Archive for the ‘Health & Fitness’ Category
For Sparta!!!! (And a nice set of abs!)
After 300 came out a few years back much was made of the famous training regimen the actors went through to perfect their physiques for the camera.
The point is to complete the workout as fast as possible. By taking minimal breaks between sets you’ll add a cardio component into your strength-training workout. You do a total of six exercises and perform 50 repetitions for each one.
6 x 50 = 300. Get it?
However, much of the exercise routine can’t be done in ordinary home gyms. Here then is a modified 300 workout for all you fitness buffs.
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Get Rid of Shin Splints Once And For All
It happens every time I run – a shooting pain that starts in my ankle and eventually envelops the shins on both legs. For months I thought if I pushed myself harder it would go away. But in actuality it was my body’s way of telling me to stop.
Yup – I’m talking about shin splints. The bane of existence for runners across the world. I don’t wanna’ get melodramatic and tell you shin splints are the worse thing to happen to runners since Zola Budd. (Anyone remember her?) But they are a pain in the butt (or should I say “shin”). And if left untreated they could turn into a stress fracture.
Fortunately, there are several simple ways to get rid of shin splints so you can get back to training. Check ‘em out below:
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Five Tips To Get You Motivated For Training
This post was originally written for BORN STRONGER in July 2010.
Face it. Training can be pretty boring sometimes.
When you’re doing the same exercises all the time, the challenge becomes less about physical exhaustion and more about training your mind to overcome the boredom that comes with doing the same thing over and over. To help keep you motivated here are five simple tips to keep you motivated when training.
1. Mix It Up.
Like I mentioned earlier…doing the same thing over and over is BORING! To help combat boredom, mix up your routine a bit. Instead of running for 60 minutes run for 20. Then hit the heavy bag for 20 and power walk for another 20. Switching things up will help both your muscles and your mind.
2. Music
There’s nothing worse than going on a run and having only your inner thoughts to keep you company. Make a playlist on your iPod and bring it along with you. It will help tremendously. Then make a new one every couple of weeks so you don’t get sick of it. Next thing you know a two-mile run will seem like nothing.
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