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As I mentioned yesterday there is a blog writing contest, well kind of a contest going on where people are writing articles on their top 5… whatever they want. I have included this list from that list to let you peruse other articles, mostly fitness, that I liked.

Here is the home page for darrens blog writing project
Top 5 – Group Writing Project Day 2

Great basics on staying or keeping in shape – with a great looking picture
5 Back-to-Basics Strategies For Renewing Your Energy at Ririan Project

Of course as a home beer brewer I had to add a page on beer making that I found in the list
5 Reasons Why I Make Wine and Beer

How to get your body aligned so that it works better
NPA Think Tank: Top 5 Physical Therapist Recommended Body Hacks

Start your day with a bang
5 Top Ways to Jumpstart Your Brain in the Morning

Change your life starting with a good powerful morning
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I may seem like a prude sometimes, but exercise and sex seem like a great mix
Anna’s Fitness Blog : The Top 5 Ways Exercise Will Get You Laid!

I like to kick start my day by getting some exercise in the morning. As you may or may not know the morning is the best time to exercise and there are several reason for this.

First of all when you get up and workout right away whether running, biking, swimming or doing weights, there is nothing to really stop you. If you wait until the evening you are often stuck because you can have commitments that will get in the way and as we all know if you do not make time for exercise it will disappear very quickly

Another reason to workout in the morning is to get your metabolism going and to jump start your body and mind for the day ahead. There is nothing like getting your heart rate and sweat going. After getting a workout in the morning you have a clearer head and a lot of energy. This is one of my main reasons for getting my morning workout in.

Lastly, the best reason for working out in the morning is that you will raise your metabolism and will burn more calories in the morning. If you were not to work out in the morning then you would keep that slow metabolism until lunch but if you do get that workout in you are going to be pumping up that metabolism and burning lots of calories.

One more tip. After you workout in the morning try to wait an hour or so before you eat. There is a good fat burning going on right after your workout and if you eat right away then your body will not burn the fat but instead will take the glucose out of what you have just eaten.

I have wanted to write about deltoid workouts for a while now but never quite get to it. Out of all of your muscles your deltoids may be the most obvious to work in your workout. The muscles are very easy to isolate. To work your shoulders you have to remember that your deltoids have three heads, one in the front or lateral deltoid, one on the side, medial deltoid and one in the back posterior deltoid.

Any exercise where you are lifting in front of you works your front deltoid. This includes front raises, pullups and to some degree bench press. To work the side deltoid you can do side raises and there do actually isolate your side of your shoulder really well and make your shoulders pop out, widening your shoulders better than anything else. To work the rear deltoid I have always found that the best exercise is to lean forward and do a flye like exercise where you swing your arms out from underneath to a position right lateral with your upper body, try it out you will really feel this exercise a lot.

One mistake that many people make when working shoulders is using too much and doing to few reps. Try doing three sets of each of three exercises (one for each part of the deltoid) and do 10-12 reps for each exercise.

Take care of your form as well. I also find that most people want to really work their shoulders and will use bad form and swing that more than they should. Do not worry about the amount of that you are lifting instead try to concentrate on keeping the reps very controlled and a little slower than the time that it takes for reps of other muscle groups.

Deltoid workouts can be tough and hurt a lot the next day but in the end your deltoid muscles will make your upper body look a lot bigger so it is worth the effort.