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“Good form” when performing exercises is key to optimal performance and injury free training.  So it is important that you make this your primary focus when you go to the gym.  All the improvement in the world doesn’t mean anything unless it is done with proper form. To illustrate: It will take you approximately 100 repetitions to learn an exercise, however it will take a 1000 reps to correct an exercise performed with incorrect technique.

“Good from” can be defined as:
Performing an exercise pain free while maintaining optimal body-alignment and range of motion 

Here are a few pointers when you perform an exercise:

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One of the biggest misconceptions for the average Joe Blow is that doing copious amounts of cardio is the best way to lose that winter or lifetime belly.....

I will go over 4 ways of how to lose weight, and let you decide which one is the best.

First we have the cardio approach. Ok, this is a great way of strengthening your heart and also losing weight, but the cons are that you will lose muscle too, which will slow down your metabolism (the amount of calories you can burn in a day) and can actually worsen posture if you run with poor form.

Second we have diet. Diet is a great way to lose weight but the only drawback is that you don’t increase your metabolism and if you revert to poor eating habits your metabolism would not have increased and you will stack back on any weight you had lost.

Third is the weight program. Weights are a great way of increasing your metabolic rate (metabolism) and correcting posture, drawback is that you don’t get the sustained cardio fitness if you were doing just cardio alone.

The best way to lose weight is to get a knowledgeable personal trainer who can provide you with a balance of all three aspects above. Too much cardio has a tendency to burn muscle, doing weights increases muscle mass which in turn increases metabolism, plus you can alter your posture by training the particular muscles that will counter your muscular imbalance.(posture usually is an imbalance or a muscular tightness issue).
You have to get on top of your diet, if you can’t control what you eat, you might not be able be able to lose weight. Finally you have to want to lose weight or old habits will not set you free.
If you are one of the 1% of people who thinks they can adhere to this advice you will have success, however you will have to know how to correct posture via weight exercises and stretching, if you are not I advise you to get a personal trainer that you can trust.

Brady Thornton

Articles - Training

The core is the first unit to contract with every movement you do. It is basically the entire torso and it provides much needed support during daily life. It will help you correct your posture, prevent injuries and create power. This important unit however does not always work as it should be.
That is why I have decided to start a new series of articles to explain the core, how it work and how to train it.

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We probably all know that obesity is a growing problem in our society and this is the reason why fat burning programs, diets and equipment are now more popular than ever. It is almost impossible to open a magazine or turn on the tv and not get bombarded with new miracle cures to get rid of that extra fat in little to no time. So with all those fantastic easy to do solutions around you expect that people must be losing weight by the bundle. But do they?

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