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Do Genetics Make for Better Strength and Power Athletes?

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There are many genetic markers that have been suggested as having associations with fitness and elite-level athletic characteristics.

Whether you are an athlete, are going to be king of your gym or show natural ability in certain types of physical fitness activities, genetics have been suggested as playing a role in the capacity for greater performance.

 

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The Lifting Game: Weightlifters Versus CrossFit Athletes

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Two different types of athletes but how different?

Watching Seb Ostrowics over at Weightlifting House on YouTube is one of my guilty pleasures. A bowl of Frosted Flakes, ice cold milk, and the droopy, sonorous musings of a weightlifting nerd are all it takes to reduce my cholesterol and keep me away from Real Housewives of Atlanta.

 

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Time Restricted Eating Is All About Age and Sex

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Intermittent fasting, the process of time-restricted eating (TRE) counts for something when it comes to weight loss, and some diseases.

Time-restricted eating (TRE) is the bright shiny toy everyone wants on their diet list these days. Yeah, you can call it intermittent fasting. Salk scientists studying TRE in mice, looked into how it promotes multiple health benefits besides weight loss. The study also shows that these benefits may depend on sex and age.

 

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Prevent Self-Sabotage With a Flexible Framework

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So this entire essay, as I’ll call it, because I’m incredibly high brow, will be a discussion of what you need to set your framework and why you need it.

I’m the laziest, hyperactive, lethargic, ambitious, idle person you’ll meet. As breathing contradictions go, I get by. I’ve learned how to deal with myself by finally admitting just how much wiggle room I need to allow for the plans I create.

 

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Go Beyond the 5 Fundamental Movement Patterns

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We can make our workouts more fun and useful by including elements that apply strength in natural human situations.

If you are into strength training, you’ve heard about the fundamental movement patterns—the natural human movements that most trainers believe all humans would, ideally, be able to demonstrate and load.

 

According toDan John, there are five fundamental movements:

 

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Reducing High Blood Pressure With Isometric Resistance Training

Why Athletes Hate the Jerk Lift

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According to my followers, the clean is simple; doing a snatch is okay, but they hate the jerk, as did I, but you can reach excellent outcomes with preparation and training.

 

Hello there, it’s Oleksiy Torokhtiy speaking. You may recognize me from my participation in weightlifting sports for more than twenty years. For ten of those years, I was an active member of the national team from Ukraine.

 

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From Coach to Student of Physical Therapy

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While in school as a kinesiology major, the inability to diagnose and treat was the spark that goaded me towards physical therapy.

As a coach or personal trainer, you are limited by your knowledge and skillset. Therefore, certifications are suitable; however, one could become too heavy-handed and lose sight of their focus.

 

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Body Recomposition - Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

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How to determine if you are a viable candidate for recomposition and your best strategies for success.

 

Simultaneously gaining muscle and losing fat is the holy grail for most gym-goers. It’s known in the fitness industry as body recomposition.

 

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Saying Goodbye to a Decade of Breaking Muscle

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It's time for someone else to take Breaking Muscle through its next decade.

It’s been 10 years since Breaking Muscle began. When I first started, I wrote about what was interesting to me at the time because I couldn’t find the information anywhere else. I was interested in yoga, CrossFit, Russian kettlebell training, MMA, and then that lead me to weightlifting and gymnastics, but most of the specialist press was about bodybuilding and physique, with very little else. What was interesting to me and Breaking Muscle was niche and difficult to find and definitely not mainstream.

 

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