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Welcome to Macssistance.com, your online personal training resource. This site is managed by Daniel McPherson. Daniel is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a former strength and conditioning coach at the University of Arkansas, and currently serves as a personal trainer at The Country Club of Little Rock in the capitol city of Arkansas.

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D1 Coming to Little Rock | 22 / 09 / 2008 | 0

Nashville-based D1 Sports Training and Therapy is set to open its 7th location in mid-October in Little Rock, Arkansas. D1 is a revolutionary training facility where children and teenagers are coached to take their abilities to the next level. Although D1 specializes in coaching junior high, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes, anyone […]

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Reduce Knee Pain By Improving Knee Strength | 2 / 09 / 2008 | 1

        People from all walks (or runs) of life experience knee pain. A variety of factors contribute to this, such as age, inactivity, long-duration exercise, or injury. While exercises such as knee extensions and hamstring curls have long been used for knee strengthening, a simpler exercise exists that specifically targets the stability of the […]

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Invest Here: TRX | 14 / 08 / 2008 | 0

What if one of the best pieces of home fitness equipment only entailed a nylon strap, 2 handles, 2 stirrups, a carabineer, and weighed about a pound? Well, here it is!
The TRX really is one of the best home fitness items I have ever used. I include it in my own workouts twice a week. […]

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The Best Pre-Workout Sandwich…Ever??? | 25 / 07 / 2008 | 0

Ok, I’m not going to make the above statement. But I have certainly concocted a sandwich that must be pretty close.
We’re all familiar with the health benefits and hunger satisfaction of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. We all know the same about a peanut butter and banana sandwich. So what do you get […]

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Invest Here: Medicine Balls | 9 / 07 / 2008 | 0

Medicine balls are the most underrated piece of equipment in the gym. Even though a variety of exercises can be performed with their use, rarely are they utilized for more than ab workouts and plyometric movements. A major reason why they can be used in a wide-range of exercises is because of the vast […]

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Do You Know Squat? | 12 / 06 / 2008 | 1

Squats are one of the most dreaded and avoided lifts in a weight room. Yes, they are hard. Yes, they are tiring. Yes, they can be dangerous. But how much is missed if they are left out of a workout?
I’ve mentioned a few of their cons, so let’s take a look at some pros. First, […]

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Stretching for Warm Up | 21 / 05 / 2008 | 1

Many lifters begin a workout with stretching before doing anything else. While this practice is widely accepted, it may not be the most beneficial. In my third summer at Arkansas, a group marketing some kind of resistant band training apparatus had our basketball players perform a sit-and-reach stretch. Next, they had them perform light plyometric […]

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