Fitness Facts

When it comes to getting fit, nothing says goals like toned, tight abs! Gone are the days when the prescription for washboard abs was thousands of crunches. Those are out of the window. Instead, you need to work your abs from several angles while working other sections of the body to help with burning fat.…

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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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A lot has been written about the usefulness of branched-chain amino acids (also known as BCAAs). While this is a fascinating topic, we will now focus on just one of those amino acids: Leucine. This amino acid seems to have a lot of useful properties, but it also has some side effects that need to…

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Now that you have become more aware of the value of nutrition, you might start realizing just how vital the B vitamins are for your health. One vitamin, in particular, vitamin B3, also known as niacin, is a tremendous asset. Every part of you needs niacin to function. Without niacin, your body won’t be able…

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All athletes dream of improved performance, whether they are Olympians or weekend warriors. To achieve that dream, you start eating better, working out harder, and getting enough sleep. Yet, despite all that, do you feel your results are lacking? Don’t you wish you could just pull a Popeye, grab a can of spinach, and get…

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With all the supplements on the market today, it can be challenging for the average person to figure out what is effective and what is not. L-carnitine is one of the more popular of these supplements, and yet there are relatively few people who understand what this stuff is and why it is used. Our…

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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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When most people think about taurine, they probably think about the contents of their energy drink. Indeed, many energy drinks do contain this particular ingredient. However, there is a lot more to the story than that. In this article, we will take a look at taurine in greater detail. As this substance has been the…

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Collagen is one of those biological components that people often misunderstand. You hear about how collagen supplements and food sources are good for various things. One such thing is fighting joint pain/deterioration. Another is skin health, and yet another digestive and reproductive health. Exactly what kind of sorcery is this? What is collagen, where does…

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Everyone wants the best supplements to get the physique of their dreams. Sometimes that means picking up supplements that haven’t been backed by scientific evidence or are often misunderstood by the general public. Some supplements deserve attention but get overlooked because people don’t know enough about them. Case in point: agmatine. Agmatine has recently developed…

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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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For 55 years, bodybuilders and bodybuilding fans from all over the globe have set their sites on bodybuilding’s main event – the “Super Bowl of Bodybuilding” – the Olympia. Any bodybuilder who’s ever cinched up a lifting belt has dreamed of the coveted title Arnold Schwarzenegger made famous in the 1975 documentary, Pumping Iron. Ever…

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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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Along with calorie calculators, in this article, we’re going to talk about calories and food groups in general, and why things work the way they do. There’s a problem with calories being misunderstood by the general public. I feel I’d be remiss if I didn’t clear all this up. I’ve talked about calories before, so…

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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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