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    Local bodybuilders ready for national stage

    Bodybuilders Rachel Bond (front) with James Poke, Alexander Sringall and Jason Moore are competing at North Queensland and national titles. Picture: Evan Morgan Sport Local bodybuilders ready for national stage MICHAEL THOMPSON, Sports reporter, Townsville Bulletin September 22, 2017 12:00am...
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    • Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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    Advice for removing man boobs request

    I am trying to burn off man boobs but never seem to be able to tense the muscles related to the area. I tried using an ems training belt around my man boobs and I could feel that the muscles and tendons were incredibly tight and contracted. This is probably why I can never tense these muscles...
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    • Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions

  3. Release the tension in your hamstrings to relieve the pain from your lower back

    Tight gluteal and hamstring muscles can place a lot of stress on your lower back. So even though you feel the pain directly in your lower back region, its origin and cause is more often than not lies within your back side and hamstring muscles. I find a stretch is not enough, or at least not...
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    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Injuries and Rehab
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    WORKOUTS How the fittest woman on earth works out

    This is hard core. Photo: Instagram @katrindavidsdottir If you’re looking for a definition of fit, look no further than Katrín Davíðsdóttir. The CrossFit star has won the title of “Fittest Woman on Earth” for the past two years, and if you follow her Instagram account, she has no intention...
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    • Forum: Female Training Discussion

  5. Stretching

    Stretching, I don't like it, I think it's a waste of time, the only time I like to stretch is when I wake up, it feels good, it's relaxing. stretching is crucial, one of the key components to properly performed exercise, some provide a good "pre-stretch" while some don't, I think I'll list some...
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    Warm Ups

    What do people do. I've always thought they were overrated. Animals seem to do fine without them. We never evolved to have to warm up and or stretch for 30 min before the lion or bear was allowed to chase us. At footy I always either avoid or half ass the warm up. Coach calls me over and...
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    • Forum: General Fitness Training

  7. No excuses fatboys: step your way to health

    Convert Activity Into StepsUse this chart to convert activities that are not easily measured by a pedometer. Multiply the number of minutes you participated in the activity by the number indicated in the chart. Use only the timed, converted steps for your step count. Do not also include the...
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    • Forum: Challenges

  8. 25% to sustain the remaining 75%

    THE SPORT Olympic weightlifting THE YEARS 1982-1984 TRAINING FREQUENCY 8x/week TOTAL HOURS/WEEK 16 25% (4 hours) of those 16 was spent doing conditioning exercises and stretching. The exercises consisted of sit-ups, leg raises, crunches, weighted back-extensions. The pre-session stretching...
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    • Forum: Power Lifting/strength training

  9. Sydney Marathon

    Anyone doing it. Thinking about it. 97kg. Thoughts. ?
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    • #12 bad bit cardio closer easy fun give good half hat hon hour king long marathon programs quarter run session stretching syd sydney tha yeah
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    • Forum: General Fitness Training

  10. fascia stretching with roller

    Is this effective for flexibility?
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    • 247 effective enjoy facsia feels flexability flexibility good joy life limited man mini motion pain position power product range release roller rumble sale stretching suggest
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    • Forum: General Fitness Training
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    workout review

    Hi guys, I'm new here, and maybe new to the fitness world. I would like to get my workout reviewed by more experienced people. I just use bodyweight exercises, I want to gain some mass and muscles but not like a body builder. I'm 30, 1.80m tall, 70kg. I'm quite lean but no muscles. So my...
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    • Forum: General Fitness Training

  12. Pancaked good mornings.

    Dafuq did I just see....
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    • Forum: Power Lifting/strength training

  13. How do YOU warm up?

    As the heading says! Cardio equipment? Bands? Dynamic stretching? Specific movements? Rollers? I'm just interested in forms of warm ups! For me, it's dynamic stretching and band work. Have a good weekend!
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    • amount bar effective equipment exercise extreme forms good hamstrings heading improve injury interested machine movements performance stretching ups warm warm up warmup weekend work year years
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    • Forum: Injuries and Rehab

  14. Chains and Bands

    Who uses them? Why? How have they benefited your training?
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    • Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions

  15. Stretching does not prevent injury, it just makes you more flexible

    To be honest I stretch because being nimble feels good, I like being flexible and I thought it reduces chance of injury. But this study appears to suggest I am incorrect on the third reason - it does not prevent injury! In fact, all stretching does is make your body used to and good at...
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    • Forum: Injuries and Rehab

  16. Stretching the pecs

    Ok i get shoulder problem and i have recently worked out its from have tight pecs, i cant bench when i get the shoulder problems as the pain is too much, i wouldnt mind finding out what stretching people do before training
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    Stretching

    Hi, I have troubles deadlifting and squatting, i've had a go a few times and i just can't keep my back straight and always arch. im really not flexible at all and never stretch so i can't even touch my toes, would stretching and becoming more flexible help me with my deadlifts and squats and...
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    Are We Over Stretching?

    Doctor Yessis talks about the issue of over stretching, dynamic flexibility, and the concept of stretch strengthening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3v2aR4kiE
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    starting stretching

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    over stretching problem

    Hi all have a quick question. is it possible to over strectch a certin muscle group say the hamstrings. would like to be able to do the spits and have good flexibility in the leg. At the moment i am doing about 1 hour per day total to make up 4 to 5 times per day. on hamstring stretching. Is...
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