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Here’s a list of the most common bodybuilding beginner mistakes. Read through this list a few times and remember it, it will form a very good basic and you will improve a lot faster.

1. Neglecting Nutrition
It took me way too long to figure out how important a good diet really is. I have always underestimated it but the last year I have been working out with a good diet and I am easily seeing results twice as fast. Good nutrition is probably even more effective than a good training program. A protein shake in the morning and after your workout is simply not going to cut it. Set up a good diet where you eat every 2-3 hours with a LOT of protein, good fats and carbs only from in the morning until your dinner. Chicken breast, eggs, nuts, milk, fish and meat!

2. Using way too much weight
If you think you look cool lifting heavy weights, well then you’re right. But if your execution suffers because of it you need to reduce your weight. When you start working out you should get to know your body for the first few months, get to know your strong and weak points, how long it takes you to recover, which exercises work and which don’t, etc.

Start out with a compound exercise training program:

Training 1: squat, row, benchpress, overhead press, barbell curl (for on the beach)

Training 2: deadlift, pullups, dips, overhead press, barbell curl

Do this 3 times a week, that’s it – trust me! Don’t use weights that are too light either, you should be able to do between 6-10 reps.

3. Bad Execution
You can find a lot of videos on the internet or ask trainers in your gym how to do certain exercises. It’s not about the weight but about the volume. Bad execution only leads to injuries and no results. Ask, read, keep your eyes open and learn from people who know what they’re talking about.

4. Picking The Wrong Partner
It’s very common for 2 people to have completely other goals when it comes to working out. You, for instance, might want to gain muscle mass and your buddy might want to do cardio exercises only. Do not work out together if this is the case. Train with someone who is just as motivated as you are and who can help you get results.

5. Socializing
The gym is not a place for you to meet friends and talk about your weekend plans. The gym is a place to improve your health and body. If you want to hang out and chat go to a bar, if you’re at the gym, work out!

6. Patience, Patience, Patience!
A lot of people start going to the gym around April/May to get big and muscular before the summer. That’s not going to happen to anyone, ever. Allow your body to grow with time, it takes at least 2-3 months to starting seeing results. It requires discipline and willpower to get there.

7. Use Free Weights
Avoid machines in general. Always try doing your exercises with free weights as you use a lot more muscles to keep the weights balanced and in check.

8. There Is No “Inner Chest”
You can’t train the “line” in the middle of your chest. You have an upper chest muscle and a lower chest muscle, you can work them out both but you can’t work out the inside of your chest.

9. Train Your Legs!
Whether you like it or not, and you probably don’t – you need to train your legs from the start. Squat a lot, training your legs releases a lot of natural testosterone in your body which makes the muscles in your entire body grow.

10. Rest Plenty
You grow when you rest, not when you’re working out. Make sure you get 7-9 hours of sleep every night and let your muscles rest 48 hours before training them again.

If you keep all these bodybuilding beginner mistakes in mind I am positive you’re off to a great start and will have that body you’ve always wanted before you realize it.

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Parents of newborns, especially first-time parents, can be overwhelmed by all of the responsibilities that come with caring for an infant. Add a fussy baby to the mix and even the simplest tasks can seem like a challenge. Experienced parents may be surprised and discouraged when time-tested methods for soothing their new baby fail to yield positive results.

No matter where you fall on the experience scale of parenthood, a colicky infant is a major challenge. But how can you tell the difference between simple fussiness and full-blown colic? While there is official medical consensus, most pediatricians apply the “rule of three” when it comes to diagnosing colic in infants. If your baby:

1. Cries inconsolably for 3 or more hours per day

2. Cries inconsolably on 3 or more days per week

3. Has a pattern of inconsolable crying that lasts 3 weeks or more

Then your baby will most likely be diagnosed with colic. However, as any parent with a newborn understands, three weeks is a long time to wait for a diagnosis, especially when the symptoms involve crying inconsolably for hours at a time.

Therefore, even before you get the official word from your baby’s pediatrician, you may want to consider the following symptoms to be a strong indicator of colic:

1. Episodes of inconsolable crying – your baby cries and cannot be soothed with any of the usual methods (feeding, changing, holding, rocking, etc.)

2. Crying that occurs in a predictable pattern – your baby cries after mealtimes, or in the middle of the night on a regular basis, and for an extended duration

It’s important to realize that all babies will cry sometimes, and that crying is not necessarily an indication of colic. If, for example, you notice crying that occurs after mealtimes, you may want to consider talking with your doctor about changing your baby’s formula, or your diet, to minimize digestive troubles.

Some babies are more temperamental than others, and if your other children were “easy” babies, it may be tempting to label a “fussy” baby as a colicky infant, when that’s not the case. Treat this time with your new baby as learning in progress – colic is not a reflection of your parenting skills, and definitely not a reflection of how much your baby cares for you.

Be observant, keep an open mind, and be ready to try new solutions that will help soothe your baby’s colic in the long-term.

T. Steward is an free lance Expert Author and a work from home dad who was confronted with a colic baby situation, having to deal with this as the baby’s mom had to work out and needed her rest. He summed up his experience about signs of colic is on his baby colic stop website. You can also subscribe to a free 10-part baby colic stop email course if you subscribe to it at no cost.

Today I’ve finally discovered a natural chewing gum which does not contain aspartame.

If you’re like me, then you are rather annoyed at the selection of gum at any supermarket checkout. Virtually every pack of gum is using the artificial sweetener aspartame.

Reasons aside for the inclusion of aspartame in almost every mainstream gum product and the toxic effects of aspartame on the human body (both issues deserving discussion at great length), I would like to simply point out an alternative for you.

The product is called Glee Gum.

The ingredients list is as follows: Cane sugar, glucose, gum base (contains natural chicle), rice syrup, natural spearmint flavor, gum arabic, resinous glaze, beeswax, carnauba wax and chlorophyll.

Glee Gum can be ordered online, but you may be delighted to know that it can also be found at many natural food stores and even some large chains across the United States & Canada. Using the Gleegum.com Store Locator it’s easy to find a store carrying this natural gum near you.

Chewing gum is an effective way to eliminate bad breath, particularly after a meal or while you’re on the run to that big date.

Even though I have a stark objection to the inclusion of aspartame in gum (or any other product for that matter…) I will admit that during a night out with a beautiful lady my desire for a jolt of refreshing breath often outweighs my knowledge of the dangers of aspartame, and I’ll end up tossing a stick in.

Now, with my newfound discovery of Glee Gum, I can chew as much gum as I want – without receiving any headaches or blurred vision I get from chewing aspartame. And without the guilt of knowingly consuming a toxic substance.