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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Questioning proper abdominal training
- Q: I've heard you mention that you don't need tons of cardio to burn stubborn abdominal fat. Okay, I can live with that, but you've also said that it isn't absolutely necessary to perform direct ab work either. What gives?A: If you want to build a serious set of abdominals, routinely perform the following exercises and their variations: squats, deadlifts, chin-ups, and standing military pre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Muscle growth with post-workout nutrition
- If you design your nutrition plans to maximize muscle growth, you must think about planning and taking properly the most important meal of the day. Do you know which?It is easy if you have read the title! Yes. Post-Workout meal or meals are the most important.After an intense weight lifting workout your body system is characterized by three main factors:1. Glycogen Stores are ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Protein or carbohydrates?
- This has got to be the biggest controversy in modern bodybuilding. Bodybuilders will say you've got to consume loads of protein to pack on quality muscle mass and increase strength. Nutrition experts say that you must eat a high carbohydrate diet, particularly complex carbs, to improve strength and size, and say that a high protein is of no benefit.Who is right? You could say both are right...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Monster triceps
- They make up the biggest trio in bodybuilding.No, not Arnold, Franco, and Lou.These three components combine to make up a vital element of your upper-body development. They're known as the brachialis, the brachii, and the pronator teres, but in more simple, direct terms, we know them as your triceps.For men, they seem to be one of the more difficult to develop muscles in your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Complete pec training tips
- Put these pec techniques to use and develop that full, muscular chest today.For most people I see in the gym, the bench press has become more about building an ego than building a quality set of pecs. Rather than worry about how much you can lift, you need to focus your attention on how fully you can train and fatigue the pecs themselves (rather than the arms, shoulders, back, quads, etc.)...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A recovered treasure: the pilates method
- Uncovered After 80 Years of Dormancy, Pilates is Far From Dead.In a way, he's a lot like Edgar Allen Poe. The famous writer had been deceased for many years before he miraculously cracked super-stardom, his once-buried work revamped from the ashes to be relished by millions and millions of literature fans.Well, Joseph Pilates is not Edgar Allen Poe. The German immigrant is hardly a h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pipes, guns, bazookas - killer biceps
- Pipes. Guns. Bazookas.Take your pick. Grab your weapon of choice.This common weight room jargon refers to the muscle that separates your elbows from your shoulders, those bulging beauties known as your biceps.Although biceps are considered a small muscle group, smaller than say the chest, legs, or back, their importance within a hard-core bodybuilder's physique is undeniable. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dumbbell workouts - a smart way to exercise
- Dumbbell workouts have been around for many years, especially as part of weight training equipment and programs. Fad workouts and equipment have come and gone, but dumbbell workouts have remained an easy, inexpensive way to get in shape and strengthen muscles. Their reliability and effectiveness are just some of the reasons for the longevity of their popularity. Add in the fact that they take up l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal training: 3 powerful ways to position yourself as an expert
- Regardless of what profession you are in, it is critical that people believe that you know what you are talking about! You won't find very many successful lawyers whose clients never win in court, or popular doctors whose patients are continually misdiagnosed. This concept obviously applies to personal trainers as well, and making sure you are viewed as an expert in your field is as important as h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal training: 6 secrets of award winning customer service
- Would you believe that your ability to provide quality customer service to your clients is at least as important as your ability to get them results from their training program? Did you even know that customer service was going to be part of your business model? After all, what does personal training have to with customer service?The answer: everything. Remember that your clients are people...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal training: 3 keys to training clients in their homes
- When considering your options as a personal trainer, one of the very first things to decide is WHERE you are going to train your clients. The most obvious answer for most trainers is to get a job at a local fitness facility and train clients there. This is certainly an option, and one that is recommended especially in the beginning of your career. The structure and experience that you will get by ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Muscle on the brain
- "A six-week cycle's gonna cost ya $170, lady -- you wanna know how to use 'em?"This was the bit of flotsam I picked up in the interest of leaning what families with teen boys face during last week's National Family Week focus on family fitness and health.Call it the afterglow of the Summer Olympics or an offshoot of Extreme Makeover, or; heck, it could be the impact of Hollywood star...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 diet fitness tips you can use today
- Are you ready to live a more powerful life by taking control of your weight and physical condition? If so, here are five ideas that can start you on the path to a healthier, slimmer body today.1. Stop using remote controls. Remote controls are the bane of a prospective weight loser. They may be remarkable gadgets by themselves but from the weight loss point of view, they just aren't very he...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get a flat, toned stomach
- One of the most common fitness questions this time of year is "How can I tone my stomach for swimsuit season"? Typically, people believe that the guaranteed quick route to obtaining a rock-solid six-pack is a path packed with hundreds of sit-ups or abdominal crunches. Wrong!The reality is that even if you do crunches every day you aren't guaranteed to get the stomach you desire. G...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 secrets to a flat stomach
- Do you want a flat stomach? I don't know a person who doesn't!People spend millions, if not billions of dollars, each year in the quest for a flat stomach. Right now there are about 200 or more ab exercise devices out there. There's the ab do-it, the ab rock-it, the ab roller, the ab dolly, and so many more. You would think that with all of these amazing new products that most people would ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real muscle real fast!
