Comparing Nutrient & Energy Density in Foods

Aside from the oft-cited fact that muscle tissue is more dense than fat, there are other forms of density at work in human physiology that bear consideration in personal training. Some of them are measures of food and drink before they are ever ingested.

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Taking Nature’s Route to Getting “Pumped” with NO

We’re all familiar with that guy in the gym–the one who spends as much time posing and admiring his physique in the mirror as he does lifting weights. He knows that the “pump” he achieves while training is ephemeral, merely a function of temporarily increased blood flow, and not the instant addition of true muscle mass.

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How To Do Leg Presses

The leg press exercise is a favored one for beginning lifters, given the ease of moving a lot of weight with minimal risk. Still, there…

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