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The science behind isotonic drinks

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An isotonic or sports drink has the benefit of possessing electrolytes, which aid fluid absorption, and carbohydrates that provide fuel for the body to maintain performance. Water constitutes 60% of male body weight and 55% of female body weight and is eliminated through perspiration, defecation, and urination - consequently the levels in the body need to be replenished constantly. An average adult needs to consume approximately 2.5 litres of water per day, a figure that increases during exercise.

Bodybuilding over 40: One members success story.

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I can remember not too long ago in my early 20's when I used to think to myself "well, if I am ever going to take bodybuilding and my training seriously I had better start now before I get too old to lift weights". At that time I thought surely that time was running out, and that when I hit the big 4-0, that it would be the end of my chance for getting into bodybuilding and developing the physique that I had always dreamed of. I was a skinny kid, and I had grown up to be a skinny adult and I thought that I was at a turning point in my life.

10 reasons why you're not losing fat

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1 - You only do cardio training

A muscle building guide for beginners

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1. Pick Up Some Weights.

Putting on weight? Blame your fat friend

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OBESITY is "socially contagious", with people who have an overweight friend facing a dramatically increased risk of becoming similarly fat.

Scientists find a way to become ultra-fit, highly sexed and longer living…

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Professor Richard Hanson and his team at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, thought they had embarked upon an interesting but routine experiment. They had an enzyme – PEPCK-C – that had been discovered 50 years earlier at their university. It occurs in all animals and appears mainly in their livers and kidneys where it is associated with the production of glucose. But there is also some in the muscles. Wondering what it did there, Hanson and his team decided to see what happened if they massively increased the amount of PEPCK-C in the muscles of mice.

The Complete Guide to Warming Up

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I was actually about to write an article about something completely different. But after having dropped my jaw a couple of times too many last week while observing people warming up in the gym, I felt forced to write an article on how to do it in a proper way. So here it is.

Build your glutes with the Borzov jump

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I just finished looking through some pictures from a Fitness contest, and as the man I am I was of course looking at the derrière of the ladies. - Oh come on ladies you stare at ours to! The one thing that hit me again, as it always does, was that even where the contestants had well developed glutes and hams and had a low percentage of body fat, they very often still lacked that great glute/ham tie-in. The gluteals fold where too prominent in many cases. (The gluteal fold is the fold between the gluteus maximus and your hamstring to clear things out for those who need to be enlightened.)

Develop back and ab strength

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Everybody who has participated in a sport of some sort knows the importance of a strong core. In almost every movement you transfer your force through the core, which means that if you lack sufficient strength there you will suffer in some way. So to minimize this problem and to prepare for “battle” most of us train our core vigorously.

Captains of Crush Official World Certification: No. 3

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Captains of Crush Training - training tips

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Now you've bought your grippers, it is vital you use them correctly to avoid injury, over training and most importantly increase grip strength over the next few months.

Develop grip strength that can explode full beer cans

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How good is your grip? Can you explode cans of spinach like Popeye? Crush apples or pop beer cans? Amazing as these feats sound, some people can! Awesome grip strength has always been the marker of true strength. I've never seen a big powerful guy with a weak wet fish grip.

Build Massive Shoulders

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Many people feel that no matter how diligently they work their shoulders or intensely they never seem to grow or respond. Others also feel that training your shoulders is either boring or a waste of time or certain parts of your delts are not worth training, because they are worked as a secondary muscle enough. However, I feel that shoulder workouts can be a great deal of fun and they can be very productive for growth and once developed look awesome in and out of a shirt.

Killer Biceps: A battle plan

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As soon as you mention big arms, the biceps are the main thing most people think of. While it is true that to have huge arms the tricep muscles should not be ignored since they make up more of the arm size, you have to have fully developed biceps to really stretch that tape.

Interest in strength training is building among women

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Britt McDermott has no trouble picking up her 7-year-old, 53-pound son. Carrying loads of groceries for her four children isn't a big deal either. Running up hills is easier than it used to be, too.