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The Best Daily Stretches For Weightlifters

Stretching is an underrated aspect of fitness and building muscle. Neglecting stretching and mobility training is one of primary causes of injury from working out. Mobility increases the range of motion of your joints and stretching increases the lengths of muscles. Increasing both mobility and flexibility will improve your workouts, recovery, and strength. The difference between mobility and flexibility is that mobility improves the ability of the body to go through movements and flexibility increases what length a muscle…

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Is Feeder Workout Training Effective?

Feeder workouts are a style of training that involves doing high amounts of repetitions with light weights every day to speed up the growth of a muscle. This method can supposedly increase the size of a lagging muscle by forcing blood into it on a consistent basis so it is supplied with higher amounts of nutrients. The logic behind feeder workouts is that by doing high rep low weight quick training sessions for a specific muscle group every day,…

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Should You Still Lift with DOMS or Rest?

DOMS, or ‘delayed onset muscle soreness’, is the soreness that you feel in your muscles after training. DOMS mostly occurs from eccentric activity. This is because the lengthening of a muscle under resistance damages muscle fibers. This damage can vary in its severity and manifests itself in soreness following the days after a workout. DOMS mostly results from performing new exercises or training again after time off. This is because when your muscles are used more than is normal,…

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Agmatine Sulfate Supplement for Bodybuilding

Agmatine sulfate is a metabolite of the amino acid L-arginine. L-arginine is the primary substrate used to produce nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a neurotransmitter that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow. By increasing nitric oxide, you will recover better from workouts, get better pumps, build more muscle, and have more energy. On its own, L-arginine is not very effective to take for the production of nitric oxide since it is not easily absorbed by the body. In…

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High Reps vs. Heavy Weight For Building Muscle

In the interest of building muscle, the best way to stimulate growth is to focus on maximum contraction and stretching of the muscle being worked while applying progressive overload. This means that doing reps with good form and consistently doing higher volume over time is what matters most for making gains. If you are more intent on gaining strength, it is better to lift heavy weights for less reps. This is because lifting heavy weights for less reps results…

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Does Milk Increase Estrogen in Men?

The milk that is being drank today is far different than the milk that was drank 100 years ago. This is because the cows that are currently producing milk are modified to be able lactate through the entirety of their pregnancy. The problem with this extended period of lactation is that during the latter half of a cows pregnancy its estrogen levels increase up to 34 times the amount that they normally would be during when they naturally could…

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Top 10 High Volume Foods For a Cutting Diet

When cutting, the largest challenge often faced is the feeling of hunger. If you are constantly hungry, this will make being on low calories much more difficult. It is important to stick to your calories in order to lose fat but some may struggle with not going over their calories due to not feeling full. Volume eating can solve this problem by filling you up with high volume foods that are not high in calories. When eating high volume…

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How Nasal Breathing Can Improve Performance

Most people have heard that breathing through your nose and out your mouth is the best way to train. For runners, one of the first things which is taught is that it is essential to breathe in through their noses, not their mouths. This is true for all athletes and can be applied for improved performance in lifting, cardio, stretching, sports training, and all other forms of activity. The are many reasons for this. For increased performance during training…

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Why All Men Need To Take a Boron Supplement

Boron is a nonessential mineral found in many nuts, fruits, and vegetables. It is not present in meat but is found in high quantities of many foods like raisins, almonds, and hazelnuts. While boron is not needed by the body, it has been shown to have a positive impact on cognition, bone growth, mood, energy levels, and male hormones. There are multiple mechanisms responsible for these benefits but the primary action of boron that makes it beneficial for men…

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Can You Workout the Same Muscle Everyday?

It is generally recommended to workout 4-6 days a week and hit each muscle group twice. More than 6 days a week of training is usually deemed as counterproductive and hitting an individual muscle more than 6 days a week is seen by most as extreme to the point of harm. This is because, after working out the muscle needs to be able to recover fully before undergoing additional training. If a muscle is not able to recover, you…

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