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5 Ways to Break Through a Plateau
If you are someone who has been going to the gym for a while, hitting a plateau is something you can relate to. It is an obstacle that...
Essential Oil Series: Essential Oils for Cold and Flu
It’s that time of year again: cold and flu season. As part of the Elite Fitness Essential Oils Series, here is a list of the best...
5 Smart Superbowl Snacks
If you're going to watch the Superbowl tonight like the rest of America, you're either rooting for the Patriots or desperately hoping...
Low Reps vs. High Reps
If you go into any gym, you’ll hear time and time again that low reps are for building muscle and high reps are for toning. It is a...
Wind Down Your Workout With Proper Recovery
Believe it or not, your workout recovery is actually as important or even more important for your body than your workout itself. The...
Music’s Effect on Your Brain
We have all been in the situation where you are in the locker room lacing up your sneakers before your workout and you reach into your...
Don't Let a Sore Throat Ruin Your Day
Sore throats are a pain in the neck. They can take a good day and turn them into a struggle to survive until the end of the day. However,...
5 Great Tasting Protein Shakes
Protein shakes seem to be a fundamental food for anybody in their fitness journey. After just a few minutes of talking to someone who is...
New to Fitness? Have No Fear!
Getting started on anything new can seem a bit daunting at first, especially in the world of fitness, where gym rats who know what...
4 Stress Relievers for the New Week
If you’re somebody who gets stressed easily, you should consider finding a routine to help you relax. Recent studies have shown that...
The Mental Game of Lifting
It seems that these days most people think of weightlifters as knuckle dragging orangutans that have too much testosterone. This...
Your Workout and Your Brain
As 2011 approached its close, the American Psychology Association launched an article called “The Exercise Effect.” The article discussed...
Yoga: Can it be for Weightlifters Too?
As a weightlifter, it is easy to start looking down on other forms of fitness just because you can lift more weight than them. You can...
Cold Showers: The Real Benefits
If you know someone who takes cold showers then they’ve likely already told you about how great it is and all the health benefits...
3 Bench Press Grips and How They Affect Your Muscles
There is limited equipment in the gym, no matter if you go to a gym or have an in-home gym. After time, you will find yourself going to...
How to Stay Active This Winter
I love all seasons of the year for different reasons, but if there is one thing that is a bummer about the winter, it’s that we get...
Let Tea Keep You Warm This Winter
Let Tea keep you warm this winter With the snow storms finally here, everyone wants to bundle up and drink some hot chocolate. However,...
3 Easy Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
Everyone wants a flat stomach. It doesn't matter if your fitness goals are to put on muscle or lose weight everyone wants the tight, flat...
Self-Care: How to Practice It
No matter what you do, if you’re a doctor, tree-farmer, secretary, dog-walker, professional skydiver, stay-at-home mom/dad, or any other...
Why You Need to Stretch Before Lifting
You know those stretches your personal trainer makes you do before starting your workout routine? That part of your training where you...
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