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Deadlifts (Jan 18, 2007 at 3:30 PM) - Q: Every time I do deadlifts my low back is sore the next day. Is this because my low back is weak or am I using too much weight or am I doing the exercise incorrectly?
Using your stability ball - basic tips (Jan 12, 2007 at 5:06 PM) - Your stability ball workouts will be more effective if you follow these tips: Pre-Workout Nourishment You don't want to eat right before a stability ball workout.
Yoga & Pilates -- the basics (Jan 12, 2007 at 3:46 PM) - Workouts that include yoga-inspired or Pilates-inspired moves (and often combine them) often use a format quite different from the typical strength training and aerobics videos that you're familiar with.
Step-ups & hover squats...how high a step? (Jan 12, 2007 at 3:39 PM) - Cathe uses an adjustable High Step for leg presses and sit-and-stands, while the FIRM uses a fixed height 14-inch Fanny Lifter or tall box for step-ups and hover squats.
Squats - do them right! (Jan 12, 2007 at 3:36 PM) - Although most people can sit down with no problem at all, when they try to do that same movement without a chair behind them, i.e.: a squat, their body seems to forget what to do!
Squat & overhead press combo exercise (Jan 12, 2007 at 3:33 PM) - Q: I have the Crunch Boot Camp video. This strength workout starts with a very tough set of squats combined with overhead presses.
Yoga workouts...do I need a warm-up? (Jan 13, 2007 at 4:47 AM) - Whether you need to warm-up before yoga depends on the type of yoga workout you've chosen and what you've been doing right before you begin.
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Swinging dumbbells during weight training (Jan 12, 2007 at 3:43 PM) - In many videos, the upper body strength training reps are done so fast that there is no pause at either end of the rep.
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