Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 10, 2012, 1:29 am
So, you're about a month into your new year exercise....are you burning fat? That's the ultimate goal--shape your body leaner and healthier. You should have less body fat by now...get it checked today! You want to have fun working out but I'm sure you want to look in the mirror and see your body ...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 8, 2012, 2:33 am
First, to get your 6-pack abs and lean body, you must do strength training and burn fat on your total body. Just spot training your abs will not get the job done. You should strength train your muscles with all contraction types (eccentric, isometric, concentric). All muscles function eccentricall...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 7, 2012, 3:55 am
Protein is one of the central components to building lean muscle. However, it is crucial to be wary of any marketing hype or gimmicks that manufacturers tend to use when trying to sell you protein powder. A simple solution to this problem is to be able to compare protein powders in an unbiased and...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 7, 2012, 1:57 am
Finding the right diet plan can be a challenging task. When it comes down to making a significant lifestyle change, it is essential to ensure that you are choosing the right plan for you. These diet plan comparisons makes the process much simpler and enables you to compare many different plans befor...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 6, 2012, 8:00 pm
You want fat loss with weight loss? You need a program that works over the long haul? Tired of hearing about the weekly new weight loss programs on infomercials? Want some fat loss and weight loss strategies that will work today, tomorrow and 10 years from now? Read on....... Here are steps you ...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 6, 2012, 1:09 am
Train to improve your vertical jump height before your football combine camp.....you could improve your chances of getting a scholarship to play at the college level. It won't just happen...you have to train correctly to improve your jump height. It will also improve your speed. Typically...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 3, 2012, 7:56 am
Don't forget that you need energy to live while you are focused on burning as much fat as you can. You need to eat enough every day or your body will rebel over time. And, you won't be healthy and lean, you'll be sick and weak. Having said that, control what you eat! What puts weig...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Feb 1, 2012, 11:05 pm
Don't give up on your weight loss resolutions after just one month! Did you burn any fat in January? That's my question for you one month into the New Year. If not, then you need to revise your exercise and/or nutrition plan. I don't care if you haven't lost much weight yet. By now, your body ...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 30, 2012, 6:47 pm
Get over your Monday blahs with a free 10-minute fat burning workout. Do you workout at a slow pace most of the time? Speed it up and see more results. In my opinion, sprinting is one of the least used exercises done by general exercisers. Sprints help you burn fat faster. Sprinting is one of the...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 27, 2012, 9:50 pm
I hurt my left shoulder joint about 2 weeks ago (playing ball) and its been tough to do a strength workout without pain. It has affected my fat burning potential because of subpar workouts. My shoulders are involved in every movement.....Running sprints hurts too. Exercise injuries are as much a p...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 27, 2012, 2:18 pm
Will you be a starter on your baseball team this season? More power, speed and strength would help you but you have to train right. Give yourself the best chance to succeed with hard, smart work. If you need more power hitting the baseball, more speed running the bases or more quickness at you...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 26, 2012, 1:28 pm
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 25, 2012, 4:07 am
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 4:01 am
You can burn body fat without spending money on fat burn supplements. These supplements either do not work or will only give you a short-term boost at best. Some of these supplements could harm your health! Here are 4 ways to burn more body fat and lean out your body: 1. Make frequent changes to...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 21, 2012, 10:58 pm
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 20, 2012, 10:11 pm
Master the fundamentals of your agility and quickness to become a better athlete in your sport. In many instances, agility and quickness are more important than straight ahead speed. In many sports, maximum speed is rarely reached or needed, but explosive reaction is often necessary. You can impr...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 20, 2012, 3:29 am
Effective workouts are the key to fat loss and weight loss success. You can burn fat, lose weight and tone your body without doing long, boring 2-3 hour workouts! Don't fall for the many weight loss gimmicks coming your way. Makers of weight loss pills, fat burn supplements and quick weight los...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 18, 2012, 4:57 am
Weight loss success starts with you getting the right information. Its that simple---wrong information followed leads you to long-term weight gain and fat gain. You MUST know what to do, when to do it and how to do it. Once you have the right information to achieve fat loss and weight loss, you ...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 17, 2012, 4:01 am
