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Strength Training

Strength training is a vital part of fitness. Building muscle is vital for improving athletic performance. It also boosts metabolism which means you burn calories quicker. Weight training routines and bodyweight workouts are provided.

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Strength Training

Resistance Volume Training – Old School Approach to Bodybuilding

German Volume Training (GVT) challenges conventional bodybuilding wisdom by using high-rep supersets instead of today’s popular low-rep heavy weight training methods.

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Strength Training

Best Strength Training Routine for Over 50s: Stay Fit & Build Muscle

If you are over the age of 50, weight lifting is one of the most important forms of exercise you can do to stay firm and fit.

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Strength Training

Beginner Weightlifting Plan: Simple Strength & Muscle Growth Routine

This volume approach to weight training is good for several reasons. Build muscle without injury.

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Strength Training

HIT vs High-Volume Training: Which Builds Muscle Faster?

Bodybuilding has been a mainstream sport and fitness activity for several decades now, however there is still a debate over the best way to lift weights to build the biggest muscles. Some people believe that you should lift less for more muscle, and some say lift more. But what does this mean?

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12 Smart Training Tips for Building Lean Strong Muscle

Building lean muscle requires dedication, hard work, smart training, and smart nutrition choices. Packing on lean mass not only helps you look better, but also improves strength, athletic performance, metabolism, and overall health.

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Starting Weight Training With Our Beginner Workout

Start weight training today to get stronger, feel healthier and look fantastic! Our beginners strength guide will get you started the right way.

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Kettlebell Workouts For Women
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Kettlebell Workouts For Women

Flab blasting bells! Swinging a kettlebell will get you superfit and lean.

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Strength Training

Kettlebell Training for Fitness and Strength

Exercising with kettlebells can be very intensive. Kettlebell workouts provide dynamic fat burning workouts that will help to build strong and athletic muscle. Ideal for women as they target the hips, thighs and butt. Progress from basic swings to power cleans and the Turkish Get Up for a fantastic workout experience.

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Strength Training

10 Best Stomach Exercises To Build a Stronger Core

Learn the best exercises to develop your abdominal muscles to get rock hard abs.

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Strength Training

The Best Method to Build Lean Muscle and Keep it

Developing lean muscles can be worthwhile in many aspects of your life, from having a toned body that increases your confidence, to a better calorie-burning metabolism throughout the day and improving your everyday function. Still, what is the best path to go about achieving a body sculpted with lean muscle?

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Strength Training

The Best Strength Training Exercises For Women

Strength training is a vital part of any fitness or weight loss plan. A good weight training plan can help to tighten and tone the body, and you can even target those areas that are prone to suffer a little looser, wobbly fat.

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Strength Training

Full Body Weight Training Workout Split Over 3 Sessions

The more intense that your training is, the more you need to rest your muscles. Do this split to get maximum growth.

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Strength Training

How To Build Upper Body Strength With a Weighted Vest

If you’re looking to build your upper body’s strength, or just improve your fitness in general, working out with a weighted vest is an excellent option to try. Weight vests are a great way to upgrade a regular workout routine with one simple piece of equipment!

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Strength Training

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Bodybuilding Workouts

Learn bodybuilding from the master! Arnold Schwarzenegger’s workouts will work your whole body and help you develop a massive frame like Mr Olympia!

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Strength Training

High Intensity Weight Training Routines (HIT)

HIT focuses on training to muscular failure. You lift very heavy weights for fewer repetitions and aim to fail at the end of each set.

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Strength Training

5 Ways to Work your Forearms – Build Bigger Arms

Forearms are the most utilized parts of the upper body when working out. The following are exercises which are crucial in these areas of the body and are easy to perform as well.

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Why Mind-Muscle Control Is A Must For Any Strength Training Individual

Whether you’re just looking to get started with weight lifting exercise or you’ve been going at it for months or years, there is one element that is of particular importance to everyone.

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Strength Training

Bicep Curls

Biceps are possibly the easiest muscle to build and they are rarely concealed under a layer of subcutaneous fat either. Big biceps can be both functional and aesthetic. So, how …

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Strength Training

Prisoners Talk about Strength Training

Prison food an no weight training equipment does not stop these guys. What is your excuse?

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Thigh Toning Exercises

Do these exercises combined with a diet to help get slim and toned thighs.

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BodyPump
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What Is Body Pump? Music, Cardio and Strength Training at the Gym!

High volume weight training is back! BodyPump is a gym class workout that uses relatively light weights to work the whole body. Endurance training and fat burning.

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Strength Training

Dumbbell Exercises and Workout

For many people lifting a pair of dumbbells forms their first weight lifting experience. Dumbbells are very simple and yet extremely effective. You can perform just about any weight lifting …

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Strength Training

The Squat – Build Strength, Endurance and Power

The squat is possibly the most important exercise for building strength, power and muscle. Whether you perform bodyweight squats to develop improved endurance, jumping squats for more power, or weighted …

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Strength Training

The Deadlift – The Essential Weight Lifting Exercise

The deadlift is another of the core weight training exercises. It targets the muscles that support the spine (erector spinae) and also works the glutes and quads. As a very heavy weight …

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Strength Training

Strength Training for Martial Arts

If you wish to develop your martial arts further you need to start weight training.

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Strength Training

How to Bench Press – Chest Exercises

The bench press is the most important chest exercise. If you want to build bigger and stronger pecs then you need to learn how to bench press properly. Here we provide instruction on barbell and dumbbell bench press techniques plus a video tutorial on correct form.

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Strength Training

Barbell and Kettlebell Workout Plan

Weight training is the best way to build bigger muscles. Kettlebell training is one of the best ways to build powerful, athletic muscle and burn fat at the same time. So if you are looking to get fitter, stronger and more powerful, then a combination of the two could be for you. Try our weight training and kettlebell plan.

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Features / Strength Training

Should You Train With Sore Muscles? Working With DOMS

Although it is important to rest well after a workout, it is equally important not to rest too much. Many people rest for too long after their first workouts, mistaking DOMS for muscular damage. Learn when it is safe to head back to the gym.

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Strength Training

Bodybuilding Pensioners – Senior Citizen Fitness and Strength

A few years ago (Feb 2007) there was an interesting documentary on the BBC about the growing popularity of bodybuilding amongst pensioners in the UK and USA. We were reminded …

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Diet and Nutrition / Strength Training

Bodybuilding Diets of Pro Bodybuilders Jay Cutler, Branch Warren and Victor Martinez

Three top bodybuilders share their nutrition and diet: Jay Cutler (3 times Mr Olympia winner), Branch Warren (came 2nd in the 2009 Mr Olympia) and Victor Martinez.

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