OnFitness

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As a fitness enthusiast, you have undoubtedly asked the question, “Should I do my cardio before my weights or vice versa?” If you’re like most people, you may feel there is an exact answer. The most frequently cited answer is, “Do your weight trainin

OnFitness

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One of the more unique sports is sprint cycling which ranges anywhere from six-hundred meters to a thousand meters in length. It’s a race that depends on tactics, muscle, and all-out blazing speed. There are several types of sprint cycling. A team of

Women's Fitness

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Did you put on a few pounds during lockdown? You’re not alone. A survey commissioned by SlimFast (slimfast.co.uk) revealed that two thirds of Brits surveyed piled on weight, with more than 60 per cent of females saying they are bigger now than before

OnFitness

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The hybrid training effect is metabolic conditioning using combination training. Metabolic conditioning focuses on compound exercises that work multiple muscle groups across several joints such as squats, power cleans or deadlifts. It employs combini

OnFitness

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Is the single set strategy best? That is, is it better for you to perform one set or multiple sets? For lifting weights and other resistance training, some trainers and athletes advocate a single, all-out set to maximize muscle training. An entire tr

Women's Fitness

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Ideal if you can’t get hold of any weights during current restrictions – this cheap yet surprisingly sturdy band has received good reviews online. Slender Plan by Superdrug Powerband is the ideal training tool to help you increase strength and stabil

OnFitness

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There is no such thing as the perfect training program for cracking the muscle-building code. But some principles form the backbone of training to add muscle mass in the shortest time possible. First, it cannot be stated enough that a proper warm-up

Velonews

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The social media post shows Kate Courtney in a gym, surrounded by heavy weights, performing abdominal exercises. “2021 starts for me,” Courtney writes in the caption. While few of us have the luxury of training as a full-time job, we can learn from p

Popular Science

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You, too can have muscles like this. Pixabay Everyone wants to work out less and see more gains, right?. Sweat for 20 minutes instead of an hour and get in shape faster? Come on. What could be better than that? That’s the appeal of high-intensity int

POPSUGAR

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Strength training exercises tend to use both sides of your body at the same time - you press a bar overhead with both hands, you deadlift with both feet on the floor. But Jade Jenny, head CrossFit coach and owner of Champlain Valley CrossFit, taught

Top Sante

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USUALLY WITH exercise, the faster you go, the better your results, but there’s a school of thought that says when it comes to strength training, slow and steady might win the race. A technique called super-slow training sees you taking up to 20 secs

The Atlantic

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A few years ago, haunted by vague memories of being a weak middle-schooler, Brett McKay decided he wanted to be able to do more pull-ups. McKay, who runs the website and podcast The Art of Manliness,  had in the past tried doing a traditional, twice-

Men's Fitness UK

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• Focus on big, compound movements like barbell squats, deadlifts, chin-ups and bench presses that involve multiple muscles and the main muscle groups. • In terms of reps and sets, periodically transition your reps into higher sets. For example, dur

OnFitness

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Have you encountered a plateau with your muscle gains? Are you bored with your regular weightlifting routine or are you getting frustrated? Are you serious about taking your strength to the next level? Wave loading may be for you. Wave loading involv

Australian Men's Fitness

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MOST PEOPLE HAVE A PRETTY CLEAR IDEA OF THE RESULTS THEY’RE AFTER WITH THEIR EXERCISE AND HOW THEY’D LIKE TO LOOK, but is achieving an ideal body an option for everyone? ‘Ideal’, of course, means different things to different people, but is everythin

Woman NZ

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I really dislike the depiction of middle-aged women – often found in cartoons – as lumpy, frumpy, dowdy and shapeless. As a middle-aged woman, this is not my experience of my body, and it’s not what I see in the women around me, regardless of body si

OnFitness

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Even if you always train at the perfect intensity level, it doesn’t guarantee results. “Specific adaptation to imposed demands” explains that various types of training will each result in specific adaptations. A single workout can improve multiple as

Diabetic Living Australia

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Strength training doesn’t always mean lifting weights or using fancy gym equipment. Simple resistance bands are just as useful in building strength, but they are lighter and easier to manoeuvre than traditional weights. Plus, they allow you to work y

Women's Running

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These days, more and more elite runners are realizing the benefits of being really strong. Regular strength training increases a runner’s capacity to withstand stress on every level: It builds stronger, more efficient muscles, improves running econom

OnFitness

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Have you encountered a plateau with muscle gains? Are you bored with your regular weightlifting routine, or getting frustrated? Serious about taking your strength to the next level? Wave loading may be for you. Wave loading involves lifting and/or pr

OnFitness

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Are you looking for the biggest fitness secret? Something that will transform your body overnight to be more toned for a female and stimulates maximum growth for a male? The truth is something does exist. It might sound simple, but there is something

New Idea

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From pump and Pilates to using the different weight machines at the gym, resistance training is big news now more than ever! And it’s not just about toning up. Whether your goal is to shed a few extra kilos, improve your general health, or simply fee

OnFitness

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Strength training is physical exercise using resistance to promote muscular contraction building strength, anaerobic endurance, and the size of your muscles. Strength training provides outstanding functional benefits and improvement in your overall h

Men's Fitness UK

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Most people have a pretty clear idea of the results they’re after with their exercise and how they’d like to look, but is achieving an ideal body an option for everyone? 'Ideal', of course, means different things to different people, but is everythin

OnFitness

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An outsider might not realize it, but there are a variety of choices when it comes to training the body. The average person often assumes that a body is either “fit” or out of condition. However, the reality can be quite different. There are several

Woman & Home Feel Good You

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Cardio workouts such as walking, running or swimming will burn fat and boost stamina, but when it comes to strengthening the body and improving muscle tone, adding resistance training to your exercise routine is key – and it’s especially important as

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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If your usual fitness routine involves lots of running, walking or other cardio, you might think you’re doing all you can to keep your body looking and feeling its best. But if you’re interested in toning up, boosting your metabolism, improving your

OnFitness

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SAID stands for specific adaptation to imposed demands. Even if you always train at the perfect intensity level, it does not guarantee results. SAID explains that various types of training will each result in specific adaptations. A single workout ca

Men's Fitness South Africa

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Ever since that time you tied yourself up with rubber bands as a kid, you’ve been taught that cutting off the circulation to your arms or legs is a bad thing (fun as it may be). But research shows that mild, strategic blood-flow restriction, or BFR,

Plant-Based Spotlight

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Research studies indicate that strength training may provide all of these mentioned benefits plus more. Strength training works by applying resistance to muscles. These external resistances include weight machines, body weight, and free weights. When