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Understanding the Importance of Eccentric and Concentric Training in Muscle Building
Introduction: When it comes to weightlifting and resistance training, understanding the concepts of eccentric and concentric contractions...

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Oct 21, 20222 min read
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The Key Role of Mechanical Tension in Muscle Growth
Introduction: Muscle growth is a complex process influenced by various factors. Among these factors, mechanical tension plays a crucial...

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Oct 14, 20222 min read
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Why Weight Lifting?
Weight lifting might be the most potent “drug” we have for extending the quality and perhaps quantity of our years of life. In its...

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Aug 25, 20222 min read
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What is muscle growth?
Muscles increase in volume after long-term weight training. Since they are made of individual fibres, muscles can theoretically increase...

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Aug 24, 20222 min read
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Minerals
There are various minerals in our food and water. The seven macro-minerals are, calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium,...

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Mar 2, 20226 min read
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Unlocking the Benefits of Cold Exposure: A Path to a Healthier Life
Cold exposure has been gaining attention from experts like Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Susanna Soeberg. They've...

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Feb 28, 20222 min read
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Sauna Health Benefits
Lately I have been more and more interested in the health benefits of sauna, I have listened to many experts talk about this, in...

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Feb 25, 20223 min read
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Caffeine
Caffeine comes from coffee beans, but it can also be synthesized in a laboratory. It has the same structure whether it’s in coffee,...

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Feb 23, 20222 min read
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Vitamin K
Vitamin K is an essential vitamin. It is one of the four fat-soluble vitamins, along with vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E. It was...

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Feb 22, 20223 min read
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Vitamin E
This fat-soluble vitamin is needed for circulation.tissue repair and healing. It seems to help the treatment of fibrocystic conditions,...

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Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin best known for its use in treatment of the common cold, though its efficacy is questionable, and...

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Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Vitamin B Complex
All the water-soluble B vitamins work as a team to promote healthy nerves, skin, eyes, hair, liver, muscle tone and cardiovascular...

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Feb 17, 20227 min read
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Vitamin A
This all important vitamin is a catalyst on which innumerable biochemical processes depend. Vit A acts as an antioxidant, protecting the...

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Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Milk & Milk Products
Whilst out hunter gatherer ancestors did not use milk products, there are many healthy nomadic and agricultural societies, dating back as...

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Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Understanding Carbohydrates: The Fuel for a Healthy Body
Introduction Carbohydrates are often misunderstood and unfairly vilified in the world of nutrition. However, they play a pivotal role in...

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Feb 9, 20223 min read
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Why You Need To Consider Protein Intake
Energy balance and tracking your intake might be the most important thing, but protein intake would probably be the next most important...

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Dec 20, 20212 min read
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What If You Hit A Plateau?
If you’re no longer losing weight/body fat at the appropriate rate or at all, then that means your metabolic rate has lowered to the...

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Dec 16, 20212 min read
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How much weight should you lose?
If you are tracking and weighing, the next step in setting up a diet is to take maintenance calories and use that information to...

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Dec 15, 20213 min read
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Finding Your Maintenance Calories
To determine the appropriate amount of calories to consume for your planned muscle building or fat loss phases, you must first establish...

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Dec 14, 20212 min read
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Best Approaches To Tracking Body Weight
Body weight is one of the most important variables we can track to gauge if we’re actually getting to our goal. However, also remember...

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Dec 11, 20212 min read
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