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By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS “Common workout mistakes” has always been a very popular topic in fitness publications. But no matter how many times this subject is re-hashed, you almost always hear about the same half a dozen or so mistakes, including poor form, overtraining, going too heavy, not stretching, not warming up, yadda, yadda yadda. Ironically, you seldom hear about the biggest mistakes of all. I call these humongous bloopers “bonehead mistakes” because once you start to... Read more

So I consider myself to be pretty health conscious. I look at food labels to make sure there is not an excessive amounts of salt or fat and that their is some nutritional value in the product. I’m always looking out for healthy snacks. I thought Triscuits fell into the (relatively) healthy snack category. The original brand has few ingredients wheat , salt, and oil. I decided to try some of other other varieties (Garlic and Rosemary & Olive Oil) for a little more flavor. Today I rando... Read more

I continually have discussions online and offline about what the perfect size for a guy is, in terms of muscle mass.  Is the goal to be like Arnold?  Or to be really lean but having a nice layer of muscle?  Something in between? Of course, it’s going to vary by individual tastes. And I suspect that in general, guys will say other men look best with more muscle mass than women would say. I also occasionally catch flack from some reader because I personally am not huge – of course, th... Read more

I don’t know about you guys, but my life doesn’t have a lot of give room to fit in all these healthy steps we need to do to lose weight. Between my full-time job, teaching fitness classes, learning new choreography, taking online courses, planning my mom’s wedding, etc. etc., I’m surprised at how little time I have to really focus on ME aka reaching my weight and healthy living goals. By Sunday, I’m burnt out and to be honest, I don’t feel like making a week&#... Read more

I read Oxygen magazine from time to time to get workout tips. The magazine has some good nutrition tips as well. They often make reference to a way of eating called “Clean Eating”. I did some quick research on it a while back and I decided it would be too challenging for me. It requires the removal of all processed foods (refined sugars, saturated/trans fats, overly processed foods) from your diet. It sounded like a good idea but I did not think it was realistic for me. So I would j... Read more

Free workout videos: www.sixpackshortcuts.com?c=1&k=92 I created this because I saw a lot of videos saying that you need to work out for hours with lots of complex equipment in order to get a muscular and lean upper body. While gym equipment can HELP, it’s definitely not necessary to gain muscle and lose fat. This is a workout I routinely do while traveling — it’s under four minutes, and will allow you to gain muscle on your upper body, tone up your upper body,... Read more

Think you’re too wimpy or too small to be seen in a gym? Better think again. His name is Aditya, but his friends call him Romeo. He is 2’9” tall, weighs in at less than 20 pounds, and feels no shame whatsoever as throngs of people come to see him as the smallest bodybuilder ever. And why should he feel any shame whatsoever? What is wrong with being born with a frame that’s smaller or larger than usual? Yeah, I know that it’s easy for a beginner to feel out of place in a gym. You’re ... Read more

www.buildmusclechallenge.com Here is my grocery list of the top food to gain weight fast and build muscle. These the top foods I get pretty much week in and week out to gain weight and build muscle (not fat). I cover the food I get to satisfy my protein requirements, carb requirements and “Good” Fat (Essential Fats) requiremtnts. If you’re having trouble with what to eat and what to buy or what groceries to get in order to build muscle than this was made for you. Be... Read more

athleanx.com Are your body and abs ready for the beach? If not, you don’t have much time to make sure they are. You’ve got to amp up the efficiency of your program so that every exercise you do in the gym gives you the most bang for your buck. You can’t be wasting precious time following ab exercises that just don’t deliver the six pack that you are looking for. Because I know this, I put together one of my absolute favorite ab exercises that you can do with j... Read more

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