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Wayne Westcott Ph.D. C.S.C.S.Benefits of Sensible Strength TrainingDuring the past few years more and more studies have shown that sensible strength training produces many health and fitness benefits especially for older adults. Key researchers, such as Dr. William Evans and Dr

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Strength Training for Older Adults: Why and How – Restart Retirement

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Tabata Sprint TrainingMore and more sprint trainers and athletes are coming to realize the tremendous advantages and unique effects of interval sprint training on their mental and physical health. Since the  tabata training method was developed, men and women who love to workout began implementing it into their daily routine. This modern training has had positive results worldwide and is gaining rapidly in popularity.A Tabata workout usually consists of alternating short but intense periods of exercise with short periods of rest.

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Tabata Sprint Training | Tabata Training Method

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Eat clean and lift heavy.If there’s one constant thing we say across Nerd Fitness, it’s that if you want to lose weight, gain muscle, or just look better than ever for an upcoming event, the one thing you must absolutely do is eat clean and lift heavy.But what exactly does that mean?  And how do you get started? And why does this work so darn well? We’ve touched on it a few times before, gone over your diet, and shown you some people it’s worked for, but we haven’t really gone into great detail.Today that changes.This is the first in a series of articles from NF Team Member Staci, covering all things strength training. Today we’ll be covering the basics before we tackle each movement in more detail.Note: If you’re new to fitness, this series might be information overload.

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Strength Training 101 | Nerd Fitness

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Fat loss; If you’re having problems with it, this post might help…I have a little project for you to help you hit the ground running for New Years.  I want you to start now…. As in right now – right this very minute.And what I want you to do is a little thought experiment.I want you to  STOP thinking about exercise as a way to burn calories and lose fat.Stop it. In fact, I want you to pretend that it’s not even possible, that somehow workouts don’t burn any calories at all.(I’m not saying that it’s actually impossible, I just want you to THINK that it is)I also want you to stop thinking about ways to build muscle with your diet.STOP!Obviously you do need food to build muscle, but for this experiment let’s stop thinking of magic combinations or timings, or reasons to massively overeat…Instead I want you to embrace the Eat Stop Eat approach and think of your workouts as a way to build or maintain your muscle, and think of your diet as how you lose body fat and maintain low (but healthy) levels of body fat.That’s it.No cross over.

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Fat Loss Divide and Conquer | Brad Pilon's 'Eat Blog Eat'

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Here are nine reasons women should not be afraid of gaining muscle: Muscle helps you live longer! According to Tufts University, the more muscle mass you have, the greater your longevity potential. Muscle is the number one biomarker for longevity.

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Why women shouldn't be afraid to strength train | Creative Fitness …

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