Pulling movements are a smart exercise option when trying to increase strength or size for the back muscles. For best results, adding a vertical and horizontal pull to your strength program, would be prudent. A few examples of a vertical pull are lat pulldown or pull-up. In regard to a horizontal pull, a few examples […]
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You use this muscle group everyday. They stabilize the hip joint, help with balance, are essential for erect posture and get activated for most leg exercises not to mention all athletic activities. What muscle group are we talking about? The glute muscles. Muscle Groups Muscle Function The glute muscles, collectively, help to stabilize the upper body
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Who doesn’t like a few good nutrition and exercise tips sent their way to try? People typically fall into one of two categories. Those who exercise regularly and those who don’t (or are looking to start back up). The following tips can help individuals in both of these groups. Give them a try this week!
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There are many different single-leg exercises that can be added to a leg exercise workout, like a lunge, pistol squat and step-ups, to name just a few. Another great exercise that you can add to that list, is the Bulgarian Split Squat. Photos of Bulgarian Split Squat Exercises that focus on each individual leg are
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You can expect to lose about half-a-pound of muscle per year beginning around age forty. It may not sound like much. But it’s about a five pound loss of metabolically active muscle tissue each decade. Keep in mind, this will be different for each person due to genetics, hormonal changes and activity level. We know
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The stability ball can be a great exercise tool when used in the right hands. This versatile piece of exercise equipment, as you will see, can be used for building strong a strong core. We will start with a few great core exercises in this article and highlight additional non core exercises in future articles.
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Sure, we know that a squat is one of the best free weight exercises you can do. Some people, though, for various reasons can’t load their back with heavy weight to even attempt this exercise. The next best thing? Replicate the movement using one of the many leg machines found in gyms. The following machine-based
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One strength training product that gets a great deal of use, and for good reason, is the cable machine. Most of this type of related equipment, offers a great deal of versatility in terms of training options. For example, by adding an adjustable bench or stability ball to the mix you can multiply the number
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When in doubt about how to best work the the abdominal area, think about two these things. One, continue to challenge yourself using different movement patterns and of course the second, pay close attention to diet. How you fuel your body is extremely important for bullet proof abs and performance alike. When looking for unique
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Some put too much stock in the number they read after stepping onto the bathroom scale. Keep in mind that weight number can fluctuate a few pounds or more in a given day depending on various factors. Conversely, for someone on a severe diet or an older individual, the scale can’t distinguish between the amount
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One of the first areas you notice on someone, other than the abs, is the chest area. Building a strong, powerful upper body requires targeting specific muscles, like the chest. It takes hard work but also requires the appropriate exercises. There are many different chest exercises to choose from at the gym between machine, bodyweight
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Push-ups are an ideal exercise because of their versatility and the fact that the exercise itself is a compound movement. You can build muscular strength or endurance (depending on the routine) in the chest, shoulders and arms, even though it’s only a bodyweight exercise. Did you know that you use about 65 percent of your
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