Time for a workout that will leave you hobbling out of the gym and into a summer of leanness. To achieve these things, you’re going to need to do more than just your typical three exercises, 4 sets of 10, resting 5 minutes between each set as you play with your iPod or check your [...]

We’re all about full-body, compound lifts — squats, deadlifts, etc. Anything that works big muscle groups is great. But sometimes, you just want to hammer your arms, get a great pump and have a little fun. Try our Workout of the Week to do something a little different for your biceps and triceps, focusing on [...]

Our Workout of the Week comes from Seth Weil, the namesake educator at Seth Weil’s Self Defense Academy. Weil does training such as the Warrior Training program, as well as training for the Tough Mudder-style races, at Alpha Strong, where he also teaches martial arts and serves as a fitness coach. “Most people want to [...]

Do you know where your fitness level stands? Whether its performance or health related fitness you seek, a physical fitness assessment can benefit your training and help you reach your goals. Test results can be used to indicate physical strengths and weaknesses, identify injury risk, increase motivation, measure improvement throughout training, and develop a successful exercise program to [...]

Chico Sports Club personal trainer Allie Campagna is back for another guest edition of our Workout of the Week. Today, she offers a full-body workout that uses heavy enough weight to promote growth in both muscle size and strength, while still creating a fat-burning environment. Enjoy! In order to lose weight, you need to lift [...]

To go with our theme of muscle gain and fat loss — two primary benefits of taking BCAAs, as we mentioned earlier this week – we’ve put together a workout that will achieve both as well. Because we are looking to tap into the fat stores as well as build muscle mass, exercise volume and [...]

“Here is an example of a higher intensity strength training circuit aimed to help burn calories, lose fat, and build beautiful muscles to look firm, fit, and sculpted. If you are new to strength training, consider hiring a trainer to help build a specific program to your needs and to learn safe and proper form for any [...]