Um personal trainer só serve para contar reps?
Quantas vezes já ouviste alguém dizer que o trabalho de um personal trainer é “só contar repetições”? Pois bem, essa visão redutora é tão enganadora quanto achar que um médico...
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Um personal trainer só serve para contar reps?
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Yawning During Workout: Laziness or Superpower?
The old classic of yawning in the middle of a workout. You're in the middle of a hellish superset, sweating, breathing like a clogged vacuum cleaner... and you let out...
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Does it hurt? Potential risks of taking vitamin and mineral supplements
Although many people use vitamin and mineral supplements to improve their health and physical performance, excessive consumption can pose significant risks. Among water-soluble vitamins, such as thiamine B1, riboflavin B2...
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The Hip Thrust - Holy Grail of Training or Waste of Time?
Hated by many, loved by others. But there is one thing that is undeniable (as far as we know): not only does it work, but it can rival the Squat...
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REDs, should I be worried?
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), or Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, emerged as a theme introduced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2014, undergoing updates in 2018 and,...
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The January Pandemic: Full Gyms and Hope with an Expiration Date
January arrives with its usual cliché: new beginnings, new resolutions, new promises. And, of course, the gyms are packed with people with that look on their faces as if they...
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The “anabolic window” of iron
Iron deficiency is one of the most prevalent deficiencies in athletes. Sometimes the diet seems extremely well aligned with regard to the intake of iron-rich foods, however, it seems that...
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The Expendable Art of Making Fit Substitutions at Christmas
We have reached the most "sinful" time of the year: Christmas and New Year. The weeks when the table looks like a medieval banquet and training is replaced by a...
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Hydration: What are electrolytes for?
First of all, what are electrolytes? Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals present in the human body that play a vital role in a variety of physiological functions. These ions dissolved...
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The Stress of Finding Balance: The Irony of Walking a Tightrope
Everyone talks about balance. Whether at work, during training, in terms of diet, or even at those get-togethers with friends where someone inevitably says: "The secret is balance". It sounds...
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Sports Drinks: Composition, Benefits and Usage Strategies
What is a sports drink? An isotonic drink, also known as a sports drink, is a solution that contains concentrations of salts and sugars similar to those found in the...
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The Magic of Repetition: How Consistency Transforms Your Workout (and Your Life)
Exotic workouts with elastic bands of a thousand colors or “advanced functional-aquatic-yoga” classes… Who hasn’t done that? It’s easy to fall under the spell of new fitness trends, with their...
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The Powerful Placebo Effect
“Sometimes it’s better to seem than to be”, we’ve all heard this expression at some point. The truth is that “seeming” really does have some effect. The famous Placebo Effect....
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3x12 – The not so effective monotony loop
Entering a gym can be like opening a book. Between machines that should come with an instruction manual and people who seem to live for training, we, mere mortals, always...
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