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post #1 of 19
10/4/10 at 5:22am
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OK drawing a blank on this, so i'll ask the internet. The internet knows everything.

The owner of my gym lets me train free there in return for writing a short fitness column once a month in an expat magazine...it's a pretty good deal, cos i typically do an hour of background reading, and then bang them out in like 15 mins and I'm good to go.

He's back in the US at the moment, told me to come up with it by myself this time (normally we kick a topic around, he suggest/i suggest, whatever)...

Past topics have included:

  • "The five tenets of fitness"
  • Developing strength
  • Developing cardio
  • Endurance workouts
  • Developing flexibility
  • Bodyweight exercises
  • Designing an exercise program
  • Do you need a personal trainer?

...and now I am drawing a blank. Only 300 word articles, and a non-expert readership, so open it up to any suggestions for topics that you guys may think are interesting...have to stay away from nutrition as well, someone else writes on that.
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post #2 of 19
10/4/10 at 5:28am
Deadlifts, with or without gloves?
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post #3 of 19
10/4/10 at 6:03am
diet. In which ways it can and can't affect fitness, supplements, macronutrients etc. edit: i see only 300 words. Just macronutrients (carbs protein fats) and calorie counting vs energy expenditure.
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post #4 of 19
10/4/10 at 6:08am
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ya, but as per my last line there, i can't touch nutrition, someone else does a column on it. thanks for the suggestion though.
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post #5 of 19
10/4/10 at 6:33am
Let's see... you could do a 1-0-1 on each of the three major compounds, a short text on what to do/not to do.

Maybe a primer on high-intensity interval training?

Equipment, pros and cons, what to use and why (like belts, straps, chalk etc.).

Also, a 300-word rant on not doing curls in the squat rack




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Originally Posted by bbaquiran View Post
Deadlifts, with or without gloves?

I lol'd.
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post #6 of 19
10/4/10 at 6:36am
Thread Starter 
HIIT is a decent option, although I may have to hold it for a while. It is written under the name of the guy who runs the gym, and HIIT may be something that he has opinions on, so I couldn't slip that one through without him checking it (like i could when i wrote about personal trainers, cos it is generally pretty obvious and universal). Good thought though, i'll run it by him when he returns. Should mention also, it's a mixed audience, which pretty much precludes 'blast your gunz' style things....
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post #7 of 19
10/4/10 at 6:39am
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Originally Posted by Matt View Post
ya, but as per my last line there, i can't touch nutrition, someone else does a column on it. thanks for the suggestion though.
o true. ummm compound vs isolation exercises?
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post #8 of 19
10/4/10 at 6:41am
Re: your non-alcohol days/diet
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post #9 of 19
10/4/10 at 7:01am
Form.
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post #10 of 19
10/4/10 at 7:22am
Thread Starter 
good thought....I wont need his approval to write something about keeping your back straight...
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post #11 of 19
10/4/10 at 7:23am
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Form.

Yeah proper form for specific exercises.

You could do a series on kettlebells, olympic lifts, ab work, injuries etc.
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post #12 of 19
10/4/10 at 10:12am
motivational tips
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post #13 of 19
10/4/10 at 2:41pm
"The MMA Workout"

Have a bunch of bodyweight exercises combined with bag work, short (but high-intensity) cardio, and modified oly lifts.
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post #14 of 19
10/4/10 at 7:39pm
fitness for old men
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post #15 of 19
10/4/10 at 8:02pm
Reuse some of the recent thread topics from this forum. My Morning Six Pack How to build muscle without a gym membership How you wash your body In fact just have TheD0n or sho'nuff write your column for you that you write for the gym owner. Profit! Doing deadlifts with a Lasejet 4250 printer
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ok so been doing some deadlifts over the past 2 months, and i notice that it is a good developer of core muscles even at the lightweight level. doesnt need to get big or be able to lift like an ox for effectiveness. noticed the differences on backside which enhances how i look more in certain clothing rough diagram that aspect , the definition in the lower back backbone area above the buttocks is key for model-look. killer.
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