Jackie Burgmann
Jackie Burgmann is a Registered Weight Trainer and Registered Personal Trainer who also runs a popular fitness-oriented video blog using the pseudonym Girlwithnoname. Jackie stays in great shape by working out primarily in and around her home in the city and blogs about her challenges and successes with her fitness routines. She also manages an Online Fitness Coaching program and provides inspiration and tips for anyone else interested in getting in shape or working out.
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Mining the Fast Food JungleWhen you're hungry and on the go, it's easy to just pop into a fast food restaurant for an easy fix. But that's not usually the healthiest option. Here's some tips on how to make your fast food meal a bit healthier by picking the right menu items.
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Foods that Just Aren't Worth EatingSome foods really just aren't worth eating. They're detrimental to good health and pretty much every weight loss plan, so keep them out of your mouth and out of your body if you're serious about getting healthy and lean, and staying that way.
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Foods Worth AvoidingWhen you're hungry it's easy to reach for the closest thing at hand. Be careful, because the closest thing at hand is probably not the healthiest. Here's a list of foods you should avoid at all cost.
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Get Rock Hard GlutesEveryone likes to have (and look at) a tight butt. Here's a few great exercises to give your gluteus maximus a good hard kick in the ... rear.
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Fartlek - Excuse Me?Fartlek is a great way to improve your running speed and endurance. But what the heck is it?
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Be S.M.A.R.T. And Get FitSetting goals takes some practice but if you're serious about stepping up your game, then you NEED goals. Here's some tips to help you choose the right goals for you.
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The Real Trick to Losing WeightEveryone's got a trick to sell you when it comes to losing weight. Here's the real 'trick' and it's not much of a trick after all.
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Stay Safe and Warm Up to the Right ExerciseSports and working out require a good warm-up to start off. Are you warming up the right way for your sport?
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Are You in Your Comfort Zone? or a Combat Zone?You need variety in your workout. Confuse your body. Beat it up. Don't get caught in a comfort zone when you should be putting your body in a combat zone.
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Don't Go into Information OverloadDon't let your best of workout intentions be sabotaged by 'analysis paralysis'. Admit you're procrastinating and get on with taking action.
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Liven Up Your Interval TrainingEven though Interval Training is a great way to crank up a boring cardio session, sometimes even Interval Training can get boring. Here's how to make your Interval Training interesting again.
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Is Your Running Regimen Getting Too Easy?If you're a runner but you're experiencing boredom or need more challenge with your regular routines, here's some ideas for intensifying your running regimes.
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Just Because It's on the Internet Doesn't Make it TrueIf you workout at home, getting your form right is extremely important. But without the help of the people in a commercial gym, how do you figure it out?
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Tips for Safe and Comfortable Winter RunningRunning in the Winter can be challenging. Cold climates, slippery surfaces. So, how do you get a good run in anyway?
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Use Your Workout to Beat the BluesDo you find yourself feeling down in the dumps often? There's a good trick for getting yourself out of that mood fast, and it's called "exercise".
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Look Better at the BeachDon't be that guy at the beach this year that has the great upper body but tiny chicken legs. Make sure you get some good leg workouts in before Summer gets here.
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The Bare Essentials for Home WorkoutsFitness can be a costly game. But it doesn't have to be. There's lots of equipment you can buy for home workouts but only a few pieces are absolutely essential.
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First Time at the Gym?Are you heading to your very first workout at the gym? Don't be intimidated by all the fancy and complex looking equipment. It's not as complicated as it seems.
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Is Your Bodyweight Training Routine Getting Stale?If you like doing bodyweight workouts but find yours getting a little limited and boring, here's some ideas to change things up and liven things up!
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Dietary Fat is NOT Bad for YouMany people believe that consuming fat will make them fat. This is not true and can actually be harmful to your health, as well as sabotaging your fat loss goals.
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Get Ripped Differently: Tire Flipping and Other Crazy ThingsHave you ever heard of Tire Flipping as a great way to get exercise? If not, then check this out for this and other cool and different ideas to get ripped.
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Why and How You Should Implement Intermittent Fasting into Your Workout RegimeThe practice of intermittent fasting has a lot of interesting facets. Implementing it into your workout regime could have some benefits.
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How to Build Muscle and Social Dominance at the Same TimeHaving the perfect male physique can help you achieve social dominance as well. Here's how to build the muscle you need to acquire both.
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What is the Ideal Male Physique and How Do You Get It?Ever wondered what, exactly, constitutes the ideal male physique? Ever wondered how to get it? Here's some answers.
