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The Top 5 Best Grip Training Exercises

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Grip training: it has to be the most ignored type of training in gyms all over the World. Seriously, how often will you see someone working on their grip in the gym? Almost never, right? No one really seems to care. How much you bench press is all that really matters anyways which is sarcasm, if you didn’t catch the drift.

While grip training does not really have much of an impact on how much you can lift, it still can be important. A lot of people use straps as an excuse not to work on their grip. I mean you can deadlift 600 lbs with straps, so why would you work on grip? W

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Program wraps nursing care patients in warm embrace

In a solarium lined with sheer curtains and permeated with the scent of lavender and sound of gentle music, a certified nursing assistant strokes the hand of 109-year-old Etta Kissack.

The CNA, Nalva Hashimoto, will make her way in due time to each of her seven charges in the room, tucking in fleecy blankets, soaking hands and feet in warm water, administering gentle head and hand massages and dispensing cups of water and lollipops.

This is a namaste (nä-ma-stay) room at EPOCH Senior Living of Brewster, and staffers say it brings even the most incapacitated residents back into the life stream of the nursing home and fills their hours with attentive care.

Namaste is a Hindu expression for “honoring the spirit within,” according to consultant Joyce Simard, a veteran elder-care social worker.

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Introducing the Project Swole Forums

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Allow me to direct your attention to the Project Swole Forums. Build muscle and lose fat by sharing your training secrets, diet strategies, progress updates, and supplement reviews; or discuss anything remotely related to health and fitness.

This will be a great way for me and all you Swole readers to talk about health and fitness topics that I just dont have time to write individual posts about. There is also an area for posting progress pics, workout routines, or anything else you can come up with to show off your goods.

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Cape rabies clinics scheduled through April 16

Rabies vaccination clinics, sponsored by The Cape Cod Veterinary Medical Association and Cape Cod Rabies Task Force, starts Saturday and runs through April 16.

One-year rabies vaccinations are $10. With official proof of current vaccination, a three-year booster costs $10.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011Orleans Animal Hospital 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon69 Finlay Road (Cats, Dogs, & Ferrets)Orleans, MA 02653508-255-1194

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011Barnstable Animal Hospital 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.157 Airport RoadHyannis, MA 02601508-778-6555

Lower Cape Veterinary ServicesEastham Police & Fire Department 10 a.m. – 12 noon2600 Rte. 6East

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