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What Are Some Quality Cbd Brands?
This sports nutrition company just released some super-easyto-use “squeeze shots” that give you 10mg of CBD per packet. coromega.com One of the first companies to introduce a CBD sunscreen, it also offers an aloe and CBD moisturizer/sunburn cream. di
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The Workout
• Weighted Plyo Lunge With Twist: 1 min. • Treadmill Sprint: 15% incline, 1 min. DO THIS TWICE. Active Recovery, Chest Press: 1 set, 10-15 reps • Weighted Jump Squat With Shoulder Press: 90 sec. • Treadmill Run: Medium/fast pace at 10% incline, 90 se
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Brussels Sprouts
• ODDS ARE that you probably have some pretty bad childhood memories of your parents forcing you to eat bland brussels sprouts. The good news is that these veggies can be transformed with a few simple ingredients and minimal culinary experience. And
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True Grit
• AFTER COMPETING in the 2018 Olympia during a rookie season highlighted by runner-up finishes in both the Toronto and New York Pros, Darah Diaz failed to qualify for the 2019 Olympia. Diaz, 24, however, is now keeping her list of 2020 events close t
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Full-body Fat Loss
WORKS: Chest, core, shoulders Place your hands underneath your shoulders, with your back flat and core tight. Keeping your elbows tucked in at 45 degrees, lower yourself down until your chest is about an inch above the floor. Then drive through your
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Lighting It Up
T HE ROAD TO THE TOP OF WWE wasn’t? an overnight trip for Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, who have become two of sports entertainment’s most popllar attractions. And perhaps this sharffll affinity for grinding it out in the ring explains why Lynch and
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Paving Her Own Way
• AT 24 YEARS OLD, Emily Shah has already compiled an impressive résumé. She’s a trained dancer and a theater veteran and was named Miss New Jersey in 2014. She’s also served as an assistant on the sets of blockbuster films like Captain America: The
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Bowled Over
SERVES 4 ½ lb brussels sprouts, halved ¼ cup olive oil ¾ tsp salt ¾ tsp pepper ½ lb shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp chopped thyme 3 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp tahini paste ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tsp lemon zest ¼ tsp ground c
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Amanda Lawrence
• AMANDA LAWRENCE not only took first at the women’s -84kg open class at this year’s IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships—she did it in style, breaking three world records with a 536-pound squat, 556-pound deadlift, and 1,352-pound total. Not
Muscle & Fitness Hers South Africa1 min readDiet & Nutrition
Oh, The Pasta-bilities
• FEW MEALS are as delicious and indulgent as a heaping pile of pasta covered in sauce. Unfortunately, too many bowls of this classic carb can do a number on your waistline. Just one 2-ounce serving of wheat pasta packs more than 40 grams of carbs, m
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Finding A Personal Trainer
• PERSONAL TRAINING is a huge business, and it’s only getting bigger. In 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that there were 300,000 “fitness trainers and instructors” and that the field was expected to grow by 10% between 2016 and 2026. N
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The Secret Is Out
• WOMEN HAVE different needs than men—especially when it comes to nutrition—but most supplements on the market are designed with men in mind. Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals CEO Jared Wheat and his fiancée, Megan Flores, are changing that. Together, they are
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THE ABCs OF CBD
CBD COMES FROM MARIJUANA, RIGHT? Wrong. Cannabidiol is in a class of chemical compounds called cannabinoids and is found in many plants like hops, black pepper, and echinacea—not just marijuana—that can also be made naturally in the body, says Bomi J
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Need For Speed
• IF THERE’S ONE THING Derek Hansen knows, it’s how to help athletes oppose gravity. No, he’s not showing them how to float in midair. But for three decades the top sprint coach has been helping elite competitors in the NFL, NBA, and NCAA oppose the
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True Grit
What was it that got you into obstacle course racing? I kind of got pulled into it because my ex-boyfriend wanted to try it out. I won my first race [in 2013] by 20 minutes, and I was like, “This is so dumb—there are no real athletes in this sport.”
