Squid Shirt Keeps track of your workouts
Students at Northeastern University have put an array of electrodes inside a compression shirt. The shirt is part of system called Squid. The Squid includes a smartphone app and an exercise tracking site. Squid can monitor and gauge muscle activity and count reps so you don’t have to keep track of them manually. The shirt [...]
Correct Way to do a Bicep Curl Video
Video of the standing bicep curl. Don’t rock your body. Nice even reps. NO swinging the weight around. Moderate weight so that you can do 8 to 15 reps. Do 2 to 3 sets. Don’t overdue it because the bicep is a small muscle which also gets used during other compound movements. Slowing down will [...]
Rep Speed for Power, Strength and Size
The speed in which you execute a certain movement refers to term tempo or rep speed. The tempo being used can determine the after effect the lift has on the muscle group. The movement can be of two things when you lift a weight. It can be mere work that tires out the muscle or [...]
