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Leg day recovery

by Joe Lawrence October 14th, 2013| Lower Body, Strength Training
Everyone who has ever lifted can share the exact same story after leg day: pain. I do legs today and am pain for the next three. I get sore after all the other workouts I do, but why are legs the worst? How can I
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Lower Body Strength Training while Jumping Rope

by Jessica B. September 19th, 2013| Lower Body, Strength Training
If you are looking to develop your lower body strength, jumping rope is a great way to help build and tone leg muscle and improve your cardiovascular health. Here are some tips to get you jumping your way to toner legs.

1) Fast reps – This
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Weird Ways to Strengthen the Lower Body

by Jessica B. February 5th, 2013| Lower Body, Strength Training
These days there is pretty much a workout for everyone. The only thing missing, perhaps, is how to train your biceps while lifting those chips to your mouth. Here is a list of some of the strangest classes offered to strengthen your lower body held around the US. The
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Building Calf Strength Using Hills

by Jessica B. January 8th, 2013| Lower Body, Strength Training
If you are looking at building your lower body strength, and getting toned calves for the summer, here is a chance to take advantage of the snow covered hills and skiing you are doing during the winter. Take a little break, and use the steep inclines to

Snow: Lower Body Exercises

by Jessica B. December 14th, 2012| Lower Body, Strength Training
It is cold where I live. There is about a foot of snow on the ground. Snow offers a great chance to build lower body strength in a variety of different ways. Here are some fun exercises you can do to get the most of your outdoor training routine

The Importance of Form

by Jessica B. September 21st, 2012| Lower Body, Strength Training
When working on building strength in the lower body, you really need to keep an eye on form at all times. If you ignore form and rush exercises, you could end up injuring your legs and making it more difficult for you to continue your exercise routine. Here are

The Ultimate Lower Body Workout

by Jessica B. August 21st, 2012| Lower Body, Strength Training
There are a lot of different exercises you can do to help build lower body strength, but squats can be the most effective way to see the biggest changes in a short amount of time. The great thing about squats is that you don’t need any extra special equipment.

Alternative Squats: Lower-Body Strength

by Angela Yorke August 6th, 2012| Lower Body, Strength Training
Never having seen the event before, I was impressed and awe-struck by Olympic weightlifting. These people can lift up to 3 times my weight, to say the least!

Inferences that competitors receive chemical assistance aside, one commentator drew my attention with her constant references to a lifter “getting deep into

Lower Body Exercises P90X

by Jessica B. July 24th, 2012| Lower Body, Strength Training
After my last pregnancy I used P90X to blast myself back into shape. While I had a hard time sticking to the diet, as a vegetarian, I followed the exercise program to a T, and it helped me get back some of my upper and lower body strength. These

Lower Body Pool Workout

by Jessica B. June 28th, 2012| Exercises, Lower Body, Strength Training
It is summer season, and if you don’t like sweating it out in the gym, it is probably getting a bit hot for you to keep up your outdoor workout. If you have access to a pool, there is no reason why you can’t keep your workout up even

Fall to Build Strength

by Jessica B. May 29th, 2012| Strength Training
Falling – to build lower body strength?

I’ve spent a lot of time these last few months with people who are very passionate about martial arts. One thing I have noticed is they have an amazing amount of lower body strength. When we started comparing workout routines and basic training,

Build Strength at the Beach!

by Jessica B. April 2nd, 2012| Lower Body, Strength Training
The weather outside is warming up, so if you live near the coast, it is a great time to move your workout to the beach and really start working your calves and hamstrings, not to mention your heels and ankles. Working out on the beach can be revitalizing and

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