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Food Hacks — Instantly Thicken Up Your Protein Smoothies With Xanthan GumImage: Running With Spoons [W]elcome to mixology 101. We're about to upgrade your smoothie game, massively. Most smoothie aficionados rambunctiously toss bananas, a few dollops of Greek... -
15 Beyond Simple Nutrition Hacks To Live Leaner, Burn Body Fat, And Keep It All Off For Good[I]n the nutrition cosmos, tiny little tricks, manipulations, and strategies can make a GINOURMOUS impact. That includes everything from disease prevention and lifelong wellness, to powerful weight... -
8 Intense Push Up Variations To Up The Difficulty & Pummel Your Chest[E]veryone knows (and mostly hates) the push up. It was likely the first time your muscles actually did anything significant, way back when in gym class. It was probably also the first exercise... -
The 16 Best Shoulder Exercises To Destroy Your Delts And Carve Out Major Definition[S]alivating over a pair of defined, striated, cannonball shoulders? Stay hungry. We've got an arsenal of powerful tools to destroy your delts and carve out stunning definition — a whopping... -
UberExercise — Liquify Fat AND Tear Up Your Butt, Biceps, And Quads With Lunging Biceps CurlsWhat's So UBER About Lunging Biceps Curls? Primary Muscles: Butt, Biceps, Quads, Hamstrings Secondary Muscles: Forearms, Core, Calves What You'll Need: Dumbbells [I]'m all-in on... -
The Cut-And-Dry 60 Second Primer On Paleo, Gluten-Free, Mediterranean, And Other Popular Diets[B]etween Paleo, Gluten-Free, Mediterranean, and Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian, modern dieting could fill its own dedicated dictionary. Case-in-point: USNews recently included 28 diets—TWENTY-EIGHT—in... -
So THIS Is What Cristiano Ronaldo Uses To Build His Chiseled Jawline [Video]httpv://youtu.be/1c4O6FlEktc [T]his is utterly ridiculous. And I can't stop watching it. Apparently Cristiano Ronaldo is endorsing something for just about every part of his... -
[Recipes] Refresh Your Body With The Watermelon Wave Protein Smoothie[I]nvigorate your summer, and extinguish the heat, with an uber-refreshing, mouthgasmic burst of protein-laced energy. Chug our Watermelon Wave Protein Smoothie. If you've neglected watermelon... -
[Lean Meals] Shake Up Your Diet With 30 Superfood Protein Smoothie Recipes Under 300 Calories[B]etween avocado, oats, chia, cacao powder, and flax; the milk of your choice -- almond, flax, skim, coconut, et al.; exorbitant amounts of of fresh fruit & veggies; and a stacked lineup of... -
[WOTM, 08/2014] Reconstruct Your Physique Over Lunch With The 30 Minute Total Body Blaster Circuit[S]tttttrrrrrrrrrrrretched for time? We've got your back. And your path to a completely overhauled physique. Just chop off a quick 30 minutes. That's it. August's WOTM—The 30 Minute... -
What's The Most Repulsive Fast Food Item In The US? Ranking The 50 Most Fattening Fast Food Abominations[L]et's get sauced. Given the current state of crisis in the portable food arena, we asked a basic question: what's THE most repulsive fast food item in the US? And just how egregious is it?... -
[Review] Smoothie, Shake, or Juice Junkie? You NEED A Vitamix Blender In Your Health Arsenal, And Here's Why*Disclaimer: This review is unsponsored and unaffiliated with Vitamix. I bought my own blender. All opinions are solely mine and those of Lean It UP. [T]here was a point when I thought...
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The Top 5 Oblique Exercises To Get Ripped Up Abs, V2
Last year we listed 5 of our absolute favorite exercises to rip up the obliques, the muscle fibers that run diagonally along either side of the core. We’re back this year for round two, with 5 additional, uber-effective oblique exercises to spice up your ab routine, condense your core, and add some dense, detailed topography to your midsection.
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UberExercise — Build a Tight, Toned Butt With Barbell Lunges
Want a world-class ass? Make barbell lunges the centerpiece in your lower body repertoire. Not only do barbell lunges hand-craft a tight, toned derriere, but they promote strong posture, build a shredded, stabilized core, and act as vitriol for your fat cells, setting off a glorious chain reaction of fat fireworks.
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[WOTM, 12/12] Ab Workouts — The Slice And Dice, Shredded Abs Workout
Shred up your core fast with the Slice & Dice abs routine. Complete this abs workout 3x per week, every week, through the end of December and you’ll be sure to burst into 2013 with all signs pointing towards a lean, iron-clad, drop dead sexy six-pack.
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UberExercise — Renegade Dumbbell Row
Upgrade your back workout. Renegade dumbbell rows are a vigorous, BEAST of an exercise that build a ripped, powerful upper body, and simultaneously develop flat, washboard abdominals.
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Plank Your Way To Better Abs With These 5 Variations
The traditional ab plank is one of the all-around best ab exercises for developing a svelte midsection, a strong core, and superior posture. Here are 5 variations of the traditional plank that can provide variety, pump up the difficulty, and infuse new stimuli to produce a washboard caliber stomach.
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[Workout Of The Month, 10/12] The Muscle-Sculpting Power Workout Split
Don’t hibernate this Winter and pack on the blubber — upgrade your physique. Reinvigorate your workouts with The Muscle-Sculpting Power Workout Split, a 4-day routine designed to spark BIG full-body muscle growth, MELT fat, and build a stronger, better body come Spring.
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Not Seeing Results? — Try Measuring Your Food!
Not seeing the body transformation you had hoped for, even with a stellar diet and exercise routine? Check again — there may be a few simple tools missing from your routine that can quickly get you to achieve the goals you’ve always wanted.
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61 Fitness And Diet Rules For A Lean, Stellar Physique
62 essential rules to help guide you on your lifelong quest for glowing health, superior fitness, and a lean, stellar physique.
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51 “What’s The Best?” Fitness & Nutrition Questions, Answered In One Line
Which exercise is the best for incinerating fat? What’s the healthiest food on EARTH? Which protein powder gives the best bang for your buck? — These “what’s the best?” questions and 48 others answered on the following pages.
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The Step-By-Step Blueprint to Six Pack Abs
If you’ve ever struggled to build a stellar set of abs, you’re not alone — 99% of people go about it completely WRONG. Get on the fast track to a flat midsection with the comprehensive, step-by-step blueprint to six pack abs.
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