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Ditch The Hot Party Girls And Go To Bed Before Your Workout

People just sort of hang out and try to get themselves a bigger alcohol buzz. The reality is that at some point the party has got to stop. In this way you can be a trooper the next day.

Nothing Interesting Happens After 2 AM

I once read this book that was talking about socialites and how some people manage to have it all. They work hard and productive and go out to all the parties and have fun.

This was their secret – a power socialite would show up for an event but would soon go to another party and after a few such stops head home early. This was what differentiated pros and wannabes. The amateurs would stay up all night and party. The next day however they would be completely burnt out from exhaustion.

Don’t Disturb Your Natural Ultradian Rhythm

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Ankle Injuries – How to Avoid Spraining Ligaments and Tendons in Your Foot

Basketball is a sport with very high rate of injury. Because the game itself allows limited contact between players, injuries often occur from being elbowed or shoved. But, the most incidents come from ankle spraining due to either switching directions or landing on someone else’ foot after a jump thus twisting the ankle. It is my favorite sport. I have torn ligaments in both my ankles playing ball but I still love the game.

The ankle is made for mobility so restricting that with a high top shoe is going to bring trouble somewhere else. It’s better to injure the ankle than to tear something in your knee. So, the solution is not taping and bracing the ankle, but strengthening the foot’s tissues – muscles, tendons, ligaments in order to prevent spraining.

Video: Ways To Strengthen The Tissues Of The Foot

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Training Recovery – Here’s Why You Should Go Easy With Your Training Every 3 Weeks

Training hard for 3 to 4 weeks and then resting or backing off on the volume has been around forever. Legendary bodybuilding trainer Vince Gironda supported it. As did the Eastern Bloc trainers. It simply allows you to attack your goals fresh.

Resting will release the accumulated fatigue throughout your whole body. Hard training is a cumulative stress on your whole body.

Not only the muscles, but also the joints, ligaments, bones and probably most importantly organs and glands get fatigued. Once they are rested your progress will be better.

Relax Mentally and Physically

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