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Recipes, exercises + other healthy living tips from Whitney + Byron
5 New Fitness Gadgets Worth Buying
Don't waste money on every new fitness gadget! We at Fitness and Fuel have selected a few items truly worth your hard earned $$$. Here's our top 5 favorite new fitness must haves!
Do Chin-ups NOT Bicep Curls
So if you want to target those biceps for big, ripped arms, stop wasting countless hours doing curls. Instead, opt for a compound movement like a chin-up that will move more weight and burn more calories.
Do Deadlifts NOT Leg Curls
If your goal is to safely develop posterior chain muscles, including strong, tone, powerful hamstrings and glutes and burn more calories, choose DEADLIFTS versus LEG CURLS. Exercise physiologist and Sports Conditioning Coach Byron Paidoussi explains why.
Never Skip Leg Day, Bro!
Leg day is vital to a gym routine and should never be the workout you skip when short on time. Why? Increase testosterone. Improve abs. Prevent injury to back & knees. Yeah, look better naked! A guy with a huge upper & tiny lower body looks like a tomahawk pork chop.
Olympic Lifts: Fundamentals, Benefits and Precautions
Olympic lifting has been thrown into sharp focus again thanks to the recent injuries to CrossFit athletes while performing these lifts. This article examines the fundamentals of Olympic lifting, it's benefits and when to add them into your workout program.
Top 10 home exercise pieces actually worth buying
STOP buying the fitness junk you see on late night TV commercials!!! Electric stimulation belts and other miracles promised on late night TV DO NOT WORK. These 10 items however will definitely help you get into better shape in the comfort of your own home.