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Beat Your Cheat
• PERFORM THIS workout before your next feast to help mitigate the calorie-palooza and redirect those macronutrients to your muscles rather than your fat stores. First, you’ll do three compound moves. (Start light and increase weight each set.) Then
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Raising The Bar
DESPITE WHAT YOUR high school gym led you to believe, there’s more than one type of barbell. These days, the better gyms feature a range of options—some specific to certain lifts, others more versatile. It’s enough to make your head spin. But with a
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Pandemonium
• This utilitarian pan can retain a ton of heat due to its thickness, says Kahlenberg, and it doesn’t give in easily to what he calls “pan shock”— the loss of heat when food is introduced to the skillet. BEST FOR: Anything, really, but specifically s
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Hit The Slopes Indoors
• YOU’RE FAMILIAR with the standard cardio players—the treadmill (both motorized and nonmotorized); the spin, recumbent, and Airdyne bikes; and the StairMaster— but we’d like to introduce you to a lesser-known member of the roster: the SkiErg. Releas
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Committed To Fitness Beth Adair
Model bethadair.com Photographer @robertreiff Producer/Stylist @elisabettarogiani Makeup & Hair @Kikimakeup Location @magiclightstudiola Custom Fitness Apparel by Rogiani.com Shoes by skechers.com | @skechers I was born in Charlotte, NC to young pare
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#goals #instafit #instafamous
Massy Arias’ insanely chiseled physique is a story of strength but also one of perseverance, helping her overcome the odds and become an Instagram-famous fitness guru with millions of followers—2.6 million and counting—including celeb stans SZA and C
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Giant Killer
• AT AN age when many of us couldn’t imagine doing a cartwheel, 41-year-old Ryall Graber continues to defy Father Time. The 2018 Fitness Olympia runner-up earned two major titles in 2019: the Fitness International and Arnold Classic Australia Fitness
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Instability Training 101
• AS THE NAME IMPLIES, instability training involves training on an unstable surface, most often using a piece of equipment such as a Bosu ball or a Swiss ball. According to research published in the Sports Health journal, instability training is fre
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The Terminology
The middle portion of the barbell that falls between the sleeves. The widest part of the barbell, the collar separates the sleeve from the shaft and also allows the barbell to “spin” during certain lifts. The maximum amount of stress that a bar can t
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Torch More Calories Today
OUR MODEL Mariella Pellegrino IFBB Bikini Pro Hometown: Sant’Arcangelo, Italy Occupation: MHP Athlete Instagram: @MariellaPellegrino • THE SECRET TO INCREDIBLE CALORIE BURN while sculpting lean, functional muscle? You have to be ready to leave your o
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Her Stock Is Rising
• BREANA WIGLEY leads a double life. When she’s not putting her business management degree to work for a multinational bank, the 25-year-old is training hard and hitting the contest circuit, steadily rising up the ranks of the IFBB Professional Leagu
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His Program Seth And Fran, A Match Made In Hell
■ When Seth Rollins tried CrossFit for the first time, there was no looking back. One of his favorite CrossFit WODs is called Fran, a mild-mannered name for a brutal little workout. “It’s a couplet of barbell thrusters and pullups,” Rollins says. “A
Muscle & Fitness Hers South Africa1 min readDiet & Nutrition
Shrimply Irresistible
SERVES 2 1 lb frozen, cooked, and peeled shrimp ½ cup Persian cucumbers, sliced ¼ inch thick 1 cup frozen peas Sea salt ½ cup halved grape tomatoes 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 3 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp minced garlic 2 pin
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6 Ways To Make Your Period Less Painful
• It's a pretty common scenario: You, on the couch, clutching a pillow, cursing your cramps. In fact, dysmenorrhea (the scientific term for pain associated with menstruation) a ects about half of all women who get their period for at least one or two
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