Do You Suffer Lower Back Soreness After Squats?By John O'Neill, AustraliaSquats are unquestionably a great way to train legs (and a lot else), but a lot of people seem to suffer low back soreness, even after warming up and using correct technique. Personally, I used to have mild low back soreness for days after doing heavy squats(incidentally, by heavy I mean what is heavy to you). Thisunfortunatel...

Chains For Gainsby Ken O'NeillUse of chains in training seems thus far limited to those following the regimes of Louie Simmons and his Westside Barbell Club, or his impact on strength training for football teams. As such, they remain secret yet to be discovered by many.Admitting to being an addicted reader and eximenter, news of Simmons' rotine reached me months ago. A couple of workout visits to D...

How We Lose Weight Your body weight is controlled by the number of calories you eat and the number of calories you use each day. So, to l ose w eight you need to take in fewer calories than you use. You can do this by becoming more physically active or by eating less. Following a weight-loss program that helps you to become more physically active and decrease the amount of calories that you eat is...

Calculate Your Daily CaloriesHere's a simple formula you can use to estimate your total caloric needs for the day.Change your weight in pounds to kilograms: Divide your weight by 2.2.Your basal metabolic rate is approximately one calorie per kilogram per hour. Multiply your weight in kilograms by the 24 hours in a day. This is the number of calories you burn just being alive each day. Now factor in...

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