The seated calf machine is a wonderful exercise for building the soleus muscle. Which is the part of the calf that lies across the back of the calf and along the outside.
Frankly, I used to think it was a good idea to partially exhale before doing exercises like leg press to avoid increasing the blood pressure but … in general I believed, focusing on a certain style of breathing was a waste of time.
As good as any system is, the body will still adapt to it. That’s why we need variety. Even our favorite dessert becomes a drag if we have to eat it over and over. The same is true with exercise.
You can’t make an injured joint better by ignoring the pain, it just gets worse. Furthermore, if you lay off the pain just “sits there.”
You are what you think you are, a champion or a failure.
We’ve each got all these different muscle fibers … some alert, some attentive, some down-right lazy. It’s kind of like a class room full of kids. You’ve got some raring to go, front row, kids who want to learn … take notes, all that kind of stuff.
To target the king of all three deltoid heads (the side deltoid) you’ve got to focus on side deltoid raises and what I’m about to tell you is the very best method of doing it.
Vince Gironda liked me, and, you know, that can’t be said about everyone as far as Vince was concerned.
Did Vince Gironda have a five-day colon kit that would shrink the abs and did he have a list of 15 steps to good health?
Vince Gironda recommended manganese for joint problems, and I see that it is one of the ingredients in the Joint-EZ formula. What do you think of glucosamine? How does it compare in effectiveness to manganese? Thanks again for your advice.
I’m a former fat guy turned fitness devotee. The magazines would call me a mesomorph. I’m currently at around 15% body fat, following an extended cutting period. I felt that my body was no longer responding to diet after such a long time, so I’ve decided to take a six-week break from cutting to see if it helps my fat-loss progress when I return.
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