What Do You Guys Think Of The “Pad”?

            You know that thing called the “pad”? Not the one I know your thinking of, but the one you find in the gym.  The one that protects your back when doing squats or lunges. 

                There are many people at the gym who use the “pad” to protect their back when doing squats and other workout equipment.  And to be honest, I’m one of them.   I don’t think it’s a bad thing to use it but a lot of people look down on it.  People put that in the same category as using gloves and altitude masks.  But in reality you won’t hurt your back when lifting heavy weights or using strength training machines.  So here’s my question for you, our readers, do you agree with using the pad while working out?  Also, if you have any fitness tips to share, feel free!

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 What about gloves and altitude masks? Do you do any gym exercises with those?

What Is The Best Equipment To Burn Fat?

What’s the best workout equipment used to burn fat?

 Have you ever wondered what different exercise equipment and fitness equipment are necessary for burning body fat? Well you’re at the right place to know.

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 The best way to burn body fat and not only through hard work but also with the help of workout equipment. Proper form and correct use of fitness equipment will ensure that body fat is burned and is gone for good. Having proper exercise equipment is very helpful but also a balanced diet and dedication is the second part.

1.    Eating smaller meals but many of them a day can keep your metabolism running instead of having 1 or 2 huge meals throughout the day.

2.    Eating lean protein such as meats, peanuts, legumes and such things can help your muscles stay toned and keep yourself in shape!

3.    Honest Cheating. Working your body for weeks and days can be stressful and cause a lot of pain in the body so put some times during the weeks for a cheat day.

Top Mistakes Made In The Gym – Listen to our fitness tips and do things the right way

        Have you ever gone to the gym and seen people work out and say to yourself “This kid knows nothing, why does he even bother?”  Unfortunately, most people don’t know the fundamentals of working out and struggle to grasp the basics because they were never informed.  That’s why we’re here.  We want to provide fitness tips, gym workouts, and a good understanding of fitness equipment so everyone can have a good time.

Here is a list of the top 10 mistakes made in the gym in my opinion.

                                                                                               

1)     Ass-to-grass squats – Go all the way down!

2)     Don’t curl everyday – You don’t need to workout your biceps 5 times a week.

3)     Just cardio – Cardio is great, but lifting weights burns a ton of calories as well.

4)     Cell phones – You come to the gym to workout. Not socialize.

5)     Tight shirts – Don’t wear tight shirts if you’re too skinny or too large.  It just looks dumb.

6)     No spotter – We don’t want to see anyone die in the gym.

7)     Flexing in the mirror – You can do that at home son.

8)     Wipe your equipment – This could be exercise tip #1.  Very important.

9)     Put away your equipment – It makes life easier on all of us.

10) Wash your clothes – No one wants to smell your sweat.

                                                                What’s your top 10?         

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Old fitness equipment and an out dated gym.. THE WORST!

I once walked into this gym, it looked fantastic from the outside, banners, advertisments I really thought it was going to be a fantastic setup inside with nice exercise equipement… Boy was I wrong!

This gym had advertisments of new equipment, fit trainers and all things needed to look great from the outside, but as soon as I stepped foot into the building I was shocked. Old looking exercise equipment, there was no upbeat music, and the interior design was completely bland with no vibrant colours or anything, Needless to say it wasn’t a place you could get pumped up to workout in. The worst I found of all of these

things was that the fitness equipment was from the 80’s, stuff that I have not even seen before (that’s how out dated it was) the elitpicals and treadmills were basically falling apart. The reason I write this review is to get everyone to understand that they need to go check out a gym before signing up for a membership, make sure you know what you are in for. Thankfully I only went with my buddy for a free session, but I do feel bad that he has to workout there all the time! Ill stick to my upsclae gyms for now and continue to go beast mode at the gym!

Is you gym old and raggity? Equipment falling apart? Let us know how you would want to improve this or what your gym says about it when asked!

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