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Run faster – 7 tips for more speed

Run faster – 7 tips for more speed

Training
Do you want to run faster? Have you set a specific time goal for a running event or do you just want to increase your running pace? Then in this article I have a few simple but effective tips for you that you can use to achieve just that. If you have just started exercising , then you can make rapid progress without much effort and make rapid progress. After a while, however, progress will slow down. If you want to increase your pace further in order to achieve your goal, then your running training needs a little more planning and precision. As a hobby or amateur runner, your training can be optimized with a few simple tricks so that you can quickly make further progress. The following are the…
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Squats – 5 rules on how to do your squats really well

Squats – 5 rules on how to do your squats really well

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If there is one exercise that should never be missing from a good leg workout, it is the squat. However, many do not find it easy to get their squats right. The effectiveness of this complex basic exercise of course stands or falls with the right squat execution. For this reason, with this article I want to give you a few rules that you should pay attention to if you want to do your squats really well and effectively. With the squat technique you can pay attention to many small things and your shape will never be 100% perfect. However, in my opinion, there are a few things that are extremely important for a really good squat. If you keep these things in mind, your execution will quickly be much…
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Supersets – save time with superset training

Supersets – save time with superset training

Training
Supersets are a great way to save some time in your training. Superset training doesn't even have to be less effective. On the contrary, it can even offer further advantages to specifically use supersets in your training. An important question that we regularly deal with here on Fitvolution, the fitness blog for busy people, is how you can integrate maximally effective training into your everyday life with as little effort as possible. Even though training methods like Tabata Training are a great way to do a workout with extremely little time, they will not help you achieve all of your fitness goals. If you e.g. really want to build muscle mass effectively , then you are dependent on sensible muscle building training . But even with classic strength training, there…
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Why low carb is the best diet option for me

Why low carb is the best diet option for me

Healthy eating
A reduced-calorie, low-carb diet is one of the most popular forms of nutrition used by people with the goal of losing weight. Why, in my opinion, low carb is a very good approach for many people (including myself), I would like to explain in this article. It is very important to mention in advance that a low-carbohydrate diet does not have to be a crash diet with the aim of weight loss. For various health reasons, it can make sense to limit the intake of carbohydrates without wanting to lose weight. In the same way, of course, you can slowly lose weight by gradually reducing your carbohydrates. In order to give you my perspective on the subject, I want to explain in this article what low carb actually means from…
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The Cheat Day – How to use it successfully in your diet

The Cheat Day – How to use it successfully in your diet

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Cheat Day - some swear by it, others demonize it. I know representatives from both sides very well and can understand their arguments. Precisely for this reason I am also convinced that a Cheat Day, if used correctly, can make a significant contribution to a successful diet. However, it is also a fact that the wrong use of Cheat Days can ruin your dieting efforts for a whole week. That's why it's important to know how a good Cheat Day really works and how you can use it effectively in your diet. Because this understanding can decide whether the Cheat Day is your secret weapon in your diet or whether you ultimately only score your own goals with it. In the following, I want to bring you closer to the…
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Exercising in the morning – advantages and disadvantages

Exercising in the morning – advantages and disadvantages

Training
There are many benefits to exercising in the morning. I have often read about it and also spoken and written about it. Some time ago I wrote an article about the benefits of morning exercise . In another article I already addressed the question of whether you should train early or late . For a long time I had never managed to go to work out in the early morning before work for a long period of time. For me as an old night owl, the advantages were simply never convincing enough to break my habitual patterns here sustainably and to forego the advantages of training in the evening. I changed that at the beginning of this year. For a period of eight weeks I decided to consistently move my…
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Deadlift Technique – 5 Rules for Good Execution

Deadlift Technique – 5 Rules for Good Execution

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The deadlift is probably the most controversial exercise among the complex basic exercises . It is said to be bad for your back and has had some horror stories about deadlift injuries and discomfort. With the right deadlift technique, you actually do exactly the opposite. You strengthen and stabilize your lower back and protect your spine in all situations. For this reason, variants of it are often used in the rehabilitation area. I myself was skeptical about the deadlift for a long time. But that's also because I keep seeing people who don't deadlift well. Mostly that's because they were never really taught. However, in the end I was sometimes more papal than the fitness pope myself when it came to executing other people. Today I know that you never…
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Barbell rowing – 5 rules for good technique

Barbell rowing – 5 rules for good technique

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The barbell row is probably the most common weight training exercise for the upper back muscles next to the pulldowns. In addition to the bench press , rowing with the barbell is also an important complex basic exercise for your upper body. If you really want to build muscle mass effectively, then you shouldn't do without this exercise or a variant of it in your training plan. Especially with barbell rows, however, some mistakes are often made that significantly reduce the effectiveness of the training. This can also lead to discomfort and injuries. In order to avoid this, there are a few things to watch out for in your barbell rowing technique. So that you can improve yourself and make progress quickly, in this article I want to introduce you…
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Bench Press Correctly – 3 Rules for Good Bench Press Technique

Bench Press Correctly – 3 Rules for Good Bench Press Technique

Training
The right bench press has to be learned. The bench press is probably the most popular upper body exercise. It may even be the most well trained complex basic exercise of all. Hardly any other exercise is so helpful if you want to build muscle mass in your upper body and contribute so much to the desired upper body shape of most men. However, many exercisers make some critical bench press mistakes. These make this great exercise not as effective as it could be. In the medium to long term, this can even lead to discomfort and injuries. For this reason, there are a few things to watch out for when bench pressing. With your bench press technique you can now try to pay attention to umpteen different things and…
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How many fruits and vegetables you should really eat in order to stay healthy and fit for a long time

How many fruits and vegetables you should really eat in order to stay healthy and fit for a long time

Healthy eating
It is healthy and therefore important to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Hardly anyone will deny that. But how much fruit and vegetables you should really eat in order to stay healthy and fit for a long time is a question to which it is not easy to get a simple answer. For this reason I want to face her in this article. Regardless of whether you lose weight quickly and define your muscles , build muscle mass or just want to get and stay as healthy and fit as possible, it is It is always important and sensible to eat enough fruit and vegetables. The five servings a day often recommended in this context are certainly not a bad start. Especially when you consider that, according to…
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