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  6 Ways Water Benefits Your Body That You Never Even Thought Of Cailyn Cox We all know the importance of drinking water, and quite simply put, if you don't drink enough fluids, you will die. But do you know the exact reasons you should be drinking water, other than the age old saying that "it's good for you?" Well, there's a lot of reasons why it's good for you, from improved brain health , to helping dissolve fats and soluble fibers, and below are six ways in which water benefits your body (that you may not have thought of before). It helps maintain your body fluids: The body is made up of around 60 percent of water, which is used to conduct a number of different things. According to WebMD, these include regulating body temperature, the creation of saliva, digestion of food, and the absorption and transportation of nutrients across the body. It can keep you full: Now we're not suggesting you live off water, but water, when combin

Superset Your Way To Super Legs    By Alex Silver-Fagan   This power-developing leg workout will improve the strength and look of your glutes, hamstrings, and quads. Give it a try!  My workouts are tough, hard hitting, and all about functionality. This leg workout is no different. I designed it to help you improve the explosive power of your lower body and to help you get better at doing the things we do every day, like picking things up off the ground and walking around with weight in your hands. Anyone—guy or gal—who wants to develop stronger glutes and hamstrings will benefit from doing this high-volume workout. I suggest you implement it into your current training program 1-2 times per week. No need to do it more than that. Because this workout is built on supersets, your heart rate will remain high through the entire workout. So, not only w

The Complete Female Pull-Up Makeover by Dr Jack Rusin Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Even some of the fittest women struggle to increase their pull up strength enough to string a few reps together and get a training effect. But the problem isn’t the way they train the pull-up, it’s the way they train everything else. 2. When it comes to a lack of pull-up strength, there are many common faults, but when it comes down to it, the entire body including the anterior core, lower body, upper body and shoulders all need to be involved and trained to improve the pull-up. 3. Just doing band assisted pull-ups or the cheater machine will not help you progress to real pull-ups, ladies. And no, kipping like a CrossFitter doesn’t constitute a “real” pull-up. 4. Here’s how to implement a complete full body remediation of strength, stability and performance for the pull up that will have you repping out on the bar while reaping the benefits of getting functionally jacked in

Dumbbell Bench Press Lie down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand resting on top of your thighs. The palms of your hands will be facing each other. Then, using your thighs to help raise the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them in front of you at shoulder width. Once at shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. The dumbbells should be just to the sides of your chest, with your upper arm and forearm creating a 90 degree angle. Be sure to maintain full control of the dumbbells at all times. This will be your starting position. Then, as you breathe out, use your chest to push the dumbbells up. Lock your arms at the top of the lift and squeeze your chest, hold for a second and then begin coming down slowly. Tip: Ideally, lowering the weight should take about twice as long as raising it. Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions of your