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Things That Stunt Your Growth

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In order to maximize your height potential, it is necessary that you only do the things that can help you to grow taller and at the same time avoiding those things that can stunt your growth. When you do the things that promote height increase but you don't avoid doing things that prevent you from growing taller then all your efforts are in vain and you will not be able to gain height effectively. So what are the things that can stunt your height increase ? Lack of Sleep Lack of Sleep is probably the well-known thing that can stunt your growth. We mentioned previously that sleep is very important in order to grow taller because sleep is the time when the large amount of human growth hormone is being produced. So, Needless to say, Lack of sleep only means depriving your body of a large amount of the human growth hormone it produces. As a rule, eight hour of sleep is sufficient. Cigarrete Smoking Smoking is also one thing that can stunt your growth. Yes, mothers were right, smoking c

How To Strengthen Your Grip!

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  Articles  >  Weight Training  > How To Strengthen Your Grip!  Why offer any consideration to grip strength? For a bodybuilder, grip strength isn’t essentially that important. However, for those of you involved with other strength sports such as wrestling or martial arts, grip strength is an advantage that merits some consideration. Types of grip strength •  Crushing grip strength:  giving a firm handshake is an example of crushing strength. •  Supporting grip strength:  being able to apply crushing strength on an item and maintain it for a period of time. •  Pinch grip strength:  grasping and lifting an item placed between your thumb and a finger is an example of pinch gripping strength. •  Wrist strength:  lifting a chair by grasping one of the front legs (while keeping it level) is an example of wrist strength. Exercises for development in grip performance should be specific to the needs of the athlete. Why the need for specific grip training? Even is grip str