- Adding muscle seems to be a mystery to most, yet if you pick up a copy of any fitness or bodybuilding magazine and you'll almost always see a headline like this: "Gain 15 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks."If it were so easy you'd have millions of muscle-heads running around. Even though building muscle tissue can be a challenge, I'm going to outline some very specific principles that c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - New bodybuilding study on the benefits of deadlifts
- Deadlifts are a very potential muscle-building exercise, that will rejuvenate your entire physical condition, to a whole new level -- if executed astutely.Here are some facts, on how Deadlifts can dramatically improve your physical power, to singularly maximized levels:Deadlifts Will Quadruple your Natural Testosterone & Growth Hormone Levels each time your subject you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight lifting 101
- WHY WEIGHT LIFTING?What's the one thing that you can do to lose weight, re-shape your body, improve muscle tone, become stronger, fight off osteoporosis, lower blood pressure, etc.?Weight Lifting! Or as it's also called, Strength Training!For the rest of this book I will refer to the art of weight lifting as strength training. One of the reasons a lot of people don't lift weig...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The baby boomer athlete
- Are you a Baby Boomer? If you were born between the years of 1946 to 1964, you are part of the 79.1 million Boomers, comprising 29 percent of the total US population. According to the AARP, every seven seconds a Baby Boomer turns 50! And, about one-third of Americans who take part in sports activities are Boomers.As this generation grows older, they are working harder to keep their youth an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Beach body abs
- With the return of warm weather in the spring, thoughts can never be too far behind of the approaching summer and the many wonderful outdoor activities that we'll often associate with it and among our top favorite summertime activities will always be the trip to the beach. Warm blue skies, refreshing ocean breezes, hot sand, cool waves and the many attempts at constructing the perfect sand castle;...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Key elements for a bigger bench press
- Proper positioning on a weight bench to maximize leverageKeep the bar in line with the eyes; if you are too far towards the top of the bench it puts your shoulders in a weak position and wastes energy, and creates unsteadiness when lifting off.Firm foot contact with the floor close to the bench is Paramount! Feet on the bench, straight legs with feet lightly touchi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 surefire strategies for fat loss!
- 1. Weight Training. Building lean body mass (muscle) will speed up your body's metablism. Muscle is "active" tissue, meaning it takes calories to maintain. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. You build muscle by doing resistance training exercises. Simple enough? Let's go on...2. Reduce Carbohydrate Intake. Say what? I thought you need a lot of carbohydrates for fuel? True...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 familiar bodybuilding troubles...which do you want to overcome?
- In my 3 decades of training experience I have identified 5 major bodybuilding troubles or problems. These are:-1 Overtraining...training too much...too often and too long. Not taking a complete week off every 3 months...2 Under eating...Not eating enough...you need 6 meals per day minimum...every day, including weekends...3 Neglecting the window of opportunity for rapid growth...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bodybuilding sins that cause back pain and missed workouts: part 2
- Welcome to article number 2 in our series "Bodybuilding Sins That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts". In this article we are going to talk about how bodybuilders tend to create massive muscle imbalances and what you can do to not be one of them.If you missed the first article, you can read it by clicking on the link below.Here's a breakdown of the articles to look for:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Burn the fat, feed the muscle (lose body fat) - product review
- At first glance, this product manual's title (Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle) was a bit distracting. While the 300+ page manual does a good job of explaining how increased muscle strength helps lose body fat and why its more important to lose body fat versus lose weight; I wasn't sure about the content of the product manual until I read it in its entirety. The overall premise is to burn the body fa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The skinny on muscle imbalances - restoring order as a means of eliminating back pain
- There are many causes of back pain. Injury, illness, herniated disks and poor posture are just a few.Muscle imbalances are one of the lesser side effects of improper use, posture, strain and injury, and are commonly the cause of the aches and pains associated with back pain. Unfortunately, most doctors don't diagnose muscle imbalances until it is too late.Muscle Imbalances Defined...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why my lactate threshold training is better than any other strength training system
- It's a very simple training system. Consisting of using your body in space with simple counts. Music is optional. With every position and exercise your concentration is focused on alignment, form, breathing, pacing, contracting or relaxing. You can move easily and flow from one exercise to the next with no wasted time or effort. Because it flows so well, you can make it cardiovascular or take desi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Debunking the top ab myths
- Ab training has been done to death but it's time to take another look. Why? Because people are still training their abs wrong so all that ab training information must not be doing the right job.Here's a list of the top Myths about Abdominal Training that you should avoid at all costs...1 - There's no such thing as Spot Reducing - Endless crunches will not melt away the fat from your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Building a better home gym
- If you're looking to get fit and into shape, home gyms may provide the best option if joining a traditional gym isn't feasible.A personal gym at home will allow for more flexibility in terms of your workout schedule, and if time is tight and you want to include exercise into the busiest of routines, a gym at home is definitely the way to go.Unfortunately, many people only think of we...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The myth of gaining muscle without fat!
- Many of you have expressed concerns about gaining too much body fat while on such a high calorie diet, and wonder if you should do some aerobic exercise to offset the weight gain.Absolutely not.That will be detrimental to gaining muscle. For best results, you either have to train and diet to gain muscle or lose fat. One or the other. If you are a true hardgainer, you cannot do both. ...
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