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Heart Rate Interval Training: Get a Stronger Heart and Leaner Body

Exercise recovery heart rate is one of the biggest predictors of cardiovascular health. Using heart rate interval training can help you get lean and live longer.

It’s not any big revelation that the heart is the most vital organ in our body. This is true in both a literal sense and a figurative sense. It’s also true that the best way to develop the strength of your heart (also both literally and figuratively) is to use it. We cannot protect our heart from being uncomfortable and, in fact, doing so is what causes our heart to weaken.

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Inspire Me: How to Be a Great Coach

As a coach, you likely have a multitude of plaques on your walls displaying a variety of certifications - but those do not make you a great coach. To be a great coach you must inspire me.

The following is a guest post by Erica Saint Clair of journalMENU:

As a coach, you likely have a multitude of plaques on your walls displaying a variety of certifications - but thin, slightly wrinkled, pieces of paper behind plastic stuck up on a wall do not make you a great coach.

They certainly make you marketable, and bring clients in the door.

Get Over It! How to Do 3 Beginner Parkour Vaults

Whether you just want to be faster in your next obstacle race or are more serious about practicing parkour, there are a few basic vaults that must be in your skill set.

You’re on a run through the city or a local park and you come upon a low obstacle in your path. Maybe it’s a waist-high wall, a railing, or a large log, and you realize that it’s too high to safely hurdle. What do you do? Rather than stop your forward momentum and climb over it, your best option is to perform a simple vault and continue moving.

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10 Rules of the Lifting Platform That Apply to Everyone

Whether you’re an Olympic lifter, a CrossFitter, or any other type of athlete training the Olympic lifts, there are some important rules you need to obey when stepping on the platform.

The following is a guest post by Katie Chasey of RXBound:

Whether you’re an Olympic lifter, a CrossFitter, or any other type of athlete training the Olympic lifts, there are some important rules you need to obey when stepping on the platform:

Rule #1: Never touch the bar with your foot. Ever.

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Bodyweight Workout: Cycle 5, Week 3, Day 1

This cycle of bodyweight workouts will focus on developing balance and strength with the use of one-limbed movements.

These workouts are designed by Breaking Muscle founder Mindith Rahmat. Mindith is an RYT 500 Certified Yoga Therapist, certified CrossFit coach, and long time fitness enthusiast with extensive experience in Russian kettlebells and bodyweight exercise.

Cycle 5 of the bodyweight workouts will focus on developing balance and strength with the use of one limbed movements. The workouts are posted on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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Lift Like a Girl - Build the Body You Want and Be More Awesome

“Um, why would I want to lift like a girl?” he asked with a smirk while pointing at my T-shirt that had “Lift Like a Girl” on the front. “Because I’m stronger than you,” I happily responded.

The following is a guest post from featured coach Nia Shanks of Lift Like a Girl:

“Um, why would I want to lift like a girl?” he asked with a smirk while pointing at my T-shirt that had “Lift Like a Girl” written across the front.

“Because I’m stronger than you,” I happily responded as I tossed more weight on the bar.

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Women’s Workout: Cycle 14, Week 9, Day 1

This is an intermediate program for those who wish to complete a 10K at the end of the cycle with a time between 44-52 minutes.

These workouts are designed by Breaking Muscle founder Mindith Rahmat. Mindith is an RYT 500 Certified Yoga Therapist, certified CrossFit coach, and long time fitness enthusiast with extensive experience in Russian kettlebells and bodyweight exercise.

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Mature Athlete: Cycle 4, Week 11, Day 1

Cycle Four of the Mature Athlete training incorporates a new training plan. The primary goal is to improve your performance in your sport or activity.

Cycle Four of the mature athlete training incorporates a new training plan. There’s more emphasis on your favorite sport or activity, coupled with physical training to augment it. To accomplish this, four 3-week segments make up the 12-week cycle. Here’s what the second half of the cycle looks like:

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Frogman Workouts: Cycle 3, Week 4, Day 1

The third cycle of Frogman workouts will build strength and conditioning while also improving your swim technique.

These workouts are designed by All-American swimmer and world record holder Hannah Caldas. She swims 4,000 meters per day, 2 hours per day, 6 days a week. Hannah has designed these workouts to increase your overall strength and conditioning while also improving your swim technique and speed in the water.

Cycle 3, Week 4, Day 1

5 Rounds:

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Sport Specific: Rugby - Week 11, Day 1

This is a 12-week program designed for rugby players. The goal of this program is to increase the athlete’s overall strength and explosive power.

This is a 12-week sport specific program designed for rugby union players. The goal of this program is to increase the athlete’s overall strength while also enabling them to make progress in some explosive power work, which can be found at the start of each session.

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