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Why Weight Lifting Alone Will Never Be the Answer!Sure, you want to build some muscle, but hold on. Before you start remember that it's not just your weight lifting program that will get you there. There's another important element you must incorporate.
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The Faulty Premise Behind Muscle Building Programs and Their Results!Not all muscle building programs will build muscle in the way you'd hoped. It's best to have clearly defined goals and get a program designed for those goals before starting out.
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How to Combine Fasting and Muscle Building to Achieve Great Results!Muscle building isn't all about pumping iron and eating protein. You might be surprised that intermittent fasting can actually help you achieve your muscle building goals.
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What Sort of Muscle Building Program Should I Employ?Before you start working out to build muscle, make sure you aren't just walking into the gym and choosing your exercises randomly. This will likely not accomplish the kind of muscle building you are trying to achieve.
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Building Muscle Women Will Find Irresistible!Women love a man with well defined muscles. If your goal for muscle building is to become attractive to women, then you must try this workout.
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How to Get Fitness and Form Without Living at the Gym!Everyone wants to be fit, and everyone wants to look good. But is there a way to do it without spending your entire life in the gym? You bet. And here's how.
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Why Bigger Isn't Better when it Comes to Muscle Building?Big muscles help you look better and attract women right? Well, not always. Be careful when building muscle not to get carried away, because bigger is not better.
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How to Build Muscle and Social Dominance at the Same Time!Building muscle can help you build your social dominance as well. But building muscle in a certain way is the trick and there is a workout program designed to build muscle the right way.
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3 Great Reasons Why Intermittent Fasting is a Good Idea!Intermittent Fasting is not like other types of fasting. And because you won't suffer the same effects as you do from other types of fasting, it is actually a great way to restrict calories when trying to cut fat.
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Why You Should Include Fasting in Your Muscle Building ProgramFasting is often misunderstood and can actually be beneficial to your muscle building program.
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Can You Build Muscles Without Supplements?Many believe that in order to truly build muscle you must take supplements or use steroids. There are other ways to build muscle than by putting these sometimes harmful substances into your body.
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What Type of Workout Builds Muscle the Best?There are a lot of workouts out there. Which ones build muscle the best? Here's the answer.
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How to Find Your Perfect Male Physique Lurking Within!Your perfect physique is in there somewhere. Now you just have to figure out how to find it. Don't worry, there are definitely some ways to get it to show.
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Why Your Conventional Muscle Building Workouts Won't Get You Where You Want to Be!Just grinding away on the weight stack without a specific goal in mind is probably not going to get you where you want to go. So ditch the conventional muscle building workouts and get on one that will do what you want for your physique.
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What Measurements Should We Pay Attention to when it Comes to Working Out?You're working out to get in great shape. But what exactly is that 'great shape'? Are you aiming at a specific set of measurements? Maybe you should be.
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Can Working Out Help You in Your Career Goals?If you don't work out did you know you could be limiting yourself in your career? It's true. Working out and getting in good shape can actually help advance your career. Here's how.
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How to Get the Best Results for Your Muscle Building ProgramWhen you start off in a muscle building program you want the best results, right? Here's how to get them.
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Getting into Muscle Building? Let's Set Some Goals First!Before you get going on a muscle building program, it's best to set some goals. Otherwise how do you know where you're going?
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Why Should You Include Fasting in Your Lifestyle?There are lots of reasons to fast, and diet is not the only valid reason. You can incorporate it into your lifestyle for a variety of reasons.
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Using Intermittent Fasting as Help for Permanent Weight LossWeight loss is not easy. There's a million diets out there and they all seem to force you to restrict yourself from the foods you love. However, there is another way of achieving caloric restriction without giving up the foods you love.
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Ways to Build Muscle Effectively Without a Gym!There are many ways to build muscle without ever having to step foot into a commercial gym. Here are a bunch of muscle building tips and tricks for you to get on with it without a gym membership.
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the Why of Muscle BuildingThere are many reasons to get to the gym and build some muscle, but what exactly are you trying to achieve? Ask yourself this question before you choose your program, because it makes a difference to the realization of your goals.
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Subconscious Physical Attraction - More Real Than You Think!Physical attraction relies on one important factor: your physical being needs to be attractive to others. Muscle building with the goal of achieving the classic V look will go a long way to helping you realize social dominance both from women and men.
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My Secret for Weight Loss: Short Term FastingThere are a lot of diets out there, and pretty much all of them preach calorie restriction of one form or another, because ultimately weight loss comes down to calories in vs calories out. Fasting is another way of controlling your calories.
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How to Use Muscle Building to Create a Dominant Presence in Your LifeSocial dominance can be achieved through muscle building. But, it's how you build that muscle that counts.
