High Reps or Low Reps When Trying to Achieve Muscle Tone?

The question in the title of this post is one that I have probably heard more than any other in the past five or so years. And the answer I give usually shocks people. Most think the exact opposite of what I tell them. Then when I ask them why they thought what they did they really have no answer. It's funny how we hear or read something somewhere and just believe it to be true without having any real understanding of why and how something works. People just go to the gym and lift a certain way

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High Reps or Low Reps When Trying to Achieve Muscle Tone?

The question in the title of this post is one that I have probably heard more than any other in the past five or so years. And the answer I give usually shocks people. Most think the exact opposite of what I tell them. Then when I ask them why they thought what they did they really have no answer. It's funny how we hear or read something somewhere and just believe it to be true without having any real understanding of why and how something works. People just go to the gym and lift a certain way

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The Most Effective Ab Exercises - Clearing up the Confusion!

As most of you know, who follow this site, getting a six pack comes down mostly (around 70%) to diet. Finding creative ways to eat less and burn more is what will eventually bring out those abs. In the end, a combination of eating less, doing a focused cardio routine, and performing the most effective ab exercises is what will give you a six pack like Bruce Lee. However, there seems to be some confusion over what the best ab exercises are to get that great six pack. In this post I want to show

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Interval Training on Treadmill - The Best Cardio Workout?

In today's fitness world a lot of the so called experts have figured out ways to make cardio fun, unique, and exciting. They do things like body-weight circuits, kettle-bell circuits, weight lifting circuits, etc, where you move from one exercise to the next with little to no rest. I have to admit, I love doing these types of circuits - they really burn fat and get the metabolism going. In my experience however, you never really get the muscle hard enough (toned) and/or dense enough if you

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How Many Calories Needed to Lose Weight? Should this be a Focus!

I just got back from a two week vacation in the Bahamas - I stayed in the Atlantis - and it was great. The only problem with these types of vacations is that you can really pack on the pounds. And you should come back from a vacation with some extra poundage to show that you really enjoyed yourself. I clearly believe in working hard (exercising and kicking butt in my career) and then taking breaks and really enjoying life. So now I need to drop some weight and want to focus on the amount of

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