bodybuilding
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I Tried a Vintage Mail Order Bodybuilding Course and There’s a Reason Nobody Does These Anymore
“I CAN GIVE YOU MASSIVE ARMS, BROAD SHOULDERS, AND A GIANT SIZED CHEST IN JUST FOUR WEEKS,” the Body-Tone pamphlet promises. It is the “World’s Fastest Strength and Muscle Building System.” It cost $US20 in the late 1950s, but I found the text of the program in the Stark Center Archives. I am ready to…
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‘Reverse Dieting’ Is Not a Weight Loss Cheat Code
To hear the TikTok girlies tell it, there’s a hack that will let you EAT MORE FOOD! While NOT GAINING WEIGHT! And it’s great if you are SICK OF DIETING! Never mind that one can achieve all those goals by a simple trick called “not dieting anymore.” No, it needs a name and a strict…
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How to Ease Back Into Running This Spring Without Getting Injured
When spring sunshine and warmer temperatures begin to tempt us, the roads and trails beckon. After struggling mentally and physically to get our training in during the winter, conditions are now more conducive to longer kilometres and harder training. But if you rush into training too quickly, you may find yourself derailed by injury. And…
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These Exercises Actually Get Easier When You Add Weight
As a beginner to strength training, I’m sure you’ve heard the advice (from me, even!) to start with light weights or even no-weight exercises, and work up from there. While this is good advice in general, sometimes we get stuck on the easy version of an exercise, not realising that adding weight can actually make…