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WILL THE REAL FITNESS HORMONE PLEASE STAND UP! New Medical Research shows high-intensity exercise can increase the bodys natural production of the fitness hormone by 530%! By Phil Campbell, M.S., M.A., FACHE When I completed the research phase for a health and fitness book in 2002, th ...

Have you ever wished for a diet where you ate bacon, eggs, red meat, butter and sausage all day Surprise! Its not the Atkins Diet. The Atkins Diet has been in existence for over 30 years and has enjoyed a surge in popularity over the last few years. Pioneered by Dr. Robert Atkins, th ...

You may be wondering, "How can I possibly do resistance training with my dog" Well, here are a few exercises you can do with the aid of your faithful furry companion. Leg raises - if you have a male dog, he's probably already shown you how to do this one. Abdominal crunches with a paw ...

But how can this possibly be Everywhere you look, its always said that long-duration, low-intensity training is best for fat loss. All high-intensity work does is burn carbohydrates, right Wrong. After reading this article, I guarantee youll develop a new respect for high-intensity c ...

Would you like to know how to get more out of every single dumbell curl you do Amazingly enough, you can do this simply by changing where you grip the dumbell. First, Im going to tell you what the trick is, then Im going to tell you exactly how and why it works. Then Im going to finish ...

We all know the general rules of the gym: dont drop the weights, wipe your sweat off the machines when youre done, etc. But do you know all about the more "colorful", lesser known rules of the gym NOTE: These rules are JOKES! If you ever see any of these rules posted at any gym you ev ...

Resistance is NOT futile! When it comes to changing your body for the better quickly and permanently, nothing comes close to good old-fashioned weight training. The shape of your body is determined by three things: muscle, bone and fat. While theres really nothing you can do about cha ...

If you were to ask me which muscle group in your entire body you could work to get the greatest benefits in the shortest amount of time, I would tell you without hesitation, "the core." Strengthening the core can realize tremendous benefits to anyone regardless of his or her training ex ...

The stiff-legged deadlift is one of the best exercises you can do for your hamstrings. The only problem is, it can also be one the hardest exercises to perform properly. For years, I tried to feel my hamstrings working when I did the stiff-legged deadlift. I knew it was the best exerc ...

Now this is the real American Dream! Im here to let you know that it is totally possible to lose all the fat you want while eating nothing but junk food. The only hitch is that all the fat you want to lose is going to have to be zero! Here are some tongue-in-cheek (or burger-in-belly) ...

When you think about gaining muscle, stretching is probably not the first thing that pops into your head. But did you know that stretching plays a critical role in building muscle Every muscle in your body is enclosed in a bag of tough connective tissue known as fascia. Fascia is impo ...

1. Eat smaller more frequent meals - not only is your metabolism boosted every time you eat something, your body can more efficiently process smaller meals. Instead of having 3 large meals in a day, try to break them up into 5 or 6 smaller meals. 2. Drink more water - regular water i ...

This is a trick to be done on a leg curl machine. By simply changing where you grip your hands on the machine, you can increase your strength in the movement by as much as 10% instantly! Lie face down on the bench as you normally would when doing the exercise. Instead of gripping the m ...

The Bent-Over Lateral Raise is one of the most common exercises used for working the rear or posterior deltoids. For most trainers, it can be difficult to really feel the rear delts working during this movement as the larger, stronger muscles of the back have a tendency to take over. To ...

If youve ever had occasion to visit a gym, youve no doubt heard people talking about "feeling the burn" and "pumping up." But did you ever wonder what people were really saying Here are some common terms and phrases that will help you to learn what is really going on in the gym. In Th ...

When I get finished teaching you this never-before-seen version of the push-up, youre going to think that either Im crazy or a genius or both! Of course, the results youll get from it will speak for themselves. First, we need to set the stage for this version of the push-up. To begi ...

Almost everyone has bought home exercise equipment at some point in their life, be it a few rusty dumbells at a garage sale all the way to a complicated new home gym. But how many people continue to use it consistently Here are some uses (that you should never, ever actually take serio ...

Electronic muscle stimulators are the latest craze, the hottest fad... but you want to know "do they really work!" Right To answer that question, lets start with a little background information on what this equipment was originally designed for. Electric ab stimulators were (and stil ...

Burn fat while you sleep! Eat whatever you want and still lose weight! Dont suffer through hours of grueling exercise to burn fat! Youve probably heard all these phrases before but are the fat burners containing ephedra that these claims are attached to really that effective and are th ...