Why are dips harder than push-ups?

Why are dips harder than push-ups?

Dips and push-ups are both bodyweight exercises that are often used to build upper body strength. However, many individuals find dips to be significantly harder than push-ups. Understanding why and determining which exercise is more productive is essential for your fitness journey.

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Daily Pull-Ups: Is it a Good Idea?

Daily Pull-Ups: Is it a Good Idea?

Pull-ups are a fantastic exercise for building upper body strength, but what would happen if you did them every day? In this blog post, we'll explore the potential consequences of daily pull-ups, how they can impact your health and performance, and whether it's a sustainable approach to your fitness journey.

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Will weightlifting have a negative affect your joints once you are over 50 years of age?

Will weightlifting have a negative affect your joints once you are over 50 years of age?

Strength, mobility, and fitness know no age limits. If you're over 50 and looking to increase lean muscle and strength while maintaining joint health, you're in the right place. Atlas Performance Training has crafted a 6-week program that prioritizes joint mobility and resistance training to empower you to become the hero of your fitness journey.

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Can you still Lift heavy weight if you’re overweight?

Can you still Lift heavy weight if you’re overweight?

Being overweight often comes with concerns about joint health, mobility, and the effectiveness of workouts. Many individuals are hesitant to incorporate heavy resistance training into their routine, fearing that it may not be suitable or safe for them.

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Starting at 40: Your Journey to a Remarkable Physique

Starting at 40: Your Journey to a Remarkable Physique

Is it too late to start working out at 40? Not at all! In fact, it's the perfect time to embark on your fitness journey. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a comprehensive 6-week plan of action that focuses on nutrition, complete strength training, and the top five exercises and meals to promote fat loss and lean muscle gain.

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Lean Muscle Hacks: Fast-Track to Fitness Success

Lean Muscle Hacks: Fast-Track to Fitness Success

Building lean muscle requires a balanced approach that includes both nutrition and strength training. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a 6-8 week nutrition and strength training program designed to help you build lean muscle effectively…..

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"Fitness Center 'Don'ts': Common Mistakes to Avoid"

"Fitness Center 'Don'ts': Common Mistakes to Avoid"

In today's fast-paced world, finding time for exercise can be challenging, especially for busy professionals and remote workers. However, with a well-structured workout plan that fits into your daily routine, achieving your fitness goals is entirely possible. In this blog post, we'll provide a workout schedule tailored for individuals with tight schedules, allowing you to work out 3-5 days a week for 35-45 minutes per session. We'll break down each training session, focusing on resistance training, and provide exercises for the upper body, lower body, and total body workouts.

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Are there specific foods or supplements that can enhance golfers' endurance on the course?

Are there specific foods or supplements that can enhance golfers' endurance on the course?

Endurance is a critical factor in golf, especially during long rounds or multiple consecutive days of play. If you're looking to enhance your endurance on the golf course, your diet can be a game-changer. In this blog post, we'll explore specific foods and supplements that can help golfers improve their endurance. Golfers may struggle with endurance, which can lead to fatigue and decreased performance, particularly during multi-day tournament

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Gaining Muscle and Getting Shredded: The Power of Nutrition

Gaining Muscle and Getting Shredded: The Power of Nutrition

Balancing muscle gain and fat loss can be a complex task. Many individuals struggle to understand how their nutrition habits can support their efforts in the gym. Our targeted member avatar seeks guidance on optimizing their diet for maximum results.

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Can you get six-pack abs from running versus walking?

Can you get six-pack abs from running versus walking?

The journey to achieving 6-pack abs often involves cardio training to shed that stubborn belly fat. Walking and running are two popular options, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. In this blog post, we'll present two 6-week cardio training programs, one for walking and one for running, to help you decide which path is right for you in your quest for 6-pack abs.

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Six-Pack Abs in 6 Weeks: Nourish Your Way to Success

Six-Pack Abs in 6 Weeks: Nourish Your Way to Success

It's time to turn that dream into reality. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a complete nutrition and exercise program that focuses on developing and maintaining those coveted six-pack abs. This program includes a 7-day nutrition plan, meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a grocery list, recommendations on alcohol consumption, and an 8-week strength and cardio exercise training program.

