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Weight Training Equipment

fitness guy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:52:23 +0000

Getting started in weightlifting means that you will probably need some weight lifting equipment. Hopefully you have been looking around for this but I will try to give you a good idea of the equipment that you will need. First of all there are two kinds of equipment for weight training. There are weights and bars [...]

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Weight Training Equipment

Best Bench Press Workout

fitness guy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:48:34 +0000

The world will never agree on the best bench press workout to get you stronger in the fastest time possible. Advanced lifters use an in-depth training system which includes bench press bands and chains for greater resistance. They are effective but may be rather complicated for a person entering the bench press world [...]

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Best Bench Press Workout

Best Home Shoulder Exercise For Strength And Size

fitness guy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:30:01 +0000

There many different forms of shoulder exercise and it is hard to pick out one and say that it is the best. Considering that the shoulder is only a small area and the deltoids are not large muscles, it may seem surprising that there are so many different exercises to choose from. However, the shoulder [...]

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Best Home Shoulder Exercise For Strength And Size

Easy Neck Exercise To Strengthen The Neck

fitness guy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:30:01 +0000

There are many reasons why a person might want or need to start a program of neck exercise for strengthening the neck. If you are bodybuilding, a strong neck is important for prevention of injuries in this vital and vulnerable area. It is also important for appearance, being even more visible than the arms when [...]

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Easy Neck Exercise To Strengthen The Neck

Lower Back Exercise For Core Strength

fitness guy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:30:01 +0000

Many people looking for core strength neglect lower back exercise while focusing on the abs. This is a huge mistake as the muscles of the back are vital for core strength. If you are undertaking any kind of workout program or even for normal day to day life, the back must be strong to avoid [...]

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Lower Back Exercise For Core Strength

Leg Workout: Say Goodbye To Those Chicken Legs!

fitness guy — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:30:01 +0000

If you neglect your leg workout in your bodybuilding routine, you are sure to regret it. Why? Because you will end up looking like a popsicle, with a chunky toned upper body and chicken legs. So unless you plan never to take off your jeans, be sure to include leg workouts in your program. When you [...]

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Leg Workout: Say Goodbye To Those Chicken Legs!

Knee Exercise For Knee Arthritis: Strengthen And Support

fitness guy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:30:01 +0000

Knee exercise is vital if you are suffering from the painful condition of arthritis in the knee joints. The right kind of exercise can help to maintain or possibly even increase your range of motion, which helps to prevent the knee from causing sudden acute pain or giving way. Exercise helps to maintain healthy cartilage. [...]

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Knee Exercise For Knee Arthritis: Strengthen And Support

Hip Exercise For Hip Arthritis: Reduce Your Pain

fitness guy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:30:01 +0000

Hip exercise is a very important part of pain management for anybody with arthritis in the hips. It is also probably the best way to limit the development or worsening of arthritis in all joints. Many exercises for the hips will also strengthen the knees which is important because arthritis in these joints is often [...]

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Hip Exercise For Hip Arthritis: Reduce Your Pain

Hamstring Exercise: What To Do And Why It Matters

fitness guy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:30:01 +0000

Hamstring exercise is important for the development of the calves and also, of course, to avoid the well known injury known as becoming hamstrung. This is a strained or pulled hamstring, a painful injury which can put you out of action as an athlete or halt your workout problem at any moment if you allow [...]

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Hamstring Exercise: What To Do And Why It Matters

Chest Workout That You Can Do At Home

fitness guy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:30:01 +0000

Looking for a chest workout that you can do at home? Your local gym with all the machines imaginable is perfect of course, but sometimes you probably just don’t have the time or the motivation to get there. Working out at home can save you a lot of time and money. So here is a quick [...]

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Chest Workout That You Can Do At Home

Arm Exercise For Women: 3 Simple Exercises

fitness guy — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:30:01 +0000

Women often avoid upper body and arm exercise because of a fear that lifting weights will make them look like some huge bodybuilder. Really there is nothing to worry about. Any guy will tell you that growing huge muscles is not that quick or easy! In fact, exercising the arms is a great way to [...]

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Arm Exercise For Women: 3 Simple Exercises

Back And Abs Workout On The Exercise Ball

fitness guy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:30:01 +0000

Most of the exercises making up an abs workout on the exercise ball will strengthen the back as well as the abdominals and other core muscles. An exercise ball is a piece of equipment that you will find at any gym. You can also buy them for home use. They are not expensive. Exercise balls work by [...]

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Back And Abs Workout On The Exercise Ball

Stretching to Prevent Injuries

fitness guy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:24:36 +0000

Stretching is a great way of stopping or at least doing a large part in the prevention of sports injuries. The simple act of stretching will give you more benefits than simply cutting your risk or injury it will also help you to gain muscle, agility and coordination. I have stressed in the past that [...]

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Stretching to Prevent Injuries

10 minute workout

fitness guy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:41:24 +0000

This is a busy time of year for a lot of people and I am no exception. I slacked a little over the last couple of weeks with my workouts and here I am at 5:30 in the morning, when I should be sleeping sitting on the computer. I am pretty happy though because I just [...]

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10 minute workout

Best Chest Exercises

fitness guy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:49:02 +0000

Your chest is a large muscle muscle group the more scientific term is the pectoral muscles. The funny thing is that for most people the chest is undeveloped because we really don’t use it as much as a arm muscle or leg muscle. The best chest exercises are Bench Presses and Flyes. There are also different ways [...]

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Best Chest Exercises

Lots of core exercises

fitness guy — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:51:10 +0000

I have been meaning to start off a series of articles on the best exercises for each bodypart and a bit of a write up on each muscle group but I just found a great page with little animations of 70 core exercises 70 Core Exercises with descriptions As you are probably aware the core of your [...]

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Lots of core exercises

Little known great exercises

fitness guy — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:22:59 +0000

If you are bored of your exercise routine or are too busy to spend long hours in your local gym, or if you are simply terrified at the very mention of exercises, then this article is for you. In this article I will tell about some simple workouts that won’t take much of your time [...]

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Little known great exercises

Exercises to look younger

fitness guy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:09:54 +0000

Like they say, age gracefully. No matter how old you are, would you like to have wrinkles, age spots, uneven and sagging skin? Definitely not! Everyone wants to hide their age as much as possible, and celebrities are more ‘at fault’ in this regard than us. Look at Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz-do they really [...]

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Exercises to look younger

Muscle and joint fitness

fitness guy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:37:08 +0000

Motor fitness is a more inclusive term than physical fitness. Physical fitness combines strength, stamina, and cardiovascular reserve. Motor fitness includes these and adds agility, balance, “explosive” power, and speed. This concept has more limited value for the sportsman but approaches an even higher level of general fitness. Because more parameters are measured, these tests tend [...]

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Muscle and joint fitness

Lateral Raise on Bench

fitness guy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:23:55 +0000

Position: A supine position on the bench or on the floor with a low box or stool under the shoulders. The arms are held with locked elbows straight over the chest and a dumbbell is grasped in each hand. Action: Keeping both elbows locked, the weights are lowered directly to the sides until the hands [...]

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Lateral Raise on Bench