Blog Category: Strength training

Strength Training: Your Key to Anti-Aging

People are always looking for secrets to fighting the aging process so they can look and feel younger. Many turn to surgery, chemical creams, or other fads or extreme measures that may or…

Why the New DISQ has Trainers Cheering

If you haven’t seen the DISQ, it’s time to discover this incredible tool. Designed by a team of elite Dutch speed skaters, the DISQ delivers what no other resistance training tool can—the…

When space is a premium, think Paramount.

At Gym Source, two popular specialty benches we’ve carried for years include the traditional ab bench—which is a decline bench for doing abdominals—along with a hyperextension bench, where…

TRAINER SPOTLIGHT: David Garcia | Ossining, NY

David Garcia, founder of G.E.M. Fitness Systems in Ossining, NY, remembers precisely when inspiration struck to become a personal trainer: high school gym class. “There was a poster on the…

TRAINER SPOTLIGHT: Frank Savino | Mineola, New York

Frank Savino’s family wasn’t too happy when, halfway through earning his doctorate, he left his job of 15 years as an Associate Dean of Student Affairs at St. Johns University to open a gym.…

Strength Training, Amino Acids and Insulin: A Love Story

Strength training fans are constantly looking for new ways to build muscle mass using a combination of exercise and nutritional strategies. Studies consistently show that helping your body…

NEXERSYS Nails ‘Exergaming’ Fitness

Perhaps no other fitness equipment we sell has generated such wild enthusiasm in as little time as Nexersys. Pioneers in the field of ‘exergaming,’ Nexersys products deliver

Strength Training Reduces Cellulite

According to Fitness Magazine, an overwhelming majority of women have cellulite– and supermodels, beach volleyball players and powerhouse Pilates-lovers are no exception. While the dimpled…