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Soccer Leg Strength Exercises for All

by Joe Lawrence October 16th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





Recently, I wrote an article about how to build your leg muscles like a Parkour pro. Not only do I love to explore how to cross train other sports workouts into my own, so did a

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Practical Leg Strength

by Joe Lawrence October 9th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





It is funny how things evolve. In my late teens and 20s, I wanted to become a beast with muscle upon muscle. I took all sorts of supplements and spent hours in the gym. However, once my 30s hit me

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Everyday Leg Exercises Using Body Weight

by Joe Lawrence October 2nd, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





Legs are an odd creature in the fitness realm. They are probably the simplest muscle to work out, but they are the most dreaded for the same reason.





We do not do anything throughout our day that

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Avoid Chest Routine Injuries

by Joe Lawrence September 25th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





The harsh reality to any fitness program is an injury can happen. Injuries are more likely to happen during the infant stages of a new program or when you begin to plateau and decide to push yourself extra hard without

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Quick Chest Workouts

by Joe Lawrence September 18th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





The hardest part about getting into shape is finding the time to do it. When I was younger, I could spend hours at the gym and never skip a beat. However, now I am in my 30s, married, and have

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The Heavy Bar is Still Relevant to Chest Routines

by Joe Lawrence September 11th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





In my past few articles I have discussed the benefits of using dumbbells. They help with breaking down mental barriers we place on ourselves and build stability muscles. Although they are my favorite tools for the job, there are also

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What Do You Bench?

by Joe Lawrence September 4th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





Go to any gym in the world and it is a given that there will be somebody on the flat bench trying to see what his one rep max is on bench. For some odd reason,

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Take a Squat For a Firm Butt

by Joe Lawrence August 28th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





Many of us have a desk job where we sit all or most of the day. Sadly, this builds up the stress in our bodies as we instinctively want to be out and about. Another problem is that while our

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Get a Mountain Climber Butt!

by Joe Lawrence August 21st, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





Working out your gluteous maximus does not have to be a chore or even a boring task. In fact, it could be as fun as climbing a mountain.





Going back to my martial arts days, it brings

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15 Minute Butt Workout

by Joe Lawrence August 14th, 2024| 15 Minutes or Less, Lower Body, Strength Training





Bellies and butts are two areas that are very easy to grow but very difficult to get back into shape. That is because they are the center of gravity for the human, body and all things seem to want to

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3 Exercises to Shape Your Butt

by Joe Lawrence August 7th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





The top reasons people list for starting a diet or workout is to lose fat, and most of these people go on to say they want to lose the fat in their stomach and butt. I am sure this is

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Family Fitness While on Vacation

by Joe Lawrence July 24th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training





Vacations are a necessity! Without a break from the norm, we would all go crazy with the stresses we face on a daily basis. However, most of us fall out of our fitness routines while we are on vacation, and


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