professor of Orthopedics at the University of California- San Diego, proposes that resistance exercise may have medical benefits to treat back problems in…
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The Importance of Conditioning and Strengthening Your Lower Back Many of your favorite sports, hobbies, and daily activities recruit strength and stability from your lower back . Not only that, but lower back pain is one of the most common reasons to seek pain medications and interventional surgeries in America. Strengthening your lower back is…
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Making Time for a Healthy Lifestyle – Client Spotlight, Doug Hock When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, Doug Hock believes “fitness is the key to longevity.” As the chief operating officer of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he has a very busy schedule. However, he still prioritizes fitness in order to improve his quality…
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