Motorized Vs. Manual TreadmillsWritten by Kathryn O'Neill
When people go to purchase a treadmill, one of first questions they ask is “Do I want a manual or motorized treadmill?”What’s difference between two? The Basic Difference: With a manual (or non-motorized) treadmill, you push belt with your feet. The action of your feet against treadmill moves belt. With a motorized treadmill you keep pace as treadmill motor moves belt for you at a pace you set electronically. Advantages & Disadvantages: Manual treadmills: Tend to be cheaper (since you’re not paying for motor) and can range from $200 to $600. They also tend to be smaller, take up less space and are easier to move (since they aren’t as heavy as a motorized treadmill). Some people have theorized that manual treadmills burn more calories than motorized treadmill since you supply power to move belt. This is unfortunately NOT TRUE. Because you supply power, unless you are in top athletic shape, you will tend to move slower and get tired more easily. This results in LESS calories burned on a manual treadmill. Plus, action of getting belt to move initially and keep it moving can cause a strain on your joints. It’s also difficult to run on a manual treadmill so if you want to start a jogging program or train as a runner, a manual treadmill would not meet your needs. Motorized treadmills:
| | “Bodybuilding Sins” That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts: Part 2Written by Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS and Steve Hefferon, CMT
Welcome to article number 2 in our series “Bodybuilding Sins That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts”. In this article we are going to talk about how bodybuilders tend to create massive muscle imbalances and what you can do to not be one of them. If you missed first article, you can read it by clicking on link below. Here’s a breakdown of articles to look for: 1. Article #1 - Choosing The WRONG Exercises 2. Article #2 - Training Variations for Pain Relief and Maximum Results 3. Article #3 - Targeted Stretching 4. Article #4 - Targeted Exercises 5. Article #5 - Rest, Recovery, and Injury Prevention Article #2 - Training Variations for Pain Relief and Maximum Results Bodybuilders are a stubborn bunch… almost as bad as runners! And they tend to follow “HERD” doing whatever exercises and routines “pros” are doing... Now, if your goal is to be as big as possible and you are not at all concerned with your health and fitness, don’t even bother this article… this article is for bodybuilders who ARE concerned about their health and want to be big, strong, powerful, and agile… if that’s you, read on… The reason so many bodybuilders suffer from so many different injuries is because there are several things “pros” don’t tell you… First off, articles that you see in all muscle mags aren’t even written by “pros”… and workout routines they recommend are always extreme and often not even used by “pro” who supposedly wrote because their main goal is to sell magazines… not give you real deal on bodybuilding. If you are serious about bodybuilding and want to achieve your true peak, you need to stay injury free… and that’s just about impossible if you train they way most bodybuilders do. There are several key strategies that you can use right now to not only eliminate any aches, pains and injuries you currently have, but also keep from creating more muscle imbalances in future. For a more detailed article on muscle imbalances go to http://www.losethebackpain.com/achesandpainsarticle.html Strategy #1 - Target Weaklings! No, we don’t mean exercises you think your weak at, or even muscles you think are underdeveloped… what we mean is muscles that are weak in relation to opposing muscle group. For example, in first article we talked about why Leg Extension is not a great exercise and why it’s responsible for so many cases of knee, hip, and back pain… and reason is, most people, especially bodybuilders, are already over developed and stronger in quadriceps… and usually have a significant imbalance between quadriceps and hamstrings. Another reason bodybuilders tend to develop so many severe muscle imbalances is because they emphasize front of body more than back… a great example of this is what we call “The T-shirt Muscle Workout” and it usually consists of dozens of sets of chest and biceps…
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