Advanced Weight Training Techniques I. Straight Sets With Varied Weight (You do a set, then rest for a minute, then do another set of the same exercise.) a. Pyramid (light to heavy) You start with a light weight with fifteen reps. For the next set, [...]
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Whey Concentrate or Whey Isolate? from www.mercola.com Many supposed experts favor whey isolate. Here are some of the reasons I’m NOT in favor of using isolates in any protein powder… because whey isolate… Is derived from pasteurized dairy and processed with heat and acid. Goes [...]
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America’s Obsession with Abdominal Machines * from my paperback, “Total Health for Life, Mind & Body, The Baby Boomer’s Bible of Health” The multi-million-dollar home abdominal machine infomercial market absolutely amazes me and proves how uneducated most of the public is about fat loss, nutrition, [...]
Strength Training for Seniors Some nutritionists feel that changes such as loss in muscle mass in seniors stimulate many other changes. Loss of muscle and increased fat are two characteristics of a lot of elderly people. What does this mean? Research has shown that these [...]
The 4 Most Important Rules of Weight Training Technique is extremely important when lifting weights. Most of the time, and especially for beginners, you want to get a full range of motion on each and every exercise. You also want to perform your repetitions with a steady, controlled [...]
Resistance (weight) training achieves a number of beneficial changes on the molecular, enzymatic, hormonal, and chemical level, which will help slow down (and many cases stop) many of the diseases caused by a sedentary lifestyle, including: Metabolic syndrome Insulin sensitivity and resistance Diabetes Auto immune diseases [...]
Chronic Disease…. Will you Die Before Your Time? Chronic diseases—such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes—are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the U.S., which is 1.7 million each year. Think about this—7 out of every 10 deaths!!!!! These diseases also [...]
Weight Training: The 4-Day, Push-Pull Routine The Push-Pull routine is a standard in the bodybuilding community. Put simply, you are either pushing the weight one day or pulling it the next, in the exercises that you do. Day 1 is Chest and Triceps. (push) Day 2 is Back and Biceps (pull) Day 3 is Shoulders, [...]
(NaturalNews) Everyone knows that the circulatory system has a very famous, much loved central component called the heart. The heart works non-stop 24/7 for an entire lifetime circulating blood. The lymphatic system is a specialized component of the circulatory system that doesn’t have the advantage of a central pump. The flow inside the lymphatic vessels [...]
How to Perform Super-Slow Weight Lifting by Dr. Doug McGuff Essentially, by aggressively working your muscle to fatigue, you’re stimulating the muscular adaptation that will improve the metabolic capability of the muscle and cause it to grow. McGuff recommends using four or five basic compound [...]
From Total Health For Life: Mind & Body, The Baby Boomer’s Bible of Health The words “weight training,” “strength training,” and “resistance training” all describe the same thing. Weight training has gained much popularity in the last twenty years because men and women of all ages who participate in it achieve its many benefits. I [...]
Dr. Arthur Siegel, the director of internal medicine at Harvard’s McLean Hospital has some really good insight on long distance running. His more than two dozen studies on runners were published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. When it comes to running long distances, Dr. Siegel was right on the mark when he said, [...]
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CREATINE OR KRE ALKALYN? Common knowledge is Creatine monohydrate is a proven muscle building, strength enhancing and performance boosting supplement. It’s one of the few supplements that DOES work. But does it? But there’s ONE HUGE PROBLEM with creatine… Creatine converts into toxic Creatinine When creatine [...]
1.) Health Hazards Associated with Statin Drugs GreenMedInfo.com has a list of 71 diseases that may be associated with statin drugs, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. There are actually over 900 studies showing the risks of statin drugs, which include: Cognitive loss Neuropathy Anemia Acidosis Frequent fevers Cataracts Sexual dysfunction An [...]
You must be able to manage your emotional state. You’re in control and you must use that ability. What controls your emotional state is what and how you focus on it. YOU make the decisions on what your mind focuses on. How [...]
One of the things that decline in our bodies with age is the production of collagen. As we age, the body’s ability to make type 2 collagen protein slows down and this is the protein needed to maintain and rebuild joint cartilage tissue. ImmuCell® Collagen Type 2 is a food sourced supplement that holds a [...]
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