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Strength Training For Women: A Girl’s Guide To Volume

I have a quick quiz for you. What’s the most important factor in any training program?   Volume. You can talk about metabolic stress, muscle damage, and all that jazz as much as you like, but when it comes down to it, volume trumps all other training variables. Why? Because more volume equals more weight…

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JMax Fitness Podcast: How Women Should Train (With Guest Mike Samuels)

This week on the JMax Fitness podcast, I had the pleasure of hosting guest, Mike Samuels.  Mike is an expert in training women via strength training. In this episode, you will learn: The biggest female fitness lies. The story of Mike’s first female client. How girls SHOULD train. Why extreme diets are making you fatter. How…

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6 Reasons Why You NEED More Protein

I’m sure you’ve all seen it. Every couple of months some new fad diet is being marketed on TV shows, popular magazines, and book stores. The same pitch over and over again: extreme fat loss, amazing energy, live longer, and so on and so forth.   It can get quite confusing if you try to…

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5 Unorthodox Exercises for Greater Gains

Bench press, deadlifts, squats, barbell curls, military press, dips, chins, pressdowns, lunges, and rows. These are all tried and true exercises that likely make up the bulk of your sessions (and rightfully so).   But what happens when you’re looking to bring a little flavour and zest to your session? What happens when what you’ve…

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JMax Fitness Podcast: Training for Aesthetics with Scott Tousignant

This week on the JMax Fitness podcast, I had the pleasure of hosting guest, Scott Tousignant.  Scott is a physique coach and he knows how to build an incredible looking body – merging old school and new school methods. In this episode, you will learn: How to train for aesthetics. How Scott evolved from a skinny…

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