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Best Weight Lifting Exercises

fitness guy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:06:45 +0000

There are a multitude of exercises that you can do for weight lifting but I think that the most important thing that you can do is to concentrate on your core bodyparts and try to get exercises that will work those parts the best. First thing to know when choosing the best weight exercises is to [...]

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Best Weight Lifting Exercises

How to gain weight fast

billyboy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:51:29 +0000

I have been asked before how to gain weight fast. Most people that are weight lifting at one time or another, usually in the winter, try to bulk up and gain a lot of muscle for the summer, of course there is the diet down afterwards but we can deal with that later. How to gain [...]

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How to gain weight fast

Why Weightlifting is Tops for Health Benefits

fitness guy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:54:30 +0000

While some individuals are strictly interested in obtaining muscle for aesthetics, for most people, this isn’t an interest. Instead, you’re more interested in knowing what health benefits weight lifting will have for you… Far too many people overlook the many health and fitness benefits that weight training has to offer, and because of this, experience problems [...]

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Why Weightlifting is Tops for Health Benefits

How to Avoid Overtraining

fitness guy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:46:20 +0000

Almost anyone that’s picked up a set of weights has or will experience symptoms of over-training at one point in there muscle building program. Over-training can lead to serious injury, chronic fatigue, and even muscle loss. Over-training is very common amongst athletes and particularly bodybuilders, since they figure that training as much as possible is the [...]

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How to Avoid Overtraining

Fat loss 4 idiots – Complete Review

billyboy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:02:16 +0000

// < ![CDATA[ jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery('#sidebar1').hide(); }); // ]]> fat loss 4 Idiots – Will It Help You Lose Weight? fat loss for Idiots is a site and diet that my wife had learned about from her stepmom. Initially I looked at the Fat Loss For Idiots website and saw that after clicking though a bunch of pages [...]

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Fat loss 4 idiots – Complete Review

Weightlifting Tips Part 2

fitness guy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:22:04 +0000

There are a lot of questions that I get asked everyday about what works and does not work outside of the gym for getting better results. These tips I hope will help you get a better handle on what will make you stronger and have more fun workouts with better results. How much sleep do I [...]

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Weightlifting Tips Part 2

Weightlifting Tips Part 1

fitness guy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:57:48 +0000

As a person that lifts weights on a regular basis I often get a lot of questions about how to best lift weights and what is important or not important. Well to this end I have decided to answer a few of those questions so that you can do just a little bit better in [...]

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Weightlifting Tips Part 1

Weight Lifting Schedule

fitness guy — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:58:21 +0000

What is your weight lifting schedule? I know that mine tends to vary a little bit but on a weekly basis I beleive for me the best weight lifting schedule is to workout three days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and on each of these days I will do weights. As far as cardio is [...]

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Weight Lifting Schedule

Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers

fitness guy — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:21:12 +0000

I have had a question that is interesting about the difference between different muscle fibers and tried to get a good answer. Here is the differences between fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers and the difference that they make to your workouts and fitness level. One slightly confusing area of exercise is the idea that [...]

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Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers

Getting Started Weight Training

fitness guy — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:56:39 +0000

There seems to be two ways of looking at weight lifting. One method is to warmup and then progressivley increase your weight and decrease your reps like a pyramid, the other is to just do sets to failure. Which way is the best way to lift? I always tell people as they are getting started lifting [...]

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Getting Started Weight Training

How do muscles get bigger?

billyboy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:50:33 +0000

Getting bigger muscles is the top priority of anyone working out with weights. Lets look at how your muscles get bigger and then you can figure out what it will take for you to increase your muscle gains. Muscle hypertrophy Muscle hypertrophy is when your muscles cells get thicker. You muscle cells will thicken but not lengthen [...]

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How do muscles get bigger?

Increasing muscle gains

billyboy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:49:26 +0000

If you are trying to gain muscle there are a few things that people do to sabotage themselves. I have done a few of these things in the past and just wanted to drop these here to let you know as I have nowhere else to put it. Don’t drink booze. Alcohol is very bad for [...]

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Increasing muscle gains

Six Pack Abs

billyboy — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:45:28 +0000

Over the years I have seen a lot of flimsy ideas of how to get a set of six pack abs. The most common scams are special machines that will do it and sometimes some kind of drink. I remember at one point Slim Fast seemed to be showing chubby people suddenly spawning a set [...]

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Six Pack Abs

Gaining Muscle part three

billyboy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:20:58 +0000

In the first two parts of this gaining muscle series I talked about the things that you can do in the gym to jump start muscle growth, everything from types of sets and reps to the amount of time per workout. Now it is time to look at the factors outside the gym that can [...]

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Gaining Muscle part three

Weight Training Split Schedule Part 2

billyboy — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:20:50 +0000

In this second weightlifting article I want to start by hoping that you are not feeling to sore from your first workout, you will make short term gains regardless but you will want to have interest in doing weights over the long term. Today I want to go over the benefits of strength training as [...]

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Weight Training Split Schedule Part 2

Weight Training Split Schedule Part 1

billyboy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:35:13 +0000

Strength training will probably be the hardest thing to get started now that you have cardio under your belt. The tough thing about weight training for everyone is that they do not realize how hard they are pushing themselves in the beginning and end up being sore for four or five days afterwards. For [...]

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Weight Training Split Schedule Part 1

Sets, reps, and exercises for a great workout

billyboy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:25:10 +0000

Many people have questions about how many sets they should do for and exercise and how many reps as well as how many exercises for each muscle group. The question is very large and the answer is even larger as it depends on what your goals are. How many exercises per muscle group First of all we [...]

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Sets, reps, and exercises for a great workout

Dexter Jackson 2008 Mr Olympia

fitness guy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:29 +0000

I used to do a lot of really heavy weightlifting, nothing like a pro bodybuilder, but have always been impressed by the Mr Olympia. Last weekend the Mr Olympia took place and Dexter Jackson won the Sandow (Mr Olympia trophy) and the title as Mr Olympia 2008. Dexter has been a very high level bodybuilder for [...]

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Dexter Jackson 2008 Mr Olympia

High Rep Sets

fitness guy — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:01:39 +0000

On Thursday I decided to change things up and change my reps for my workout. It was a killer workout. The workout took 35 minutes. And I am still sore today. The workout I did was a high rep workout where I did the same exercises as usual, mostly, and instead of sticking to 6-12 reps per [...]

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Important Weight Workout Considerations

fitness guy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:23:13 +0000

This day and age it can be very difficult indeed to go to the gym. Life is very hectic and busy, which will create a serious challenge for remaining consistent with exercise each day. Exercise is however, just what we all need to reduce stress, and give the body the extra energy it needs to [...]

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Important Weight Workout Considerations