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The proper way to perform a specific workout movement.

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What is the (a) proper way to pool run?

What is the right way to pool run? Some specific questions I have are: Should you use a floatation device? What type? Should you just use a normal running motion? If not, what changes should you make? Should you be touching the bottom of the…
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Exercises for the bottom/seat/buttocks area

I am over weight (1.85m/6 ft 1" and 105 kgs/231 oz). I started working out 8 months ago and I have lost 25kgs/55 pounds. Over the last 2 months I am focusing on muscle exercises as much as cardio and aerobic ones. My question is this: What exercises…
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Health value of juggling

I have noticed after giving up using weights a few months ago that juggling has become harder. I can still do it but my arms get tired after 10 - 15 minuets. This reminds me a lot of weight training. So I was wondering if I could compare juggling…
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Theory of Pull before Push in a Push Day Workout

I have heard the phrase that people should do pull before push in a workout. But if I'm doing a push day in my push-pull-leg workout routine. How does pull before push apply here since all the exercises I'm doing on a push day is all exercises that…
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Why is it important to warm up before playing sports or exercise?

Why it is necessary to boost your body temperature while doing exercise why we can not start without warm up our body?
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Question about my pushups style

So I recently recorded myself and found out that I can do like 4 complete pushups(going full down), they sure are hard. But I found that I slowly wear out and my back starts bending a bit when I come up. And also my elbows go outwards(whereas they…
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Lateral raises - shoulder blades and elbows

1) Should the shoulder blades be constantly retracted or retracted at all when doing lateral raises? 2) Should the elbows be straight or have a a bend in them?
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Which is more effective for strength gain: a superset or multiple sets?

I recently read somewhere that a massive superset composing of all muscle groups,each working the muscle until fatigue is more effective than multiple sets of the same variety(without fatigue) or multiple sets for different muscle groups, in one day…
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Help standing back up from lunge position

When I do lunges or when I run, when I have one leg in front I cannot get back into a standing position. I have actually fallen down running because I couldn't get my leg to straighten up to move my other leg forward. It's really hard to explain. …
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Is "cheating" while performing exercises actually good for your gains?

If the eccentric part of motion is what gets you sore and, in turn, drives your gains (at least, hypertrophy-wise), should I care at all about the concentric part? What do I need it for anyway? For example, if I do lying tricep extensions, should I…
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