Choosing Between Single Or Multiple Sets

October 31, 2009
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I am not a big follower of the bodybuiling industry, but debates have since reached me regarding the benefits of single or multiple sets.

Single set training, or high-intensity training, is characterized by maximal efforts performed in one set while multiple set training (also called volume training), “is lifting which involves multiple sets of usually sub-maximal efforts.” Obviously, all of us have a different take on which one’s better. There are factors that must be taken into consideration, of course, like different needs, goals and different amounts of periodization methods.

But then a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research helps us understand better what the big debate is…

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Artery Hardening May Be Stopped By Berry Juice

September 25, 2009
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A lot of study has found out some really interesting stuff these past few months. And this is no different. A recent research is suggesting that the antioxidants found in berries can prevent artery hardening, which is a major precursor to heart disease.

Published in the journal Food Chemistry, scientists found out that those hamsters that they fed with high-fat diet and rasberry, bilberry or strawberry juices show signs of halting of fatty deposits in the heart. It then led experts to predict that consuming polyphenol-rich (an antioxidant) berry juices and tea may have implications to public health and common heart ailments.

I think it is safe to say that we don’t…

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Yoga Helpful For Combating Back Pain And Depression

September 17, 2009
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As my cousin packs her clothes for an overnight stay at a friend’s house, she subsequently tells me about the benefits of yoga, which she has been into for the most part of the last three years. And so I sit here, twiddle my thumbs and realize that she’s actually making sense.

If you a worrier, paranoid chic like myself, yoga will help you calm down. New research shows that yoga has the following health benefits: it can improve your mood and it can decrease lower back pain. Published in the journal Spine, participants of the experiment experienced reductions in lower back disability and pain intensity after a 24-week Yoga session…

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Work Out And Fit In Your Jeans Once More

August 26, 2009
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Remember the time where you can pull out your jeans without having to open the buttons? That is exactly where this work out will try to take you again (although not skinny enough where your jeans will be too loose for you to wear).

The Skinny Jeans Workout by Lisa Grimmer is programmed to work specifically on the core, butt and thighs. Grimmer said that the exercise program will work out anything that is inside your pants. A recent testimonial from CNN said that “It’s different than your typical workout class. It’s not high-impact cardio, but you’re sweating the whole time because you’re working every muscle group.”

The program works…

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Five Exercises You Can Do At Home

August 15, 2009
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Most people get fat not because they eat too much but because they lack exercise. And most people’s reason of not having the time to do some situps or crunches is also untrue. The truth is, people in the past years have become so addicted to trivial things that they are failing again and again to pull themselves together and actually do something healthy for their bodies.

So here now are five exercises for “lazy people:”

1. Upon arriving at home, change into something that will make your sports spirit alive. Either a t-shirt or jogging pants from your previous alma mater would help. It would also be good if you’re into…

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Avoid These Five Popular Exercises

July 29, 2009
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Most exercises are considered to be effective by trainers just because we have popularly believed that it can help us lose weight. But Ammo, a fitness professional from diet.com, shared with us five popular exercises that we must avoid in order to also avoid pain and aches from these contraindicated exercises.

1. Sit-ups

2. Behind the neck pull downs, pull-ups or shoulder press

3. Long distance running

4. Upright rows

5. Leg extensions

I know you probably exclaim “what?!” These are some of the most popular exercises ever in the history of dieting, but Ammo believes that these are not exactly helpful to those who are experiencing body pains already. Exercises like these one can cause…

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15 Tips For A Lean Lower Abs

June 14, 2009
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The lower ab is that part of your six-pack that just won’t come out. There are plenty of tips in the market that we have found over the years, explaining the benefits of each lower ab programs. Now, here are 15 tips for a leaner lower abs from Jimmy Smith, a fitness expert.

  1. All types of crunches work your entire stomach but you’ll feel your lower abs more when you do bodyweight movements like reverse crunches, hanging knee raises and hanging leg raises.
  2. Don’t waste your time focusing on non-lower ab exercises. I don’t understand why people focus on “getting abs without crunches.” Get it in your mind that you have to,…
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Nintendo’s WiiFit Released For The Health-conscious

May 27, 2009
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After a year, the Nintendo team finally released a new and improved version of the WiiFit. It hopes to improve the previous negativities of the last version of the fitness video game.

So yeah, the Wii is no longer only for EA Games like tennis, golf, etc. Provided that those games make you lose some pound too, not to mention mental and physical exercise, the WiiFit is intended and especially made for the health buffs.

Here are some of the new features in the released version:

  • Sports Active boasts a wide variety of exercises such as running, dancing, basketball, tennis, boxing, inline skating, and “gym” workouts like bicep curls and lunges.
  • Exercises are programmed…
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Shake Your Weight Off With The New Power Plate

May 22, 2009
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As I read an accompanying article with the new vibration plate machine, I remember a movie starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called “Blast from the Past.” In a scene from there, Christopher Walken (who played Fraser’s genius / lunatic father) was filmed riding a plate machine with a belt strapped to his waist while it vibrates. This gives an effect of maybe burning belly fats (just a wild guess).

Anyway, the Power Plate is an innovation to the vibration plate machine. All you need to do is to step onto the plate and gyrate your waist as it vibrates. Researchers are claiming the vibrating machines is especially effective for weight…

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