Daily Archives: December 30, 2013

Bro, Do You Even Lift?

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We are slaves to cardio machines at the gym, when the weights are where we really should spend more time to get the biggest bang for our exercise buck. I’m just as guilty of this as anyone else–here’s my evening’s cardio. Not too terrible, but could be better.

In any attempt to lose weight and get healthy, exercise is a must. I know, biggest understatement of the year.  I don’t claim to be a fitness expert but I do know that to be fit, one must reduce body fat percentage, increase lean muscle mass, increase stroke volume, and increase VO2 max.  These are things the average bear doesn’t think about–hooray for having a biology background!

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