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Resistance Training and Testosterone: What Role Does It Play in Women?

Resistance Training and Testosterone: What Role Does It Play in Women?

Testosterone is an anabolic hormone that boosts muscle growth. Men have significantly higher levels of testosterone than women, putting them at a disadvantage when it comes to building lean body mass. So how is it that some women can build lean body mass through training? Find out more about the testosterone response in women and another anabolic hormone that helps women build muscle and burn fat.

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Why lifting light weights isn't best for building muscle tone

Why Lifting Light Weights Isn’t Best for Building Muscle Tone

Some people, particularly women, want to get more “muscle tone.” They fear if they lift heavy weights they’ll get bulky. This article talks about the myth of “muscle toning” and why lifting heavy weights combined with high-intensity interval training is best for getting muscle definition without bulk.

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Eggland’s Best Hard Cooked & Peeled Eggs – Essential for your A.M. Routine!

American Express’s GetCurrency just published their Ultimate Morning Survival Guide, and listed Eggland’s Best Hard Cooked & Peeled Eggs (http://bit.ly/mx0l1f) as one of their top five must-haves to get your day started right. “Pack the perfect quickie lunch. Eggland’s Best Hard-Cooked and Peeled Eggs,are great to throw in your lunch bag—or in your salad—to fuel up during

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build muscle with protein

How Much Protein Do You Need to Build Muscle?

he amino acids in protein are the building blocks the body needs for muscle development – and even if you lift hard you won’t get much definition if you’re protein deprived. But, how much do protein you really need for building muscle?

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