Kids and Muscle Gain: Understanding Strength, Hypertrophy, and Safe Training
Children gain strength pre-puberty via neural adaptations, but significant muscle hypertrophy is more efficient during and after puberty due to a surg...
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Dr. Hart is a Registered Dietitian (RD) focused on sustainable nutrition. She helps demystify diet culture and promotes a balanced approach to eating for long-term health and performance.
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Treading Water in a Pool: Benefits, Techniques, and How to Incorporate It
Treading water is an excellent, multifaceted exercise that offers significant cardiovascular, muscular, and flexibility benefits, making it a valuable...
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Creatine and Weight Gain: What to Expect in the First Month
Creatine supplementation typically leads to an initial weight gain of 1-3 kg (2.2-6.6 lbs) in the first week due to water retention, followed by 0.5-1...
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Wobble Ball: Exercises, Benefits, and Safe Usage
A wobble ball is used by integrating it into various exercises like standing, planks, squats, and lunges to enhance balance, core strength, and overal...
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Stride Training: Optimizing Running Mechanics for Speed, Efficiency, and Injury Prevention
Stride training optimizes running mechanics by refining stride length and rate to enhance speed, efficiency, and economy while significantly reducing ...
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Cable Chest Fly: Mastering the Eccentric Phase for Muscle Growth and Safety
Lowering a cable chest fly involves a controlled, deliberate eccentric movement where you slowly allow the cables to pull your arms back to the starti...
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Lumbar Range of Motion: Understanding, Measurement Methods, and Influencing Factors
Lumbar range of motion is measured by assessing lower back flexibility through flexion, extension, lateral flexion, and rotation, using tools such as ...
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VO2max: When It Peaks, Why It Declines, and How to Maintain It
VO2max, the maximum rate of oxygen consumption, typically peaks between an individual's late teens and early 30s, followed by a gradual, age-related d...
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Reverse Deadlifts: Benefits, Muscles Worked, and Proper Execution
The reverse deadlift offers unique advantages for strength development, muscle hypertrophy, and injury prevention by emphasizing the eccentric phase a...
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