Smoothies are ideal for pre- and post-workout nutrition. This will help you build more muscle mass. You have to eat enough of the right foods to rebuild your muscles bigger. Even if you gain weight, you will be leaner because muscle takes up less space than fat. The rigors of weight training br...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 14, 2012, 11:08 pm
Stop your weight cycling (yo-yo weight loss and regain) habit. Stop going in weight loss circles and damaging your health. Start transforming your body by burning fat and inches. Here are 25 Fat Loss Tips to get you started on the way to blasting the fat and getting the lean and toned body that yo...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 13, 2012, 8:49 pm
You can improve your change-of-direction speed with strong, flexible hips. Body positioning is critical if you want to improve your change-of-direction speed. Side Leg Swings Front Leg Swings Hip flexibility is crucial to your success in speed sports. Improve hip range of motion with da...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 13, 2012, 4:22 am
Add clock lunges to your exercise routine to better sculpt your butt, hips, upper legs and lower legs and help them look better in 3-D space! Many of you do forward lunges, reverse lunges and walking lunges. These exercises work your lower body in one plane of motion (sagittal). I don't see eno...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 12, 2012, 4:56 pm
If you want to do extra core strength work to build your six pack abs and burn more fat, mix in some core strength exercises on your cardio training day. I recommend that you do your cardio session on a separate day than your strength workout because interval cardio drains you. My clients wi...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 11, 2012, 7:16 pm
If you have been unsuccessful with your fat loss and weight loss, improve by making needed changes. If you do the same things over and over, you will get the same disappointing results. Fat loss and weight loss management is a simple process---if you do it day in and day out. Its a process like ...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 10, 2012, 6:48 am
You can use cardio to torch the butt fat and overall body fat----just do the right type and intensity. Top cardio exercises to torch butt, hips and thigh fat are: 1. Sprint Intervals: Sprinting activates and shapes the bulkier, shapely fast-twitch muscle fibers. Just check out the sprinters duri...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 9, 2012, 2:37 pm
Yes, that was my workout Saturday....After a long week, I was thinking about what to do for a workout. So, I just picked exercises I liked. Total workout time: 35 minutes Here is the workout: --Step ups 5 sets/10 reps each leg (knee high platform) superset with Pullups, 5 sets/8 reps (Rest...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 7, 2012, 7:26 pm
Even though you may be "normal weight," you may still have too much body fat. This will negatively impact your health. So, you can't just concentrate on the weigh scales. You need to know where you are fat no matter what your Body Mass Index (BMI) may be. You can be skinny with high body fat (...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Jan 6, 2012, 1:05 am
A knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is the most common injury affecting the knee joint. About 70% of all serious knee injuries involve damage to the knee ACL. And, about 80% of these injuries occur without any contact from another player. There are some training techniques you can u...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Dec 31, 2011, 2:15 pm
Stronger athletes perform better and win more games. What type of strength do you as an athlete need to compete at a high level? No, you don't need to win a strong man contest, but you do need a certain amount of strength to enhance your power and speed....so, here it is...... Optimum St...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Dec 27, 2011, 3:52 am
For Sore Muscles This Works Like Crazy By: Marc David www.nobullbodybuilding.com As discussed in some previous articles, muscle soreness can be caused by three hypothesis( muscle damage, tissue damage, muscle spasms) resulting in cumulative micro trauma resulting in some type of cellular dama...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Dec 19, 2011, 1:04 am
Athletic bodyweight workouts help you develop the strength and power needed to compete at a high level. Athletic bodyweight workouts allow you to develop strength that allows your body to stabilize itself. This way, you are less likely to injure yourself with heavy weights because your body is not...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Dec 9, 2011, 7:09 am
Improve your power and it will improve your explosive speed. You don't have to be the fastest player on the field--just accelerate faster and beat your opponent to the spot. Use my Free 10-Minute Strength and Power Workouts to improve your explosive power. Short, effective workouts ar...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Dec 5, 2011, 3:24 pm
You can't workout like a beast every day....your body needs time to recover and get bigger, stronger and more powerful. A study from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia found that recovery times from intense workouts are the same for old and young athletes. This is true even though muscles...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Dec 1, 2011, 3:25 am
The deadlift exercise should be a part of your training program. Courtesy: www.howtoincreaseweight.com 1) The deadlift works many large muscle groups including the latissimus dorsi, trapezius, erector spinae, gluteals, hamstrings, quadriceps and hip flexors. Your forearms and trunk stabilizers are...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Nov 21, 2011, 5:34 pm
