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The Top 10 Bonehead Workout Mistakes To Avoid
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“Common workout mistakes” has always been a very popular topic in fitness publications. But no matter how many times this subject is re-hashed, you almost always hear about the same half a dozen or so mistakes, including poor form, overtraining, going too heavy, not stretching, not warming up, yadda, yadda yadda. Ironically, you seldom hear [...]
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Building a Better Body One Brick at a Time
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The quest to develop a stunningly fit, lean and attractive body is a long, slow journey. It’s not something you achieve overnight by popping a few pills or strapping an electric gizmo to your belly. Which reminds me, did you know that by the time the FTC finally blew the whistle on the electronic ab [...]
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The Science of Stretching and the Warm up
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Lately, I’ve been receiving a lot of questions referring to the latest studies and research findings, and one question that I receive most queries about concerns the role that stretching plays as part of the warm up. Currently, there seems to be a lot of confusion about how and when stretching should be used as [...]
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Why Your Muscles Get Sore
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As people age, they begin to complain more of pains in their muscles and joints. They seem to stiffen up with age, and such commonplace activities as bending over for the morning paper can make them wince. Such pain can grip so fiercely that they are sure it begins deep in their bones. But the [...]
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10 Lies About the Atkins Diet
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The Surprising Truth That the Low Carb Gurus Don’t Want You to Know About Low carbohydrate diets such as Atkins have always been controversial, but with the recent wave of new research and publicity, the controversy is now raging hotter than ever. One headline in the San Francisco Chronicle said that the battle between the [...]
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How Bodybuilding Competitions Work
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It’s all pose and show. No lifting. Here are a few basics if you are new to the competition: • Men and women compete in the bodybuilding divisions. Women also compete in fitness, figure and bikini divisions. • Bodybuilders are divided into categories based on age and weight. The women’s figure, fitness and bikini divisions [...]
