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Trifocus Fitness Academy - anabolic steroid
What are the effects of anabolic steroid use?
Most serious-minded athletes will inform you that the drive to win is intense. In addition to the pride of personal accomplishment, athletes frequently chase the dream of winning a medal for their country or getting a spot on a professional team. In such an environment, the usage of performance-enhancing drugs…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - Hatha yoga
What is Hatha yoga?
Hatha yoga became known sometime around the 9th century and is a form of yoga that focuses on the body. In Hatha yoga the physical body is seen as the first step on the path to attaining the fundamental knowledge of yoga. Hatha is rooted in Tantric movement. Tantrism is…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - roll up
How to do the Pilates roll up
The Pilates roll-up is 30% more effective, as opposed to the standard crunch when it comes to targeting the rectus abdominis. Colloquially speaking this is often called the “six-pack” muscle. As the move challenges your abs through a broader range of motion, it recruits more muscle fibres. This exercise aims…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - Gunas
The Three Gunas in Yoga
As stated by the yogic philosophy the entire universe can be split into two main categories: Prakriti (Maya or Illusion), as well as Purusha (Reality). In line with this philosophy everything that is changeable, but is not infinite, is part of Maya. Conversely, Purusha is the only reality, it is…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - single leg circle
How to perform single leg circles in Pilates
The single-leg circle is a classical Pilates mat exercise. In addition, it is one of the best moves for challenging your core strength as well as pelvic stability. Your abdominal muscles must work hard in order to keep the entire torso under control in spite of the circular motion of…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - endurance programme
How to put together an endurance programme
If you’re an endurance athlete, should the over-all-strengthening period of your training really come prior to special and specific strengthening? Should you be working on your VO2 max first and then your lactate tolerance – or the other way round? Is it best to follow best practice and build up…
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