Fitness Facts

If someone asked you how strong your pelvic floor was, you might not immediately know how to respond. Who thinks of their pelvic floor? What if you never even heard about it before? Even if you know what the pelvic floor is, it is possible you don’t have a very strong one, especially if you…

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We’ve all dealt with training injuries. For a physically active person, these are just an accepted fact of life, kind of like death and taxes. No one likes them, but we all accept their inevitability. In a rough, full-contact game like football, this factor is magnified all the more. So what can you do when…

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I’ve talked about squats before – after all, I’m not allowed to be called a fitness expert if I don’t speak about squats, right? I’ve been careful, though, because depending on who you are, they can be a great exercise routine, or for some, they can actually be harmful. My main focus is going to…

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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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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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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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When you think of any athletic pursuit, aside from perhaps major league sports, nothing screams “ultimate achievement” quite like Olympic qualification. Every four years, aspiring athletes watch in awe at these modern demigods as they perform powerful, tested feats. Some that you wouldn’t think the human body capable of doing. Even if you’re not an…

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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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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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At first glance, the power clean may not look as useful as some other exercises. It can sometimes appear to be a “lazy man’s exercise” because of the way the bar is usually dropped at the end of each rep. However, the power clean is a deceptively difficult exercise. There are a lot of details…

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It actually kind of shocks me how many people are so married to their routines that they wouldn’t change a single second of it. Alright, I can understand certain mental profiles are most comfortable with very rigid, very meticulous and disciplined lifestyles. I, for one, can’t relate to this mindset (frankly, I hate living on…

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Ladies, if there was one Hollywood physique you could obtain, whose would it be? I don’t know about you, but I think Scarlet Johansson has an incredible figure and strength. Have you seen her workout regimen for her Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) role as Black Widow? It’s hardcore. However, you cannot become the Black Widow…