1. All women should lift weights

    by , 04-05-2011 at 10:28 PM
    Here are just a few reasons why lifting weights is so good for women!



    1. You will lose 40% more fat

    2. You will Burn more calories while you do cardio.

    3. Your clothes will fit better.

    4. You will build stronger bones.

    5. You will live longer.

    6. You will be smarter! (yes, look it up)

    7. You will handle stress better.

    8. You will be stronger and daily activities ...
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  2. Using Legs to make smaller muscles grow!

    by , 03-25-2011 at 10:15 AM
    I read that if you train a smaller muscle after you do legs it will help the smaller muscle grow by utilize the GH that is released after training a large muscle.

    Does anyone do this?

    What were the results?

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  3. Carb and caffeine combo speeds up post-training muscle recovery

    by , 01-04-2011 at 11:53 PM
    Not only is caffeine useful for improving athletes’ performance during training. According to a human study done at RMIT University in Bundoora, Australia, the stimulant also helps recovery after heavy physical exertion. When combined with carbohydrates, caffeine speeds up the glycogen production in tired muscles.

    Over a period of 4 hours the subjects ate 4 g carbohydrates/kg bodyweight in the form of bars, gels and sports drinks. On one occasion that’s all they got [CHO], and ...
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  4. Do you overtrain?

    by , 12-10-2010 at 12:00 AM
    As bodybuilders train hard for more strength and size, they increase their chances of overtraining and putting their progress at risk. As you train, you must be vigilant of your body and how it feels and reacts. Look for lack of desire to workout, lack of energy, loss of strength, decreased appetite, loss of muscle size, increased colds or flu, and poor sleep quality. Any one of these should alert you to the possibility that you're in an overtrained state.

    The goal is not to get in ...
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  5. Back or Front Squats? Makes no Difference to your legs!!

    by , 10-17-2010 at 04:12 PM
    In gyms you often hear that the front-squat is lighter on your lower back and isolates the quads, or that one way of doing squats is better than the other for the gluteus or the hamstrings. Until now, however, studies have been inconclusive. Before burying another piece of bro-science for good, the researchers decided to examine the differences between the two exercises one last time.

    The researchers got 9 men and 6 women, all of whom had been doing weight training for at least one ...
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