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Figure and Bikini Competitor Water Retention

Figure and Bikini Competitor Q&A: Initial Weight Gain With Strength Training

by Joe Lenihan on December 11, 2010

in Bikini Competitor Prep,Figure and Bikini Q&A,Figure Competitor Prep,Strength Training

Q: I just switched to lifting heavier weights a few days ago. Why am I a pound heavier? A:This is a question many figure and bikini competitors have asked after beginning a traditional strength training (i.e. lift a relatively heavy weight for several reps, rest 60 seconds, repeat until muscle group is toast) program either [...]

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Avoid Training Plateaus

Avoiding Training Plateaus: Part 2

by Joe Lenihan on February 3, 2010

in Nutrition and Recovery,Strength Training

If you’re not doing so already, add a strength training component.  If you are, increase emphasis and specificity. It should be obvious to anyone who’s exercised at least long enough to have made it to the ‘plateau’ stage that strength training exercises have become a key element of almost every fitness trend to hit the [...]

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