Built for Life & Times: June 6
Happy Friday! Welcome to a new edition of Body-Solid's official digest – Built for Life & Times. If you're unfamiliar with the Built for Life & Times, we do the heavy lifting (pun intended) by collecting the best articles on the web related to fitness, body building and exercise equipment around the internet. Today we're looking at 100 Push Up variations, exercises for building a bigger chest, a very detailed...
Built for Life & Times: May 5
Happy Monday! Okay, we're not happy about it either but we're glad you're here. Today we're going to look at research about the best type of sit-up, an innovative workout from Nick Nilsson, Captain America's Training Plan and of course, the Body-Solid Product of the Day. The Best Kind of Sit-Up Is What You Think It Is "It turns out, if you wantrock-hard abs, you’re going to have to get...
Do Foam Rollers Aid Workouts? (Ask Well)
Gretchen Reynolds of the New York Times' Well Blog tackled this question last week: "Do foam rollers offer benefits?" "At the gym, instead of traditional “stretching” I see tons of people rolling around on foam rollers. The foam rollers are in high demand and constantly in use. I now have one at home that I roll around on too. What does the research say about the benefits of foam rolling?" We here...
Built for Life & Times: April 14
Happy Monday morning from all of us at Body-Solid, Inc! We hope you had a great weekend and are ready for the exciting week ahead. Today we're going to highlight a few must-read articles from around the web as well as a trailer of sorts for a brand-new documentary that hopes to be the "Pumping Iron" of our time. A Number That May Not Add Up: A Look At Body Mass Index Jane Brody of New York Times Well Blog wrote...
Dip Variations (Video)
Dips are one of the best bodyweight exercises, some people prefer them to Push-ups including the classic bodybuilders of yesteryear. Like Pull-ups and Chin-ups, Dips force you to lift your own body-weight which stresses your upper-body and builds muscle and strength. In this video, Mike Christopher of Body-Solid, Inc. goes over two Dip variations — one to build a stronger, thicker chest and the other to build triceps. Equipment...
Built for Life & Times: March 13
Welcome back! We have a brand new edition of Body-Solid's Built for Life & Times for you featuring some great articles across the web, an inspirational video from EliteFTS and the Body-Solid Product of the Day. Micro-Mod Sets For Mass Great tips from one of the best bodybuilding websites online T-Nation.com and author Christian Thibaudeau looking at modifying your workout in-between sets for higher gains. ...