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For Symetry
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Strength Training
"Train your weaker side first
For unilateral exercises (such as bicep curls or bent over rows) you should always train your weaker side first. Doing even a single rep taxes energy meaning that you can't put the same amount of effort into the second half of the rep. By training the weaker arm first it will get a marginally better workout and this should help it slowly gain on the other arm.
Become ambidextrous (or a bit more ambidextrous anyway)
It's not as hard as it sounds and just writing a few paragraphs with your weaker hand can show improvement within a few weeks, and just a it of improvement can have a positive impact. This has countless benefits but in regards to bodybuilding it will help with your coordination and so your form when exercising. It's also important that you use both arms for daily tasks. Got a bag of heavy shopping? Try changing hands from time to time (if you're insane like me you can also do little shrugs).
Use dumbbells
For exercises such as the bench press it's possible that you can get by using one arm more than the other. By switching the bar for two dumbbells however you're forced to you use each side equally. The same is possible for shoulder presses,
Play Catchup
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in extreme cases (such as after an illness, or if you're just really weird and lopsided) it can be worth only training the lagging side for a while. If it's biceps you have problem with for example, it might be worth just training the one arm. This obviously will fix the problem twice as quickly as one arm grows and the other stops growing. Once they are even again you can't start training normally... and this time get it right!"
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5 quick diet fixes
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Diet and Nutrition
"1 - Cut out the sugar
Obviously I'm not suggesting you entirely cut out sugar, but rather that you specifically cut it out when drinking tea and coffee. And when I say cut out I mean completely - not even sweatner is alowed. The reason for this is that cutting sugar out of your drinks will not only lessen calories, but will also kill your sweat tooth and as you begin to find sugary tea sickly so too will cake and chocolate seem too much in large doses. Sugar on cereal is also a no-no and though this may seem bland at first you'll be suprised at how quickly you begin to prefer things without extra sugar.
2 - Cut out the butter
And by butter I mean margerine and all related products too. Butter is just fat and not particularly good fat at that (a little rhyme for you there). There are lots of alternatives to butter such as marmite, tuna paste, jam or ham and like the sugar-less tea it's just a matter of getting used to it.
3 - Cut out the oil
When cooking there is never a need to fill a sauce-pan with oil before you cook meat. Mince and bacon are already fatty enough and this will become evident as you cook. If you're worried about food sticking to the pan then put sauces or onions in first to lubricate it. Admitedly fat brings out the flavour in many dishes but there are other healthier ways to give your food a kick (vodka).
4 - Cut out the goodies
Well what I really meant here was 'limit goodies', it's just that I had a 'cut out the...' thing going on. You understand.
Sure one chocolate bar or slice of cake at the end of the day is acceptable, but it really should only be limited to one. If you do get a craving during the day then there is a simple solution: raisins. They are just as sweat and tastey as say jelly babies but they carry much less fat, count as a portion of fruit, and are a great source of energy. Other healthier alternatives are grapes, yogurt, cereal or bread with thinly spread peanut butter.
5 - Cut out the fizzy drinks
Coca cola and lemonade can both be substituted with healthy fruit drinks, milk or water. This again cuts sugar and provides you with a range of other health benefits derived from these other drinks.
None of these changes are massive and can easily be accomplished by anyone. The good news is that after not long you should start feeling healthier and maybe even slightly slimmer. Much more fun and sensible than those unhealthy fad diets.See what other little changes you can make. It all adds up!"
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