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Lumbar Epidural Injection

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What is the epidural space? The membrane that covers the spinal cord and nerve roots in the spine is called the dura membrane. The space surrounding the dura is the epidural space. Nerves travel through...
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Sprinting Exercises

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Name: Tom Green. Residence: U.S. Olympic Training Center, San Diego, Ca. Sport: Track and Field. College: University of South Dakota (97'-02') Events: 100 and 200-meter dashes. Personal Best:...
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Sprinting

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By: Tom Green About The Author Name: Tom Green. Residence: U.S. Olympic Training Center, San Diego, Ca. Sport: Track and Field. College: University of South Dakota (97'-02') Events:...
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Competing for Bodybuilding

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By: Anita Ramsey Do you compete? Have you considered competing? Ok, so, you've been training and lifting in the gym for months. Why are you keeping it under wraps? Shy? Or are you afraid? Your friends...
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Deadlift Training

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“One must train the deadlift in a multiyear plan. An 8 or 12 week cycle won’t work. For example, it may take 6 months to raise your hamstrings up to acceptable levels.” Deadlift...
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Training the Bench Press

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This is a good bench pressing program for someone who would like to add a lot of strength to their overall press. The training program explained...
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Learning to Squat: A Clinical Approach

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by: Peter Daniel Catina, PH.D How many times have you heard a coach at the contest screaming a long list of instructions to their lifter immediately prior to the execution of the squat? Guess what? It...
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Power Lifting

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  A Good Nine-Week Power Lifting Program This is an old program I wrote some time ago for many of my clients who were just getting into this type of training. This program does not use chains or...
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Power Lifting

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Powerlifting is a sport that involves three lifts: squat, bench, and deadlift. The winner in each weight class is the athlete with the highest total for the three lifts. Over the last 25 years, I've...
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Body Building

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Bodybuilding is 24/7, period. It's a sport where athletes must utilize cardio and strength training,  bulking and cutting. Diet is much more important in bodybuilding than powerlifting....
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Amino Acids 101

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1.   What is it and where does it come from? Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Bodybuilding.com’s Amino Acids supplement is an effective and useful blend of essential...
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Caffeine Relieves Pain after Muscle Injury

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By Maureen Williams, ND Healthnotes Newswire (February 15, 2007)—If you don’t drink caffeinated beverages every day, it might do you good to have some the day after an overly vigorous...
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Vitamin E: What You Need to Know

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Vitamin E: What is it? Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in eight different forms. Each form has its own biological activity, which is the measure of potency or functional use in the body...
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Vitamin D: What You Need to Know

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Vitamin D Vitamin D, calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin. It is found in food, but also can be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. Vitamin D exists in several forms,...
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Vitamin B12: What You Need to Know

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What is vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells [1-4]. It is also needed to help make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 is also called...
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Vitamin B6: What You Need to Know

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Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that was first isolated in the 1930s. There are three traditionally considerd forms of vitamin B6: pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxine (PN), pyridoxamine (PM). The phosphate...
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Vitamin A

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Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin A and Carotenoids    ...
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Zinc

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Zinc Zinc: What is it? Zinc is an essential mineral that is found in almost every cell. It stimulates the activity of approximately 100 enzymes, which are substances that promote biochemical reactions...
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Selenium

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  Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Selenium    ...
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Magnesium

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  Magnesium    Office of...
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Iron

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 Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Iron    Office of...
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Folate

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 Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Folate    Office...
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Chromium

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  Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Chromium    ...
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Calcium

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Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Calcium    Office of Dietary...
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Cardio Equipment

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There are many machines specifically designed for cardiovascular work. These machines usually mimic a non-machine activity such as running (the treadmill) or skiing (the Nordic Trak ski machine). Each...
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Cardiovascular Activities

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The following is a short list of the most common forms of cardiovascular exercise, with the advantages and disadvantages of each one. This is by no means a definitive list. If you do something that’s...
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Cardiovascular Types

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This article is the second part of the cardiovascular training guide. It deals with the various types of cardiovascular training and gives good information about them. There are a number of types of...
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Cardiovascular Fitness Training

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This is the first part of learning about cardiovascular fitness and it explains what you need to know about it. There is quite a bit of information here especially for the novice that's new to fitness. What...
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Cool-Down Stretches

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Here is a comprehensive list of cool-down stretches, with pictures! As with the warm-up stretches, the cool-down is another important part of anyone's training routine. ...
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Warm-Up Stretching

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document.write(''); Here is a comprehensive list of warm-up stretches including pictures! A proper warm-up...
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Advanced Training Techniques

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This is another good article explaining some of the more advanced techniques that are used today. Good information for keeping your training fresh and allowing your body the ability to keep getting...
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Effective Exercises

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I found an interesting article on how effective various exercises can be. Interesting stuff. It gives you an idea of which exercises are the most efficient for overall muscle stimulation. Check it...
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Steroids

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Overview Anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s primarily to treat hypogonadism, a condition in which the testes do not produce sufficient testosterone for normal growth, development,...
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Ankle Rehabilitation Exercises

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Wait for clearance from your physician before performing any of these exercises. Moving a broken ankle before healing has taken place may delay ...
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Rib Injury

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What is a rib injury? The 12 ribs on each side of your chest may be bruised, strained, broken, or separated. All of the ribs are attached to the...
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Common Shoulder Injuries

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Shoulder injuries in athletics, especially throwing sports, is a relatively common phenomenon. Assessment and evaluation of shoulder problems requires a systematic approach that should be both comprehensive...
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TIS THE SEASON FOR GROWTH

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The holidays are a time of celebration and cheer…a time filled with family gatherings, good times and mighty feasts. Lots of feasts. Over the next few weeks and months, you might be eating a...
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Periodization Nuts and Bolts

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by Jack Reape There's an old saying that goes, "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, but tell him about periodization, and confuse him for the rest of his life." Periodization has...
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Book Review

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Jose Canseco's book "Juiced. Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball got Big", was released just before the steroid storm hit Major League Baseball. The book itself it an...
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Creatine: The Bodybuilder's Choice

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  Creatine is one of the few supplements that has been tested in the fitness world that has actually produced results. Usually a supplement is offered to the fitness community on hype alone and...
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Fitness" 101"

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