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Comment on Breakfast: Why And What To Eat by Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:30 +0000

Sounds like the perfect breakfast

Comment on Breakfast: Why And What To Eat by Sabine Amelia

Sabine Amelia — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:24:45 +0000

Pretty good post there breakfast is the most important thing of course. I always have a glass of water first and then a green tea afterwards. My breakfast is full of protein and it gets me going for the day. I usually get porridge oats with banana and other fruits, boiled eggs, cheese , whole grain bread , Wheat bran cereals with milk and banana and so on and it keeps me up for 4 hours minimum

Comment on Tight Hips? Tips To Loosen Your Hip Flexors by Sophia

Sophia — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:48:32 +0000

Thnx, i will try these. My problem is that i dance a lot and flexibilty really helps become a better dancer. Whenever i sp the straddle stretch, my hip flexors tighten and keep me from stretcing right. Any help???? My dance teacher always says “you have tight hip flexors so really reach” or something like that. Any help or comments will be good. I WILL try these though!

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lose belly fat fastly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:27:07 +0000

Thank you for this useful article.

Comment on Barefoot Training – Things to Consider Before You Throw Your Trainers to the Wind by simon

simon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:12:14 +0000

If you can find a nice grassy park,it is an ideal surface for barefoot running.

It does seem to strengthen my feet and ankles more than when I run with runners so it is worth a try.Sprints are best IMO.

Also,be sure to walk your path before you sprint it to check for rocks or other hard objects.

Comment on Tight Hips? Tips To Loosen Your Hip Flexors by Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:39:01 +0000

Hi Lauren

I am a Pilates teacher and also a low back sufferer. I have worked hard over the years to try to release my hip flexors after years in a sedentary job, and they are much better. However, despite all the work I’ve put in I still have flare ups of low back pain, often aggravated by the squats and lunges that I’m performing to strengthen gluts and release hip flexors to combat the back pain. Grrr! I feel I’m going around in circles, which is most frustrating, particularly in my line of work and for someone who enjoys exercise so much. A Physio I saw said some of my advanced pilates exercises (such as double leg stretch, scissors, double leg lowers) are just strengthening psoas major and therefore aggravating lumbar issues. I am pretty strong in my core, but this has obviously not eliminated the problem. Can you help – any advice would be much appreciated!

Comment on 7 Best Hamstring Exercises by Tiffany K.

Tiffany K. — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:50:32 +0000

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Comment on Push-Ups: Don’t Miss Out by Blades

Blades — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:41 +0000

I think’s it’s heathy because it’s for your body so you can have a heathier body and eat heathy because if you don’t have a heathy body you all is a bad body and that’s bad for your body so do push-ups all day to have a heathy body is a good thing so do push-ups every day.

Comment on Isolation Exercises: You Still Need Them by animal541

animal541 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:09:32 +0000

is isolation necessary? at what point in real world applications does isolation become a necessoity? sports? fighting? swimming? carrying objects? all these physical actions require several muscles to function, and strength, balance and flexibility are basic concepts upon which a human body is geared to perform. why waste time with isolation movements, if the resulting CNS response is minimal compared to compound lift? you mention glutes, but if you can deadlift 405 for reps, press 205 overhead or squat 335 with ass lower than knees, then by God your glutes will be strong. Along with all the main muscles for appropriate physique proportion and peformance. If someone has lacking muscle stregth, compund is the only way to go, since those movements train all the muscles and joints in between. you are only as strong as your weakest link, but proper form must precede the weight used in terms of importance. an evolutionary process called adaptation will take place when the body senses the stress and grows stronger, with correct strength/muscle size balance through proper execution. many injuries in modern gyms take place, where rookies use ineffective isolation/machine movevents. the body muscles respond based on CNS response, which is quite diffrent if we curl 50 lbs or do chinups with 50 lbs. the latter is the best exercise to put on muscle size on your biceps, back and smaller muscles (rhomboids/teres minor&major), since you move the body weight through space, and the natural movement is followed to the tendonds, joints and muscles growing stronger as a result. and muscle size is directly proportional to muscle strength. leg extension can really fuck your knees up, just like situps can hurt your spine. If you are unable to do suqts due to knee injury, start with body squats and progress with weigh, but properly. 100 years ago the isolation exercises were quite unknown, yet people have still been strong and muscular. look at physiques of reg park or eugene sandow…thats real muscle. stop wasting time at pretty gyms, a barbell, plates, bodyweight and dip/pullup handles are all you need.