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How Strong Are You?

April 3, 2010

Sometimes a person that engages in resistance training is curious about how much he/she can perform in a 1-repitition maximum (1-RM) lift.  However, it may be impractical and/or potentially dangerous for the person to do this.  Well, if you’re curious,  here are a couple of formulas that can help you out (NOTE: these formulas are in KILOGRAMS, not pounds). The first formula is for the untrained person. 1-RM (kg) = (...)

Your Physical Fitness Genie

April 2, 2010

You can control what your body does — that is, you can lose fat, you can gain muscle, or you can maintain your present physique — all at your whim.  Your physical fitness wish is your command.  Your body can be your fitness genie. All you have to do is chose which you want to do (lose fat, gain muscle, or maintain), then adjust you daily caloric intake to meet (...)