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4 Moves to Help You Master the Pull-up

“How many pull-ups can you do?” If you’re a health and fitness professional, you’ve probably been asked this a few times by a client, friend or a random person who notices your healthy lifestyle. But what does the ability to do an unassisted pull-up have to do with fitness? Because performing the pull-up involves moving…

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An Arnold-inspired Workout

As a Gen-Xer growing up in the 1980s, I was motivated to start working out by the action heroes in the summer blockbuster flicks. Larger-than-life movie stars like Arnold, Stallone and Van Damme had big muscles, always beat the bad guys and ended up getting the girl. Who wouldn’t want to emulate that?  When I…

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2015 08 13 flexibility training

The Impact of Flexibility Training on Performance

Being holistically physically fit means much more than just being able to run a mile or ride your bike for 30 minutes. Complete physical fitness means more than going to the gym and lifting weights three times a week. In fact, physical fitness actually encompasses five essential components:  Cardiovascular endurance Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility…

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2015 09 04 flexibility

Are Your Clients Doing Enough Flexibility Training?

Flexibility—the ability to move joints at their full range of motion (ROM)—is important for several reasons. Without enough flexibility, daily routines become difficult and, over time, the body compensates movement positions because of reduced mobility. Maintaining a flexible body decreases physical pain and prevents injury.  Scientific evidence suggests that the risk of injury is reduced…

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Sculpt Your Back With These TRX Moves

Your back is riddled with muscles of many different lengths, moving in many different directions and coordinating many actions. But it also suffers from the “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” phenomenon. With so much variety in the back musculature, it can be hard to know exactly what part of the back is working when you are doing any…

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Yoga for Weightlifters: 7 Poses for Increased Range of Motion

Flexibility is an important yet often overlooked component of a well-rounded fitness routine, especially for those who tend to gravitate to strength-based workouts. Adequate range of motion around the joints is imperative to perform loaded movement patterns safely and effectively using strength-training tools such as barbells and dumbbells. In addition to enhancing performance in the…

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2015 09 22 muscle growth

7 Techniques for Promoting Muscle Growth

“Do you even lift, bro?” is a popular refrain from an online video lampooning the bodybuilding subculture. Although the point of the video is to poke fun at a specific community of weightlifting enthusiasts, the underlying theme is accurate—many people who exercise with the goal of adding muscle or improving their appearance may not be…

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5 Exercises to Improve Wrist Mobility

For many people, working at a computer or typing on a tablet or phone is how we spend a majority of our day. This can lead to several biomechanical issues or ailments including wrist inflammation and, potentially, carpal tunnel syndrome. In addition to setting up an ergonomically effective working environment, and putting down the iPad…

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