What types of people go to the gym? ... Then straight in front of me I saw a group of people who were doing leg curls, and hyperextensions. ... They don't go to get huge monstrous muscles, or socialize; they go to get a good work-out. ... The bodybuilders go to the gym so they can look like "The Hulk", the prissy girls go to the gym to socialize and try to find a date for Saturday night, and the athletes go to get a good work-out and get in shape. The next time you go to the gym, look around and you"ll agree that there are basically three types of people that go to the gym....

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For each physical attribute that I listed above there is an important fitness component tthat goes along with it. ... During my overload program I'am going to try doing 45-60 minutes of continous running and as the weeks go by I will raise the time by 5 minutes. ... When using flexibility components your only going to want to try to do it for about 10-20 minutes every workout day. ... Well for the cardio respiratory component i'am going to modify it by changing the lengths of my runs to 5 minutes more each week throughout the 6 week program. ... Muscular strength workout weeks ...

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The gym is where I go to not only train but to find freedom within a free life. ... I feel myself getting more energized, then I stop and go start my workout. I go immediately to the squat rack as I already knew way before that today was legs day, or welcome to hell day. This is the day most people dread, the day most people give up and quit because they can't push pass the pain and torture of working out the legs. ... Now there are just two reps to go, I bust out the first one like it was a bomb that just exploded throughout my body. ...

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When a volleyball player goes to make a hit or a block, there are fierce accelerating and decelerating forces that the patellar tendon goes through. ... The peroneal nerve goes through L4 and there is a limited vascular supply (Hoppenfeld, 1997, p.51). ...

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Huey begins her therapy with a deep water warm up that avoids the impact of the body having to hold itself up (standing), this is her general warm-up that is done slowly and easily, the arms, legs, head, neck, back, and shoulders are all stretched accordingly. ... This aspect of her workout is the best in developing aerobic work for Fibromyalgia patients as they go through low to medium intervals. ... The bicycle kick, straight leg deep kick and slap kick are all incorporated into the routine. ... One common exercise that is performed in patients who are physically able to do so are waterpo...

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Flexibility is especially important in the hamstring muscles as these are the main muscles in the leg which can easily be injured if they are not warmed up and stretched before playing. ... The strikers would need a lot of strength in their legs so that they can strike the ball with plenty of power. Defenders would also need to have strong legs so that they can clear the ball out of the danger area. ... The goalkeeper also needs to have fast reactions so that they can react as soon as they see the ball and hopefully save it from going in the back of the net. ... Softball players also need ...

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Go to any gym and beginners will be lifting improper amounts of weight using the worst technique imaginable. ... Ectomorph - Short upper body, Long arms and legs, very small amounts of fat, narrowness in chest & shoulders, and generally very flat thin muscles. ...

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French curl Triceps 15, 20, 25, 30 Leg curl Hamstrings 35, 45, 55, 45 Leg press Quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings 100, 110, 120, 130 Back extension Erector spinae Extend out arms to make harder Done slowly High lat pull down Lattisimus dorsi, biceps 130, 140, 150, 160 Pull down to back of neck Two arm curl Biceps, brachialis 50, 60, 70, 50 Free weights on a bar Military press Deltoids, trapezius, triceps 80, 90, 100, 110 More prone to back injuries Lateral rise Deltoids 15, 20, 25, 30 Free weights Sit ups Rectus abdominus Hold longer on last two sets Slowly feel the bu...

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Being physically active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals who participate in moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity can reduce their risk for disease and premature death (USDHHS, 1996). Physical activity has been shown to have the following health benefits: Reduces the risk of dying prematurely. Reduces the risk of heart disease. Reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. ...

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Based on Mosby's Medical Dictionary, Spastic Cerebral Palsy is broken up into 5 categories: 1. diplegia which affects only one side of the body, 2. hemiplegia which affects the arms or the legs, and 3. quadriplegia which affects all the limbs 4. monoplegia which affects one single limb 5. triplegia which affects three limbs (Anderson, Kenneth, et al 8) This type of CP resulted due to the damage located within the motor cortex which controls voluntary movements. ... Individuals with this type of cerebral palsy clearly have "floppy" muscles and cannot control their head; in ad...

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Based on Mosby's Medical Dictionary, Spastic Cerebral Palsy is broken up into 5 categories: 1. diplegia which affects only one side of the body, 2. hemiplegia which affects the arms or the legs, and 3. quadriplegia which affects all the limbs 4. monoplegia which affects one single limb 5. triplegia which affects three limbs (Anderson, Kenneth, et al 8) This type of CP resulted due to the damage located within the motor cortex which controls voluntary movements. ... Individuals with this type of cerebral palsy clearly have "floppy " muscles and cannot control their head; in addition, t...

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Another third might experience weakness in the legs and may trip because of a mild foot drop. ... As muscles deteriorate, patience may experience stiffness or occasional jerking of the arms or legs resulting from muscle tenseness. ... For instance, even though one person's family has never (going all the way back) had ALS does not mean that they cannot be diagnosed with it. ...

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You can get in Shape! When people try to excercise, they often do not attain set hoals. This frustrates individuals who attempt to become physically fit. People try, and try though they never do get to that attainable height of athletecism. Individuals can accomplish their fitness goals. It take...

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A person should regularly do bends, twists, and extensions of the arms and legs slowly and rhythmically with a smooth firm motion. ... A fifteen to thirty minute shape up routine is also very important, for example, abdominal exercises knee tucks, and leg raises. ... This is when the legs become weak very quickly causing the victim to fall to the ground resulting in a loss of consciousness, this relates to a fall in blood pressure or constriction of the brains blood supply. ...

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Today I am going to inform you about the muscular disease Cerebral Palsy, also commonly referred to as CP. ... I am going to inform you of the diagnosis, treatment, types and effects of CP on a child that I have compiled through extensive research and personal experience. ... Some of the "common symptoms include lethargy, irritability, high-pitched cry, trembling of the arms and legs, low muscle tone, poor feeding abilities, seizures, staring spells, and eye fluttering" (About-Cerebral-Palsy 3). ... Zach will be a successful child in the eyes of his family when he learns how to speak, pick u...

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The typical muscles affected in this category are the arms and legs. ... Patients may need to join a support group that will help them understand the disease and talk with others going through the same situations. ... Research is continuously going on which show promising results in slowing ALS progression. ...

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Power training helps you progress enhanced physique mechanics, it has profits that go past the appearance of nice muscles. ... Kind of like you being on a leg machine. ... But you know like legs breaking and other gruesome injuries, you could lose your life or get paralyze. ...

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He goes on with "Strength in athletics must be studied just as one would study technique, speed and desire. ... Ankle injuries occur when there is too much twisting at the bony junction between the leg and the foot and most often when body weight is placed on the ground, such as when stepping on an uneven surface or a misplaced object. ... In contrast, 10 percent of ankle injuries are known as high ankle sprains, involving the bones of the leg just above the foot, while only 5 percent occur by eversion, or turning out of the ankle. ... It goes to show that weight lifting can be an athlete&#...

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