DID YOU KNOW ? Back problems are nowadays among the most common health complaints among our modern adult population. In fact, eight of ten adults either have already had or will develop severe backaches at one or the other time during their lives. Many of these back troubles are caused by a number of …
DID YOU KNOW ? We can often observe that former professional athletes and sports idols put on quite some bodyfat after concluding their sports careers. This may have contributed to the myth that muscles will turn to fat once regular training is stopped, which may discourage some people from taking up a physical fitness …
DID YOU KNOW ? There is hardly anything going on in our bodies, which does not require vitamins or minerals; even a minor deficiency of just one or another will cause our cells to start functioning inefficiently, causing a slow-down of the metabolism and weakening of the immune-system. Consuming the foods available to us …
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DID YOU KNOW ? It may come as quite a surprise to learn that cheap, simple pure water is not only our most important nutrient, although it does not even provide any calories; it is at the same time also a most effective fat-loss aid, an all-round remedy for the treatment and prevention of …
DID YOU KNOW ? Many advanced bodybuilders can be seen performing their reps in the gym with far less than full range of motion. They consider it beneficial to keep their reps somewhere in the mid-range of most exercises, utilizing just 30 % to 75 % of the total exercise-specific range of motion, often …
DID YOU KNOW ? The Barbell Upright Row, a quite popular and effective old school exercise, used to be a staple in most bodybuilders’ shoulder work-outs for ages. Tens of thousands of bodybuilders performed the Barbell Upright Row throughout past decades without experiencing any serious issues and often still continue to include this highly …
DID YOU KNOW ? Most serious gym enthusiasts have at least occasionally experienced a pump in their muscles during their work-outs, which can indeed be a quite gratifying and pleasurable experience. A good pump is said to provide us with a glimpse ahead on the future development of our muscles. And without doubt, pumped …
DID YOU KNOW ? The Bent-Over Barbell Row can be considered a full-body-exercise rather than a mere strength and size builder of the upper back, and it is yet another “King of Exercises”, provided it is performed with correct technique. Unfortunately, same as with the Barbell Squat, the Bent-Over Barbell Row is likewise often …
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DID YOU KNOW ? Often female fitness enthusiasts can be seen performing their exercises in the gym just going through the motions with too light weights and unnecessarily high repetitions, hardly ever taking any of their sets close to the point of momentary muscle failure. They often try to justify their failure to work …
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DID YOU KNOW ? The Incline Leg Press is a fairly safe exercise movement which strengthens all major lower body muscle groups, while virtually eliminating potential back strain as long as it is performed correctly. But even though its proper technique is actually not very difficult to master, gym-enthusiasts often load up the machine’s …