Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Being kind and sugar-coating things doesn't always get the point across when talking strength training, nutrition, and definitely fat loss. So today, I'm going to be politically incorrect, because the other way isn't getting through to some people. It's time for tough love. You've been warned. "I'm just not losing fat that I think I should. I'm really determined to get rid of this flab on my …
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If you missed Muscle Sculpting Workout Tips Part 1, be sure to read that for the first five muscle sculpting tips. Today we'll cover five more muscle sculpting tips you can apply to your workouts to start adding sexy muscle in all the right places. High(er) Frequency When the goal is building muscle, most trainees turn to a 4-6 day per week bodybuilding split where each body part has it's own day …
Muscle sculpting. Muscle building. I prefer the term "muscle sculpting" since the objective, as the definition implies, is to "change the shape or contour of" the body; and it's fitting because the human body is truly a work of art. Plus, I'm not gonna lie, it just sounds a lot better. Call it whatever you prefer, but this article contains workout tips for women who want to add sexy muscle in …
“If you want to lose body fat, you have to eat this way and you have to workout this way.” “If you want to build muscle, you have to eat this way and you have to train this way.” The fitness and nutrition world is an interesting place. The latest and greatest fad surfaces on a frequent basis with high promises of allowing you to “finally lose the weight”, or “build muscle”, or whatever desire …
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I really like high intensity low volume training when you push every set brutally hard but you only do a few sets (sometimes only one) for each exercise. I also like lower intensity and higher volume training when you keep several reps "in the tank" and perform many more sets for each exercise. Both types have their pros and cons, and each can be incorporated into a training program to achieve …
By "shake up" your workouts I'm in no way referring to the infamous "Shake Weight", so don't even think about it. That's not a valid exercise or training technique, no matter how you do it. Anyway . . . I love the basic barbell and bodyweight exercises and their variations. These basic exercises have been staples of my workouts for months: Squats TO a box (pictured above) Kettlebell …
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How should you train when you're traveling or while you're on vacation? Should you find a way to stick with your current program? Should you skip training all together and participate in some other physical activity? Should you simply adapt your current program based on the equipment that's available. I'm going to answer those questions and more in this article. I've managed to create four …
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I promote training for performance as a great way to achieve a healthier, stronger, and leaner physique. I encourage individuals to stop thinking about fat loss, even if that's their primary goal, and instead focus on getting stronger or improving their performance with their workouts. Now, I understand that some people just want to know how to achieve fat loss in the simplest, and easiest, way …
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