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Omar Yunes: How to Crush Your Fitness Resolution and Graduate to Step 2

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Don’t quit your resolution early, take 54D ON Step 2 and change your life, says Omar Yunes.

In September, 54D announced the release of Step 2 for its online program. This exciting announcement meant more daily workouts and advanced nutrition programs for existing members who wished to continue changes towards a healthy lifestyle.

The 9-week program will allow members to continue on in their journey with a second step.

Omar Yunes recently spoke up about how this option is perfect for anyone with a New Year’s resolution. “The first session is wrapping up, and people are now facing a question about how they will move forward,” he says. “With 5D ON Step 2, the Step 1 participants can jump right into their next session without missing a beat. We are extremely excited to offer this online program for members who can’t attend the in-person sessions.”

“Everything about Step 2 is more intense. The workouts are tougher; the nutritional guidelines are more complex. Everything was designed to challenge participants to train like a ‘PRO’ and always be better than yesterday,” said Rodrigo Garduño, founder of 54D. “After completing the original 54D ON program, our graduates have all the basics down. We …

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Free Weights VS. Weight Machines: Which Is More Effective?

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When you walk into any health club or gym, you usually have two choices for the kind of weight training routine you can do: free weights or weight machines.

Which Is The Best? What are the best times to grab dumbbells, medicine balls, barbells, or dumbbells? When should you start using weight machines like the pull-down, chest press, or leg press? You’ll find out the benefits of both weight machines and free weights below.

There Are Many Benefits To Free Weights:

  • You get stronger. Research shows that weight machines are not as effective at building strength.
  • You become more athletic. Weight machines are more effective than free weights.
  • Your time is more valuable. Most free weight exercises, such as deadlifts or squat-to-overhead-press recruit more muscle groups than weight machines, so you work more muscle and burn more calories in less time.
  • It’s possible to move more freely. No matter how many adjustments you make to the handles or seat, weight machines don’t feel right. Free weights allow you to rotate freely so overhead shoulder presses can feel more natural and easy than with weight machines.

There Are Many Benefits To Weight Machines:

  • There is less risk of injury. To master
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