The Number 1 Muscle
Research, from the National Health Interview Survey, reveals that most adults (approximately 8 out of 10) in the United States do not...
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Michael Wolff
- Feb 6, 2019
- 1 min
Client Spotlight
Several years ago I came to a crossroads in my fitness. I had had several knee surgeries and had back problems. If I was going to be...
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Michael Wolff
- Jan 22, 2019
- 1 min
Strength VS Cardio
Since 1970, exercisers, researchers, and the medical community have divided exercise into two categories: “Aerobic” exercise, which...
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Michael Wolff
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
Strength is Money in the Bank
There are more important things in life than money. There is family, learning, music and art, love and friendship, and your health. There...
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Michael Wolff
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1 min
Client Spotlight - Andy Underwager
I’ve been going to Hit Strength for over a year and couldn’t be happier with my progress. I am 51 years old and have been training off...
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Michael Wolff
- Dec 26, 2018
- 2 min
New Year's Resolution: Stronger Bones
Most of us know that strength training (with free weights, weight machines, or resistance bands) can help build and maintain muscle mass...
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Michael Wolff
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
Health, Longevity, and a Strong Grip
The scientific literature is awash in correlations between a person’s health status and various bio-markers, personal characteristics,...
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Michael Wolff
- Dec 4, 2018
- 1 min
Client Spotlight - Matt W.
Over the past year and four months I have been going to HIT Strength 2 times a week for 30 minutes. The results have been startling to...
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Michael Wolff
- Nov 13, 2018
- 1 min
Best Bang for your Buck
The purpose of any form of exercise is to stimulate muscles to contract. All muscles do is contract and relax. They are stupid. They...
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Michael Wolff
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
The new vital sign; Muscle.
Adults go to the doctor roughly two times a year. During their visit, vitals are taken such as blood pressure, pulse, and weight, but...
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Michael Wolff
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
How Building Muscle Mass Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
Good news, you can take control of your diabetes risk by improving your body composition. It all starts with Skeletal Muscle Mass....
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Michael Wolff
- Oct 19, 2018
- 1 min
What Causes Function?
The answer of course is muscle and muscle contraction. Here is the and the bottom line. The goal of strength training should be to...
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Michael Wolff
- Oct 15, 2018
- 1 min
Bigger, Faster, Stronger for Golf???
These words are not usually associated with the game of golf. But, these days such greats as Rory McIlroy are enjoying the benefits from...
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Michael Wolff
- Oct 9, 2018
- 1 min
Assumed Objective vs. Real Objective!!
Don't assume that getting to the next new weight or another repetition from your last workout means that you had a good workout. As much...
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Michael Wolff
- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
Protein Worksheet
Requirements for Adults Building Muscle Body Weight in pounds divided by 2.2 X 1.75 = Total grams of protein/day. Example: 200 lb...
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Michael Wolff
- Sep 25, 2018
- 2 min
Strength for Balance
Keeping your center of mass (COM) over your base of support (BOS) is partially a function of your ability to produce the force necessary...
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Michael Wolff
- Sep 19, 2018
- 1 min
I hate my strength workouts:
Yes, I said I hate my workouts. Hate may be too strong of a word, dislike might be better. The point is, it is OK to dislike your...
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Michael Wolff
- Sep 11, 2018
- 1 min
The science of lifting slow
Slow repetitions are harder repetitions and better repetitions. By lifting the weight slowly, we avoid the use of momentum. When we...
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Michael Wolff
- Aug 24, 2018
- 1 min
Muscle VS Fat. Never Fear Having More Muscle....
One point of discussion we often get with clients is that "yes I want to get stronger but I don't want to get big muscles". If we look at...
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Michael Wolff
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
Client Spotlight: Sam and Sharon
About two years ago, while in their late sixties, they made the joint decision to embark on a strengthtraining program at HIT Strength....
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