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Steve Burden

How Many Exercises Per Muscle Group?

October 16, 2020 By Steve Burden

Do you ever find yourself slaving away in the gym and thinking, “Should I really be spending this long training one muscle?”

Or do you sometimes feel your workouts are much shorter than others around you and think you must be missing something?

While there’s no set length of a workout, as people have different goals and their bodies react to stimuli in different ways, it is important to make sure each muscle is receiving a sufficient workload.

Hitting that sweet spot ensures they get worked hard enough to encourage growth but not so much that you end up overtraining them, which at best will waste your time and could potentially even do more harm than good.

Well, if you are one of those people who is a little unsure, then don’t fear, I am going to try and help you out.

In today’s article I am going to show you how many exercises you want to be doing to get the best results possible, whatever your goals may be.

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Do Resistance Bands Build Muscle or Tone? (The Truth)

October 16, 2020 By Steve Burden

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We all wake up first thing in the morning planning to hit the gym on the way home from work. But then life gets in the way.

The gym is closed or packed.

You left work too late and now don’t have an hour to workout.

Your muscles are still aching from your last workout.

While unfortunate, not being able to hit the gym doesn’t necessarily mean you have to skip your workout. An at-home resistance band workout may be a viable alternative every now and then.

Resistance bands are lightweight and easy to store when space is low.

The question is, though, are they actually suitable for what you need?

That’s the question I’ll be helping to answer for you today, as we look at whether resistance bands can actually help you to build muscle. Or are they just a toning tool?

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Ottermode: How to Get a Swimmer’s Physique (5 Tips)

October 11, 2020 By Steve Burden

There’s something quite alluring about seeing a toned body stepping out of the water.

For years James Bond girls walking out of the ocean and glistening in the sun or rows of Olympic swimmers surrounding the pool have been seen as iconic images: The pinnacle of human appearance.

Now, while the water may provide a great effect, these things wouldn’t be anywhere near as effective if the people in question didn’t have elite physiques, to begin with.

Understandably then, many guys aspire to achieve that swimmer’s physique for themselves but often struggle to recreate it. After all, these guys are elite athletes whose lives literally revolve around fine-tuning their bodies.

That said, with enough dedication, it is definitely achievable, as they are only human, after all.

Even if they may not seem it.

That’s why today I’m going to give you 5 tips to get you well on your way to achieving that physique you desire—AKA: Ottermode.

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Planet Fitness Doesn’t Have Scales (Wait….What?)

September 30, 2020 By Steve Burden

There are certain things in life that we shouldn’t be surprised by anymore, yet time and time again, they catch us off guard.

Whether it’s Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement, The New England Patriots winning the Superbowl, or Planet Fitness promoting an idea that goes against traditional fitness ideas, we should see them coming a mile away.

But somehow, we’re just as shocked as the last time when they arrive.

It’s the latter of those occurrences we’ll be taking a closer look at today, as with their latest brainwave, Planet Fitness has decided it would be a good idea not to have scales in their gyms.

No, really.

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When to Start Cutting for Summer (Beginner’s Guide)

September 23, 2020 By Steve Burden

Every year, as spring begins drawing to a close and the first signs of summer are on the horizon, you can count on two things: The evenings will get longer and lighter, and gyms will start filling up with people looking to get “beach body” ready.

Now, as we come out the other side and summer fades into our rear-view for another year, the majority who failed to achieve their goals will start bringing out tired tropes like “there’s no point now” and “next year.”

The question you need to ask yourself though is, “Why wait?”

In order to ensure that you do, in fact, reach your beach body goals by next summer, it’s essential you work out exactly how long you need to achieve them.

That’s why, today, I’m going to help you determine exactly when to start cutting for summer, so you don’t find yourself in the same position this time next year.

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