All too often, a person will jump back into the fitness arena after a long layoff, and the results are usually predictable. They’ll purchase a nice new outfit from Sports Authority, along with some new training gloves and the latest issue of FLEX magazine. They’ll choose a nice brutal back or chest workout of a top professional bodybuilder and decide that is going to be their “day one” in the gym. They renew their gym membership for three years, and they’re ready to rock n roll, and now it’s time to train… – Read More >>
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Dec31
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Dec31
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Are you tired of your upper arms shaking with unsightly flab? It’s time to change that! Many of the trim & fit people you see used to fight the same flabby upper arms you dislike currently. But they persevered with a balance of weight training, dieting, and cardio exercise, they were able to build up arms that weren’t just “not flabby”, but arms that looked darn good. And you can too! – Read More >>
Dec30
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Do you have 5 extra minutes each morning to radically transform how you feel every day? Do you wish to live a longer life, and feel better for every minute of it? If so, then you may want to consider an investment in a high quality juicer. – Read More >>
Dec30
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Everyone gets to make their own mark on this world. Every single one of you gets to be the best YOU that you can be. Nobody can prevent you, nobody stands in your way. It’s your current standing against the best you’ve ever been, in all areas of your life. Are you up to the challenge of breaking all of your own personal world records? – Read More >>
Dec30
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Are you ready to tackle the New Year? If you’re like most people, you probably begin each year with a list of things you’d like to do better this year. Some years you succeed, and some years you do not. But the important thing is that you keep trying and keep improving. And, as you may already know, any improvement, coupled with and defeating the aging process, results in a personal improvement of which you can be proud! Let’s look at the months of the year, and examine which goals you should consider for each 3-month period of the New Year that is upon us! – Read More >>
Dec30
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It’s the time of year when everyone is decking the halls. Liquor store are selling out, and police are making more DUI arrests than ever before. Everyone you know seems to be posting on their Facebook about just how inebriated they are – except you.
No, you stand out from the rest of the pack because you are well aware of the detrimental effects that alcohol has upon the systems of the body – particularly in the men or woman trying to build new muscle, get leaner, and grow stronger. You’re aware of just how much alcohol prevents you from reaching your goals, particularly in these four areas: – Read More >>
Dec29
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Everybody wants to get leaner. We all would love to have those chiseled cheekbones and a ripped midsection, right? However, it takes a combined dedication to cardiovascular exercise and intelligent dieting. But how long does it take to get lean? – Read More >>
Dec29
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Protein is a key macronutrient that the body uses for a variety of purposes. For anyone looking to build a bit of muscle, get leaner, and develop some new strength, protein is an absolute requirement. Are you giving your body enough protein each day? The recommended daily intake is at least 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. So, if you weight 135 pounds, you should be consuming at least 135 grams of protein per day. If you’re looking to add new muscle, then a better number would be 1.5 times your body weight. – Read More >>
Dec28
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Are you ready to turn that spare tire into a finely tuned 8-pack of ripped abdominal muscle? The good news is that your abs muscles are already there. Sure, they are underdeveloped at the moment. And yes, they surely are hiding beneath quite the veneer of skin, fat and water. But the good news is that if you train the midsection and drop the fat, they will emerge and you will possess a ripped midsection of which you can be proud!
First let’s examine a standard and effective abdominal training program which you can use to hit the abs from all angles. Each set will be a time period of five minutes in which you’ll train for as many reps as you can, take 10 seconds’ worth of breaths, and repeat. – Read More >>
Dec28
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Have you ever looked at the vitamin section of your local grocery store? There are literally hundreds of vitamins from which to choose. They’re all delivered with slick packaging which promises to fix everything from your gout to your sore joints, and that’s just the single vitamins. Now they have stacks which combine several popular vitamins into multi-packages. Then they are the formulation productions, which combine 5 to 15 various supplements into a single handful of pills which should be consumed daily.
It can be quite confusing for the average person just looking to stay healthy and perhaps provide a quick bump in terms of muscle recovery and fat loss. Let’s examine some of the more popular categories of vitamins & supplements that you may want to consider. – Read More >>