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How to Train for Body Type and Shape 18 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
Can you adjust your training to suit your particular body type -- lean, muscled, carrying excess fat? Probably not. Now I know this is a popular theme on some training sites, low-carb, high-carb, no c...
Weight Training with a Disability 18 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
Weight training is a universal fitness paradigm. Irrespective of the disability, weight training can improve your functionality and fitness. 'Doing weights,' whether pumping iron in the gym, using str...
10 Rules of Fitness Motivation for Novices 18 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
One thing is certain: If you want to change the way you look, the way you perform, your health, or even the way you think, you cannot approach these tasks whimsically -- you have to be serious, dead s...
28 Strength Training Programs for Sports 18 Aug 2013 | 12:42 am
If you think weight training can improve your performance by building strength, bulk, speed and power in your particular sport, you are probably right. Here's how it works, and you can choose from 28 ...
Periodized Weight Training Programs 11 Aug 2013 | 11:57 pm
Periodization in fitness training means breaking up your training into phases as this relates to the need to reach peak condition at a particular time for competition. Some trainers refer to microcycl...
20 Exercises to Make You a Superhero 11 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
Perhaps you can't be Wolverine overnight, or Superman in two weeks, but you probably can be much, much fitter than you are now, and in comparison to the overweight, inactive TV watcher you once were, ...
Workout Program Design for Optimum Fitness 31 Jul 2013 | 12:43 am
Unless you have a knowledgeable personal trainer or strength and conditioning coach, knowing how to train for best results can be hit and miss, and worse, you could injure yourself with inappropriate ...
Top 10 Doping Drugs in Sport 31 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
Athletes and recreational weight trainers and bodybuilders use a lot of different stuff to gain advantage, whether performance or body shape -- from amphetamines to steroids and even exotic chemothera...
Weight Training for Equestrians and Jockeys 25 Jul 2013 | 07:10 am
Competitive horse riding -- equestrian competition, horse racing, or any other competition form -- is not a genteel sport. It can be rough, tough and physically demanding. You need strength for horse ...
Ice and Heat for Exercise Injury 25 Jul 2013 | 07:05 am
We slap that ice on when we get an injury to stop the swelling -- or at least that's what it's supposed to do. But heat can also be used for injury or pain relief. The thing is, when should we use ei...
