Tag: exercise
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Debunking Popular Health & Fitness Myths – Part 2
By Adrianna McDonald MYTH #1 I DON’T WANT TO GET BIG. This is a big misconception amongst the ladies. I say it over and over again: lifting weights to build muscles is a long, hard journey, which requires lots of discipline. Weight training is by far the best way to increase lean muscle mass, speed up your metabolism,…
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Exercise of the week: Cable Reverse Flyes
The rear delts function like a back muscle – they help you pull your arms downwards and/or backwards. They get quite involved in your back training but it’s important to add in at least one isolation exercise in your shoulder program to strengthen them. Here’s how to do it: Facing the pulley machine bend over…
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Exercise of the week: Front to Lateral Raise Combo
The Front to Lateral Raise Combo is a great shoulder exercise. This combination can recruit and develop the anterior and lateral deltoid muscles. It’s great as a part of a warm up or superset. Here’s how to do it: Stand straight holding dumbbells or small weight plates in each hand. Keeping your elbows slightly…
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Debunking Popular Health & Fitness Myths – Part 1
By Adrianna McDonald MYTH #1 DO SIT UPS TO LOSE BELLY FAT Sit ups are definitely great for strengthening your abdominal muscles and lower back, but they won’t melt the body fat from your abdominal area even if you do 100 a day. If your waist is a problem look into your diet as the truth is “Abs…
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Exercise of the week: Face Pull
Face pulls are one of the most underrated upper body exercises. We seem to forget that they not only lead to size gains but also strengthen your rhomboids, traps, and external rotators. This exercise also acts as a corrective movement to fix issues caused by “bad benching” (bench pressing) and bad posture due to the long hours…
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The Pros and Cons of Cardio
By Laura Smith Love it or hate it, why do we do it? We hate it, moan about it, cut it short or even avoid it. Which begs the question, why? Firstly, let’s look at the benefits of cardio, and there is no better place to start than the heart. One of the first adaptations…
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Exercise of the week: Neutral Grip Lat Pulldown
By Adrianna McDonald Looking to spice up your workout? You can stimulate (and surprise) your muscles in various ways simply by changing your grip for an exercise in the gym. With this you will also reap the benefits of growth, power or strength gains. All grip widths on the pulldown bar will hit your lats, but…
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Working Out with Weights: Tension Vs Load
By Kelvin Garner Most people that meet me say: “Wow you must be strong!” simply due to having a little extra muscle then the common male in the gym. I have to say my days of being strong are gone in a way, since that is not what I plan my workouts around. In my…
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Holiday Tips Part 1 – The No Gym Workout
On holiday? Don’t have access to a gym? Don’t worry, here’s what you can do (apart from the good ol’ body weight exercises!): All you need is a few resistance bands (providing a resistance of 5-30 kg): And an anchor… Literally! Of course the sun & sea will give you an extra boost of motivation……
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Exercise of the week: Vertical Leg Press
The Vertical Leg Press provides an impressive platform for obtaining huge muscle gains through isolated lower body workouts. It allows for stance variations to target different muscle groups at greater intensity. Vertical leg presses have the potential to really work the gluteal muscles. There is significantly more leg and hip flexion on the vertical leg press…
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