It is way too often that people spend hours at the gym and see absolutely no results. Walking on the treadmill at 2.5 miles an hour is nothing more than a mere ‘mosey’ around the park. You need to get your heart rate up and really make the most of your workout. In no time, you’ll start the see results that count.
I’ve found that the right workout program combines not only cardiovascular activity for losing excess fat, but a strict strength training routine as well. Far too often people are doing one and not the other, and often times doing that one incorrectly. If you don’t feel exhausted after a workout, you’re probably not doing enough.
As far as a cardiovascular workout, put that incline up, climb hills, and really feel yourself sweat. Ellipticals are a great workout tool as well. They give you options as far as level, intensity and direction. Changing something simple like going backwards as opposed to forward can really work some muscles you haven’t used in a while. When it comes to strength training, increase the weight once your body gets used to a certain amount. You need to keep challenging yourself or you’ll stop seeing results.
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How the right workout program can make the difference in how your body turns out
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009What Do You Consider Is Volume Training?
Thursday, July 9th, 2009One of the biggest debates that has been baffling the bodybuilding world pretty much since before the “Golden Era” of weight training is the battle between training HIT style versus “volume training”. (Yeah, I know, HIT didn’t come along until Arthur Jones / Mike Mentzer…but that’s not the point of this blog).
Those that are for HIT being more effective for muscular size, aka hypertrophy, claim that it’s the intensity of training that elicits the sought after effect. While, on the other hand, many claim that it’s in fact the overall volume that’s the real bottom line.
Well, I know which of the two is more important; BOTH!!! But not the way most think. And, something I notice is that many have the wrong conception as to exactly what “volume” is. To you, what is it? Amount of sets? Reps? Exercises? Training frequency?
There’s more to look at under the surface if you want to find the truth to how to structure you’re workout routine to build muscle mass fast. It’s not a matter of “either, or”.
More to come…
Kick your way to a healthier, stronger you
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008For those who are not really into dancing your way to fitness or doing minimal work to get the results you want there is kick boxing. This is a very active high energy sport that will get you to rapidly tone and loose weight. This not only helps you to strengthen your body and tone but it helps you to strengthen your mind and your heart. One of the lessons is to always know your worth and realize that you are stronger than you think you are.
There are plenty of places you can go to practice or learn kick boxing or you can even get DVDs to learn in the comfort of your own home. Although to get the true benefit you should go to a school or get a partner to come over and practice with you. This way you get the full contact sport and you have a buddy system so you don’t give up so easy. This is great because it is a cardio and physical workout so you get the best of both worlds in one. With the buddy system you can really get into it and maybe even join a school or you can compete in local challenges. You could even just challenge each other to make sure you are up to par.
Choosing the correct exercise program
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008One of my friends who was overweight wished to reduce her weight to solve her health problems. She fell in the obese category and was suffering from a host of health problems like acidity, pain in the spine and neck and chest pains. She went to different doctors for treatment but was not satisfied with the treatments given by them. When she got chest pains and the doctor did not find anything wrong with her reports, she decided to take matters in her hand.
Her first priority was to reduce weight and so she joined a gym and started exercising. She spent two hours daily at the gym on different machines. She started exercising according to the advice of the trainer at the gym and day by day started losing weight. When I met her after a gap of five months, I did a double take as I could not recognize her. She had lost all the extra weight and she looked wonderful. Where previously she would clothes for extra large sizes, now she was able to wear all kinds of dresses and the best thing was she looked wonderful. I was and am very happy for her as now she can enjoy life as wants to and she does not feel inferior to anyone and has become confident.
Mind role in physical health
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Though there are many sports activities that can be followed in order to stay in better health but staying healthy mentally produces better results of the activities followed in order to gain weight. Mind is the controller of body functions everything that is happening within is in some way linked to the mind. The point is that mental stress can negatively affect the physical condition of any one. It is scientifically proved that all the body metabolisms are harmed and badly affected if one is not mentally in peace.
Stress and tension would decrease the weight of a person who is even working out in gym everyday. Basically what happens is the hormone and enzyme secretions that absorb the energy from the food intake do not function normally once mind is under stress. Complete and proper rest should be maintained in order to stay mentally healthy. A normal grown up person should follow the routine of sleeping at least 6 hours everyday to keep him or herself mentally fresh. Hence, it should always be taken in consideration that all the workout and physical exertions that we normally do in order to gain weight will be more affected and result oriented if we stay mentally healthy and give proper rest to our mind and body.
Placebos Can Give False Credibility To Muscle Building Supps
Saturday, September 13th, 2008According to a recent research column in Muscular Development magazine, and I quote, “Bud Winter, the legendary track coach of Olympic athletes such as John Powell, Lee Evans, Tommy Smith, and John Carlos, used to to give his athletes “Bud Winter super pills” to improve performance. Winter claimed the pills helped his athletes run faster, even though they were made from sugar. They were nothing more than placebos that worked by the power of suggestion…..Placebos show the importance of positive thinking for success in bodybuilding and sports”.
As I’ve always written, many, of not most supplements aimed at muscle building and gaining weight, such as shakes, pills, powders, and bars, are not what will help you build and gain muscular weight. The big factors in accomplishing this will always be having the right workout routine and eating the correct amount of calories, week in and week out. How many people do you yourself know that takes every bodybuilding supplement known to man, yet don’t ever seem to gain any weight, or build any more muscle mass? What about prisoners? They don’t take any of those nutritional supplements, yet they’re bigger than your average gym rat? Kind of makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
Pilates: Good For Building Muscle Mass?
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Many popular workout routines and programs have been taking mainstream gyms and exercise enthusiasts by storm. But when it comes to pure muscle building or gaining weight, are certain regimens efficient, such as Pilates? Sure, Pilates may enhance your stretching capacity or your range of motion, aka ROM. However, just because you can stretch further or hold a position for longer periods of time doesn’t necessarily mean that it will stimulate muscular growth and development.
In order to cause hypertrophy in your muscles you have to cause certain things to happen during your workout program. Things such as tension, time under tension, intensity, muscle flow, lactic acid accumulation, etc.,must all take place to cause your muscles to become physically bigger. Does your current Pilates routine cause these mechanisms to go into motion to help you with your muscle building / weight gain goals?