What can I say? I have four passions-languages, meeting management, fitness and writing. Seems incongruous
but they all seem to blend together perfectly....

My passion is ...

Learning

I know too much about ...

Diabetes

My parents always told me ...

Quandu si las 'a vecchia p'a nova, sabe che lasa ma non sabe che trova

My childhood ambition ...

To become the mayor of New York City

My favorite memory ...

The Wonder Wheel

Why I write ...

Catharsis

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Physician, Saturday Night Live, Fired Up, Vol. 2

My first job ...

Local Florist

My best moment ...

These past months-getting my CMP

My inspiration ...

The Underdog

Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics Beginner's guide to weight training

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To build muscle, you need to add resistance. To add resistance, you need to apply force. Force is generated when muscles are optimally positioned in the correct alignment. Weight training or resistance training is a critical addition to your fitness routine, but before you pick up a dumbbell, keep reading.

Proper form in lifting weights is extremely important. Correct posture is key in achieving the optimal technique. Since most of us spend the majority of our time hunched over a desk, our core musculature tends to be weak. Very simply put, the core is the center of gravity and the place f...

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