Medicine-Exercise Interaction

During exercise, several complex biochemical reactions occur in our body, and we are incapable to alter the whole process to…

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It is important for blood pressure to increase during exercise – Part I

With these (2 part) short articles, I’m attempting to explain to you about the increase in blood pressure during exercise.…

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When people use the term “lean” body, what are they commonly referring to?

When people use the term “lean” body, they commonly refer to the superficial look of a thin individual. However, some…

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Healthy Aging: Use Muscle Protein Synthesis To Cease Muscle And Bone Loss

Here’s a photograph of a meal sent to me by my 61-year-old trainee/client. My nervous system had three spontaneous responses…

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Pain & Exercise: Rehabilitating Muscular Imbalances

Do not make the mistake of over-emphasizing the diagnosis and correction of minute muscular imbalances (MMI) for lifting efficiency or…

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Barbell Squats – The Treatment for Lower Back Pain

Here’s me (Macedonio) squatting 374 lbs (170 kilos) x 7 Repetitions WITHOUT A LIFTING BELT. This is not only an…

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Squat Technique: Setting Correct Joint Angles

Here’s a video of my trainee Neha squatting 110 lbs (50 kgs) x 5 Repetition Maximum with optimum technique. Neha didn’t…

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Women’s Health & Fitness: The Overweight Confusion

There are “overweight” women out there who have the same body fat percentage as that of normal weight or underweight…

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Children’s Health: Effects of Fitness Events/Activities on Physical Growth and Development – Part I

Time and again I have spoken about stopping “excessive” aerobic (cardiovascular) exertion because it will never benefit you from a health stand-point.…

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Women’s Health: Osteoporosis and the Optimal Resistance Training Method to Strengthen the Bones

There is always a pattern to our physiological functions. Nothing is random. Non-stop functions occur throughout our body during the…

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