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50 Excellent Mindfulness Meditation Tips and Techniques – Part 2

(Anmol: Here is part 2 of the excellent series on the Mindfulness Meditation Technique by Axel Gjertsen.  You will find part 1 of this series here: Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation.  This meditation is the heart of Buddhist and Zen practice, and is one of the most time tested meditations in existence today. 

It is always great to learn from someone who has real and deep experience of a subject and this is all the more important when it comes to meditation and spirituality.  Axel, who was an actual Buddhist Monk and now shares his wisdom, knowledge and expertise with you on his great meditation website Axel G.

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No Pain When You Train? Work Harder!

It may sound like a cliche, but when it comes to strength training, it’s true:  No pain, no gain. If you work your muscles appropriately, they should have to repair themselves (and grow stronger) after you workout. And that means you’ll experience soreness.

Unlike excruciating or debilitating pain, a bit of post-workout soreness is a good thing. It means you’ve trained your muscles to exhaustion—traumatized them, in fact, by causing microscopic muscle tears. When you

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Improving Your Bench Press

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Weightlifting Tips

To some weight lifters, the bench press is a staple in their workout routines. This exercise is where the mark is set to determine just how strong you are and have become since you’ve started training. However, we may  find ourselves hitting a plateau and no longer having continuous gains. To increase your bench press load, add these training tips to your workout.

Increasing Your Grip Strength for the Bench Press

As you work out, it’s important to understand how your grip strength plays into your performance. Keep going!

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Homemade Prowler Sled

Homemade push sleds have been discussed on this blog before (see here).  Below is yet another option for those interested in an inexpensive DIY sled.

The two videos below come from the same individual.  Within the first video, he explains how the sled was built.  The lighting is quite dark however, so the sled is difficult to see.  The second video provides a clear image of the sled.

Verbal instructions (dark lighting)

Better lighting

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For more homemade equipment ideas, please refer to the link below.  I’ve recently updated the archives with several categories for more convenient viewing.

Homemade Exercise Equipment Archives

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