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 Navigating Weight Loss: Medication vs. Nutrition & Exercise

Navigating Weight Loss: Medication vs. Nutrition & Exercise

Today, we're shedding light on two pathways to shed body fat: the innovation of the weight loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic compared to harnessing the power of nutrition and exercise for long-term well-being.

Wegovy and Ozempic: A revolutionary approach to weight loss, the cutting-edge injectable medicine by Novo Nordisk, is tailored for adults with obesity (BMI 27+) aiming to embark on their weight loss journey. Building on the success of Ozempic, Wegovy offers a targeted solution backed by clinical evidence.

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How to Maintain Wellness and Self-Care Goals

How to Maintain Wellness and Self-Care Goals

8 step to help you create a plan of action to manage you Goals

With the hustle and bustles of our busy days, it's not always easy to take care of ourselves. But now, there are tons of wellness goals you can achieve with just 10 minutes per day, like eating healthier or getting more exercise throughout your weekdays……

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Maintaining Your Health at an Older Age

Maintaining Your Health at an Older Age

As you’ve grown older, you may have noticed that things don't feel the same as they used to. You might not have as much energy, and you might want to change things in your life that don’t benefit you anymore. Don't worry; there are several ways to reinvigorate your health and improve your mood….

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The New and Old Smarter Cardio Training of the 21st Century....

The New and Old Smarter Cardio Training of the 21st Century....

The goal of any training program should be to develop these energy systems and “train” them to produce the energy in an efficient manner during practice and competition so that energy is readily available to the muscles during physical activity. All three energy systems are interdependent of each other, but in most situations, one energy system or a combination of two of the three is required to make things happen. This goes into the concept of performance-specific training and how to create training programs that are designed specifically to produce improvements in muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness, and improvements in speed and power of the individual….

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Top 6 Health and Performance Nutrition Tips that can Improve your Recovery and Healing

Top 6 Health and Performance Nutrition Tips that can Improve your Recovery and Healing

These all help in the management of the inflammatory response that is triggered from heavy bouts of exercise and or competitive events. These foods also provide the vitamins and minerals needed to promote healing and repair

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The Butt and Gut Connection: The Top 5 Core Exercises

The Butt and Gut Connection: The Top 5 Core Exercises

What are the known and some not commonly known benefits of strong Core muscles?

When we see someone with a six-pack we automatically associate that with strength, and while improving the tone and the look of the muscles has its benefits, you can’t ignore that the function of the core muscles is to stabilize the center of the body during movement.

Some of the benefits of having strong core muscles are:…

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Nurturing Wellness | Habits for a Healthy Body and Mind

Nurturing Wellness | Habits for a Healthy Body and Mind

When it comes to practicing daily health habits, pretty much the easiest thing to turn into a routine is the basics. Of course, life is not always cooperative, but ask yourself how consistent you are with self-care. Do you shower daily? Are you staying hydrated throughout the day? How much walking do you do weekly? Being healthy doesn't have to take up a lot of time. Instead, look at what you can do to make adjustments to your lifestyle. Add fruit and veggies to your diet. Make a conscious effort to head to bed earlier. Switch off from tech in the evening. Reduce your caffeine intake. Avoid sitting for long periods. These may seem like small things, but they are not trivial to your well-being. Over time, they build up to have a meaningful impact on your health, from head to toe.

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Stay Ahead of the Game and Away from Pain

Stay Ahead of the Game and Away from Pain

Joint pain and discomfort are two of the main factors that prevent people from maintaining an active lifestyle. If you are a fairly healthy person you may take for granted the normal function of your joints and ignore the factors that will have a negative effect on your joints if you don’t apply some preventative measures to help you manage the pain and discomfort you may experience while exercising. The is no absolute way to eliminate pain from physical activity especially if you are out of shape due to an old injury, a sedentary career, or any other physical limitation.

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The Value of What You do

The Value of What You do

I could start this post with some generic google search definition of the word Value, but that would be cheap and plus I want to write about my definition of what I know "value" is and how I apply that definition to my business and my life. While I was journaling this evening I came up with two questions to come up with what my definition of what value is.

Question #1: What are my values?

Question #2: What do I value?

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