Matt Wiggins

How to Lose Weight and Keep Muscle - Part 2

Last time, we looked at some of the basic needs to lose weight and keep muscle. The first thing you'd have to do was to make sure you didn't eat as much. Reducing your daily caloric intake by 500-600 (depending on how big you are) is a good start. ... Read >

How to Lose Weight and Keep Muscle - Part 1

How to lose weight and keep muscle. This is one of the biggest predicaments in the world of fitness and working out. Many people - especially guys - will spend long hours in the gym in an effort to build some quality muscle. They put in the effort. ... Read >

How to Build Your Own Medicine Ball Out of Scraps, Sand, and Duct Tape

By now you probably know that med balls are a great tool to use in your workouts. You can do complex training, make bodyweight calisthenics harder, complete intense cardio workouts, and even build awesome athletes with them. So time to get a med ball, r... Read >

Why You Should Use Medicine Balls In Your Cardio Workouts - Part 3

Ok, we've looked at all the awesome things med balls can do, and how you can use incorporate them into your cardio workouts. But one of the most important aspects of med ball training is a fairly intangible one - the mental aspect of training. You can... Read >

Why You Should Use Medicine Balls In Your Cardio Workouts - Part 2

Last time, we looked at how medicine balls could help you build a strong, rugged, and "ripped" midsection, and how they could be used with some basic, simple exercises, to create intense and athletic versions of those same movements to get you into better... Read >

Why You Should Use Medicine Balls In Your Cardio Workouts - Part 1

When many people think of Medicine Balls, they think of black and white pictures of old boxers or weightlifters. Because of this, many people think that the med ball is antiquated and outdated. Nothing could be further from the truth. Though not used... Read >

How to Make Your Own Dumbbells and Do Cardio At Home

Dumbbells (DBs) are a great way to get a cardio workout at home (or anyplace else you want to take them, for that matter). A few sets of mult-joint movements like squats, rows, or the like not only will help you build muscle, but also get you huffing and... Read >

Dumbbells - The 'El-Cheapo' Cardio Workout

Fitness gadgets are freakin' everywhere. TV, stores, informercials, the interet...jeez. And most are really expensive. And most also really suck. Instead of spending hundreds (or even thousands!) of dollars, spend a few bucks, get a pair of decent dum... Read >

Why Dumbbells Should Be in Your Cardio Workout

Most folks think that dumbbells (DBs) should just be used for strength training, and don't really have a place in a cardio workout. This really just isn't true. Now, it is true that DBs are usually used for strength training. And that's fine. You sh... Read >

Cardio Machines, Losing Fat, and Thinking Your Way to a Better Body

In some circles within the fitness industry (especially with more "hardcore" fitness fanatics), most cardio machines are thought to be like hamster wheels. You know what a hamster wheel is - the little wheel in your hamster's cage that the little guy... Read >

How Cardio Machines Can Actually Waste Your Time

Prevailing thought and opinion is generally that cardio machines are necessary to lose fat, get in better condition, and have a better body. This just isn't true. While cardio machines can be used (and many over the years have done so to great benef... Read >

Why You Don't Need Cardio Machines

Most people think that you need cardio machines (either in the gym or at home) to do your cardio training. That's what many companies would like you to believe, but nothing could be further from the truth. Don't get me wrong, cardio machines can be go... Read >

Cardio Workout Plans That Don't Involve...Cardio?

There are a million ways to do cardio workout plans. One can run, use various different gym machines, or even bodyweight calisthenics. Sometimes, though, the best cardio workout plans don't even involve cardio. Huh? How is that? Simple - cardiova... Read >

Cardio Workout Plans Can Be...Fun?

Take a look at the word "workout". The word "workout" is simply a compound word, meaning it's made up of two smaller words - "work" and "out". And that first one - "work" - is a word that nobody likes. It's also usually associated with any sort of ex... Read >

The Psychological Benefits of Your Cardio Workout Plan

You hear all the time about all the physical benefits of a good cardio workout plan. By now, it's probably all old-hat - fat loss, a stonger heart, better lung capacity, decreased risk of certain kinds of disease, etc. Blah, blah, blah. We've all h... Read >