INFINITE SETS TEXT: EDUARDO FRANCO PHOTOGRAPHY AND ILUSTRATIONS: RAYMOND CASSAR/JOSEF ADLT/ ANDRÉS VAQUERO WHAT IS AN INFINITE SET? It is a set with no defined end, which becomes increasingly more difficult and taxing. It is the most intense type of high intensity training you can perform in the short term and which then allows the body time to recover in order to avoid overtraining, a common mistake by many people who do too many sets and lift excessive weights over a period of weeks and even months. Don’t confuse infinite sets with circuit training. With circuit [...]

The MAGNIFICENT 5 for building muscle THE EXERCISES THAT WORK BETTER THAN ANY OTHER FOR INCREASED STRENGTH AND MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT THE 5 MOST EFFECTIVE EXERCISES OF ALL TIME The deadlift was the first of the five lifts to be performed. It requires the most basic movement of all: raising a load from the ground and standing up straight. Pull-ups came later: they developed from using the arms to see things or people on the horizon. The squat emerged at about the same time: it consisted of pushing against a load, carrying it on the shoulders or dragging it. The military press was [...]

SHOULDER and ARM day Until not too many years ago, talking about arm and shoulder training for women seemed a taboo topic. Women used to exercise their glutes and legs with great intensity, also their waists and a little bit of chest, limiting themselves, that is, to a few sets of flyes performed at very low intensity. But now, the general democratization in training has arrived. Free weights have become compulsory, because they are essential to improve physical condition and add strength and functionality. Competitions in Fitness-related sports currently group more women than men. Therefore, shoulders and arm workouts [...]