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| bio | website | ideafit.com/profile/… |
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| location | New Jersey | |
| age | 50 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 3 months |
| seen | Jun 6 at 15:30 | |
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NASM Certified Personal Trainer, 27+ years in the martial arts
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Aug 29 |
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Is it possible to self learn any hand combat skills or martial arts? @Dave - from Wikipedia: He was repeatedly caught committing petty crimes and fighting those who ridiculed his high-pitched voice and lisp. By the age of 13, he had been arrested 38 times.[9] He ended up at the Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, New York. It was at the school that Tyson's emerging boxing ability was discovered by Bobby Stewart, a juvenile detention center counselor and former boxer. Stewart considered Tyson to be an outstanding fighter and trained him for a few months before introducing him to Cus D'Amato. |
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Aug 27 |
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Improve benching through adding speed to the lift…how? Thanks Greg - I was actually looking for some exercises specific to increasing speed of the bench-off the chest part of the movement. The above are GREAT steps to ensuring proper technique. I started to use bands attached to the barbell....not sure if there's other similar supporting exercises |
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Aug 26 |
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Help with deadlift technique - bruised shins and knees Excellent advice/answer! |
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Aug 22 |
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Push-ups - small range of motion vs full range of motion? @Dave - I agree that full ROM is the ideal, but there are reasons for doing partials. For example, my bench is weakest at the bottom - push off from the chest - so, if I focus on that (being more explosive) then I can increase my overall performance by focusing a bit more on the weak spot. |
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Aug 15 |
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Are there any alternatives to deadlifts? Why would you look for an alternative? |
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Aug 11 |
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Are there any dumbbell exercises equivalent to the basic squat? @Eykanal - as Berin mentioned a front squat (and definitely an overhead squat) will hit the core hard |
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Aug 11 |
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Is increasing resistance the only possibility to build more muscle mass? Could you provide more information: the exercises you perform, how often, weights used, sets and reps. It could be that you're over taxing the same muscles and need to have a full body program put into place |
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Aug 9 |
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What are good dumbbells or barbells for P90X? @slandau - I would suggest going to a sports authority (or any local store that sells them) and check them out. I wouldn't recommend them. |
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Aug 8 |
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Is increasing resistance the only possibility to build more muscle mass? Why is it all you can do? is it lack of strength? or time? or availability of equipment? What specific exercises are you doing? |
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Aug 1 |
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Workout Split - what's a good 4 day split routine thanks for the good recommendations! |
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Jul 19 |
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Sport that is less stressful to knees? @gunbuster - there are a lot of people who actually weigh their meals or use pre-packaged meals to regulate their intake. There's also plates designed for portion control....it's all part of the process of weight management |
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Jul 11 |
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What exercises should I do to strengthen my groin muscles? I agree, especially about going light to begin with |
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Jul 11 |
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How to strenghten my wrists? A gallon container of water, rocks, etc. would work, it doesn't take much weight for you to feel it. |
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Jul 11 |
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Free Weight Exercises Are you interested in Body Weight? or Free Weight (Free weights are barbell/dumbbell exercises)? |
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Jul 7 |
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Taking a break from weightlifting - how often? I agree that taking a short break isn't going to impact your strength/performance - HOWEVER you need to correct your stress/motivation levels, otherwise you may find yourself eventually taking a very long break. Find a sport, hobby, etc. that combines exercise (martial arts, volleyball, tennis) that will re-motivate you |
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Jun 30 |
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Why is it beneficial for powerlifters and heavy weight olympic lifters to not have low body fat? I'll have to get back to you with the reference, but thinking through it, if the person remains at the same bf% (say 25% which is a lot) and gains 10lbs - 7.5lbs is non-fat/lean body mass - somewhere half being muscle to support the additional size. |
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Jun 29 |
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Can you overtrain? So, are you attributing the people that are injured to over training? or to incorrect training for them? I think the interesting point is the 'garbage man' theory - where people are working out heavy every day as part of their jobs and not injured due to it... |
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Jun 14 |
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I need an effective excercise for wings/chest @Greg - I agree, I switch from chin up to pull up to neutral position - to keep things interesting and to focus on different muscles. |
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Jun 8 |
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Changing workout routine often vs. same workout The same thing could be the same exercise or the same intensity... |
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Jun 6 |
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Day off from training…how to mentally relax Excellent answer!! thanks |
