HEALTH

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5 Muscle-Building Foods

To bulk up, you have to fuel up. Lifting heavy weights alone isn’t enough for muscle-building. To really maximize your sweat sessions you need to do some heavy lifting in your diet too. That means adding an extra 300–500 calories to your plate -- and no, we do...
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Mouthguards

It's time to put your money where your mouth is. Literally. Many of you have played or are playing contact sports such as MMA, Muay Thai or football. One of the most important pieces of equipment is what you use to protect your pearly whites. Even though prote...

La Vuelta

As the bitter cold sweeps the nation, getting in those workouts can be a challenge. Imagine a scenario where during the cold of winter you could raise your fitness to the next level, work on your tan and take in some of the most beautiful vistas of La Isla del...
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The Nike Zoom Revis

On December 1st, 2012 Nike Football launched Darrelle Revis’ new signature training shoe—the Nike Zoom Revis. So the first question one might ask is why release a shoe when the main attraction is out of action for the season? Well the folks at Nike are one ste...
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Smart Clothes

What if your shirt could improve your golf swing, jump shot or shave a few seconds off your next marathon? In the past, this could really only be accomplished by testing your performance and to a lesser extent, visual inspection. For example, let’s say that yo...
Workout-Fatigue

Hitting the Wall – Dealing with Workout Fatigue

No matter the exercise or the person doing it, no one is immune from the almost immobilizing affects of what some have termed “The Wall”. Anyone that is active has hit a level of exercise fatigue that can be caused by a number of factors. Let’s learn a little ...
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The Music & Muscle Connection

Here is the scenario: you have one last set of -- insert exercise here -- you either: A. Look around to find "motivation" to psyche you up?               B. Say "Ahhh, I'll skip it and hit it harder next time."              C. Grab your iPod and bla...
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Protein Demystified

Ahhh! If building muscle were as simple as “lifting things up and putting them down,” we’d all look like the gent in the video. Unfortunately, it’s a bit more complex. What you put into your body is just as important as how you exercise it. Everyone has heard ...
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Rock the Kettlebells

What if I told you that you could get faster, stronger and leaner by swinging around some bells, would you do it? Well, get ready to start. But you won’t be swinging around random cow bells. No comrades, you will be swinging your way to your hard body using ke...
300-Warrior-Workout

300 Warrior Workout

“Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... for tonight, we dine in hell!” This is what King Leonidas (played by Gerard Butler-star of the movie 300) yelled as he readied his warrior army on a hill at Thermopylae. Butler did more than demonstrate the pow...
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