Website updates We are glad to announce, that the new and improved version of the Gymwolf.com website is now available. The website has now many new features that include: Sending private messages to other Gymwolf users Weekly and monthly summaries on the front page Improved progress chart pages Improved profile view We also added new… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Bodybuilding
Gymwolf Windows Phone 7 native application
We are happy to announce that the brand new Windows Phone 7 Gymwolf application is now available for download! It is the first fully native applictaion in the Gymwolf family, so it’s smoother, faster and better than the previous version that was based on our mobile website. The application still saves the workout data to… Read more »
New features: cardio workouts, select your gym and Android app
Today we released new versions of the Gymwolf website, mobile website and mobile apps. The biggest update can be found on the “New Workout” screen – you can now add cardio workouts! To create a new cardio workout, click on the “New Workout” button and select the “Cardio Workout” tab from the new workout screen…. Read more »
Gymwolf Nokia App
We are glad to announce that the Gymwolf mobile application is now available in the Nokia OVI Store. The app is based on the Gymwolf Mobile website and works with all Nokia Symbian^3 smartphones. Download our free Nokia application here. Let’s point out some of the key features of the application: you can add new workouts… Read more »
Gymwolf`s 5 Motivation Tips
There are moments in your life when you are acting lazy and wanting to escape the responsibility of working out. The reasons for not working out goes down to three things and it could be one of them or all of them: lack of time, lack of enthusiasm, and lack of willpower. Here are 5… Read more »
Signs of overtraining
This month on Gymwolf we are talking about overtraining. People are unique and each of us must discover his or her own weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and sensitivities. The clinical definition for overtraining – a state of chronic fatigue, depression, and underperformance that persists despite rest. Overtraining occurs more readily if you are simultaneously exposed to other… Read more »
Bodybuilding Streching Exercises for Strength Training
Good flexibility is known to bring positive benefits in the muscles and joints. It aids with injury prevention, helps to minimize muscle soreness, and improves efficiency in all physical activities. Here are some bodybuilding streching exercises for strength training: Neck In a seated position, take your hand and gently pull your head towards your shoulder… Read more »
Bodybuilding diet and the concept of energy balance
During exercise the body consumes large or small quantities of oxygen that are designed to help restore energy substrate. Athletes involved in heavy physical activity need more food than more sedentary, less active people. The energy expenditure of a sedentary adult female/male is approximately 1800/2800 kcal/day. Physical activity will increase the daily energy expenditure by… Read more »
Modify The Rest Intervals
Strength training has become one of the most popular physical activities for increasing characteristics such as absolute muscular strength, endurance, hypertrophy and muscular power. For effective training, it is of utmost important to understand the interaction among training variables, which might include the intensity, number of sets, rest interval between sets, exercise modality and velocity… Read more »
How and why Gymwolf was born
By Indrek Ulst and Mart Ingver – The Gymwolf.com Team For over 4 years I have been writing down all my gym workouts in a journal, the old-fashioned way with pen and paper. The problem with that is that it needs a lot of additional work to calculate all the total weights and reps for… Read more »