Extra motivation When you know you “should” work out but you just don’t feel like it, knowing that a friend is waiting for you at the gym or the end of the block for your weekly jog can change everything and get you out of bed faster. It can be so easy to skip out …
Let’s be honest: There’s no one single way to transform your body. Ask 10 once-overweight people what kind of exercise plan they used to lose 20, 30, or even 50 pounds, and they’ll likely give you 10 different answers. But if you pay close attention, you’ll find they all have one key factor in common: …
Let’s break down and simplify this important aspect of bodybuilding. You basically need to understand three things about nutrition: • The main purpose for each of the three macronutrients: Protein, carbohydrates, and fat • The “right” ratio, or the “correct” percentages, of protein, carbohydrates, and fat that your food should be divided into in order …
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What’s your excuse for not making it to the gym on a consistent basis? Locker room too smelly? Eye candy not sweet enough? Music volume making your ears bleed? Feeling intimidated by buff bodies crowding the free-weight area? Most people start off strong with an exercise program, and then within a few weeks they’ve got …
Adding a set of negative repetitions to some exercises in your lifting routine is a useful means of intensifying the exercise process. You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate progressively stronger muscular contractions, so this calls for an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with …
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Can’t find a gym buddy? Don’t sweat it — new research shows that even a virtual exercise partner might boost your motivation to exercise. Researchers found that women who biked alone experienced a decline in motivation over time, whereas those partnered with a virtual friend had no decrease in motivation. Additionally, women without partners biked …