Lets face it, we all get bored with our workouts at some point. If your finding yourself in this cycle look below for possible tips on how to jazz up your routine. Listen to music: It’s not a secret that music can be one of the strongest personal motivators out there.  It has been proven [...]

Bill Starr’s 5×5 might be one of the best and well known linear programs out there. Although this routine may focus on strength, it has huge potential for those wanting to build mass as well. The linear progression coupled mainly with compounds lifts makes this routine a perfect equation. If your looking to build muscle [...]

Spot reduction is the idea of working a specific area or muscle group to target fat loss.  For example: performing sit-ups to target abdominal fat.  Unfortunately, our body doesn’t work this way.  It is actually impossible to target fat loss in a given area.  As the body metabolizes fat for energy it comes from an [...]

Let’s face it we cant always make it to the gym. Sometimes our busy lifestyles challenge our ability to stay on top of our workout routines. While working out with free weights and weight machines have their advantages, there are plenty of reason to introduce body weight exercises. For instance there are those of us [...]

Lets go back for a second and take a look at some of our favorite grade school activities.  For instance, do you remember what your favorite part of school was?  Most of us probably answered recess, and rightly so.  It seems when we were kids getting exercise was simple almost effort less. Unintentionally or not [...]

Weight Loss For Idiots… First off lets be  honest here,there are no miracle/fast diets or pills that will make you lose weight fast. Even if there was, losing weight at an advanced rate usually means gaining it back even faster (yo-yo dieting).  Fortunately there is an extremely effective way to lose weight; yup, you guessed [...]

Do you know where you stand when it comes to your weight?  Are you overweight, obese, or even underweight?  I’ve seen a lot of questions regarding this specific topic and hopefully this will help clarify things. If you look on the right sidebar of trufit-source.com you will see a BMI (body mass index) calculator. BMI [...]

What is fitness? In the search for “fitness,” we must never overlook the bigger picture. Fitness should really only be defined as a subcategory of wellness. In totality wellness is the integration of everyday life. It is a life long process of continually moving forward in order to enhance ones potential. There are seven different [...]