Category: fitness
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Functional Fitness Video for Parkour
I found this great functional fitness video by Obsidian1138 over at thefitblog. It’s full of creative body weight exercises like variations on squats, push ups, pull ups, planches and human flags and none of them require a gym membership – just stairs, walls, poles and other common city stuff. Enjoy!
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How to Train for 100 Consecutive Push Ups — Second Attempt
First Attempt My First Attempt at training for 100 Consecutive Push Ups was a failure. I got bored, my elbows were sore, and the blog post was too long and complicated. Above all, reaching for 100 Push Ups became an unhealthy pursuit. Second Attempt This time around,
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Sick? Forget vitamin C. Try Zinc!
According to this radio show, there is little evidence to support claims that echinacea and vitamin C help us recover from sickness. Instead, take a zinc supplement, eat chicken soup and drink water! 829_December 6 2011 What really helps you get over being sick? Anonymous interview with doctor. http://www.mrcreditradio.com/
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Adventures with Melatonin
Adventures with Melatonin By: Geoffrey Hale Source: Melatonin Lozenge 3mg by the Vitamin Shoppe — Captain’s Log — Monday, October 10, 2011 21:25 — Apply 1 Lozenge, 3mg Melatonin Listen to Shpongle Falls while waiting for Lozenge to dissolve under tongue. 21:55 — Give up waiting for lozenge to dissolve, chew the rest. Get in…
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Leg Workout from BodyBuilding.com
After years of dedicated reading at my favorite body building website, T-Nation, I’ve decided to give bodybuilding.com a fair dive. To be honest, I Googled “are there any bodybuilding sites as good as t-nation” and was linked to a ridiculous post on bodybuilding.com’s forums. After stomaching a dozen replies, I stumbled across mention of Universal…
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Z-12 for Sleep
I have never been able to establish regular sleeping habits. In April, I attempted 30 Days of Waking Up at 5 AM, and failed miserably. I claim to be a night owl, but the numbers in my records tend to show that I’m just nuts. In summary, I’ve been sleeping every other night, or day,…