Tag: health
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The BEST Quad-Building Exercise for Knee Pain! (Both Rehabbing & Preventing It)
Aloha my friends! If you’ve ever had a knee injury, or even just knee pain… you know how difficult it can be to work your quads in that state. Often just trying makes the pain or injury worse. By far the most common quad-specific lift people use are leg extensions — usually in a sitting position. But if…
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Use This Simple Trick to STOP OVEREATING & LOSE WEIGHT!
Aloha my friends! Many people struggle to maintain a healthy weight / body composition… and simple overeating (ingesting more food than your body needs) is a common culprit. In one of my older YouTube videos I give one easily-applied strategy for preventing this that involves understanding how the hunger & satiety hormones (leptin & ghrelin) work. But today…
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The UNDERRATED Importance of LATERAL (Side-to-Side) TRAINING!!
Aloha my friends! Towards the end of my recent YouTube video on Regional Outer Quad Hypertrophy Training I went over how one of the best ways to preferentially engage the Vastus Lateralis (aka “outer quads”) is to add an element of hip abduction or lateral resistance to the exercise… and I gave several different specific techniques for doing so, with…
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Eccentric-Overload Technique #10:Partner-Assisted Overloading!
Aloha my friends! Today will likely be the LAST installment of this Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series, where I’m giving you a set of techniques that allow you to get all the incredible benefits of eccentric-overloading (see FTF Week 89) WITHOUT requiring specialized equipment! So far I’ve given you eccentric-overload techniques for the quads, the entire leg, the biceps, the calves (gastrocnemius), the hamstrings, the chest (pectoralis major), the shoulders…
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“Self” Eccentric-Overload Technique #9:The Triceps!
Aloha my friends! Sorry for the two missed weeks — the first I was on a no-internet retreat, then the second I was really sick. Glad to be back at it now though! I’m currently doing a Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series where I’m giving you a set of techniques that allow you to get all the incredible benefits of…
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“Self” Eccentric-Overload Technique #8: The Abs!
Aloha my friends! I’m currently doing a Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series where I’m giving you a set of techniques that allow you to get all the incredible benefits of eccentric-overloading (see FTF Week 89) WITHOUT requiring a spotter or specialized equipment! So far I’ve given you a “self-spot” eccentric-overload technique for the quads, the entire leg, the biceps, the calves (gastrocnemius), the hamstrings, the chest (pectoralis major), and…
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“Self” Eccentric-Overload Technique #7: The Shoulders! (Deltoids)
Aloha my friends! I’m currently doing a Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series where I’m giving you a set of techniques that allow you to get all the incredible benefits of eccentric-overloading (see FTF Week 89) WITHOUT requiring a spotter or specialized equipment! So far I’ve given you a “self-spot” eccentric-overload technique for the quads, the entire leg, the biceps, the calves (gastrocnemius), the hamstrings, and the chest (pectoralis major)!…
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Concentric VS Eccentric Regional Hypertrophy Effects!
Aloha my friends! I’m currently traveling and don’t have the time or resources to do a full “episode” of the current Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series I’m doing on eccentric-overloading (see FTF Week 89) … but I still wanted to get something out to you guys, so I thought I’d share a quick but important tip that’s also related to eccentric…
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“Self” Eccentric-Overload Technique #6: The Chest! (Pectoralis Major)
Aloha my friends! I’m currently doing a Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series where I’m giving you a set of techniques that allow you to get all the incredible benefits of eccentric-overloading (see FTF Week 89) WITHOUT requiring a spotter or specialized equipment! So far I’ve given you a “self-spot” eccentric-overload technique for the quads, the entire leg, the biceps, the calves (gastrocnemius), and the hamstrings! Today I’ll…
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“Self” Eccentric-Overload Technique #5: The Hamstrings!
Aloha my friends! I’m currently doing a Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series where I’m giving you a set of techniques that allow you to get all the incredible benefits of eccentric-overloading (see FTF Week 89) WITHOUT requiring a spotter or specialized equipment! So far I’ve given you a “self-spot” eccentric-overload technique for the quads, the entire leg, the biceps, and the calves (gastrocnemius)! I thought…
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