The Fitness Journal

If you want a fun way to increase your grip strength and the strength and co-ordination of your forearms, I think you should check out the Powerball. Coupling a small gyroscope and your muscles, the Powerball is a highly addictive training tool. The more effort you put into the Powerball, the faster the gyroscope spins and the more your muscles feel the effects. I envisage it being very useful for anybody playing a racquet sport, baseball, cricket and martial artists. The manufacturers also state that it is useful for carpal tunnel syndrome. I think it is great fun and it does give me a serious forearm pump. If you have a chance, give one a go.

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If your interested in getting the most out of your green tea, you should check out this post from Mike Roussell. I’m a big fan of green tea and given that I am living in Japan that is a very good thing. When I’m home I’m like Mike and reuse my green tea teabags. When I’m out and about (especially in summer) I often just go to a convenience store and have my choice of a huge variety of cold green teas. Mike is the author of The Naked Nutrition Guide and co-author of Warp Speed Fat Loss and he really knows his stuff.

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Training on the heavy bag is a great option if you want to loose fat and increase your power on your punchs or kicks. If you haven’t had any boxing or martial arts instruction, it would be a great idea to get some before your journey on the heavy bag. As with any training, start slowly and work on your technique before you start puttin a lot of power into your bagwork.

Some of your options include building up to doing 2 or 3 minute rounds on the bag with 30 seconds rest between rounds. Another high intensity option would be to work all out for 10 seconds and then go easy for the nextr 20 seconds. alternate this pattern until you reach your goal time of about 4 minutes.

It is best if you use wraps and bag gloves to protect your hands and wrists and as always listen to your body.

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Here’s another nutrition tip from Dr John Berardi, author of the Precision Nutrition system.
Tip #6
The Organic Debate
by Dr. John Berardi

The average person should consume two pieces of fruit and three servings of vegetables per day as a minimum. Athletes probably need even more - I recommend 10-15 servings per day for each of my athletes. Expert often spend too much time arguing about organic vs. regular fruits and veggies. I agree that raw, organic fruits and vegetables are best since they have a higher micronutrient count, but any fruits and veggies are better than none! Get sufficient fruits and vegetables in your diet before worrying about whether they’re organic or not. Once you’ve done that, worry on.

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If you include any Olympic style lifts in your training (cleans etc,) it is important to keep the reps low. The damands of these lifts are such that the maximum number of reps in one set should be no higher than 6. I usually go no higher than 3 or 4.

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