I Can’t Do Pull-Ups Or Chin-Ups, What Alternative Exercises Should I Do Instead?

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One common thing you might notice among the workout routines I’ve designed (and really the vast majority of the intelligent workout routines designed by any other sane human) is that they almost always contain some form of vertical pulling exercise. And, more often than not, the vertical pulling exercise of choice is either pull-ups or…

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Negative Calorie Foods: The Ultimate List

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QUESTION: I recently came across the concept of negative calorie foods (a food that supposedly burns more calories during digestion than the food itself actually contains… like celery and certain other fruits and vegetables) and wanted to know a few things. First, is this a real thing? Second, assuming it is, do I need to…

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Am I Not Eating Enough Calories To Lose Weight, Or Am I Eating Too Much?

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You’d be surprised at how often people (typically women) ask me if they’re eating enough. They’ll run down the details of their current physical state, their current diet, their current workout, their current goals, and – last but not least – their current lack of progress in reaching those goals. So it’ll go a little…

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How To Increase Testosterone Naturally (Foods, Supplements and More)

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Okay, it’s time to talk about testosterone. Testosterone is typically known as the “male hormone” even though both men and women produce it. Men just happen to produce so much more of it than women that we just decided to refer to it as the male hormone. How… sexist? Anyway… There’s a whole lot of…

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The Best List Of Superfoods

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Ever see one of those extremely useful lists of superfoods? Of course you have! A new one pops up somewhere every 5 minutes, so it’s pretty hard to avoid. But if you somehow haven’t seen this before, let me fill you in on what you’ve been missing. What Are Superfoods? Superfoods are foods that are considered to…

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Is Eating Too Much Protein Bad For You? (What The Studies Really Show)

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QUESTION: I’ve always seen people (including you) recommend that people trying to lose fat or build muscle should eat a high protein diet, with the exact recommendation most often being 1 gram per pound of body weight. Sometimes a little lower, sometimes a little higher. However, I recently read that an intake this high could be dangerous…

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Weight Lifting Injuries: What To Do When You Think You’re Injured

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Let me guess… something hurts? Maybe your shoulder? Or your elbow? Or your knee? Or your lower back? Or your forearm? Or your hip? Or your hamstring, quad, chest, back, biceps, triceps, neck, ankle or some other commonly-injured part of your body? Maybe the pain you’re feeling is a muscle… or a joint… or a…

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How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs & Lose Chest Fat: The Best Exercises For Moobs

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QUESTION: I’ve successfully been using your workout and diet recommendations over the last year and have now reached a point where my body is finally starting to look good enough for me to show off. There’s only one thing stopping me… man boobs (aka moobs). It’s weird. Even though I’ve built a noticeable amount of muscle…

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