Michael Wood, CSCS

Let's face it, we really are what we eat. We're all aware of how important it is to properly fuel our body for sustained energy throughout the day. A nutritious breakfast or first meal is critical to this way of thinking.

We see it at least once every time we're working out at the gym. Someone is lifting heavy weights, which is a good thing, but exercise form and technique is lacking.

Walk into any gym around the country and you'll see one thing for sure. Someone performing a variation of a lat pulldown exercise. The lat pulldown has long been considered a staple multi-joint or compound movement.

Reverse pyramid training (RPT) is great training option to use when looking to gain muscle size and strength. This type of program design features high-intensity sets but low volume workouts.

We know that upright or standing exercises are usually some of the best movements you can perform. The majority of the exercises in a workout are typically done while standing or lying down on a bench.

Many Jefit app users spend a lot of time working hard in the gym, lifting the appropriate amount of weight to progressively overload their muscles.

The six-pack abs is one of those things that everyone says they want, but relatively few people actually understand the energy and focus needed to get it.

Strong, functional hips are beneficial both in and out of the gym. Powerful hips are the driving force that connects a strong upper and lower body.

While we all know that getting in daily exercise is important to everyone, there is much debate about what kind of exercise is best for us, especially with cardio training.

Sometimes you may feel you need a PhD just to understand the differences between all the cardio terminology. For example, do you grapple with how to perform a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) session or a Tabata protocol?

Do you want a toned body? If yes, then ab training is meant for you. Here are six simple exercises for targeted ab training. They are very easy and you can add them into your routine without any inconvenience.

Some gym-goers may not get the expected changes in the gym for various reasons. One of the reasons, most often sighted, is a lack of a training plan in place.