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Are You Cheating Your Muscles (and Results!) By Doing This?
by Shin Ohtake on Monday, June 29, 2009 • 28 Comments
If there’s one major mistake I see people making at the gym that’s costing them their results it’s this: Most people (especially men, but women aren’t exempt from this either!) tend to load up on the weights, but don’t move through the exercises’ full range of motion. Sure, you might feel stronger by packing on a few more plates, but if you’re stopping a few inches shy of completing each move, you’re cheating your muscles—and that’s going to cost you better results.
Try This Killer Outdoor Circuit Workout Using Just Your Bodyweight (Video)
by Shin Ohtake on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 • 35 Comments
With summer officially here, I thought it would be a great idea to give you an outdoor workout so you can get your heart pumping, muscle burning, and sweat pouring to burn that last bit of excess fat off… just in time to bare it all and get your tan on.
The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup
by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 • 12 Comments
You may have recently seen commercials on T.V. touting that it is actually okay to eat high fructose corn syrup, but nothing could be further from the truth! Today my guest poster, Certified Nutritionist Isabel De Los Rios, reveals some starting facts about high fructose corn syrup, shows you how to identify which foods contain it, and how you can start making better choices to help whittle-down your waistline. Watch now to find out if any of these unsuspecting foods are making it into your kitchen…
A Fat-Blasting Workout Using Just ONE Piece of Equipment
by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 • 32 Comments
If you have access to a fully equipped gym, it’s makes it a lot easier to change up your workouts and keep things fresh, but it shouldn’t make or break whether you can achieve your fitness goals or not! Getting in great shape can be done anywhere and with anything. Just a little creativity and a little know how, and you can create a workout that will rev up your metabolism to burn the fat and get you lean.
Best Warm Up Drills for Outdoor Running (Video)
by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, June 02, 2009 • 8 Comments
With summer just around the corner I’m getting a lot of questions about working out outside. And since the easiest and the most popular outdoor workout is running, I thought it would be a good idea to show you some simple but effective warm up drills you can do to warm up your legs and get your heart rate up before you go for a run.
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