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• Burn Fat The Old-School Way With Sprints and Stairs

  14-03-2016 23:45
  Want to take your lower-body workout to the great outdoors? Bodybuilding.com athlete Samantha Leete hits the track to show you how!Most of my workouts take place in the gym, but sometimes I need a change of scenery. I'm a former track and field athlete, so my first impulse is often to grab my sneakers and find an outdoor track.
  Whenever I'm asked what I do to work my lower body, I recommend workouts like my Sprints and Plyos Track Workout. It's a four-part routine that incorporates a full warm-u
  
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• Bodybuilding his way to stardom - The Navhind Times

  14-03-2016 20:42
  The Navhind Times
  Bodybuilding his way to stardom
  The Navhind Times
  Amod Mardolkar from Ponda is well known among the bodybuilding community in Goa. After winning the title of Mr Goa for five times, he felt it was time he tried his hand at something else. He got lucky when he was offered the lead role in the upcoming ...
  

• Thrash Your Chest With Frank "Wrath" McGrath

  14-03-2016 18:18
  After pushing himself to the limit for competitive glory, Frank McGrath launched his offseason with a chest workout as classic as the gym he performed it in. Get ready to feel like a bodybuilder.Anyone who has ever been onstage at the peak of leanness knows that the triumph of being in competition shape comes at a steep price. You may look like the best version of yourself for a day, but you probably won't feel like your best self for a while.On the contrary, in the weeks leading up to the event
  
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• Train Like a Champion

  14-03-2016 17:44
  
  Whether you’re training for a local bodybuilding show or are just looking to improve your physique for personal reasons, this fact remains: The devil is in the details. Phil Heath and I both believe that the little things, such as subtle tweaks to foot placement, modified ranges of motion, and slight changes in his training split, are just as important as his main working sets on big compound moves. Make sure you’re sticking to the tried-and-true basics (squats, presses, heavy rows),
  
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• Lifting Straps

  14-03-2016 17:44
  
   OPENING ARGUMENTS  Lifting straps are used for exercises that place a heavy demand on grip strength, such as rows, chins, shrugs, and deadlifts. Bodybuilders use straps to prevent their grip from giving out.  DEFENSE  Grip strength is critical in both powerlifting and strongman competitions. Lifting straps reduce the grip-strengthening effect of certain exercises.  PROSECUTION  Bodybuilding contests do not involve lifting onstage, so using straps in the gym does no
  
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• Johnnie Jackson's Legendary Traps

  14-03-2016 17:44
  
  Photographs by Per Bernal JOHNNIE JACKSON HAS THE GREATEST TRAPEZIUS DEVELOPMENT OF ALL TIME. Yes, superior to the shoulder mountains of Ronnie Coleman or Markus Ruhl. Better, too, than the twin peaks atop the clavicles of Lou Ferrigno, Kevin Levrone, that other Jackson— Dexter—and anyone else you name. At his best, when crunching a most muscular, Jackson’s traps rise so high they seem at risk of detaching. And from behind, the granite kite on his back jumps at you in 3-D
  
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• The New Way To Train Upper Body Twice A Week

  14-03-2016 17:24
  Training your upper body twice a week is a surefire way to build size and strength, but you don't want to lift as heavy as your first day. Grow more with these push-pull trisets!At least one day each week, I think it's necessary to train with gut-busting, balls-to-the-wall intensity. But even the most experienced lifters have trouble programming meaningful secondary days, especially for the upper body. You can't go HAM all the time and continue to make progress and stay healthy. If you could, we
  
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• From Dad Bod To Dat Bod

  14-03-2016 15:32
  Cary went from motocross and free time to kids and family time. Along the way, his diet slipped—until tragedy led him to take control.Vital Stats
  Name: Cary HigginbothamLocation: Athens, ALCary Higginbotham was in good shape throughout high school and college. His weight had never been an issue. "At 5-foot-11, I'd stay between 175 and 185 pounds, and I always felt athletic," he recalls. "I even raced motocross when I was in college and during the first few years of my marriage, which kept
  
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