Michael Wood, CSCS

According to the American Heart Association, 34 million American have metabolic syndrome. That is about one out of every six adults or 47 million people.

There are literally hundreds of different exercises to choose from when developing a Jefit strength training program.

Think about a few of the dynamic stretches you typically like to use. Now picture stretching a rubber band for a moment. Take hold of both ends of that imaginary band and simply pull.

Many people who aspire to build muscle wonder, "Does cardio kill muscle gains?" This is an understandable question, as no one wants their hard-earned sweat equity in the gym to go to waste! 

Look at any exercise book, website or app and you can find hundreds of different exercises. Those exercises can be performed many different ways via exercise variations.

There are various forms of the deadlift exercises that one can do to help build overall strength and power. The stiff leg deadlift (SLD) and Romanian deadlift

Good health and longevity are possible through daily activity. With this in mind, working out is not only a necessity, it's imperative for a healthy mind and body.

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.

You thought this was going to finally be the year to shed some of that stubborn body fat. You have made strength gains in the gym. What does it take, though, to finally get that ripped body?