Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
You can listen to this article: Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. Perhaps now more than ever, more people are working out at home instead of a gym. And many of these individuals have a few pairs of dumbbells, or an adjustable dumbbell set, at their disposal. While this allows them to have productive workouts, an inevitable question arises, especially for advanced …
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You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. I enjoy looking through years of workout logs to see the progress I’ve made, the personal records I set, the grueling sets of high-rep squats and deadlifts I’ve endured. Performance improvement is a critical component of any strength training program if you want to reap results from your efforts. But …
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You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. If you want results from your workout program, you must consistently perform your workouts. You know this already, of course. But what if you struggle with consistency? How can you be more consistent with workouts so you achieve the results you desire and deserve? There are many reasons people …
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Whether you need at-home workouts purely out of preference, or out of necessity as more gyms are forced to close their doors, I’ve got something new and wonderful for you that will take your at-home workouts to a new level. All you need are dumbbells, a weight bench, and the device of your choice to track the workouts on an intuitive easy-to-use app. The quick details of the new 10-week …
You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. There are few guarantees that can be made but this one, I assure you, is accurate: At some point, your usual workout routine will get disrupted. You will not, at least for a time, be able to do the workout and/or exercises you prefer or enjoy most. For example … You may experience random knee pain from …
You can listen to this article: Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. You’re stronger than you realize. And I’ll prove it to you. And once I prove it to you, you’ll understand why knowing this truth will help you get even better results from your workouts. “I had no idea how strong I was!” That statement never gets old. Every time I’ve heard a woman say that after …
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You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. “I can’t do single-leg exercises because they hurt my knees.” If you’ve ever said that about a single-leg exercise, or all single-leg exercises, you’re not alone. Many trainees lament the sight of single-leg exercises in their workouts because they experience knee pain when doing them. The good news is …
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The most common complaint with the rear-foot-elevated split squat (other than it being a brutal exercise that can leave you waddling the day after): Feeling a straining sensation, or discomfort, in the hip flexor or quad of the elevated leg. The discomfort may likely be caused by three potential problems, all are thankfully easy to fix. Watch this quick video to fix your rear-foot-elevated …
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