Metabolism and Strength Training

Lifting weights triggers changes at the molecular level that improve human metabolism and thwart chronic disease.
Resistance training does much more than build strong muscles and bones. Research in the past few years has confirmed that
 lifting weights changes human metabolism in ways that improve health and well-being. That’s good news for clients with type 2 diabetes,
high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol levels.

Factors Affecting Muscular Strength

I am often asked why one person develops strength and muscle faster than another when
 he or she is performing the same exercises and following a similar strength training workout program.
 Many people feel that they must be doing something wrong because they aren’t getting the same results,
muscular strength or muscular development as another person. It’s important to realize that there are six primary factors affecting every individual’s
ability to achieve strength and muscle development, and we have little or no control over most of them.

Shoulders and Triceps with Exercise Band

Sit upright with perfect posture on the ball. Have both elbows bent at 90 degrees while holding the band in both hands. The band should pass over the top of your head.
Straighten your right arm, while holding the left arm completely still and not allowing your shoulders to shrug.
Do ten to twelve repetitions, then return to the starting position. Relax your arms briefly. Repeat the exercise sequence once or twice.

Learning From Superhumans: The Incredible Fitness and Success of Jack LaLanne

Jack LaLanne was a pioneer in the world of fitness.
The gyms that you see all over town? He opened one of the nation's first fitness gyms in 1936.
The machines that fill those gyms? He invented dozens of them.
All of those home workout videos and television weight loss shows? He was the man who first brought fitness into your living room. The Jack LaLanne Show was the longest–running television exercise program of all time. It was on television for 34 years.
And that's just his business career.
If you really want to be impressed, take a look at a handful of his personal fitness achievements.
Here are a few of the fitness feats that LaLanne accomplished…
He swam from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco while wearing handcuffs.
At age 42, he set the world record for pushups by doing over 1,000 in 23 minutes.
At age 45, he did 1,000 jumping jacks and 1,000 pullups in 1 hour and 22 minutes.
At age 60, he swam from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf for the second time. This time he not only wore handcuffs, but also towed a 1,000 pound boat.
LaLanne was in such remarkable shape that he could do one—armed fingertip pushups while in a completely stretched out position.
Ready for something really incredible?
To celebrate his 70th birthday, LaLanne swam 1.5 miles along the California coast from the Queen's Way Bridge to Long Beach Harbor. And he did it while wearing handcuffs and shackles on his arms and legs and towing 70 row boats holding 70 people.
It sounds impossible, but here's a photo of the 70–year–old LaLanne finishing the swim with all of the boats dragging along behind him.

On his 70th birthday, Jack LaLanne swam 1.5 miles while towing 70 boats filled with 70 people.

by James Clear