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Build a Perfectly Proportioned Body Using the Adonis IndexThere is a technique for building muscle in just the right way in order to give you a perfectly proportioned body. It's called the Adonis Index and it was developed centuries ago.
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Is Big Better when it Comes to Building Muscle?It's easy to get carried away once you start building muscle. But bigger is not necessarily better. Here's why.
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How to Build Muscle that Captivates Women!Most guys get their butts into the gym and start weight training for one very specific reason: to be more attractive to women. So make sure you're doing the right exercises that will give you the proportions that women find attractive.
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Using Classic Proportions in Your Muscle Building ProgramsMake sure you're choosing the right exercises in your body building programs in order to get you to the proportions you actually want to achieve.
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Why Classic Bodybuilding Techniques Won't Get Me Where I Want to Go!When you choose your bodybuilding techniques are you choosing the right techniques to get you to your personal goals? Or might you be choosing the wrong techniques?
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Intermittent Fasting - What Have You Got to Lose?Intermittent Fasting can actually be a great way to help control your caloric intake and help you lose weight. But there's definitely an art to doing it correctly. Here's some helpful tips.
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Building Muscle for Social Dominance. What Did You Say?A higher level of social acceptance, even social dominance is a reason many decide to get fit. Muscle building is a great way to achieve that. It's great for helping one become more successful on the dating circuit, too.
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What Are Your Goals for Your Muscle Building Training?When you're setting your goals with your muscle building training, are you absolutely sure you have your priorities in order? You might want to change things a little after you read this.
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Me Build Muscle Without Steroids? What a Concept!Yes, building muscle can take some work, but it does not 'absolutely' require steroids. As a matter of fact, steroids can be pretty harmful, so read this before you start up with that brand of silliness.
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Is Building Muscle Without Weights Even Possible?Some of the benefits of building muscle without traditional weight training exercises (also known as bodyweight exercises) are often overlooked. This will show you some great reasons to incorporate bodyweight exercises into your routine.
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Does Fasting Work? or is it Just for the Rich and Infamous!Fasting. Is it a good way to lose weight? Or a fad? For sure it's misunderstood a lot. Here's some info to clear up the facts.
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What?!? I Can Build Muscle Without Weights?There is a way to build muscle without using weights. Wait a minute, no way!! Yes, you'd better believe it. Check this out for these great weight-free exercises.
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Lose Weight and Build Muscle Fast Using Kettlebell TrainingKettlebells are a great way to get a fantastic workout that will help you lose weight and build muscle fast.
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Push-ups - Are You Doing Yours Right?Here's some tips on how to get your form right when doing push-ups.
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Open Letter to Gym OwnersThis has needed saying for a long time. Gym Owners, us "Ladies" are sick of the way you treat us. Get smarter or we'll go workout somewhere else.
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What Are Isometrics?Isometrics are a whole different way of strength training. It involves ... no movement!! Yes, it's true, you can get a great workout without moving. It's still all about resistance. Isometric workouts are explained in more detail here.
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7 Lasting Myths About Fasting!Fasting can be a great way to ramp up your fat loss efforts. There is a lot of misinformation and confusion about what Fasting is and how to most effectively do it. This should clear some up some of those beliefs and bewilderments.
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Open Letter to Men in the GymGentlemen. Please be gentlemen in the gym and stop treating the ladies who are there to get fit with disrespect. We're there for the same reason you are, that, my friend, DESERVES respect.
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Build a Great Home Gym for CheapToday's economy is no joke. But neither is your health. Here's how to put together a home gym without spending a whole bunch of cash on it.
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BodyWeight Squats - a Little "How To" for You!If you're not sure if your form is right when you do bodyweight squats, try the "Wall Test" and find out for sure... it's great for practice too.
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Pick the Right Gym for YouBuying a gym membership can be a tricky business. It's a pretty big investment so you want to make sure you join the gym that's a good fit with your fitness needs and personality. Here's some things to watch out for.
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The Gym Vs.The Home WorkoutWhich workout is better for you? Working out in the privacy of your own home, or amongst the energy of others at the gym? Here's a comparison list to help you decide.
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Do You Need a Personal Trainer?Personal Trainers are a very valuable tool for your fitness advancement. Some people do well on their own, others need the motivation and guidance of a Personal Trainer. This will help you decide if hiring a Personal Trainer would be right for you.
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Ten Most Useful Bodyweight Exercises - Pt. 2When you want to work out but you can't get to the gym or near any equipment, there's still options available. Try some bodyweight exercises. Here's the conclusion of my top ten list of great bodyweight exercises.
