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Burning Fat

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Do you want to burn fat quickly? Then you have probably noticed that ab exercises are literally flooding the internet. Expensive equipment, and gadgets and machines are all being pushed as the secret to burning stomach fat and getting a ripped set of six pack abs. But the truth about abdominal exercises is that they don’t burn stomach fat and actually have a secondary role in developing a firm flat stomach.They key to getting six pack abs is more about burning away the fat that is covering them up. You might be surprised to learn that you probably have a well defined set of abs already; most people do. They are simply hiding underneath a layer of belly fat. And the mistake many people make is focusing on abdominal exercises in trying to burn stomach fat.What you should be doing instead is spending the bulk of your workout sessions on special combinations of high intensity full body multi-joint exercises because they work the largest portions of your body at the same time. This would include exercises that work large muscle groups in the legs, back and chest.You should spend some time doing ab specific exercises, but a big myth about abs is that doing hundreds of sit ups and crunches will burn fat and give you a ripped stomach. Situps and crunches provide very little resistance to the ab muscles so they really don’t do much to develop those muscles. You should focus instead on higher resistance reps like hanging leg raises, knee raises or lying hip thrusts

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Building Muscle

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Never exceed five to six repetitions on your warm up sets. Your initial set should just be a very light and easy weight. Do 10-20 repetitions of that to get some blood pouring into your arms. But don’t do many more repetitions than that. Why? Because if you do, you will trigger an excess either of lactic acid or fatigue during your warm ups.Don’t assume that stretching prevents injuries. It’s a very common misconception that stretching before workouts prevents injury. But this is simply not the case. It DOES make it easier for you to get into some complicated lifting positions. But it does not protect you against injuries. That’s a myth.Stop your “paralysis-by-analysis” in the gym. Over thinking things to death won’t get you anywhere here. As a wise man once said “perfectionism is the flip side of procrastination”. Let go of worrying about if the incline of your bench press should be 45 or 50 degrees. Stop worrying about having the perfect grip of the bar. Just relax. Building muscle really isn’t rocket science. The correct formula pretty much goes like this: “Go to gym. Get stronger. Go home. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.” (There’s a mantra for ya).Keep in mind that you should train both sides of your joints equally in strength training. If you to three sets of bicep curls for example you should always make sure that you also do three sets of triceps exercises. And on and on, like that. If you do the front side of a muscle, make sure you work out the back of that muscle equally.

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Overtraining the Body

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Have you stopped making gains using your current routine? Are you tired and less interested in working out than you were only a few weeks ago? Do you have pains in your muscles and joints that have been affecting your energy levels? Are you unable to sleep properly or fall asleep at night? If you answered yes to more than two of the questions above, you may be falling into the overtraining trap. Overtraining most often occurs in professional athletes or bodybuilders who are training for either a competition or specific event and train beyond the normal levels that the body can handle. The inability to recover while continuously pushing to keep working out results in both physical and psychological problems that are common in overtraining syndrome.
Typical symptoms of overtraining can include:
-Lack of energy, feelings of lethargy
-Aches and pains in muscles and joints
-Insomnia
-Decrease in immunity
-Severe irritability
-Lack of drive coupled with an almost compulsive need to continue exercising
-Appetite changes
Performing the same workouts every day can also be the cause of overtraining. When you use the same muscles every single day, the increased risk of overuse injuries occurs. Stressed out muscles pose a problem for day to day activities and contributes to the aches and pains that you can get.

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Cardio Drills

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

If you are looking for cardio training exercises that you can do right in the comfort of your own living room then you are at the right place. The key to executing cardiovascular workouts that will excel your performance and get your body into super tip top shape must involve exercises that go beyond the act of just walking, jogging, or running. Lets face it a nice light jog serves it’s purpose, but it doesn’t get your heart pumping and skeletal muscles working like the act of utilizing your own body resistance for intense working movements.

Real Living Room Cardio!

If you are going to implement cardio workout exercises to get you real hard body results then you have got to engage in calisthenic type exercises such as squat thrusts. This simple little cardio drill is perfect for you to perform right in the comfort of your own living room and will help you to significantly develop your muscular and cardiovascular endurance. The beauty of this drill is that you can do it in your living room if you like or anywhere else for that matter. There is no additional equipment needed for this cardio drill and all you need is yourself and the willingness to work.

To execute the squat thrust you must begin with your stance at shoulder width distance apart in length. From here you are going to simply crouch down and place your hands on the ground in front of you. Next, you are going to extend your legs back behind you by kicking your feet back in one quick smooth movement. This will bring your body into an upright push up position. After you have gotten your body elevated into the upright push up position you will then want to simply kick your feet back up underneath your body in order to stand back up. All three of these gruesome steps constitute only a single rep of this intense cardio exercise. After executing only 10 to 15 of these in a row you will quickly understand why this is REAL cardio and beats the hell out of any light jog on the treadmill.

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