Dictionary.com defines Plyometrics as: A type of exercise using explosive movements to develop muscular power, esp. bounding, hopping, and jumping. Plyos (as they are called for short) are great ways to train your muscles for fast twitch movements and are an awesome way for athletes to develop stronger and faster bursts of speed in their movements. [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2009 by admin
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Who would have thought dark chocolate could be tasty and healthy? I personally have always loved dark chocolate, it isn’t as sweet as it’s white and milk chocolate brothers, but I prefer it most of the time. I have done a bit of research online and found that dark chocolate is actually really good for [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by admin
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I’ve always liked going for a simple walk, although in the past few years I’ve been hard-pressed to make myself make the time for it. The past few days have given me more reason to walk than just the simple exercise, it’s a good way to get out and get away from the stress of [...]
Posted on December 27th, 2009 by admin
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There are many workouts and exercises you can do for abs but in order to make drastic improvements on your stomach and abs you will need to make a lifestyle change. Healthy eating (a lower fat diet) will help reduce the fat in your body (along with physical activity). Doing crunches is not simple enough to [...]
Posted on December 25th, 2009 by admin
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Most people want to have big arms. Not all people know how to get them. Today I am going introduce Bicep Curls to beginners. In general usage, the biceps is the biceps brachii, the prominent muscle on the inside of each upper arm, popularly associated with bodily strength because it can be flexed very visibly. From Reference.com’s [...]
Posted on December 24th, 2009 by admin
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I just discovered Wildman Training’s blog and found a good post on outdoors training, and being that summer is fast approaching I thought it would be appropriate that I am quite impressed with, the first is based on working out outdoors and in the playground, what could be better? Real Muscle Online has a great [...]
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by admin
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The Happiness Project has a great article on passion titled “Why PASSION is so critically important to happiness.“ A passion gives you a reason to keep learning and to work toward mastery. It can often give you a reason to travel, and therefore to have the new experiences so key to happiness. It gives you [...]
Posted on December 21st, 2009 by admin
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I am changing pace a bit with this post, I am reading a book about leadership right now and in there they were talking about the world record mile. It got me thinking, so I did a bit of research and found this page on great article on the World Record Progression for the Mile [...]
Posted on December 20th, 2009 by admin
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When you are out on the road traveling for either business or leisure it is not always possible to stay inactive for days or weeks at a time. Your body will start losing muscle over the course of even a week so staying active is essential. Depending on your accommodations when you are on the [...]
Posted on December 20th, 2009 by admin
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Parents are trying to teach their children to lead healthier lifestyles at a younger age. This is great and I hope more parents start taking up this approach to help with the awful obesity problems plaguing the United States. Biking This has to be my top activity to do with children. Most kids love being [...]
Posted on December 20th, 2009 by admin
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