If you will allow me, I'd like you to allow me to be your coach for a moment as we explore the various errors that people make in their quest for physical perfection, and how to either avoid them in the first place, or to learn to substitute more productive habits and behaviors in the future. What follows are the ten most common and also most significant mistakes that well-meaning gym rats make day in and day out. Odds are, you're guilty of at least three of them, no matter how disciplined and careful you are. So please read on, because the information in this article may save you enormous amounts of time and energy as your pursue your training goals.

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Washington Redskins Quarterback Mark Brunell neatly avoids the charging Charger linebacker.