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Progressive Overload: The Benefits of Increasing Workloads Over Time

Progressive Overload Benefits Progressive overload is the gradual increase of intensity to force your body to adapt. This type of training is most commonly seen in strength training circles. For example, a powerlifter or bodybuilder would start their training cycle with lighter weights or lower volume and gradually work up to heavier weights or heavier

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How to Overhead Press Correctly and Why It’s Important

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Overhead Press Correctly Sitting at a desk all day with your arms hanging down by your sides can cause problems in your shoulder joints and muscles. It puts strain on the shoulder blade muscles, so they shorten over time. That is, obviously, a bad thing to have happen. The overhead press is the best exercise

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5 Fantastic Shoulder Exercises You Should Try This Summer

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Shoulder Exercises You Should Try Although building muscle is something many people are interested in, few realize it can take up to 12 weeks to see results. That is a lot longer than most people expect, and is the main reason so many people give up on their routines before any meaningful changes are made. When

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The Top 5 Best Exercises for Developing Glutes

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Developing Those Glutes When you think about the largest muscle in your body, you may not immediately think about your butt. However, the large muscle group responsible for moving your hips and thighs as well as aiding in posture and other important body functions are your glutes. Not only do they help you sit, stand, and climb, but your glutes

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Exercise Bands and Chains: What You Should Know

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Bands and Chains in the Gym You’ve been going to the gym consistently, eating clean, and making sure to take rest days. You had been making fantastic size, speed, or strength gains, but there’s one problem: your progress has stalled out. You aren’t seeing increased muscle size, strength, or definition and wondering what’s going on. What

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Spin Your Way to Better Cardiovascular Health

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Cycling and Your Heart Did you know cycling is gentler on your body than running? While running burns more calories, cycling doesn’t cause as much wear and tear on your joints. And, unsurprisingly, most people are able to cycle longer than they can run. Spinning promotes a healthy lifestyle and shouldn’t go overlooked. During the pandemic, many

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Muscular Endurance vs Muscular Strength: Which Do You Want?

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Muscular Endurance vs Strength Muscular endurance vs. muscular strength. The never ending battle in the fitness world. Most people know that muscular endurance and muscular strength are two different things, but not much more than that. Often, they don’t know how the two differ, what muscle types are prevalent with each, or how to train

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Arm Day: How To Get The Aesthetic

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Arm Day Aesthetic Everyone loves arm day. After a few sets of heavy curls, we feel enormous. Our sleeves get tight, our biceps feel like they are about to explode, and veins start popping out everywhere. It’s a huge confidence booster, considering our arms are a huge set of vanity muscles. Think about it, Flex

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Shoulder Day: Build Yourself Something Beautiful

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Shoulder Day is Beautiful We all know that our shoulders perform some pretty important functions each day. They are the joints that allow you to move your arm up and around, enabling us to pick things up, climb obstacles, or push ourselves away. Without our shoulders, we wouldn’t be able to use our arms. That

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Core Day: Where All Of Your Power Comes Out Of

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Core Power When most people hear the word ‘Core,’ they probably think of abs. Our torso holds some of the most coveted muscles in our bodies. Abs and obliques are highly prized by bodybuilders, fitness gurus, and the average person alike, but we don’t always follow a good core regimen, including both, the workout and

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