Many weightlifters go under the general guise of 8-12 reps is the best range of reps (myself included), but that’s not actually the case according to a Men’s Health Total Fitness Guide. While 8-12 is good for maintaining, the extremes give you more gains.
High weight enlarges your muscle fibers and give you more strength. High reps provides you more energy and endurance. In contrast, 8-12 is the medium range and a compromise between the two. While this may be good as a transitional workout, if you maintain 8-12 reps for most exercises on every day, you’re …read more

You have probably seen a hundred videos claiming you can workout just five minutes a day and have the most perfectly toned body in existence. But we all know that getting in shape and staying shape takes hard work. There’s no miracle 5-minute complete workout and you can’t get a 6-pack by doing crunches for just two minutes a week. However, you can find some fitness videos that cover a variety of muscles in a short period of time.
My favorite video for the ultimate ab workout is this one below. It contains 23 different exercises.
1. Basic Crunch
2.Twist Up
3.Push Through
4.Left side …read more

There is just something about doing ab exercises, whether they are crunches or sit-ups on the floor that seems undesirable to me. Doing sit-ups kind of hurts my tail bone so when I used to do the on the floor I would place a smaller pillow under my butt. These days I either do crunches on my bench or I just use my Ab Straps with my pull-up bar.