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Quadriceps Defined

These are the muscles on the front side of the thigh that extend the knee.

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Weight lifting helps knee arthritis patients

Published October 10, 2008, 11:02 am, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Strength training can help ease pain and improve physical functioning in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a new review of current data confirms.

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Strength training splits

Published October 9, 2008, 1:49 am, Delaware Coast Press

If you are currently strength training on a regular basis you have already completed the most difficult task. Even avid exercisers shy away from strength training, because it appears complex and time consuming.

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Study finds massage aids muscle recovery

Published October 8, 2008, 9:26 pm, The Oklahoman

ST. LOUIS — Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps got a massage twice a day in Beijing. His teammate, Dara Torres, had two massage therapists on standby. And a bunch of sedated rabbits in Ohio recently had massage performed on their legs after bouts of intense exercise. Phelps, 23, made history by winning eight gold medals. Torres, 41, became the oldest swimmer to compete in an Olympic event and win ...

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Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (IT Band Syndrome, ITBFS)

Published October 8, 2008, 12:53 am, ThirdAge

Iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) is an overuse injury of the soft tissues in the lower thigh near the outside of the knee. The iliotibial band (ITB) is a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs from the hip down the outside of the thigh, and attaches to the tibia (the large bone of the lower leg).

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Gym's High-Intensity Workout Left Me Disabled, Man Testifies

Published October 7, 2008, 9:26 am, Washington Post

A Virginia man says a controversial workout regimen embraced by many in the military, law enforcement and the general public has left him permanently disabled, and he is suing the Manassas gym and those who administered the exercise program.

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