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How to Get Started Exercising When You Have Cancer By: David Haas of the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance After being diagnosed with cancer, such as mesothelioma, one of the last things that the patient should do is neglect his or her health. One area of health that the patient should continue to maintain is that of physical fitness. Exercise can help boost the patient's...

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How to FIX your Shoulder Tension for good (and not... Everyday tasks like driving, computer work, and sitting at a desk cause us to hunch over. For about 80% of us, this causes shoulder tension, specifically in the Upper Trapezius and neck muscles. This tension is worsened for those who store stress in their shoulders. (You know who you are). We all know how good it feels...

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Revisited & Revised: Top 5 Chest Exercises for Mass Re-wrote my popular post, Top 5 Chest Exercises for Mass. Give it a read, and keep your routine in check!

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3 Easy Steps to Relieve Shoulder Stress Shoulders (traps), neck, and the upper back muscles have a tendency for tension, especially for those who carry stress in their neck. For many, this may become painful, irritating, and could make it hard to sleep. Here's an old school method to massage out those kinks, knots, and aches: You'll need:   A...

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10 Tips to Increase Your Bench Press If you’re like anyone else, you’re either at a plateau, or just want to add some serious weight to your bench press: 1. Alternate the order of angled bench presses each chest workout Keep your chest "guessing," so it always feels challenged. 2. Try incorporating dumbbell presses into your workouts Dumbbells...

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10 Tips to Increase Your Bench Press

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If you’re like anyone else, you’re either at a plateau, or just want to add some serious weight to your bench press:

1. Alternate the order of angled bench presses each chest workout
Keep your chest “guessing,” so it always feels challenged.

2. Try incorporating dumbbell presses into your workouts
Dumbbells provide a larger range of motion and stretch your chest more during the negative repetition.

3. Maintain a 4-6 rep range for adding mass
4 to 6 is the perfect rep range for heavy weight.

4. Consider training chest twice a week
Put your chest to work.

5. Train your Rotator Cuffs
Rotator Cuffs are inside your shoulder, and are used in many exercises, including Bench Press. The stronger your Rotator Cuffs are, the more ready they will be for a heavier bench press load.

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Chest: Once or Twice a Week?

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One large decision that needs to be made is whether to workout chest once or twice per week. Chest is a large enough muscle to work it out twice a week, and it can be very beneficial if you’ve been trying to gain some size. The best and most efficient way to do this is to do a “Heavy” day in the beginning of the week and a “light” day near the end. I would recommend doing chest on Monday and Thursday, or Tuesday and Friday.
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