Baseball strength, power and speed training begins in the offseason---if you want to be a successful player on your team. If you don't have foundational strength and stability then that's where your training would start. You should not progress to more risky sport specific training exercises unt...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Nov 14, 2011, 1:12 am
Running speed is critical in many sports....some are born with more speed than others...One fact is true: you can improve your running speed no matter who you are! The running mechanics are important to improve straight-ahead speed. Practice these mechanics every day! Strengthening your body (...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Nov 1, 2011, 3:35 am
How does caffeine affect your exercise performance? First, more caffeine is not necessarily better. One or two cups of coffee will help your exercise performance. Improved exercise performance will increase calorie burn and fat burn. Researchers from the University of Luton reviewed 39 publ...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 31, 2011, 10:10 am
Celebrate Halloween with healthy smoothies and just a little candy! I like smoothies because they satisfy my sweet tooth without the cavities that candy give me. If you like pumpkin, here is a great pumpkin smoothie: PUMPKIN SMOOTHIE 2 cups of pumpkin (you could use sweet potato instead) ...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 30, 2011, 11:35 am
Short bursts of power and strength are critical for athletes in speed sports. Its not always how fast you are but how fast you can get to a spot. You will rarely reach maximum speed during a game. Use my Free 10-Minute Strength and Power Workouts to improve your explosive power. Short, effecti...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 28, 2011, 3:13 am
You need to know where you are fat no matter what your Body Mass Index may be. You can be skinny with high body fat (skinny-fat). You may also be normal weight obese. Too much body fat is not good even if you have a good Body Mass Index. If you don't combine healthy, managed nutrition with consi...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 26, 2011, 2:49 am
Checking out at a store's cashier station, I picked up a magazine and read an article about leading diet plans on the market today. The article discussed the pros and cons of about 25 different diet plans. Some of the diets were pretty solid and some were a little wacky. Of course, each diet pla...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 25, 2011, 2:05 am
There are few injuries as bothersome and harder to recover from than glutes and hamstring injuries. Prevention of these injuries is the best solution. Weak glutes and hamstrings can lead to other serious injuries. For example, female athletes tend to have weaker hamstrings because they use thei...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 24, 2011, 2:26 am
I have lost family members and friends due to heart attacks. I don't know if the deaths could have been avoided, but I do know some ways to reduce your risk of having a heart attack (genetic heart conditions don't apply here). Prevention of medical problems is always best. Personal train...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 21, 2011, 3:10 am
Runners are susceptible to frequent injuries because of the intensity associated with the exercise activity. Inflexibility and short recovery periods cause many running injuries. Runners need to do weight training too! Strengthening your body will protect you from injuries and make you a m...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 19, 2011, 7:20 am
Let's see....low-fat products, low-carb diets, diet pills, energy drinks and we still have a weight gain and obesity problem in our population. There are no shortcuts to getting lean and fit. Don't place your fat loss and weight loss dreams on products and fad diets. Why? Keep reading. 1...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 19, 2011, 4:59 am
To improve your playing speed, you should focus on straight-ahead speed, lateral speed and agility (deceleration, stabilization, acceleration and change of direction with proper posture, strength and balance) and quickness (reaction time without hesitation). Other important components of pla...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 17, 2011, 2:19 am
Burn calories and fat all day by staying active during the day. Your fat-burning enzymes will shut down if you sit all day. You don't have to wait until your workout to burn calories and fat. All movement burns calories. Walking at a moderate pace for 30 minutes at least 5 times a week can lower ...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 14, 2011, 8:37 am
Calorie restriction diets and quick weight loss will leave you fatter and less healthy in the longrun. When you begin to eat adequately again, you will regain the weight. Since you don't burn fat when you lose weight so quickly, your body fat percentage will be even higher when you do regain the w...
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Mark D. posted an article on My Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 12, 2011, 3:20 am
All body fat is not equal...you need to know the difference between subcutaneous and visceral fat. Subcutaneous fat is found just underneath the skin and may cause dimpling and cellulite. Cellulite causes skin to dimple, pucker up or lump up. There are many factors that determine whether you have c...
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Mark D. posted an article on Sports Fitness Hut Blog - Oct 12, 2011, 2:00 am
What type of strength do you as an athlete need to perform at a high level? No, you don't need to win a strong man contest, but you do need a certain amount of strength to enhance your power and speed....so, here it is...... Here are 8 Types of Strength you may need for performance at a hi...
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