<NOTE-We’re re-posting this so that all of our Workout routines are available in the Archives.  This was our “First Current Workout”.> Full Body Day 1 Standing DB Delt Press(Touching Delt Caps)x3 Palms Facing Pulldownsx3 Upper Pec Flyesx3 Rear Delt Cable Flyesx3 Standing Triceps 1 Arm Cable Extensionsx3 Standing 2 Arm DB Curlsx3 Lying Hamstring Curlsx3 [...]

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The Muscle Couple with some surreal pictures from the La Canada and Los Angeles Crest National Forest Fires. We live in Eaton Canyon in Pasadena(just East of Altadena on the fire map) at the base of the San Gabriel Valley Canyons.(Angeles Crest) These raging wildfires are less than 2.5 miles away from our community. We’re [...]

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The Muscle Couple back again with our “Op-Ed” piece on hiring the right personal trainer. This is a very thorny and sensitive issue for Jay.  Nothing bugs him more than watching half ass PT’s “go through the motions” with their clients. We believe the easiest way to offer sound advice is by providing a list [...]

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The Muscle Couple here to discuss the merits of training on unstable surfaces. Are exercise balls, balance discs and wobble boards really all they are cut out to be? Much of the latest research is finding out they “CAN BE” more than hyped marketing gimmicks.  Why?   Under highly controlled conditions they alter muscular recruitment patterns [...]

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The Muscle Couple has gone 4 days without a single new blog.  Unfortunately we’ve had COMPUTER PROBLEMS! Jay’s work computer (Dell D630)melted down when he was away on vacation and “we had” to go and buy a new MACBOOK PRO 2.66GHZ Laptop. What an epic beast she is!  WOW-WOW-WOW!   Most of the PC using world [...]

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The Muscle Couple continuing on with explanations and demonstrations of intensity techniques to take your training to the next level. Here is an analysis of a very advanced protocol designed to take muscle fibers to their maximum limit each and every set. REST PAUSE TRAINING is when you lift 8-12 reps of a given % [...]

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The Muscle Couple with an attempt at humor. For many of you, this list should bring a smile to your face.  If it doesn’t, well then- wait until the next post. Enjoy! 10)You find your Muscle Couple Mix Shake Container in the bottom of your gym bag 2 days later with coagulated protein residue 9)You [...]

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The Muscle Couple with some details on  employing another intensity technique into your training sessions. The newest one we’ll discuss are DROP SETS. DROP SETS are when you continue an exercise by dropping the weight once muscle failure has been achieved with the starting weight.  They are usually most convenient with machine exercises whereby you [...]

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The Muscle Couple recently received an update from Amanda and it bears a great message for anybody who is trying to attain a single digit bodyfat percentage. Here is her update  with our comments and replies in red. —–Original Message—– From: BERRIDGE,AMANDA J [mailto:aberridge@ufl.edu] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:29 PM To: TheMuscleCouple Subject: Update [...]

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The Muscle Couple with an analysis of how best to use INTENSITY TECHNIQUES to improve your  results from your training. The first one we’ll discuss are SUPERSETS! SUPERSETS defined are when you choose two different exercises and perform them in rapid succession of each other with the goal of taking each set til failure.  This [...]

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