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Workout Partners – Do You Need One?

December 1, 2009

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Chances are, if you’ve been working out for any extensive period of time, you’ve likely had a “workout partner” at one point. Your experience with said partner could’ve been great, mediocre or it could’ve been so treacherous that you would rather eat dirt or light your shorts on fire. I know about [...]

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Thoughts On Intensity

October 5, 2009

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Intensity; what does it mean? If you are like me, you have heard that pesky word over and again in the realm of bodybuilding, strength training and athletics. All the bodybuilders keep talking about how much of it they have and all I can recall from high school is my coaches screaming in [...]

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On Minimalism

August 31, 2009

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A minimalist according to dictionary.com is:

a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or who holds minimal expectations for the success of a program.

As I write this, I am sitting in an empty bedroom. My bed, dresser and accessories are still in the living area [...]

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In Search Of The Balanced Physique

August 24, 2009

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When I was younger I remember frequenting the local gym(usually during the summer when sports weren’t in session) and just about every guy there was either doing bench presses or working their guns. 90% of the guys I ever saw training only worked their upper body and then it was usually just [...]

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Deloads and Training Breaks

June 25, 2009

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Muscle growth, it’s what most of us who wish to look great naked are desperately yearning for. I think it’s safe to say most of us probably train too often and too intense at times. I also believe we easily forget to maintain an objective approach during this journey as well. [...]

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On Cardio and Boredom

June 8, 2009

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If you are like me, once you hear the word cardio you sort of cringe and dreaded thoughts enter your psyche. I am not against cardio by any means but am not very fond of the traditional treadmill/jogging approach. The main reason is because I hate running for long periods in [...]

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No Holy Grail: The Compound Movement Madness

May 31, 2009

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In a recent encounter with another fitness writer, I had a discussion on the topic of compound movements for bodybuilding purposes. The conversation quickly turned into an argument and the person I was chatting with was very adamant about his ideology. He believed solely that the squat, deadlift and bench press [...]

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