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Get Overloaded

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January 23, 2009

In addition to lifting to total failure, you should also progressively add more weight to your weight training moves. Adding weight results in tighter, better toned muscles. Your muscles will let you know when they can take more weight. You’ll notice that you are doing more and more reps before reaching total failure and that [...]

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Embrace Failure

Embrace Failure

When it comes to lifting weights and performing strength-training moves like squats, lunges, and push-ups, you should push through your sets until you just can’t possibly squeeze out one more rep. This is called reaching “failure” and it means you’ve pushed your muscles to their absolute maximum ability. It’s good to know what it feels [...]

Stand Tall

Stand Tall

Keeping good posture burns more calories than slouching. Standing tall and pulling your shoulders back is also very attracting and slimming. Weight training, especially abdominal, back, and shoulder exercises, promotes good posture by strengthening your core. A strong core supports your spine, keeps you stable and balanced, and thereby helps you to stand straight and [...]

The Fitness Trilogy

The Fitness Trilogy

Being truly fit is more than a measure of how far you can run or how much weight you can lift. True fitness requires a balance of three things: cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility training. You will get in shape and lose weight faster if you make an effort to include all three of these [...]