Should You Roll Your Shoulders When You Shrug?

Posted by Ray Burton | December 23, 2008 .

When you do the shrug exercise you should not let the shoulders or the head move or roll forward. If you do let the head and shoulders roll or move forward, there is an excessive compression, torsion and sheer placed on the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joint. Over time, this can cause damage and painful degeneration. [...]

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Harbinger PolyPro Dip Chin Belt With Chain Review

Posted by Ray Burton | December 11, 2008 .

A dipping/chinning belt is a great piece of equipment to add to the “must have” list if you are setting up your own home gym. In my case, the Harbinger PolyPro Dip Chin Belt is what I am using in my personal training studio for working my chest and back exercises and it’s been holding [...]

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Myths Of Bodybuilding

Posted by Ray Burton | August 4, 2008 .

Every culture has its myths and bodybuilding is no exception. Like most myths, most are nine parts fantasy and one part truth, though of course, some myths have no truth to them at all. I have spent much of my career attempting to expose myths surrounding bodybuilding and topics that relate to it, such as [...]

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Getting Better All The Time

Posted by Ray Burton | May 14, 2008 .

My friend Mack Kay wrote a post over in the members forum on FLS and I thought it would be good info to share with you. Just like the rest of us, there are things in his fitness program that need work. This article is about getting better in the area that you are weakest.
Corrective [...]

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Enjoy Your Workout Time

Posted by Ray Burton | April 24, 2008 .

Comment: I have read Fat to Fit, up to the end of the first routine. I have decided to make my workout time on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday AM to start. Is it ok, to start out doing the squats, bench press, using dumbbells? I will admit I am a bit intimidated by the barbells, [...]

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The Power Clean

Posted by Ray Burton | March 25, 2008 .

I’ve been putting the power clean into quite a few of my clients workouts lately so I’m going to put up a description of how to do the power clean properly for referance. Here we go!
Power clean start position
Start the power clean with the barbell resting on the floor place your feet under the barbell [...]

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