Episode 2: What is Resistance Training?
The best way to stay strong and keep your metabolism boosted is to do resistance training every week. In today’s episode, we’ll go over what resistance training is and how to add it to your exercise routine.
The best way to stay strong and keep your metabolism boosted is to do resistance training every week. In today’s episode, we’ll go over what resistance training is and how to add it to your exercise routine.
What is Resistance Training?
As a personal trainer, one of my favorite styles of exercise to teach my clients is resistance training. This style of exercise focuses on improving the health & strength of the muscles.
This is important because our muscles naturally deteriorate over time in a process called sarcopenia. As our muscles naturally weaken, we experience an increased risk of injury due to a loss of strength and coordination as well as an increased risk of weight gain due to the slowing of our metabolisms.
The best way to reverse this process is to incorporate resistance training into your weekly exercise routine.
Resistance training is also key for developing a sculpted or “toned” physique. But there are lots of other benefits to building muscle!
Building muscle can improve your everyday life by increasing your overall strength and coordination, making daily tasks easier to perform.
If you’re an athlete, building muscle can also improve your performance in sports and other physical activities.
Strengthening your muscles can also reduce your risk of injury. By improving your coordination and fortifying your tissues, you’ll be less likely to experience falls or other accidents.
Building muscle can also strengthen your bones, which can reduce your risk of developing osteoporosis and fractures, especially as you age.
Many people also use muscle-building as an aid in fat loss. Building muscle is a calorie-expensive function for the body–it takes a lot of energy to build muscle and to maintain it. By increasing your muscle mass, you can boost your metabolism and avoid a fat loss plateau.
Finally, building muscle can also help to improve your overall health. Regular strength training has been associated with improved cardiovascular health, better insulin sensitivity, reduced risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and improved mental health
This episode was recorded during a live stream on the Jaydigains Twitch channel. Join live streams every Tuesday and Friday on Twitch starting around 11:30am EST.
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Jayd Harrison (Jaydigains) is a personal trainer and content creator. She helps people to build muscle, burn fat, and clean up their diets with her online coaching programs and social media content. Check out some of Jayd’s coaching videos on Youtube, or join Jayd live on Twitch and follow on social media:
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Episode 1: Technique Reviews, Deadlifts Tips for Conventional vs Sumo, GZCLP programming, OHP, & Squats
In this episode, I give my Twitch community and clients feedback on their exercise videos posted in my discord server while live on Twitch.
Hey there 👋 I'm personal trainer Jayd Harrison, and in this recording of my live stream on Twitch, I give some feedback on exercise videos posted by members of my Coaching Corner Discord community.
In this stream, I go over technique tips for deadlifts, overhead press, and squats for my strength training clients and followers.
If you'd like to participate in future Technique Tuesdays, make sure to join the Discord and subscribe to post your exercise videos in the #🏋-technique-review channel.
I go live around 11:30am EST on Tuesdays to review lifts and get my own workout in at twitch.tv/jaydigains.
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Jayd Harrison has been a fitness coach and personal trainer for ten years. She works with exercisers of all experience levels, helping them to build muscle, burn fat, and eat better. Her upbeat and positive coaching style will motivate you to keep showing up for yourself! Jayd believes that there’s always something you can do to improve your health & fitness. No matter your limitations, experience level, or equipment access, you can achieve a toned, strong body and healthier lifestyle.
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