Should You Roll Your Shoulders When You Shrug?

Posted by Ray Burton | December 23, 2008 .

When you do the shrug exercise you should not let the shoulders or the head move or roll forward. If you do let the head and shoulders roll or move forward, there is an excessive compression, torsion and sheer placed on the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joint. Over time, this can cause damage and painful degeneration. [...]

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Relief From Lower Side Back Pain

Posted by Ray Burton | December 19, 2008 .

It hurts…right down in your lower back and a little off to the side. You’re not quite sure if it was the burpees or maybe the deadlifts. Then again, it did hurt a little after racquetball.
Guess what? ME TOO! We all get tight down there if you don’t stretch it out.
The “Lower Side [...]

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Eating It Raw

Posted by Ray Burton | December 15, 2008 .

I’m going on a 30 day trial of organic-slashy-raw kind of guy and I am going to see how it effects my body, my performance and my spiritual development. Whenever I say eating raw from this point on, I actually mean a semi-raw with organic foods only. This of course with a touch of “take [...]

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Harbinger PolyPro Dip Chin Belt With Chain Review

Posted by Ray Burton | December 11, 2008 .

A dipping/chinning belt is a great piece of equipment to add to the “must have” list if you are setting up your own home gym. In my case, the Harbinger PolyPro Dip Chin Belt is what I am using in my personal training studio for working my chest and back exercises and it’s been holding [...]

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Organic Food Versus Chemicals and GMOs

Posted by Ray Burton | December 9, 2008 .

You’re going to notice a bit of a theme over the next little while as some big nutrition ideas are in the works here at buildingbodies.ca. Well, more on a personal level lately but I’m not going to say much about it until my next post so stay tuned.

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Starvation Diets For Weight Loss

Posted by Ray Burton | December 8, 2008 .

Here is a very typical email I get from someone trying to lose weight on a starvation diet. They think they are eating well but have no idea how close their bodies are to starving and that it’s actually the reason they can’t seem to lose any weight. Starvation Diets For Weight Loss

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