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- Article of Shame- Cut 5,000 Calories in A Single Day!
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I did my first article of shame in late November of last year. Well, I’ve been back to the magazine rack, and I’ve got another wonderfully educational article to share with you.
Today’s article of shame comes from page 80 of the March 2008 edition of Maximum Fitness For Men. The tag line [...]
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:13:49 +0000
- How Do I Work The Fat Off My Gut?
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WFN reader Richard asked the following question in the comments to a previous article:
Usually when I do situps/crunches, I would do like 3 sets and with each set I would do a different variation, like either crunches or legs in the air crunches etc etc. But which ab exercises do help burn that [...]
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:28:16 +0000
- How To Overhead Press With Good Form
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The overhead press is one of the most basic movements available for working the upper body. It’s so good, in fact, that it is touted by many to be the most useful movement for working your upper body.
Overhead presses place primary stress on the anterior deltoids (front shoulder muscles), the medial deltoids (middle [...]
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:08:17 +0000
- 4 Month Update
These last 4 months have been a wild ride, both for my personal life and for this website. World Fitness Network officially kicked off just over 4 months ago with it’s first article. The first month or two were very slow, with some very basic articles as a base for beginners.
The website has grown steadily [...]
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:26:32 +0000
- How to Quit Junk Food Forver
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Read part 1 about quitting junk food here.
You’ve probably heard it a thousand times: you are what you eat. So if we’re going out and eating like crap everyday, then what are we? You can think that one over, but in the meantime, something needs to be done about it.
Quitting junk [...]
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:34:29 +0000
- Mind Over Matter: Performance Through Visualization
Your body is 100% unable to do anything that your brain does not tell it to do. Period.
For every movement you make, and for every action you take, the initiation and completion begins and ends with the signals that come from your brain. Since your brain is the central command center for your body, it [...]
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:46:51 +0000
- Sit-ups Suck, Don’t Work Your Abs
All this time you thought those thousands of sit-ups were going to build you a six pack… only to have me tell you that you might have been wasting your time.
The truth is that sit-ups only work your abs indirectly. All that time that you spent doing those sit-ups was really a greater benefit to [...]
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:00:49 +0000
- Why You Shouldn’t Trust Science
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I can already feel the hate mail coming, but I’m going to say it anyway: you shouldn’t always trust science. Instead, we’re going to talk about a better way of going about things.
First off, I realize that there’s not a crystal ball that magically reveals all truth, and science is the best method [...]
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:07:01 +0000
- The Only Way You Will Ever Have Time To Workout
How will I ever find time to workout with my busy schedule?
It’s a question that anybody who exercises regularly has had to deal with. Finding time to workout is not easy, it’s unlikely, and quite frankly, you shouldn’t even try to find time to workout.
What kind of advice is that for a workout site?
It’s good [...]
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:57:13 +0000
- Do I Really Need a Weight Belt?
Alright, you may have seen people wearing a belt in the gym and wondered if a weight belt is for you. In general, and for most of you reading this, a weight belt is probably something that should be used sparingly in your workouts, and maybe not at all.
Whether a weight belt holds back your [...]
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:04:47 +0000