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The Art Of Body Sculpting 33 Day Challenge: Day 2 Bulgarian Split Squat

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Welcome back to the Art of Body Sculpting 33 Day Challenge. If you are new to the challenge, please visit the introduction page for complete details and rules. Now it’s time for Day 2 of the challenge, working with the Bulgarian Split Squats…

The Bulgarian Split Squat is one of the best exercises to test your mind-muscle connection skills. With a simple shift in focus this exercise can either set your quads on fire or ignite some serious burning of the buns (glutes)… and hamstrings.

You can either practice your mind-muscle connection with this exercise at the end of your regular scheduled workout today or at home, using a chair or bench.

Today I challenge you to slow down the tempo and heighten your level of awareness with where you are “feeling” the tension and contraction.

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The Art Of Body Sculpting 33 Day Challenge: Day 1 Barbell Curls

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Welcome to the Art Of Body Sculpting 33 Day Challenge. The purpose of this challenge is to improve the quality of your workout by enhancing your mind-muscle connection.

Body sculpting is so much more than simply lifting things up and putting them down. It’s an art form where every repetition is performed with great intention.

It’s about creating tension exactly where it’s meant to be “felt”. Taking supporting muscles out of the equation as much as possible and maximizing the activation of the target muscle.

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Rear Delt: Small Muscle With A BIG Visual Impact

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Flavia Del Monte sexy shouldersWell developed shoulder caps are one of the most attractive features of an aesthetically pleasing physique. Women who sport this feature look incredibly sexy in a tank top, swimsuit, or strapless gown.

As you can see in this photo, Flavia Del Monte has trained hard to sculpt this “look”. The fullness of her shoulders carve out stunning separation from her arms.

Boulder shoulders or cannonball shoulders are terms labeled for men who possess this feature. It’s an image of strength, power, and brawn.

Sculpting full, rounded shoulder caps is achieved through a strategic and balanced approach to your shoulder workouts. Unfortunately, many fitness enthusiasts structure their shoulder workouts with a dominance toward the front and lateral aspect of the deltoid, with little or no attention to the rear portion of the delt.
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Unique Abs Exercise For Workout Variety

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Planks are a great abs exercise that should be incorporated into your abs workouts. The only downside to Planks is that your body can adapt rather quickly to them. The upside is there are a wide variety of ways to perform a Plank… some much more challenging than others.

Here’s a killer plank variation performed by Nick Nilsson, creator of The Best Abs Exercises You’ve Never Heard Of…

In addition to working your abs and obliques, this Plank variation has the side benefit of strengthening your shoulder stabilizer muscles beyond what a regular Plank would do.

Nick has a way of making minor tweaks to an exercise that make a huge difference in results. He’s known as an exercise “mad scientist” and the King of Exercise Variety. But he’s very strategic with how he adds variety to his workouts. Here’s a short Q & A to make sure that you are using variety in the most effective way possible…

How To Strategically Incorporate Variety Into Your Training

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Celebrating His 50th Birthday With a Ripped Physique

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how to get ripped over 50I have been training with my workout partner for the past 18 months while following the Metabolic Masterpiece Body Sculpting Workouts. During that time we have witnessed a dramatic improvement with our physiques.

This week he turns 50 years young and is in the best shape of his life, with dense muscle and a ripped body.

He’s celebrating the occasion with a tropical beach vacation with his wife, where he will “strut his stuff” with incredible confidence.

I can think of no better reward for the hard work and dedication that has taken place during the past year and a half.

His transformation inspires the heck out of me and confirms my belief that we can continue to improve our physique during the best years of our life. It’s even more impressive that he spent most of his life “pudgy”, carrying around excess fat. It wasn’t until his mid-40’s that he decided to lean up.

During the time that we’ve been training together, his drive to be in the best shape of his life at 50 grew stronger and stronger… and it paid off.

We captured this monumental moment in hopes of inspiring others to strive for their true potential and not allow age to be a limiting factor… about Celebrating His 50th Birthday With a Ripped Physique

Curb Your Cravings With Chewy High Protein Dessert Balls

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These chewy high protein dessert balls are a quick and easy to prepare snack that is packed with protein, healthy fats, and slow digesting carbs. The chocolate flavor satisfies my sweet tooth… The healthy fats curb my cravings… and the high protein fuels my muscles.


High Protein Snack

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