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10 Things To Improve Your Training

MarkFu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:58:24 +0000

Your training is going well. You are making gains. Lifts are going up and times are coming down. And you're injury-free. Can it get any better? Of course it can. Here are some ideas.

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Training Log, Week Ending 7/5/09

MarkFu — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:24:10 +0000

Monday, 6/29/09 Deadlifts: (from deficit) 135×10/225×5/225×5/. 275×3/315×2/. Singles: 365/405/415/415/425/425/425/405/405/. 415 and 425 were above 90% 1RM. Good Mornings:...

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Are Your Vitamins Poisoning You?

MarkFu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:28 +0000

Each year, many of us spend hundreds of dollars on vitamin supplements in the quest for better health, an athletic advantage or as a silver bullet to "scare off" disease and hold aging at bay. Could...

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How Often Should You Eat?

MarkFu — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:16:28 +0000

The facts speak for themselves – in spite of dieting more than ever, people today are getting fatter and sicker than ever. Obesity has reached an epidemic proportion.

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Training Log, Week Ending 6/28/09

MarkFu — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:33:49 +0000

Good form trumps all. The one rep you get sloppy on can injure you. Yup, one sloppy swing got me this week. :-( Fortunately, I was let of with a warning.

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Bench Press Tutorial

MarkFu — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:32:39 +0000

Back in my high school daze, the benchmark of strength was the bench press. Of course the gymnasts had something to say about strength, but we didn't pay much attention to them since we thought of...

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The Rock of Gibraltar

MarkFu — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:55:12 +0000

The 103rd flag raised of MFBB World Headquarters hails from mighty Gibraltar!

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Training Log, Week Ending 6/21/09

MarkFu — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:13:57 +0000

Somewhere along the way, I seem to have lost a bit of strength. I was on the Velocity Diet for 3 days but switched over to the tried and true Warrior Diet.

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Kytta-Salbe: An Alternative Pain Remedy

MarkFu — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:25:39 +0000

Sore muscles, beat-up joints, tennis elbow, low back pain happen to just about everyone and it is a fact of life for people who train with or without weights. What can you do if you don't want to...

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Training Log, Week Ending 6/14/09

MarkFu — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:31:40 +0000

More metcon than heavy lifitng this week. Got to get the work capacity up!

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