Welcome back to The Muscle Couple’s 4th Annual “Strategies to Improve Your Life“, the 2011 edition. 2010 was a challenging year for TMC. We’re fairly certain many of you also had similar issues both personal and professional. As we look forward to making 2011 one of our best years yet, we offer all of you [...]

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The Muscle Couple knows this is one of those weeks where it’s hard to focus on your fitness and your diet. Parties, celebrations, family get togethers et al can really hamper a healthy lifestyle. In all honesty, one or two weeks of bad eating and lack of consistent exercise won’t hurt you too bad. Two things [...]

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The Muscle Couple is sharing these next couple of days with friends and family. We hope you are able to do the same! Eat, drink and be merry. Just remember to do your Cardio in the AM and PM so you can avoid any kind of physical destruction. Lot’s of good stuff coming from us [...]

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The Muscle Couple can watch this guy over and over again. We can’t remember a player jump as high, as quick or as explosively as Blake Griffin.  And the uncanny thing is he jumps equally well off one or two feet. For the basketball players reading this site, you know exactly how rare that is. [...]

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TMC doesn’t own an iPAD. “YET”….. Daddy can’t hold it in both hands and type on it.  Sure you can prop it up or sit it flat, but how in the world does that experience beat Mommy/Daddy’s current one with a Mac Book Pro? Anyways, we continue to hear from our friends they are incredible [...]

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Today began my fourth week of H.I.T. training. Here are a few thoughts: H.I.T. does not allow for weak points. I hadn’t realized how weak my body was at certain points. When doing rows, for example, I am extremely strong for the first three-quarters of the movement. I have almost no strength during the full [...]

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As H.I.T requires the trainee to reach eccentric failure, finding a machine that optimizes the H.I.T. training session is a challenge. With most machines, you start with the concentric movement. To use imprecise-but-helpful terminology: Most machines require you to lift the weight before you lower it. When beginning the set, this isn’t really a big [...]

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The Muscle Couple is obviously enthralled with our results from HIT Training. We do realize many people are satified with their current training styles or are unwilling to commit to HIT because of the physical demand it requires. We respect that and want to offer you specific HIT principles to incorporate into your current workout/training [...]

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The Muscle Couple dropping our delectable homemade protein bar recipe. These are amazing and can be served chilled, frozen or room temperature. Make them at any Holiday Party and you’ll have your guests screaming for more. No Bake Oatmeal Protein Bars Ingredients: 1-2 cups of Oatmeal or cooking oats 2-1/2 cup natural peanut butter 4 [...]

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A demonstration from Mr. High Intensity himself:

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