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If you’re like me, you get an achy neck and shoulders, particularly after a long day of multiple projects in front of the computer screen. However, paying simple attention to this can possibly help alleviate this. Proper posture keeps all parts…

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Lower back pain can be awful. You can feel it when you stand, walk, or run. Sometimes, you can feel it when you are laying down or sitting. Other times, you can feel it when you bed over, or if you left a…

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The lying dumbbell row is a great one to add to your routine if you are looking to improve your upper back and chest.  Here’s how you perform the exercise:

Lie chest down on a bench with dumbbells grasped below…

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If you’re like millions of other Americans, on a cold morning, when the alarm clock goes off, your first instinct is to hit the snooze button and dive back under your down comforter. This can make you late to work…

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This article is part 8 of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the barbell collecting dust in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on the back.

Barbell Bent Over Row – Back…

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This article is part 6 of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the barbell collecting dust in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on not only your legs, but your lower back.

Stiff…

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If it hurts to touch a point that’s in the middle of one side of your buttocks, you probably have piriformis syndrome. This chronic condition is very difficult to diagnose, because other injuries may produce exactly the same symptoms. Similar pain…

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What many guys don’t realize is that some of the most flexible athletes around are not the gymnists or the hockey goalies. Rather, they’re body builders.  Body builders have excellent range of motion, which is a prerequisite for excelling at their…

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New fitness accessories claim to have transformed the way we are able to do pushups. There are two different brands: Perfect Pushup ($39.95) and Pushup Pro ($19.95).  Both systems claim to…

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The back is one of the most important, but one of the most neglected parts of the body a guy can train. It is the foundation of a strong, good-looking body. Not only does the back help you produce well-rounded muscles, it…

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If your primary goal right now is to start adding lean muscle mass to your frame, one of the most important things that you must be doing [besides hitting the weight room] is remembering to take in enough calories.

You…

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Is spinal manipulation and anti-inflammatories the correct therapy for acute back pain?  This video explores that very topic. To see the video, scroll down and click on the video entitled, “Insider Medicine: Spinal Manipulation Not Necessary for Back Pain.”

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Ever turn on ESPN and watch elite sports such as golf, tennis, or rowing? It looks fairly simple, just a bunch of well-dressed people swinging relatively lightweight instruments without having to run or train at the gym. There is no physical…

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Keith Scott, a strength coach from Medford, NJ claims that the bent over row and bench press go perfectly together in a workout because the row strengthens the upper back and counterbalances what the bench press does for pecs…

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Have you ever suffered from a back pain so badly that it was hard to breathe, twist and bend? Chances are, you have. Back pain is a complaint of many Americans, but researchers are now saying that all you need to do…

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