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How Often Should You Switch Up Your Routine?

How Often Should You Switch Up Your Routine? by Marc David Question:I’ve been wondering how often I should switch up my sets and reps? I’ve been following a program now and while my weights are increasing, I’m still doing the same number of sets prescribed along with the same repetitions. During the first six months, the changes (visual) came quickly. Now I’m not seeing that as much. What can I do? Anybody who looks for this answer on the Internet is bound to get 1000 different views and opinions. Unless the person in question knows you personally
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Cheating on a diet – good or bad?

Cheating on a diet – good or bad? by Monica Mollica In discussions about dieting, a topic that often comes up is that of “cheating”; is it good or bad to cheat once in a while during a diet? In order to answer this questions appropriately, it is necessary to look at both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of dieting, and the physiological and psychological responses they each elicit. Dieting – what are we really talking about? The dictionary definition of “diet” and “dieting” is “to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules” or “a controlled intake of foods, as for medical
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Motivation To Get Ripped

Motivation To Get Ripped by Scott Tousignant I’m going to let you in on the BEST motivation secret that practically guarantees you will get in the best shape of your life. This strategy was passed on to me a few years ago by my friend Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle, during one of our conversations on how to get ripped. This one secret has had the biggest and most profound impact on sculpting my physique. Even more important, it taught me a whole new appreciation for my body, which has ensured my long term success. Tom and I
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Why you fell off the wagon

Why you fell off the wagon by Tom Venuto Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you're confused at this apparent contradiction, consider these statistics... According to a study from Oxford University published in the International Journal of Obesity, within 3 to 5 years, about 80 percent of all 'losers' have regained the lbs, and often gained back a little extra. According to research by the National Weight Control Registry, that relapse rate may be as high as 95
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Big Gains on a Small Budget

Big Gains on a Small Budget by Mike Boyle Bodybuilding is a 24 hr a day job, that requires hard work, discipline and dedication. Its also not a cheap job, it requires a lot of money. With food, supplements and a gym membership you could be looking at anywhere from 300-600 dollars a month. Most of us have to learn how to budget our money to fit our lifestyle. I’m going to show you a few ways I have learn to budget my money to fit my own bodybuilding needs. First you want to sit down and plan out
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Muscle Dysmorphia: Obsessed or Dedicated?

Muscle Dysmorphia: Obsessed or Dedicated? by Tom Venuto Muscle dysmorphia is like “reverse anorexia,” where you can never get muscular enough, big enough ("bigorexia") or ripped enough. As a bodybuilder, involved in a sport where there is a common incidence of body image issues among participants, I find scientific studies on muscle dysmorphia interesting. I just read a new one that was recently published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Does muscle dysmorphia exist? Yes. The real question is, where do you draw the line between pursuit of excellence and self image disorder? It’s an interesting dilemma... Here's the technical definition of
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7 Simple Rules For What You Should Be Eating Right Now

7 Simple Rules For What You Should Be Eating Right Now By Nick Nilsson What you eat on a daily basis determines just about everything you can possibly imagine that goes with your body...your health, mental energy, body composition, athletic performance...you name it and what you eat has an impact on it. These 7 simple rules are here to give you a little nudge in the right direction and make things a little easier for you in your own daily choices. Rule #1 - If your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize it, don't eat very much of it Many of the highly-processed pseudo-foods weren't around 50 years
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The Shocking Truth About Counting Calories

The Shocking Truth About Counting Calories by Marc David At some point in your weight management phase and it doesn’t matter if it’s to lose weight or to gain weight or just to manipulate your body composition, you’re first though it to count calories. Maybe I’m the first person to tell you this or the 10,000 but the truth is, calorie counting does have a use but it’s not going to lead to long term success. Do you want to be a slave to numbers? If so, keep counting those calories. Let me know how that works out for you in
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