Are Your Gym’s Supplements Killing Your Goals

This article is not meant to demean supplements in anyway. In fact there are numerous advantages to using such products to balance your nutrition and improve performance. Just like every food product, however, there are some to avoid and the more educated you are when making a purchase the better off you will [...]

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Training Tip #1: Avoid Pinched Fingers

Here is a helpful training tip when you are dealing with machines that require vertical plate loading. For those unsure what I am referring to, please see the picture of a seated-calf raise machine below:

Photo courtesy of Yukon Fitness
When stacking weights, stagger a heavier plate with a lighter plate. For example, if you [...]

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Future Formatting

Starting next week Strength Systems will take on the following format:
Monday – Training Tips (to start the week off right)
Tuesday – Practical Training and Nutrition Advice
Wednesday – Random Related Posts
Thursday – Nutrition/Recipes (to prepare your weekend grocery list)
New categories will be added as we continue to grow and add additional contributors. Thanks for reading.

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How to Choose the Right Personal Trainer

If you seek out the services of a personal trainer you will want to conduct a thorough search as you are not just hiring a temporary service provider, but entering into a relationship with someone who will help direct you toward a healthier lifestyle and hopefully a longer life. I remember reading in the [...]

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Making Your Diet Public

Last year LifeHack’s Kyle Pott tracked his 50 pound weight loss in his post, 10 Unconventional Diet Tips. Among his many suggestions is the following,
Make your diet public
Tell people you’re on a diet. There’s no reason to be ashamed to be on a diet. I found that trying to keep my diet a [...]

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Top 10 Gym Rules

People always want to know the secret, the magic pill, or the perfect workout & diet that are going to give them instant results. What almost everyone knows but doesn’t want to admit, there is no magic bullet. In lieu of a single answer, here are some helpful tips to help you maintain [...]

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Spray Butters and Food Labels

The topic of this article is the growing popularity of spray butter substitutes. There are several on the market, Parkay and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter being the two most popular.
 
For some time I have been looking for the nutrition information related to the calorie content of Parkay Fat Free Butter Spray to change. [...]

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Choosing the Right Gym – Part 2

Recently ABC News ran an article on common “dirty tricks” the health club industry employs.

A brand new Better Business Bureau analysis found that consumer complaints about gyms are up more than 90 percent in the last five years.
The BBB analysis found that 73 percent of customer complaints involved contract or billing disputes, including people who [...]

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Choosing the Right Gym – Part 1

It’s that time of year again, resolutions are abound and I have noticed the attendance level at the gym has picked up once again. This can be frustrating as machines are limited, but I know I just have to wait a few weeks until most people give up and wait another year. The [...]

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