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Popular Fitness Articles

Finding the Right Blend of Cardio and Weight Lifting for Muscle Growth

I was recently asked “will an intense cardiovascular workout after lifting heavy weights build my muscles bigger and faster?” The...

Shape-Up Shawn

Date :: October 06, 2011

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Resistance Band Ab Exercises

There are several abs exercises that you can execute in order to strengthen the abdominal muscles, some of which are performed with...

Shape-Up Shawn

Date :: November 17, 2011

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The Importance of Mats in Exercises

Mats come in handy throughout the execution of many exercises. Various types of exercise mats exist, and each serves a different purpose....

Shape-Up Shawn

Date :: November 14, 2011

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How To Lose Weight

How To Lose Weight Before Bikini Season

I’ve been training professionally for over 8 years.  Guess what the number one question I get is?  How to lose [...]

Men’s Fitness

8 Men’s Fitness Tips for Beginners

Due to the widespread power of media today when it comes to information dissemination, the acts of maintaining a healthy, [...]

Ankle Weights

Are Workout Ankle Weights Safe for Your Joints?

Just as you might use a weighted backpack or a dip belt to add resistance with pull-ups and dips, attaching [...]

Unusual Weight Loss Tips

9 Unusual Weight Loss Tips

A few decades back, losing weight among overweight people seems a herculean task. Made possible by lack of knowledge and [...]

Avocado Oil Help You Stay Healthy

Can Avocado Oil Help You Stay Healthy?

New studies are revealing that avocado oil may be extremely beneficial to your health. The substance is rich in anti-oxidant [...]

Ten Tips to Trigger Muscle Growth

Ten Tips to Trigger Muscle Growth

When trying to build muscle, it is important to keep in mind and apply these ten tips to trigger muscle [...]

Lunge Variations

Intensify Your Workout With These Lunge Variations

If you’re someone who’s looking to get a jump start on the fat loss and muscle firming process, one thing [...]

How To Gain Muscle

5 Tips to Gain Muscle In A Healthy Way

If you’re looking to transform your body, one goal that you might have set is to learn how to gain [...]

Watching Activity Become More Active

Can Watching Activity Help You Become More Active?

New science suggests that the brain signaling response that occurs when watching activity such as sports or dance on telavision [...]

Proper Workout Plan

Why Change Is A Vital Component Of A Proper Workout Plan

If you’re putting on some effort to develop a proper workout plan, one thing that you must take into account [...]

Crossfit

Crossfit: Pros And Cons

If you’re looking to get into shape quickly, one form of workout that you might have heard about before and [...]

Cold Hands Improve Stamina

Can Cold Hands Improve Your Stamina During A Workout?

People are always looking for new and interesting workout maximizers, there are endless suggestions on the internet, in health magazines [...]

grip strength

Develop Your Grip Strength

Developing grip strength is important in a weight training program, especially if you are a strength athlete, such as a [...]

Lean Body Circuit Training Workout

Get a Lean Body With A Circuit Training Workout

Along with health, wealth and happiness, a lean body is one of the most sought after things in life. We [...]

Banish Cellulite

Exercises That Banish Cellulite

Cellulite is that unsightly, dimpled appearance of the skin found most commonly on the back of the thighs, buttocks, and [...]

300 workout

300 Workout – Does It Really Work?

Pull ups, push ups, box jumps, all basic exercises we’ve all performed at one time or another.  Using minimal to [...]

Resistance Training On The Go

Resistance Training On The Go

These days, most of us are short on time. This makes it way too easy to find another excuse to [...]

Workouts for Men

Workouts for Men (and Women)

It’s generally assumed that men (and women for that matter) are different enough that their workouts should be significantly different. [...]

Stretching Exercises

Stretching Exercises to Prevent Muscle Cramping

Muscle cramping often affects thousands of athletes all over the world which often compromises athletic performance during main events or [...]

Cross Training

Cross Training for Maximum Gains

What is Cross Training? Cross training is a method of athletic training that involves numerous activities in a variety of [...]