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5 Benefits of Ashwagandha in Men and Women: Is it for You?
The stress-relief herbal craze taking the world by storm. Now what is ashwagandha, and what are its purported benefits? Ashwagandha is an herbal supplement that is shown to decrease one’s stress hormone, cortisol, and in doing so, can reduce the stress and anxiety levels of whoever is taking it. But that is not ALL, it…
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Gifts for your Gymrat Friends this Christmas
With Christmas coming around the corner and you or someone you know being ALL UP in the gym. It’s time to figure out what they like and what they’d want this Christmas season. 1.) A Workout Journal. Most Gymrats are not as organized as they are strong. This is where you come in to deliver…
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When to go to the Gym
Is it in the Program? Go to the Gym. Are you not injured? Go to the Gym. Are you a healthy Individal? Go to the Gym. Are you an unhealthy individual but cleared by a doctor to exercise? Go to the Gym. Are you having a bad day? Go to the Gym. Did you get…
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Compound vs. Isolation Movements
There are two main Groupings of exercises you could be doing in the gym in terms of strength or Hypertrophy: compound and isolation lifts. Compounds lifts are categorized by their use of multiple muscles in conjunction: ie. Deadlifts, Squats, Benchpress; while some examples of isolation exercises (to use one muscle at a time) would be:…
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Building a Healthier Lifestyle through Nutrition and Fitness
There’s a lot to juggle when it comes to building a healthier lifestyle, its going to take discipline, but when combined with these simple rules and ideas, it’ll blend very nicely from a bunch of things to juggle, to being a hunch of things in a perfectly bundled backpack to take with you on your…
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How To: Progressively Overload
Start with a Program; call it, “Program A” In Program A, only one thing is sure per this scenario: today is push day, and you are about to be in for the rest of your life Push is a workout categorized by using your “pushing” musculature, [chest, shoulders, and triceps] and usually basing the workout…
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Why You Should Lift Weights
1.) Body Composition – Exercise in general burns fat, but lifting weights provides muscles with a stimulus to either grow when gaining weight, or maintain themselves and their strength when losing weight, leading to a better lean mass: fat ratio when paired with a complimentary, high protein diet. 2.) Burn More Calories – Exercise in…
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How to Track Your Calories
1.) Download an App to use: For Example, MyFitnessPal Once you have Downloaded it and entered your personal information.. it’s time to: 2.) Select your eaten food or food you plan yo eat, and put it in!! 3.) Analyze your Food Selection: Calories, Protein, Carbs, Fat(s); are you eating enough? 4.) Make Adjustments Pay attention…
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Getting Started in The Gym: a How-To Guide
Basic Formulas for Success 1.) Find a Workout Split So: you wanna lift.. Well then it’s time to find a workout split. A workout split is the way at which your muscle groups are trained, broken down into leaving certain muscles or muscle groups for certain days. There are numerous splits to choose from, each…
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