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21. Muscle Soreness After Exercise
Many individuals judge the quality of their exercise session from the amount of pain they experience afterwards. These individuals are convinced by the old adage “No Pain No Gain”. Research on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) has demonstrated that here may in fact be some truth to this phrase.

22. Build More Muscle and Lose More Fat by Discovering the Power of Training Variables!
Most people, in their quest for a leaner and more muscular body, will inadvertantly hit many plateaus in their training, where results come to a frustrating halt. The reason for the lack of results is that many people fail to ever change their training variables...they always train the same way with the same exercises and same sets and reps, and they expect different results. This article tackles all of the various training variables that can be altered over time to break through your plateaus and get you to your ultimate physique.

23. Comeback Bench Program
This is a program that I have used in the past when I haven’t been lifting for awhile and I wanted to get back in benching shape as quickly as possible. Using this and other programs, my strength has soared to new heights, and so can yours!

24. But I Don’t Want Muscles! Part 1: What Muscle is, and how to Build (or Avoid) It
Many women are concerned at the prospect of building large muscles if they incorporate any resistance or weights training into their exercise routine. This two-part article series explores some of the myths around building muscle, and explains why a base level of muscle is critical for health, weight loss, and the ’toned’ look most clients seek for themselves.

25. Deep Muscle Soreness And Body-Shock Fatigue
There are two distinct types of muscular fatigue associated with intense progressive resistance training (only intense training is sufficient to trigger muscle hypertrophy) and these two types should be recognized and understood. What are they? Find out!

26. Building Better Biceps
Two of the nine pivot points - those stunning body parts located precisely where they attract the most attention - are the lower biceps and long head of the triceps. When fully developed, these muscles lend a mystical beauty to the physique that size alone can’t.

27. Body Building Mind Games: Don’t Let Your Weight Determine Your Mood!
Is the ’I Feel Fat Day’ (IFFD) syndrome affecting your output? That extra flab can overpower you and your work. Thee feeling of being fat can morph into an emotion like ’happy’ or ’angry’. Days overpowered with that feeling have been designated as ’I Feel Fat Day’ (IFFD). So don’t let your weight determine your mood.

28. The Biggest Muscle Mass Gain Myths Exposed
Learn why the top methods to gain muscle mass are flawed. And learn the tricks of how to really pack on muscle.

29. The Default Rep Range
I had an hour long conversation with Pavel Tsatsouline on Sunday and per usual his probing questions churned up some things that I had forgotten. One thing that he asked was, "Over the years, was there a single repetition range that you preferred?" What was ’normal’ for me? Put another way, what single rep range did I use most often in my weight training and why?

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