Finding Fajas for Every Woman

Faja is a Spanish term meaning belt or strip. Today it is used to refer to shapewear from Latin American countries. There are a variety of different fajas to choose from. However the two most well known companies for their fajas are Squeem and Ann Chery. These companies offer superior shapewear products for every woman. They are also designed to not only help a woman look great instantly but also help them lose weight.

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Wolverine Sheath

I made a sheath for the medium size Wolverine from a plastic barrel. I riveted it together and used a salvaged lifting strap for the belt loop. For a leg strap, I used leather pant cuff straps from my vintage wool Swedish military pants. To make this sheath a system, I added a fire striker rod with a paracord lanyard.

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Are You Working Out Too Hard?

Next time you're in the gym, pause for a moment and look around. How many people do you see wearing braces of some kind? Elbow braces, knee braces, back braces, wrist braces. All of them clearly trying to continue at some previous level of workout intensity despite the fact that their joints are starting to give out on them. How many people do you know that work out six days a week, sometimes doubling up their cardio and their resistance training, trying to get the most bang for their weekly buck? Perhaps you're one of those people, hammering away day after day, sure that if you stop, if you take a break, all your muscles will sluice from your frame leaving you fat, bloated and ugly. Wake up! Over training is a very real problem, and everybody needs to know when to take a break.

At the very, very minimum, everybody should be resting one day out of the week. Even if you're training as hard as you can, you should be taking Sundays off to passively rest, which means sitting on your butt doing no exercise. Your body needs time to relax, to rebuild itself, to heal the damage you've done to it all week. If you insist on training every day, you will quickly burn out, injure yourself, or begin to accrue diminishing returns.

Even if you are working out only six days a week, you should consider adding another day or so of active rest. Active rest is when you work out for a moderate period of time (say 30 to 40 minutes) and simply exercise at a very light level, keeping your heart rate at about 130bpm. This ensures that you are causing your blood to circulate, that you are stretching out your muscles, and if you take the time to drink a recovery drink while doing so you can help deliver key nutrients to your body.

At this point somebody inevitably points out that a number of elite athletes train six days a week, and that clearly that's the formula for success. If Lance Armstrong cycles six days a week, or Arnold lifted weights for the same amount of time, then clearly you should too. Nonsense. Those are genetic freaks without day jobs who are often taking steroids and dedicating themselves full time to the maximization of their abilities. Often, even these elite athletes are over trained. So ask yourself. Are you an elite athlete? If not, then don't try to train like one.

If you cut down the amount of training you are doing, you will soon begin to reap enormous benefits. Old aches and pains will fade away, and you will return to the gym each time with energy and enthusiasm. Working out 3-4 times a week is an ideal number for excellent gains, optimal health and preventing over training. So don't become one of those guys strapped up with braces, trying to get into ridiculous shape despite the fact that their body is falling apart on them. Instead, moderate your workouts, give your body plenty of time to rest, and realize your potential without courting pain, frustration and injury!

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Tuan's Deadlift Day: Traditional Deadlifts RAW (No Belt, Straps...etc), Last Set: 415 LBS for 6 reps

Have me as your personal online trainer at myhitechtrainer.com Tuan here with another vid. This was my deadlift workout for Monday, 12/22/2008. I have been dieting since after Thanks Giving and cut my powerlifting season short for I have some things coming up in March and on for 2009. I got up to 197 to 198 lbs, but now I am around 193 to 194 lbs in this vid. I started at 135 for 15 reps, 205 for 10, 275 for 10, 345 for 8, and here I am finishing up with 415 for 6. Sorry but I did say 425, that was my mistake. Not enough blood in the brain to think at the time. Enjoy. PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING.

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Vincent Joseph (VJ) Hils takes the Big Back Challenge!

Competitive Body Builder VJ Hils used straps, but he won't anymore. At the Muscle Beach Competition this past Labor Day, VJ came by the Big Back Booth to put Big Back Lifting Grips to the test and he noticed the benefits before he even started his set! But don't take our word for it... see what he has to say!

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Steve's Boat Goes In The Water (6 of 8)

Both lifting straps now secured under the boat, the crane takes the entire weight of the boat from the trailer. Notice how the boat easily sways inside the huge crane assembly. Another Yardman installs the boats rear plug as the last "to do" item before heading to the launch zone.

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Lose your love handles with this new product from hold-ons.com

The Physio-Twist, provide exercisers with a first ever means of secure attachment of a physio ball to pulley / weight stack multi purpose exercise machine for the express purpose of performing the physio twist exercise. Physio-Twist is a belt designed to be secured to any commonly sized physio ball with a side release snap buckle that may be drawn down for a snug fit. To ensure a solid, well positioned grip on the ball, Physio-Twist features stirrup handles located on either side of the physio ball which may be easily adjusted to suit users arm length through the use of a cam lock lever type of buckle. Lastly, Physio-Twist provides a secure, hands free attachment to pulley / weight stack machine through use of a D-ring attachment point positioned at physio balls center which ensures proper machine cable tracking throughout exercise range of motion.

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