Have you ever noticed that people who work out consistently tend to have a stronger appreciation for themselves? People who are happy with their physical appearance tend to feel good about themselves. Does this mean most gym rats are cocky? Maybe…but I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt. Most people would agree that looking good would
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There is as new fitness trend starting to gain some popularity and its called “Functional Fitness.” Functional fitness is a type of training that helps make it easier for you to do everyday activities you might do at work or at home. It incorporates a lot of compound movements which focus on core strength, balance, and muscle coordination. The truth
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Squats, lunges, leg press, all seem easy, right? Well, that’s what I thought until I started to pay more attention to how people were doing this time and time again, wrong! I saw this guy throwing two 45’s on each side of a smith machine, and with slight flexion of his knees completed what he thought was a squat. It
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One of the biggest myths in the fitness industry is how to get ripped abs. Television commercials, magazine articles, and internet resources will lead you to believe that doing endless ab work or trying a new piece of exercise equipment will uncover those muscles underneath the belly fat. They will even try to convince you that a magic pill will
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The New Year is creeping up on us, and if you are like most people, you have a New Year’s resolution planned. Many people decide to start exercising for their resolution. As many of you will begin to notice after the holiday, the gyms will soon get very crowded and weight loss supplements will gain popularity. For all of us
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It has recently come to my attention that some gyms are starting to ban certain exercises from there facilities. A friend recently posted a picture on Facebook of a sign posted in a gym which read, “No Deadlifting! First time offense will result in termination of membership.” After seeing the picture, I decided to do a little research and found
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Losing weight is the hardest thing to achieve this time of year. If you are losing weight, then my hat goes off to you, as you’re clearly missing out on the majority of the populations holiday issue. If you want to be more realistic, focus on maintaining your current weight rather then trying to lose it. There will be a
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The saying “No Pain No Gain” is one of the most commonly used expressions when it comes to getting results in the gym. If it doesn’t hurt, you aren’t working hard enough. That type of attitude may just end your active lifestyle a little sooner than expected!! Although there should be some discomfort in the muscle during exercise, there is
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Shouldn’t workout if you’re going to drink alcohol that same night? One drink, two drink, three drink, four, how many drinks till you hit the gym floor? You may not like the rhyming scheme, but hey, I got your attention. I don’t know about you but I am tired of hearing the myth that you can’t drink if you plan
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The one thing I have noticed is that about 80-90 percent of the time I go to use a weight machine its adjustments are all out of whack. The seat will be set for someone seven feet tall while the arms and legs will be set at a position closer to someone around the height of five feet. Working at
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