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3 Moves to Light Up Your Lats

April 26, 2016

3 Moves to Light Up Your Lats by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD 1) Bent Over Barbell Row • Set up in a snatch grip (wide). • Place the barbell in the crease of your hip, and bend at your waist (back should be as flat as possible) • Start with your arms straight, then […]

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3 Delicious Vegan Recipes For The Family

April 22, 2016

3 Delicious Vegan Recipes For The Family by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Avocado Pasta Ingredients • 12 oz. brown rice pasta • 2 ripe avocados • ½ cup fresh basil leaves • 2 cloves garlic • 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste • 1/3 cup […]

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How to Prevent & Relieve Sore Muscles

April 19, 2016

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Prevention and Relief by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is the feeling you typically get the morning or two after a workout. Your muscles take some time to feel the intensity of your previous day’s workout. That’s why you can usually do 100 lunges without thinking […]

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7 Foods To Help You Sleep

April 16, 2016

7 Foods To Help You Sleep by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Bananas Bananas contain the muscle-relaxing minerals potassium and magnesium, which can help you to get to sleep a little quicker. They also have tryptophan, which gets converted to serotonin and melatonin, which helps you feel relaxed. Cherries These are like natural sleeping pills! […]

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What Lifting Gear Do You Really Need?

April 13, 2016

What Lifting Gear Do You Really Need? by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Now, I’m sure the entire topic of this article is up for debate. There are the purists when it comes to Olympic and Power Lifting, who prefer the raw approach (no belt, knee sleeves, wraps, etc.). Then there are others who may […]

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These 4 Exercises Will Chisel Your Back

April 12, 2016

Back Blaster by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD 1. Close-Grip Chin-Ups/Pull-Ups • A chin-up grip makes this movement a little bit easier, but you’ll get even more out of your back, especially your scapula, with a regular pull-up grip. • A narrow grip increases the range of motion and allows for more muscle activation, but […]

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4 Ways to Rid Your Life of Negativity

April 11, 2016

4 Ways to Rid Your Life of Negativity by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD No Gossip You won’t agree with everyone on every issue. They’re called opinions for a reason. Now, just because someone doesn’t see things the same way as you doesn’t give you a right to gossip about them. And definitely don’t start […]

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Dolce Diet Summer-Ready Slow Cooker Recipes

April 8, 2016

Dolce Diet Summer-Ready Slow Cooker Recipes by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Slow Cooker Salmon Ingredients • 1-2 lbs. salmon fillets, skin left on • Salt • Pepper • Spices of choice (optional) • Sliced lemon (optional) • Sliced onions and/or celery (optional) • 1-1 ½ cups water Directions 1. Cut the salmon into pieces. […]

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How to Increase Your Deadlift

April 6, 2016

How to Increase Your Deadlift by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Focus on Form! There’s no way you’ll ever improve your deadlift without proper technique, like any movement out there. Set up with your feet just about shoulder-width apart. The bar should be touching your shin. Hands should be a thumb’s length away from the […]

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THE MIKE DOLCE SHOW: Ep. 136 Stan Efferding & Chris Duffin

April 4, 2016

The Mike Dolce Show – A Fitness Podcast World’s strongest bodybuilder Stan Efferding & world record setting powerlifter Chris Duffin join Mike in studio to talk training and more! Mike Dolce is a 3X World MMA Awards Trainer of the Year, NJ Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee and was named a Men’s Fitness Top […]

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