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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 12
by
Mark D.
Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:31pm
The Pushups On The Stability Ball exercise is superior to regular pushups because you engage many more muscles, including the critical core muscles. The exercise also... your body 1-2 inches from the stability ball.
4) That is one repetition.
The next time you work out, try this great exercise!
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 11
by
Mark D.
Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:31pm
The Opposite Arm Opposite Leg Raise is a great core exercise with special emphasis on strengthening the low back. Low back pain affects nearly 85% of all adults at one time or another. The best solution for any injury is prevention. Include this exercise in your program:
1. Start by placing yourself on hands and knees.
2
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 3
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
The row exercise has many variations. I will cover the seated row exercise. For many, too little time is spent on strengthening the back muscles. When you don't... frontside.
The back muscles targeted during the seated row exercise are the latissimus dorsi, teres major, middle trapezius and rhomboids.
Follow these steps
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 6
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
The stability ball is one of the most versatile and cost effective pieces of exercise equipment. You can take it with you and do exercises at home, work or on vacation...: you achieve a greater range of motion during the exercise because you are able to go back further and extend your trunk along the contours of the ball. When you first try ball
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 1
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
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It is important to perform this exercise correctly or you will end up with the very thing you are trying to avoid----BACK PAIN OR INJURY. The technique error I see most in those doing back... up). The picture shows correct technique. Hyperextension will compress your vertebral discs. This important exercise should be included with your other back exercises
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 2
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
have experienced injury from doing the squat exercise because of incorrect technique.
1. Get a tight grip with the bar resting on your shoulders. Your elbows... of this series, I will cover correct technique for the seated row exercise.
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 9
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
Core training is very important---actually it is the foundation for all other fitness training. "Six-pack" abdominals are a small part of the total core area. Formally called the rectus abdominis, this is the part of the abs that runs down the front of the abdomen. One of the fringe benefits of fitness is that you look and feel better. If ...
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 4
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
The deadlift exercise is probably seen as a grunting, strongman contest type exercise, but it should be a part of your training program. It has many benefits which... and trunk stabilizers are also recruited to a lesser degree.
2) The deadlift is a multi-joint exercise covering three joints with extension occuring at the hip, knee and ankle
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Exercise Technique Article Series, Part 7
by
Mark D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:53am
Cardio exercise doesn't have to be aerobic. Aerobic exercise is an activity that is done continuously for more than 2 straight minutes. Favorite aerobic exercises are done on the treadmill (walking, running, jogging), bike, elliptical and stair-stepper. Unless you want to run long distance races, you don't need to do aerobic exercise
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