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7 exercises to stay fit during holidays

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Holidays is amazing time, which we all spend with our families and beloved. But sitting together with relatives and thinking about old times, we eat delicious food without any limits. And at the end of holidays, you will be happy and fat again, because you were eating too much. No doubts, if you spend holidays with your lovely family, you will not be able to avoid overeating. What you can do is to burn the fat you consume by performing usual workout exercises.»

Metabolic damage: know and fix

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Have you stopped losing fat even though you are exercising for many hours per day and keeping a strict diet? It seems impossible, but this is exactly what metabolic damage is. Metabolic damage is a state, when your body doesn’t respond appropriately to some processes. For example, you start working out and lose weight after a while. You can see your progress, but it suddenly stops. You are trying to exercise more and more, you lower calories, but it seems it’s not going to work.»

How to Gain Weight

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If you are the one, who is trying to lose weight by any possible and impossible ways, you will be surprised to know that some people keep trying to gain weight as hard as you are trying to lose it. The reasons for needing to gain weight include lack of appetite, building muscle, health issues or just trying to overcome health issues. And by the way, if you are a skinny guy and want to build great muscles, you will have to gain healthy weight.»

7 Tips how to improve your cardio workout

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Cardio is one of the most popular ways to lose weight. Making cardio is a great way to improve fitness and health. But you don’t have to spend hours on treadmill or trail. Use the following tips and burn calories. 1) Set a goal for your trainings. Beat the distance you may have covered before. Beat yourself. Exercise more. Every time you exercise, try to do your best and you will do it.»

Common fitness mistakes

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1) You are trying to lift as much as you can. This is not a competition of lifting. You are working on your body. Don’t be crazy about exercising. If you train too much, you will lose your energy and will not get a needed result. Think about quality, but not the quantity. 2) Many people think that cardio is enough for being in a good shape. Cardio is very effective for fat los, but to build a muscular body, add some strength trainings.»

Gym etiquette: Part 2

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We have already talked about some rules of gym community, and here have a look at some more of them. Take care of equipment you use. If you notice that something is broken, report to management of the gym immediately. Don’t leave anything on the bar when you’re done. Put all equipment items back to their spots and it will save time when you are looking for what you need. Don’t be distracted and don’t distract others.»

Karate and bodybuilding

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What is karate and how it can help to be in a good shape? Karate is a martial art developed in Japan a century ago. It can be practiced as a sport, as an art, or as self-defense training. It’s not just an exercise, it’s also a philosophy. One of the main questions is who would win in the battle: karate practitioner or bodybuilder. Body builders are very strong and have great physical strength, but technique always beats strength.»

Build forearms like Bruce Lee!

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Millions of guys admire Bruce Lee and want to have the same forearms as he does. But to do it, you have to work out a lot. And the problem is that there are thousands of trainings to build forearm muscle, but the most difficult part to build is the thumb side of the forearm near elbow. This muscle is called brachioradialis. It’s a stumbling-stone for all athletes, who try to build their muscles.»

Basics of bodybuilding

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You are planning to start exercising and building muscle. You want to get a great body and maybe become an athlete or bodybuilder. But what would you start from? Pulling the dumbbells? Running on the running track? Or maybe working on getting chiseled pecs? Hell, no. You should start with thinking what you eat and drink. The basics of bodybuilding are water, oxygen, vitamins and minerals and good food. To make your body work, you should obtain essential nutrients from a well-balanced diet.»

Difficulties with calf training and tips how to overcome them

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Stuck with small calves? Jolt some growth with these 2 quick tips. David Barr, CSCS, USATF Exercise Building strong and impressive calves is a goal for many bodybuilders and athletes, but to acquire them, you will have to pay the price: pain and discipline. Do you want to have the same calves as Schwarzenegger does? Well, for you to know, these great calves cost him 600 hours of painful training! The importance of working on having good calves can’t be overstated.»
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