Why am I still fat?

Posted by Ray Burton | July 31, 2006 .

I’m sorry if I step on toes with this one, but in this politically correct world where the truth is hard to come by, it’s easy to get opinions that make you feel good about yourself. While I do want you to like who you are, I will not say what people want to [...]

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Training Differant Muscle Fiber Types

Posted by Ray Burton | July 28, 2006 .

Rep ranges are a funny thing. Lots of people talk about doing this many reps for this many sets but really have no idea why they are doing that particular number or the effect it will have on their bodies.
Generally, lower repetitions like 3-8 are most productive for creating absolute strength. Repetitions in the medium [...]

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Commando Training - Bear Crawl

Posted by Ray Burton | July 25, 2006 .

I’m going to throw in a few new things and maybe add some technolo…gy…or something like that to the mix. Since taking capoeira and getting more involved with core performance training, my workouts are changing. Thats cool, they always do or you get bored. But with this training are some exercises that are not the [...]

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Core Performance Workout

Posted by Ray Burton | July 24, 2006 .

The other day I went into work (Personal Training) and saw a book on the counter. The book was called core performance by Mark Verstegen. You can visit his site here:
http://www.coreperformance.com
I’ve been doing this workout game for a lot of years and hate to admit it, but have fallen into the bodybuilder trap. I used [...]

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Yoga Arm Workout Routine

Posted by Ray Burton | July 19, 2006 .

I was at work the other day and a co-worker of mine who
takes Yoga classes suddenly started pumping a 20 pound
dumbbell he had nestled in his cubicle.
Being that he does this rather frequently, I asked why and
his response was
“Oh, my yoga classes don’t do anything for my arms.”
I looked at [...]

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