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Workouts

Workout, Shoulders & Arms, Sunday, 11/19/11

November 19, 2011 All Blogs

We were on vacation this week at the fabulous Marriott Singer Island, Palm Beach Shores resort this week. Staying motivated while on vacation can be tough but I have been doing this for over 24 years and I have never missed working out longer than a week at a time. You can say it’s ingrained [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, 70% phase, Tuesday, 10/12/11

October 12, 2011 All Blogs

Tonight is chest and back and my calories were high today as they always are on workout days and I felt good a little hungry but nevertheless good. I didn’t have time to eat my preworkout meal of 1/2 cup rice and 1 egg muffin but I took creatine fuel. I was able to hit [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, Tuesday, 10/04/2011

October 4, 2011 All Blogs

Today is a high carb day for me as I am following a variation of Joel Marion’s Cheat to Lose philosophy where you have 2 low-carb days, 2-low glycemic days, 2-high glycemic days, and 1-cheat day. Although I found the science and the philosophy sound, I instantly understood why this diet was not a big [...]

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Big Wheels: Get Stronger Legs at any fitness level

July 24, 2010 Health & Fitness
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Your quadriceps or legs rarely move in isolation, a more functional approach, is to pick exercises that work the quads in conjunction with the hips, hamstrings and glutes.
For example, perform three sets of the following exercise for leaner-looking legs.
BEGINNER: LUNGE WITH DUMBBELLS
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a 5-pound dumbbell in each hand at [...]

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Womens fast weightloss workout #1

December 15, 2009 Weight-Loss
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The Top 10 Benefits of Strength Training for Women
Women are finally warming up to free weights, and recognizing strength training as a major player in the battle against fat loss.
Here are the top 10 benefits women receive from strength training:
1) Increased Metabolic Rate- adding muscle increases metabolism naturally.
2) Increasing and Restoring Bone Density- prevent and [...]

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