Nick Smoot-Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com Cardio sucks! Seriously, traditional cardio is a waste of time, and I would probably be more productive trying to bend metal with my mind than I would be running in place on a treadmill. Now I know cardio has its benefits (it still has NO comparison to […]
The Four Horsemen of Optimal Recovery (Part 2)
Nick Smoot-Owner of Smoot Fitness smootfitness.com Last week I covered what I consider to be the first two “horsemen” of optimal recovery, sleep and nutrition. If you haven’t read part one, I highly recommend you check it out HERE before moving forward. For everyone else, let’s move right in to horsemen three and four, rest […]
Group Exercise Classes are Suboptimal
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com Group exercise and boot camp classes have been rapidly growing in popularity over the last decade. I would attribute this to the camaraderie of training with a group of likeminded individuals, the accountability to maintain an exercise regimen, and the constant variance of activities/exercises that makes the […]
You Don’t Need “Perfect” Form During Max Effort Lifts
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com Ok so I am a firm believer that people should have a solid foundation of exercise technique built before they ever start adding weight to the bar. Using proper form is vital to your ability to work the muscles to their fullest capacity, move the largest amount […]
Common Mistakes Made in the Gym
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com I wrote an article recently on a major mistake I made when I first started working out; not warming up. As I was typing that article’s conclusion, I started to think of all the other mistakes I made that negatively affected my results in the weight […]
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