Yoga

If you have never been to a yoga or pilates class I would recommend going to both. Don't just go once and decide you don't like it, make sure you try them both at least twice. I say this because you need to try them both out with different teachers/instructors. My first time to pilates I loved it and then i went back and it was a different teacher and it wasn't very good. So make sure you try out different styles. Yoga can change your life in more ways than just physically. One great thing I learned from yoga is how inflexible I really am. I had no idea that the muscles in my right leg were so much tighter than the ones in my left. And, after analyzing every movement possible, I have come to the conclusion that the tightness of the muscles in my right leg are a huge reason for the problems in my right knee. I might be able to save myself a lot of money from not having knee surgery if I continue to stretch my right leg muscles more. So, you could say that going to yoga class saved me from knee surgery. I might just go get some yoga pants and continue doing yoga.

Better Biceps

I see a common mistake from almost everyone at the gym when they train their biceps. They are not keeping the force of the weight and gravity on the bicep throughout the whole range of motion. Most people when curling a weight let their elbows move away from their body at the top of the motion.



Every weight training guru/magazine will tell you that your elbow should be at your side throughout the whole range of motion. While this is better than having your elbow come forward it still doesn't work the bicep the best way possible.

So, in order to keep your bicep under constant stress you want to lean forward slightly when doing curls. Always keep your elbow directly below your shoulder throughout the whole movement.










You will notice that you will have to use a lighter weight when training biceps like this because your biceps are getting a better workout and will fatigue quicker. Notice that in the ending position gravity is still working against you which never allows the bicep to rest. In a normal curl the bicep gets to rest at the ending position because your bones are taking all the force allowing the muscles to relax.


Stay tuned for shoulder workout

Some foods to stay away from

I was just reading on Yahoo's home page and there was a link for some of the worst foods you can buy. I thought it was interesting so im going to put some of them here.

Worst Candy Bar = Twix!
There are 11 grams of SATURATED fat!!!! That's horrible! I wouldn't recommend eating 11 grams of saturated fat all day. That's as much saturated fat as 11 strips of bacon. So don't use Twix as a stocking stuffer.

Worst Cereal = Quaker 100% Natural Granola, Oats, Honey & Raisins
This cereal has 420 calories and 30 grams of sugar.... not good for you.

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