Fitness Facts

Supersets. It is a word that is now commonplace in the fitness lingo dictionary. Though you see supersets often in sample workouts, you probably have wondered once or twice if supersetting exercises are worth it. If you’re not using supersets in your workouts, you are missing out. Let’s get to some of the misconceptions about…

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Losing weight isn’t the only goal for fitness. There are a lot of goals, and often, you will have many at the same time. Others include just feeling healthier, fighting the onset of age, achieving advanced athletic competence, or just getting that better self-image you always wanted. However, for many in the developed world, where…

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One of the moves you should be absolutely motivated to achieve is the notoriously difficult pull-up or chin-up. Both movements are a major milestone in anyone’s fitness journey, and they will continue to be a wicked exercise in your arsenal of moves once you have them down. Even with the shared difficulty of mastering both…

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Post-workout foods have been something of fairly hot debate lately. That has been a problem for a while. Fad diets have gone to ridiculous extremes, forbidding things like carbohydrates, meat, or other foods. The truth is that none of this kind of exclusionary thinking is constructive. We’re machines; we need raw materials, fuel, and various…

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One of the inescapable facts of bodybuilding is the need for a caloric excess. That’s a fancy way of saying that you need to be taking in more calories than you actually need. Some people will balk at this, saying that it’s a good way to become fat. In some cases, this might be true.…

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Fads are a problematic thing. This is true for entertainment, for philosophy, for diets, and definitely for workouts. There must be a million “famous” fitness celebrities and athletes out there selling their custom, one-of-a-kind workout and often some diet to go with it. New ones come along every day, some stick around, others vanish into…

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For the past several decades, action movie star Vin Diesel has been one of the most famous and recognizable actors in the business. Whether it’s the Riddick trilogy or the latest “Fast And The Furious” sequel, he never fails to impress audiences with his gritty personality and intimidating physique. At 49 years of age, he…

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According to most sources, there is an interesting trend developing in the world of bodybuilding. It seems that those big fancy weight machines are not as popular as they used to be. More and more gyms are cutting down on these machines in favor of old-fashioned free weight training. Is this a good thing or…

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In the bodybuilding, weightlifting, and overall fitness industry, you hear this debate come up very often. Some will argue that slow reps are the way to go. They say it’s harder work, more taxing due to the control and longer period of exertion it provides. Others argue to the contrary that slow movements like that…

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What Is Anterior Pelvic Tilt? “Anterior pelvic tilt” is a condition of the spine that causes your pelvis to tilt slightly forward. Obviously, it is not a good thing for any part of the body to be aligned incorrectly. This may not be a catastrophic problem, but it will undoubtedly cause you some health problems…

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I know, I know … you see a billion articles with titles like this appear daily, right? You see banner ads all over the internet. You see spam in your inbox, you see it on TV, in magazines. There are so many proven ways to burn off the body fat. Thanks to our sedentary lifestyles…

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When you first started working out, you probably saw some quick results. In all likelihood, you looked in the mirror and marveled at the immediate results you obtained. Even if the difference is only a slight one, this is very encouraging because it makes you feel like getting in shape will be easy after all.…

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I’ve been looking forward to talking about pyramid training, as I hear so many fitness experts swear by it. I’m not that married to the idea, but I do think in specific cases, this has merit. I do feel like it could do with some nuances which I think I will be bold enough to…

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We have been discussing some of the many things that can affect your physical training. We have also covered many neat little tricks, which give you that slight edge that can mean the difference between success and failure. However, we haven’t talked a whole lot about workout schedules. Most people tend to see this as…

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Whether you are propelling your body upward, downward, backward, or forward, the back is one of the most integral pieces to your movement. The back is the entire posterior of the body, from the neck to the buttocks. It is a complex arrangement of muscles such as the rhomboid, teres major, erector spinae, trapezius, and…

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As you may have noticed, there are a lot of bodybuilding articles on the internet. In pretty much all of these articles, the writer will assume that the reader has a basic understanding of the body’s major muscle groups. Indeed, this is usually a safe assumption, since most fitness enthusiasts are well-acquainted with that knowledge.…

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A lot of people have been asking about how to get rid of face fat. The internet is lighting up with this topic lately. So, let’s talk about this. However, if you’re looking for some miracle diet, some secret technique, or some kind of fashion tips to achieve this, you’re barking up the wrong tree…

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Isolation exercises are defined as exercises that use only one joint. The use of only one joint ensures that a small number of muscle groups are used. Thus, the exertion focuses on a particular area of the body. This type of training is extremely popular. In fact, most commercial workout machines are meant to isolate…

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