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100 Rep Leg Presses, Every Training Day – Start every workout (not just leg workouts but all of them) with 100 reps on the leg press. Use a very light weight. You might even want to start with the empty sled and try to get all 100 reps unbroken using a moderate speed and tempo. Don't go slow...

How Low-Carb Diets Work With so many diet success stories, low-carb dieting has become very popular. How does low carb REALLY work? What is important to keep in mind when going low carb? Here’s what you need to know. TAKE HOME POINTS Low carb diets (< 50 g carbs per day) are...

Just because the norm for this time of year is weight loss doesn’t mean you need to hop on the bandwagon. Maybe your goal for 2020 is to simply START some type of program? Heck, maybe you’re looking to go in the opposite direction and start putting on size and add lean muscle mass? Here’s an...

How Keto Diet Works Are you looking to burn fat using the keto diet? Make sure to read this article before you do! We reveal what ketosis really is, give you keto snack suggestions and cover risks of the keto diet. TAKE HOME POINTS Keto diets (< 20 g carbs per day) makes you lose WATER weight...

WALL SIT VARIATIONS . 📚You want to start off with feet shoulder width apart as you lean against the wall and slowly lower yourself to about 90° at the knee joint. These exercises for the most part are done with isometric contractions. Which means the muscle doesn’t change length, but still...

PLYOMETRICS: SINGLE LEG VARIATIONS . 📚Most athletes expose themselves to high impact landing while playing sports. Recurrent hard landings can lead to degeneration of the ankle, knee, and hip joints. Learning to land softly and to decelerate the weight of the body will significantly lower the...

How To Do It Set up in a good stiff-legged deadlift position. Make sure you're "aware" of your hamstrings and you're not putting strain on your lower back. Use two moderately heavy dumbbells that you can hold at the top position of a dumbbell row at maximum range of motion. This is your...

This is a very interesting paper from 2007 involving a plant species called Eucommia ulmoides(EU) and its ability to act as a phytoandrogen and potentiate sex hormones in the body. EU contains triterpenoids, which were shown to weakly activate the androgen receptor. However these unique...

💥HIP THRUST VARIATIONS . When performing hip thrusts we put the pelvis in a position known as posterior pelvic rotation. This is where the pelvis is tucked underneath us. This is why it’s important to maintain neutral spine, such as keeping the chin tucked as well as breathing out on the way up...

Hey guys, I am a long time competitor in a grappling based sport and in my thirties now. I’ve always been ‘clean’ but getting a little older and competing against juiced up 20 yr olds I am starting to feel a little on the back foot! If it was MMA then I am pretty against performance enhancers...

I’ve been having trouble with Arimidex the last few times I tried low doses. So my pharmacist introduced me to EstroDIM today. Anyone have experience with this? And what is your experience? My estrodial* is at 54 with the e2 sensitive test. I take 120mg of Testosterone Cypionate Weekly...

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𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐁 . . . Low back stretches not helping? Try this exercise to rehab your low back and QL. Many people notice temporary relief with stretching, and although these stretches can feel nice and there isn’t anything wrong with that, they aren’t always the solution! Sometimes we need to...

Here’s what you need to know… Bulking up by increasing body fat will decrease insulin sensitivity and impede muscle growth. The more fat you gain, the more you change your physiology to favor fat storage over muscle growth. Most people who bulk will store fat in just one area, like the belly...

by Matt Weik If you are trying to lose weight, you know it can be a daunting task and something you need to meticulously plan out in order to see the results you desire. With that being said, there are actually seven things you should be doing before you go to bed to speed up your weight loss...

Fructose-containing sugars are known to be a target target for their putative role in causing obesity and cardiometabolic disease. However, current studies to support this claim are limited. . Evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of controlled trials has not shown that...

Eccentric Vs. Concentric training. Which Is Better? How should you think about the benefits during lifting (concentric) and lowering (eccentric) of the weight during your workout? Resistance training involves two types of movements, concentric and eccentric. Concentric movement is...

“Detox Products” Are Straight Up Bullshit Do you feel like you need a cleanse? Even if you do, you are wasting your money if you’re buying expensive “detox” products? Cleansing foods or detox diets are methods that claim to “eliminate toxins from the body”, sometimes with the benefit of weight...

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If you want to lose weight you're best off drinking ordinary water with your meals. This way you'll automatically consumer fewer calories than if you drink juice, milk or soft drinks. Nutritionists at the University of North Carolina drew this conclusion from a metastudy in which they reviewed...