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Dane Fletcher's Articles in Fitness

  • WHEN TO WORKOUT
    What should I eat? When should I eat it? And when’s the best time to work out? Should I hit the gym when I wake up in the morning, during lunch hour, or late afternoon?
  • STRETCH YOUR LIMITS
    Stretching increases your flexibility, which can lead to more muscle recruitment through better form and greater range of motion.
  • Introduction Into the World of AS - A Careful Step for the Beginner
    Oral steroids are probably the first type of steroid that an amateur bodybuilder will take. Why? Because orals are on par with the kind of 'half-commitment' that most newbies can stomach. Don't get us wrong, it isn't as though the oral steroids we've seen in this life aren't effective - they are! But the deal is, pills seem easier to start with because they aren't messy and aren't as difficult to justify as an injection. After all, previous to steroid use, unless you're a diabetic, most people have only received injections at a doctor's office - let alone given themselves one!
  • Squats and Their Importance
    As you all know exercise is important part of bodybuilding and weight training. There are many benefits to squatting. Though there are many risks with every routine, people tend to shy away from squats. There are several important squats that should be integrated into your daily routines when weight training, to name a few; leg press, twisting squats, safety squats, power lifting squats, and Olympic squats. At least two of these variations should be in your routine to achieve maximum results.
  • WEAK LEGS? NYET!!!! TRY OUR NEW RUSSIAN SQUAT ROUTINE
    The legs generate the most productive power in weightlifting, and in all athletics, really, over a small range of motion at the knee, hip and ankle joints. There is a lot of power, in other words, packed into a relatively small range of motion, so making the best of each repetition is crucial to leg development, power, strength and speed.
  • Pliometrics
    Plyometric training is the enhancement of explosive power. Explosive power is the ability of the muscle to produce maximum strength in the shortest period of time. Since there is seldom time to produce this kind of maximum strength in most sporting events (apart from perhaps powerlifting), it's obviously a benefit to be able to do so - and particularly for bodybuilders.
  • HARDCORE #1 - Four Hardcore Training Methods to Crush Muscle and Bone!
    Nothing much can be accomplished by going into the gym, day after day, and doing 4 sets of 8 reps, and repeating it throughout 3 different exercises. It's almost as if you could do that in your sleep. And sleeping through workouts isn't a good idea. That's why smart bodybuilders devise plans to shake things up from time to time. Whether that means doing giant sets, super sets or another kind of intensity-boosting endeavor, shaking things up is the name of the game.
  • SUPERFLY SUPERSETS
    Everything is supersized and maximized these days from the cars we buy to the meals we eat. If only there was a way to maximize your workout so that you could build up your muscles to look really ripped with a high intensity workout with the minimum of effort and time. Well, it just so happens that there is such a method. Its called training with supersets and it lets you build maximize muscle and minimize training time. Not only that, it ads excitement and dimension to workouts. If you’re looking for a way to jump-start your workout or break through a plateau, supersetting could be just what you’re looking for.
  • THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CREATINE
    Bodybuilding and Creatine are inexorably linked. That’s because creatine bridges the gap between drug users and non-drug users. Hell, everyone uses it these days. In fact, in 1999, over $20 million dollars in creatine product sales were logged. But for something so widely used, it’s probably the least understood compound on supplement shelves today.
  • 10 WEEKS TO BOOMIN’ BICEPS
    Having full, pumped biceps with distinct peaks is the classic sign of a true bodybuilder. But what if you’re a serious guy who trains them every week, only to find them exactly the same size as last year? Or worse yet, the year before that?
  • ROCK HARD ABS...CONVERT THAT KEG INTO A SIX PACK
    Whether you’re straight, gay, black, white, puny or super-sized, just about everyone wants to have a great set of abs. In fact, we’d venture a guess that an ab-lined trunk is the number one choice for most people if they could be endowed with just one stellar body part.
  • BICEPS - Give us a Month....
    Is there really anything new under the sun when it comes to training? Perhaps nothing new, but innovation, maybe. As a consumer, bodybuilder, and overall purveyor of freaky muscle, this is how you must think of any workout that's offered via magazine or website.