Story time, grab a chair. I did a program with my buddy David 3 years ago called Mechanical Drop Sets. David put on 30+lbs of solid bodyweight and I put on 20lbs+ in 12 weeks (a little pudge but mostly clean mass). It was insane. So were the workouts. On the high week it was upwards of 500 reps total per workout and there were 4 workouts per week. Ugh. Add it to the list of programs I’ll venture to use again on myself.
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Mighty Omega Fish Oil Product Review
Mighty Omega by Epic Nutrients is an ultra premium fish oil that was born in the Crossfit community. Speaking from experience, crossfitters train at a very high volume and intensity and with this high volume training, it is very important that athletes recovery well from it as well. With hard training, muscle soreness and stiffness increases for a day or two after and omega 3 fatty acid from fish oil will help dramatically reduce post-exercise soreness.
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Do you know your blood pressure? When was the last time you had it checked? In honor of Blood Pressure Awareness Month, there’s no better time than now to get your blood pressure checked and learn a bit more about what your levels mean for your overall health.
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What is Bigorexia? Bigorexia is a body dysmorphic disorder in which someone believes that no matter how much he or she works out, he or she will never be muscular enough. The technical term for bigorexia is “muscular dysmorphia,” reflecting the fact that the focus of people who suffer from this condition is the muscles, [...]
Grocery Store Challenge
In this day and age we are bombarded with mixed messages about which foods we should be eating and which foods we should avoid. Over and over again new studies reveal that eating this food will help prevent cancer, while eating this one may cause it! After seeing information on TV, different articles in every [...]
Organic Food
I have been a believer in going organic for a long time now. Every time that people look in my fridge, they are always surprised to see organic yogurt, eggs, milk, and various produce. They always ask why? Don’t you think that your just paying extra for the same thing? Although I do pay a [...]
Get Ripped Abs – By Jeff Bayer www.efit-today.com & www.askmen.com
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Setting aside some quiet time alone allows us to gather our thoughts and reflect on personal goals. Unfortunately, hectic schedules and endless to-do lists dominate many lives, often causing the sacrifice of personal time in order to get ever more tasks ‘accomplished’.
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