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5 CrossFit Workouts You Can Do With Only Dumbbells
Spenser Mestel at Muscle & Fitness published a great article looking at CrossFit workouts you can do using only dumbbells. The assumption is that most CrossFit workouts and WODs are heavy in barbells, rowing machines and the like while dumbbells are consider more… “vintage.”
With these five workouts you can better integrate a set of dumbbells into CrossFit style workouts and reap the benefits. Mestel lays out a number of workouts including “Death by Lung Failure”, “The Snatch-Squat Pyramid” and “A Day at the Beach”
Read the full article at http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/workout-routines/5-crossfit-workouts-you-can-do-only-dumbbells
An Expert Explains Why You’re Probably Using the Wrong Weights
Are you using the wrong weights for your workout? POP SUGAR’s Isadora Baum looks at ways to find out if you’re using incorrect weight in your workouts.
“You could be negating all the positive effects from your workout, and you might even find yourself sidelined for a while if you end up hurting yourself.”
Read the full article at https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Do-I-Know-Im-Using-Right-Weights-44164717
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Add Power & Size To Your Shoulders
Heather Neff, CPT wrote a great guide for building bigger, stronger shoulders last week over at Iron Man Magazine.
Neff went through exercises like bench press, standing military barbell press, bent-over row and more but shows you the best way to integrate those movements into a full workout routine.
Read the full article at http://www.ironmanmagazine.com/add-power-and-size-to-your-shoulders/
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Five Ways to Increase Your Gains By Stretching
By stretching, are you sure? It’s true! Men’s Fitness has a great guide on how you can build and develop muscle through basic stretching.
Read the full article at http://www.mensfitness.com/training/pro-tips/5-ways-increase-your-muscular-gains-stretching
Best Fitness BINVER10 Inversion Table
Body-Solid Product of the Day (BFINVER10)
Today’s Body-Solid product is the day is the Best Fitness BFINVER10 Inversion Table.
The Best Fitness BFINVER10 Inversion Table is designed to relieve stress, reduce back pain, increase flexibility and improve your posture by suspending your body’s weight in a comfortable, controllable motion.
A strong, stable base supports a comfortably padded nylon backboard. The BFINVER10 features a spring-loaded safety strap to ensure stability during inversion. A graduated scale on the extension bar allows simple, fast adjustments to accommodate users up to 6 ft, 6 inches tall. For additional comfort, adjustable ankle cuffs provide a custom fit that cannot be achieved with foam rollers common to many inversion tables. Best of all, you can simply pull two pins on the BFINVER10 to collapse and fold it away into any closet.
The Best Fitness BFINVER10 Inversion Table is designed to take advantage of the downward force of gravity to relieve pressure in your back. In one smooth, fluid move, you can safely go from an upright position to completely inverted. Just adjust the unit to accommodate your height and strap the ankle cuffs to secure a safe, comfortable fit. Then, lean back and enjoy the many benefits of inversion therapy, including less back and neck pain, fewer headaches, better posture, improved blood flow and less stress.
Learn more about the BFINVER10 at https://www.bodysolid.com/home/bfinver10/best_fitness_inversion_table
