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Good booty band exercises [6 fun exercises]

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My wife recently purchased a “booty band” and she has been loving it for her workouts. There are a TON of exercises you can do with a booty band to work your glutes and other muscles. Here are some favs: You can also check out this video for more booty band exercises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQwY6f8ZcE Sources: (1) Resistance Band Butt Workout: 13 Effective Moves To Build Muscle. https://betterme.world/articles/resistance-band-butt-workout/ Accessed 3/2/2023.(2) 14 Booty Band Workout Ideas To Improve Your Training – Victorem Gear.

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What is a booty band?!

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I had no idea what a booty band (or hip circle band) was until my wife got one. Now I know a booty band is a type of resistance loop that is about eight- to 10-inches long. It is designed to work your lower-body muscles, such as your glutes, hips, quads and hamstrings³. Booty bands work by creating constant tension in your muscles, keeping them activated throughout the movements you’re doing². They can help you firm and sculpt your booty

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Pull-up challenge: 25 for Dec 25th

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This evening marks the starting point of my pull-up challenge. My goal is to do 25 pull-ups by December 5th. I am calling this my “25 for Dec 25th”. 🙂 From 11/22 to 12/25 gives me 33 days to meet my goal. Details: +Excellent form (all the way up, all the way down) -No swinging or pumping of legs -No time limit, i.e. hanging on the bar and resting is allowed Tomorrow I will post my initial max pull-up starting

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Garmin Forerunner 230/235 wrong time?! [SOLVED]

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Garmin Forerunner 230 5:55:55

My wife’s Garmin Forerunner 230 recently started having some time issues. Specifically, showing the wrong time 🙁 First I tried setting the time manually and that worked until her next Bluetooth sync, then it seemed to get the incorrect time again. Eventually, the following worked to fix her watch time permanently: set the time back to Automatic make sure GPS is enabled* (and GLONASS for good measure) make sure the watch gets a GPS lock to sync the time *Enable GPS:

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Real world review: the Armstrong Pullup Program

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Over the years I’ve tried a variety of pullup programs. The Armstrong Pullup Program is the best of the bunch for me. Simple, effective and free. You can’t really beat that! Here are some links to versions of the program: (links removed b/c they don’t have the original [and best IMHO] version of the program, comment if you need the best version. thx) If anybody out there would like more info about how the program works and what kind of

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