Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery

Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.

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How to Lose Your Bat Wings

Getting toned arms and banishing bat wings requires cardio, strength training and a healthy calorie-controlled diet.

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How to Replace a Football Bladder

Football bladders are similar to an inner tube. When the air valve fails or the bladder is punctured, the best solution is replacement. Not all footballs have independent bladders, and you identify these by molded laces.

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Does Calcium Help Muscles Contract?

Calcium is one of the most common minerals in the human body, and 99 percent of the calcium in your body is stored in your bones and teeth, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements. Calcium serves several vital functions within your body.

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Does Caffeine Affect Muscle Growth?

Caffeine is one of the most popular stimulants in the world. A majority of people drink it in a beverage form, such as coffee, tea or energy drinks. Caffeine creates a state of mental alertness and readiness that may enhance your workout performance.

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How to Increase Your Chest at Home

You don't need a gym membership or even any weights to build your chest. You can build size and strength at home with a push-up-only workout.

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Ulnar Osteotomy Rehabilitation Protocols

An ulnar osteotomy, a medical procedure that shortens, lengthens or realigns the ulna bone in your forearm, can be undertaken because of a fracture, arthritis, or general wear-and-tear on the cartilage and tissues in your wrist or elbow joints.

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How to Swim While You Have a Cold & Cough

The common cold is often accompanied by symptoms such as a stuffed-up and runny nose, coughing, sneezing, watery eyes and difficulty breathing, particularly during exercise. Sufferers may also experience a low-grade fever, a sore throat or mild body aches.

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Inflamed Veins After Working Out

Blood vessels become more prominent during and after exercising as a result of normal physiological processes; swelling decreases after you're done working out. If swelling does not subside, you may have varicose veins, which can cause pain and ulcers. In contrast, blood vessels that "pop"

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What to Eat Before a Physical

Depending on the reason you are undergoing your physical exam, the instructions from your doctor about what to eat may vary. Follow your doctorโ€™s orders about what to eat before your health checkup.

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Do Zinc Supplements Help Build Muscle?

Zinc is a trace mineral that is common in many foods and plays many critical roles in your body. Zinc contributes to normal cell function and is helpful in the muscle growth process.

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What Weightlifting Exercise Burns the Most Fat?

Many factors contribute to the amount of fat burned during a weightlifting exercise. The intensity of the exercise is a significant factor determining the amount of energy used to perform the movement and whether or not the energy burned primarily comes from carbohydrate or fat stores.

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How to Store Cake Overnight

Proper storage is the final detail that goes into all the time and effort it takes to bake a cake. Most cakes are delicate, and without proper storage, they tend to dry out or even start to go stale overnight.

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How to Cook Salmon in a Fish Kettle

Specifically designed for poaching whole fish, a fish kettle is an oblong-lidded pan typically made from copper, aluminum or stainless steel. The average kettle is just over 20 inches long, requiring the use of two stovetop burners for even heating. You can poach salmon in stock, salted water or milk.

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A Chest Isolation Workout

Well-developed chest muscles can be commanding and attractive. In order to work the chest you need exercises that isolate those muscles.

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