The reasons for avoiding alcoholic drinks during weight-lifting are obvious. Alcohol can impair your coordination and interfere with your muscle gains. What you may not know, however, is that drinking alcohol right after lifting weights can be just as damaging to your efforts.
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A loose chain will ruin your ride at best and pose a safety issue at worst. If your bike chain keeps loosening up, you need to find the cause of the problem and address it before riding again. The cause may differ from bike to bike because the mechanics vary.
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One of the benefits of exercise is that over time, your blood pressure may become lower. However, having your blood pressure drop and your heart rate go up during an exercise session is a sign of a problem. Numerous issues, including nutritional deficiencies and health conditions, may cause this situation.
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You are required to display your race number at all times during a triathlon. Failing to properly display your race number can cost you a variable time penalty. This penalty can add two to 18 minutes to your time, depending on the length of your race and the number of offenses. Penalty times are cumulative.
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One of the most common causes of hip pain when running is iliotibial band, or IT band, syndrome. The IT band consists of a tough group of fibers that run from your hip to below your knee. Overpronation raises your risk for this syndrome. This occurs when your feet roll in too far after striking the ground as you run.
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If your knee clicks as you run, you may have one of several conditions. These include iliotibial band syndrome, a meniscal injury or plica syndrome. Syndromes that lead to knee clicking often are often relatively easy to treat, though you may need to quit or scale back your running during the process.
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When it comes to a pound of muscle versus a pound of body fat, gym myths abound. Muscle is more metabolically active than fat, meaning it burns more calories when you are at rest, but the level of this activity often is overstated. Another common statement, that 1 lb. muscle weighs more than 1 lb.
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A duathlon is a run-bike-run event that offers a good way to join the multisport movement. These typically range in distance from a 2-mile run, a 10-mile bike and a 2-mile run to a 6.3-mile run, a 37.3-mile bike and a 6.3-mile run.
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People who are seeking “big guns” want to make sure to train the brachialis muscles. When properly developed, the brachialis muscles help the biceps appear bigger, especially the lower portion of the biceps.
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The serve is vital in the game of volleyball. The server hits the ball over the net to the opponent, and the rally goes until the ball is not returned properly, grounded on the court or goes “out,” advises the Federation Internationale De Volleyball.
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The Amateur Softball Association -- ASA -- sets rules and regulations for softball. Also known as the Junior Olympic program, the ASA’s youth division is one of the country’s largest kids’ sports organizations. Governing men's and women's softball, ASA rules are modified to accommodate players’ ages.
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Beetroot juice is taken for many purposes, from aphrodisiac use to boosting exercise capacity to supporting liver and eye health. The supplement is rich in vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, potassium, bioflavonoids and beta-carotene.
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Lipoflavonoid is a dietary supplement that purports to help people with Meniere’s Syndrome and tinnitus. It's supposed to improve circulation in a person’s inner ear, according to New Jersey manufacturer DSE Healthcare Solutions. It contains bioflavonoids and several vitamins and minerals.
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Yogi DeTox tea is billed as a gentle aid that helps your body cleanse itself. Product information claims the tea aids your body’s two primary filtering organs—the kidneys and the liver. The manufacturer advises that the tea can be used for up to 30 days.
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Milk thistle and dandelion is a popular combination for people who seek to promote liver function. Dandelion root can also promote gallbladder function, stimulate your appetite and act as a digestive aid, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
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Seeds from the African plant Griffonia simplicifolia are used to create 5-hydroxytryptophan, marketed as a supplement to boost mood, reduce anxiety and hot flashes, combat obesity and improve sleep. Some people take it for attention deficit disorder, according to Drugs.com. Your body makes 5-HTP from tryptophan.
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Oolong tea is one variety of green tea, sometimes referred to as “half fermented” tea, because when it’s made fresh tea leaves are allowed to ferment halfway via the enzyme present in the leaves. Black tea is fully fermented, and green tea is unfermented.
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Your body needs magnesium to function properly, and a lack of this mineral can lead to muscle weakness, irregular heartbeat and irritability, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements.
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Starflower oil, also known as borage seed oil, is a good source of gamma-linolenic acid, or GLA. In fact, it has even more than the popular evening primrose oil.
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Pyrithione zinc is used in soap and shampoo to treat dandruff, as well as seborrhea, which is characterized by crusting, oily or scaling skin. The shampoo is called an antiseborrheic. That means it slows production of skin cells to reduce flakiness, according to Drugs.com.
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