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Ten Most Useful Bodyweight Exercises - Pt. 1When you want to work out but you can't get to the gym or near any equipment, there's still options available. Try some bodyweight exercises. Here's the first half of my top ten list of great bodyweight exercises.
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Why Does Everyone Do Ab Exercises Hoping to Get Ripped Abs?Ab exercises don't get you ripped abs. So why does everyone keep doing them? Do these instead and let's see how long it takes your abs sit up and say hello!
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Ladies: Arm Exercises for Toned and Sexy ArmsLet's face it, toned arms are sexy. Here are some exercises to incorporate into your routine to help you get your own set of sexy arms.
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Set Your Mind to Get Your MindsetIf you're just starting out with a new fitness program, there's one thing you need to get straight: Your own mind. Setting your mindset to really believe this is who you now are, is more than half the battle.
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Women and Strength Training: No You Will NOT "Bulk Up"Too many women are operating under the misperception that strength training will give them muscles like Arnold. It just is not true and if that's what you believe you are doing yourself a huge disservice.
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Ten Most Useless Exercises - Pt. 2Some exercises are hugely beneficial to your fitness routines. Some suck... badly. Here's the conclusion of my top ten list of useless exercises. Avoid these and use your valuable gym time on exercises far more effective than this bunch of losers.
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Ten Most Useless Exercises - Pt. 1Some exercises are hugely beneficial to your fitness routines. Some suck... badly. Here's the first half of my top ten list of useless exercises. Avoid these and use your valuable gym time on exercises far more effective than this bunch of losers.
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Ten Most Useful Exercises - Pt. 2There are a lot of really great exercises out there. I could list them from now until eternity. But that would take a really long time. So, for now here's the conclusion of my personal top ten list.
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Ten Most Useful Exercises - Pt. 1There are a lot of really great exercises out there. I could list them until the cows come home. But that would take a really long time. So, for now here's the first half of my personal top ten list.
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SuperSet it for Better WorkoutsBoredom and plateaus. Blah. No fun. How do you get yourself out of either predicament and keep the fun and challenge in your workout? SuperSets, that's how. And, HERE'S how...
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Tough Love for the RotundYou deserve to treat yourself right. You'd expect that from your mate right? So why don't you expect that from yourself? If you aren't doing that here's a little tough love to give yourself because it's time to straighten yourself out.
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No More Excuses for Missing Your WorkoutEveryone has a busy life. But that's no excuse for missing your workout. If that's your excuse, here's a couple of ideas to get you past that and on to a short workout, because a short workout is better than no workout at all.
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Strategies for Increasing Your Running EnduranceBeginner endurance runners sometimes find it hard to build up their distances. Here's a few ideas to help you along the path to building up your endurance.
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Excuses Not to WorkoutExcuses just don't cut it anymore when it comes to working out and getting fit. If you have a million of them, it's time to say goodbye to them. Which of these excuses are you going to brush off?
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Eat like a Thin PersonThin people and overweight people approach food differently. If you're overweight, adopting the eating habits of a thin person is a great first step towards becoming one.
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Is There a Best Way to Do Cardio?Cardio is a confusing subject. So many opinions about what is the "right" way to do cardio. Here's some clarification about the different types of cardio, so you can pick what's right for you.
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HIIT: What's That?You keep hearing about HIIT, but what the heck is it? High Intensity Interval Training, that's what! And here's what that means, and how to do it.
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Rip Up Your Lower AbsRemember, making your abdominals visible is about burning fat overall but once you've got the fat off, you'll want to see toned abs. Here's some great ideas and exercises for letting your lower abs shine through once the fat is gone!
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Exercise with the Devil for Kick Ass WorkoutMotivation is hard sometimes. Especially when it comes to working out and fitness. Do you need an extra shove when it comes to getting out to your workout? Here's a devilish trick to help you out.
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Pull-ups: Yes You CanPull-ups are hard. But I don't want to hear you say you can't. It is possible, it's just how you train towards it that will get you there -- or not.
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Get Rock-Hard GlutesEveryone likes to have (and look at) a tight butt. Here's a few great exercises to give your gluteus maximus a good hard kick in the -- rear.
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Get Your Workout Done, No Flirting!What's your goal at the gym? If you're there to work out and can't get the flirters to leave you alone then here's some tips for getting on with your workout with minimal interruptions.
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How to Get the Worst Workout EverYou're working out to get in shape right? So, it stands to reason you want an effective workout, not a useless one? Then why do you insist on getting the worst workouts whenever you go to the gym? Are you guilty of these mistakes?