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531 Power and Strength
This program is largely based on the tried and true Wendler 5/3/1, designed for elite power lifters. I have modified it a bit for (1) simplicity (2) cardiovascular performance and (3) to add more structured full-body “auxiliary” exercises.
Strength gains are made by intentionally lifting below your 1 rep max. It is key that you know you REAL 1RM (1 rep max) because if you have inflated your numbers - which nearly everyone does - then you may risk burnout.
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Alternatives to Google News Reader
I love to read nearly as much as I love to breathe. There are days where I’ll stay up to the early hours of the morning enduring the dreadful thought of complete exhaustion the next day just to finish extracting that ever-so-useful bit of valuable information found on the pages of my current book.
In addition to my obsession with reading books, I have many blogs that I faithfully follow and read everything they produce.
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Complete Athlete
The complete athlete is a 7 day program for intermediate-advanced athletes that works on hypertrophy, strength, explosive power, agility, cardio, endurance, and flexibility. No weaknesses is the theme of this program.
For strength days, push yourself to lift heavier and heavier so long as you can complete your reps.
Power and agility days are all about velocity and explosiveness. Power is a measure of strength+speed. If you are moving slowly then you are doing it wrong.
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Cut and Strong
This program is inspired by the tried and true Wendler 5/3/1, designed to increase strength for power lifters.
For intermediate to advanced lifters, the chances of building muscle mass while cutting pretty slim - though studies have shown not impossible. Given this fact, the chief concern of this training program is to preserve as much strength and mass as possible during calorie deficiency. To that end we are utilizing the Wendler approach to keep heavy lifts front and center.
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Four keys to building a successful web application
Many web applications come and go but few succeed in capturing the heart and loyalty of users long enough to build and sustain success. I tackle what I believe to the the 4 keys found in nearly all successful web applications.
Click here to read the full article on www.aereus.com
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Free Software Alternatives for Small Business & Startups
Software can get expensive! But if you are running a small business there are some tools you really can’t live without. This article discusses a few free alternatives to some common applications every business should have.
Free Software Options for Startups
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Front-To-Back Blast
Sets should be performed as supersets, 4x8
Monday Bench Press T-Bar Row Single Leg Press Rear-Delt Row (with external rotation) Preacher Curl Skull crusher Arnold Press Kick Back Tuesday Squat Face Pull Ez Bar Front raise Leg Curl Hammer Curl Cable Press Down (with bar) Bench Fly Chin-Up Wednesday Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press Dumbbell Step Up Incline Bench Press Pull-Up Dumbbell Drop Squat Cable Rear Delt Fly Incline Dumbell Curl Overhead Tricep Extension One Arm Thursday Deadlifts Lateral Raise - all the way up Face Away Bayesian Cable Curl Cable Overhead Extension Incline Dumbbell Press Leg Extensions Decline bench Press Single Arm Dumbbell row Friday Bent Over Row Smith Machine Hip Thrust Dumbell Curl Dips Upright Pull Goblet Squat Shrugs Incline Fly
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Greatness is Acquired and Genius Can Be Learned
Any worthwhile achievement is born out of constant struggle, intense focus, and unrelenting hard work. We often falsely suppose that success comes easily and naturally to some, but the truth is that there is no such thing as an easy path to the top.
Nietzche once wrote, “Don’t talk to me about giftedness or inborn talents; one could name all kinds of great people who were not very gifted. They acquired greatness, they became geniuses and they did so by overcoming difficulties.
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Guidelines for Writing Website Content
If you write content for a website or a blog you should take a look at this article which discusses some guidelines for different page types.
Different Content Rules for Different Page Types
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High Frequency Mass
This is a mass program that employs a number of advanced training techniques in a high-frequency split. What that means is that pretty much every day is a full body day because our goal is to hit each muscle group almost daily with lower intensity so we can build volume over the full week. This approach has been shown to be particularly effective for advanced natural athletes because it maximizes exposure of each muscle group to stress throughout the week without inducing performance-killing over-training.
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