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Best Wrist Position for Biceps Curls or Bench Presses
The picture above shows a poor wrist position for a dumbbell or barbell bench press Poor alignment or overuse of your wrist can lead to tendonitis or other wrist injuries. The best position of the wrist for biceps curls is to keep your wrist joint "neutral" and kept from moving. Do not curl the wrist at the ...
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Best Reps, Weight and Sets for Building Muscle
Do 8-15 reps of each set. This is the number that stimulates the greatest increase in fat-burning hormones. How do you know if you have selected the correct amount of weight to lift? You should struggle start to struggle by the last repetition. Do 2-4 sets. Do more and you are wasting your time. If you are just ...
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Post-Mastectomy Exercise Guidelines
What are the exercise guidelines for women who have had a mastectomy? Most likely your doctor will tell you no exercise for six weeks. They don't want you to exercise until any drains and stitches are removed. It's in your best interest to rest and let your body heal properly. After several weeks your doc ...
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Weight Training during Caloric Restriction Enhances Lean Body Weight Maintenance
Weight training while restricting calories preserves muscle. In one study, dieting while weight training resulted in lean mass (muscle) gained, most fat lost and almost the most weight. Keep in mind that the "weight training and dieting" group put on muscle weight which is why they didn't los ...
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Swing Into Shape For Tennis: Flexibility Training For Great Reach
Tennis players lose plenty of points when their reach falls short. The solution? Flexibility exercises increase your range of motion on the court, helping you get to that ball from some, shall we say, unnatural body positions without hurting yourself. For Safe Stretching: Always warm up your muscles before stretch ...
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The Most Effective and Safe Core Exercises
To get the best results from your weight training routine, diversify your workouts by performing different exercises. If you work out regularly, it's easy to get into the habit of doing the same exercises every time. But, when you perform the same exercises repeatedly, your body adapts to this in as little as six to eig ...
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How to Optimize your Shoulder Workouts
Did you know that to completely strengthen your shoulder muscles you have to include exercises in your workout that target each of the three shoulder muscles? There are three shoulder, or deltoid muscles: the front (anterior), middle and rear (posterior) deltoid.The American Council on Exercise recently completed a study to ...
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