weight training

Zac Efron Workout: Sizzling Ab Exercises to Impress the Vanessa Hudgens of Your Life

by Chris Cannon

Zac Efron is living the American Dream, or at least coming close to it.  The twenty-two year old star of Disney’s “High School Musical” series already has over twenty movie and TV credits to his name, a net worth in excess of ten million dollars, and the enduring adulation of teenagers, “tweeny-boppers”, and camera-friendly Hollywood [...]

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Kellan Lutz’s Workout: Post-Twilight Workout Secrets… with Special Advice

by Chris Cannon
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment of the mega-popular series officially opens in theaters June 30th, and it seems that the paparazzi still can’t get enough of headliners Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and last year’s fitness heartthrob, Taylor Lautner (see Taylor Lautner’s workout). However, not to be outdone by his star-studded Twilight cast mates [...]

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Taylor Lautner’s Workout Secrets

by Chris Cannon
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With the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, much of the surrounding media hype has focused on heartthrob Taylor Lautner, the seventeen year-old actor who reprises his portrayal of Native American (and werewolf) Jacob Black. Much of the focus has been on Taylor Lautner’s workout, and his incredible transformation adding massive muscle and a [...]

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Jeff Cavaliere Athlean X – Soft-spoken (but Celebrity) Baseball Trainer Enters Fitness Mainstream

by Chris Cannon
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Jeff Cavaliere is a strength coach in private practice who served as the New York Mets’ (Major League Baseball) physical therapist from 2006 to 2008.  He has parlayed a childhood fascination with tough guys (e.g. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, “Hulk Hogan”) into a personal credo of sculpted abs and a lean, healthy body. In [...]

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High-Intensity Interval Training: A Superior Alternative to Steady-State Cardio for Serious Muscle Builders?

by Chris Cannon
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People who are “heavy” into resistance training keep asking me if and when it’s appropriate to add cardiovascular sessions into the mix. “Steady-state” cardio is often viewed as the main option for losing excess body fat, gained during the “bulk” up phase of most muscle-building programs.  It used to be the only way to expose [...]

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High-Intensity Resistance Training (HIRT) for Muscle Gain and Fat Loss

by Chris Cannon

Like everyone who wants to build muscle and lose unwanted body fat, I’m always looking for ways to do it in the least time possible. Ambitious, ain’t I? What is High Intensity Resistance Training all about? Most of my research and gym conversations keep leading me to high-intensity resistance training (HIRT).  HIRT is often called [...]

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