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CrossFit is one of the most popular workouts around right now and you?d be forgiven for thinking it?s brand new. In reality, CrossFit has been around for nearly 15-years but its popularity has literally exploded in the last couple of years.

Most men know that working out is important ? whether you are training for improved sports performance, looking great on the beach or simply because you want to improve your chances of pulling one over on Old Father Time!

Not so many years ago, if you wanted workout clothing, you only had a few manufacturers to choose from, namely Nike, Adidas, Reebok and Puma. These ?big four? had the fitness clothing industry all but sewn up.

Heavy training can really take it out of your joints and muscles and many hard-training athletes often find themselves exercising or competing while slightly injured.

Lifting belts are a contentious issue in strength training. On the one hand, you have the lifters who wear one for every single set of every single exercise they do because, they say it helps support your back? while on the other side, you have the lifters who never wear one because, they say, ?wearing one makes your core weak?.

Take it from one who knows; being injured sucks! If you train hard enough or long enough you are almost guaranteed to suffer at least a few minor niggles but it?s also quite likely that, at some point, you suffer a more serious injury. In this article you?ll learn how to keep your injury risk to a minimum.

Of all the exercises you could be doing, the deadlift is arguably the best. That?s a big statement but if you think about all the characteristics that make up the deadlift you?ll be hard pushed to disagree?

In the world of fitness and exercise, six-pack abs are one of the most desirable, most sought after goals; almost everyone who exercises wants a lean, defined midsection ? especially as summer rolls around.

If you are interested in building muscle you already know that you need to train hard and eat right if you want to be successful. However, there are lots of other things that you could be doing if you want the best results in the shortest possible time.

What you do in the gym plays a vital role in the size and strength of your muscles; if you want to gain muscle mass you need to focus on compound lifts like squats and bench presses, strive to increase your weights, reps or sets week by week and allow your body time to recovery by including rest days in your programme.