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Homemade bone broth > store bought broth
Just figured I'd share this; here's a video for some really good chicken broth: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fmSfaORNq0 What I really like about this broth is how nutritious it is for you. It's also mentioned in the video, but when you make your own broth with bones, you retain the minerals from the bones, skin, and connective…
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Upper body pull as an "accessory"
5/3/1 doesn't seem to be a routine often discussed here, but hopefully someone can help with the rationale. Most routines I see are centered around the four major movements, upper and lower body push and pulls. But since 5/3/1 is based on press, bench, squat, and deadlifts, it has lower push/pull and two upper pushes, plus…
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crossfit calories
how many calories do you think a 5'2, 18-year-old woman could burn in an hour of hard laughing at the streaming CrossFit games?
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Top 3 favorite muscles on the opposite sex
Self-explanatory title. I'll start. 3. Pecs 2. Quads 1. Traps GO!
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deloading and taking breaks
How often should a beginner (less that six months) to strength training take breaks, and how does one know when to take a break? I'm mainly asking because I've been diagnosed with a hip bursitis and ordered off lower body lifting for a week. Since I'll be focusing on upper body in that time, I want to know if I should take…
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question for the heavy lifters
what's going through your mind as you're getting into position to do the lift? for me it's "oh my god i don't wanna do this i can't lift this heavy *kitten* weight- THAT'S RIGHT I OWN YOU, BAR, AND EVERY PLATE AT THIS RACK"
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Stretching Before a Workout
I realize that general muscle stretching should be done after a workout rather than before, but does this principle still hold for mobility work? I'm asking because I'm hit with the double whammy of tight hip flexors and short Achilles tendons, so I feel like it would be reasonable to work on those before starting my lifts.
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Goal Bodies!
We all have different, and usually multiple reasons to try to improve our fitness, but let's boast our goal looks for a moment. Mine is Japanese MMA fighter Rin Nakai; not only is she impressively built, but her body type is similar to mine with a heavy frame and just an inch shorter than me. http://i.imgur.com/NFTuB.jpg
