2010 Road Map to 6 Pack Abs Workout Challenge – Week 3 Exercises

Article by Frank Marconi

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Ultimate ab training continues with this weeks installment of the world’s best ab exercises designed to help you progress your quest to conquer the elusive 6 pack abs workout challenge and get those lean, ripped, sculpted abs you want!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back to the 12 weeks to six pack abs workout series for week 3. Hopefully by now these 10 minute ab routines have become a part of your daily routine and you are doing them on at least 3 or 4 times a week.

It is now time to step it up a notch and try and do these ab routines everyday! If you are having trouble being consistent at doing these workouts, I suggest you pick a time during the day to do them. This means everyday you do the workout at the same time. For best results, I would suggest doing them first thing in the morning. I typically do this and its great because its the first thing I do when I get up. It relaxes me and lets me think about what I need to do during the day and then sets my mind at ease as I know I have done something healthy for my body! So again, I encourage you to pick a time during the day that you are going to dedicate and set aside for yourself so that you can consistently get these workouts in. Remember, it only takes 10 minutes to complete, its going to make you feel great and its going to get you those results that you are looking for! Those results are what is going to keep you motivated to continue so get that motivation and determination and do it! Trust me, you will be happy you did at the end of these 12 weeks! Now lets get right into those ab exercises!

12 Week To Six Pack Abs Workout Series – Week 3

Exercise 1: Plate 8’s

Sets & Reps: 2 Sets & 8 Reps per Set

Exercise 2: Recliner Press Crunch

Sets & Reps: 2 Sets & 12 To 15 Reps Per Set

Exercise 3: Side Plank Rotations

Sets & Reps: 2 Sets & 12 Reps per Side per Set

Exercise 4: Physioball Rollouts

Sets & Reps: 2 Sets & as Many Reps as You Can

Exercise 5: Physioball Skier Tuck

Sets & Reps: 2 Sets & 12 Tucks per Side per Set

Once you have finished your sets, don’t forget to drink as much water as you can. As mentioned in last week’s article, the more water you drink the better. Try to aim for between 80 to 100 ounces a day (2.5 to 3 liters). Also, hopefully you are focusing on lowering your fat intake too.

Don’t forget to do the exercises presented above with as few breaks as possible. Once you have completed the exercises, repeat the circuit again. Training in this fashion is called circuit training and will help you build your abdonminal strength and your muscular endurance and get you that healthy, lean, athletic and muscular look.

Circuit training workouts are great ways to get your body into ultimate shape but you need to be organized when you do it and it needs to have variety and you need to ensure you are switching it up on a regular basis. The reason for this is because your body adapts quickly to workouts and the best way to continually achieve results is to ensure your body is continually in a state of shock. Therefore you should strive to organize yourself and ensure your training is organized over several months with a nutritional plan to follow as well. Get a ripped, lean, athletic body is not rocket science. You just need discipline, commitment and a great circuit training workout and nutritional plan.

For a free video demonstration of the exercises presented above, please follow the link: Get Ripped Abs Workouts

For information on the ultimate circuit training workout and nutritional program, packed with over 60 workouts to help you burn fat, build muscle, get ripped and get you in the best shape of your life, please follow the link: Ultimate Workout & Nutritional Program

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Frank Marconi has been working out for over ten years and specializes in circuit training workouts and nutrition in order to help people achieve that ripped, athletic and muscular look.

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Mini Workouts – Minimum Time, Maximum Benefit!

Article by Richard Clarke

Mini Workouts – Minimum Time, Maximum Benefit! – Health – Fitness

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Being a personal trainer I am aware that many people struggle to find time to get to the gym as much as they would like, or they would like to add something extra around their gym routine but can’t fit it in. Well I would like to give you a bit of advice and tell you how to incorporate mini workouts into your routine. These should not be used to replace your existing workouts; they are there to enhance it.

So mini workouts as the name suggests are short, as they are short, they are intense. So if you are new to exercise you should avoid anything too intense until you have built up your fitness levels. We live in a sometimes ridiculously busy world so mini workouts are great! You can’t put a price on your own health so anything that can enhance your health should be prioritised.

Mini workouts can improve your muscular strength, muscular endurance, motor skills, work you anaerobically and work you aerobically. Depending on the exercises you can help to improve all components of fitness in just 5-10 minutes. Minimum time, MAXIMUM BENEFIT!

We have all heard of the fat burning zone, this means working for 20 minutes or more, aerobically at a moderate intensity. I posted an article a few weeks back related to why I and many other people High Intensity Training is the way forward. When you train aerobically your body will burn calories and utilise fat as fuel while you exercise. When you train at a high intensity your body will burn calories for 2 days more!

Many people train sports specifically obviously this is great with regards to your sport but I think it is important and I try to promote all round fitness. We have all seen the people in the gym who will come in do bench and biceps and never touch the treadmill or leg machines. Clearly this is fine for them as that suits their goals but from a fitness perspective an all round level of fitness encouraging balance and strength in all areas is better.

So I will give you a few basic mini workouts for you to have a bash at. To make it even easier these workouts require no equipment other than a stopwatch, all of the exercises are bodyweight exercises.

Workout 1

Jumping Jacks 30 sec 30 sec Rest

Standard Squats 30 sec 30 sec Rest

Mountain Climbers 30 sec 30 sec Rest

Extended Kneeling /Press Ups 30 sec 30 sec Rest

Repeat Twice.

Workout 2

High Knees 60 Reps

Squats 20 Reps

Extended Kneeling Press Ups 15 Reps

Crunches 20 Reps 45 sec Rest

Repeat 2-3 Times.

Workout 3

Abdominal Plank (30sec) 10 Reps

Russian Twists 20 Reps

Glute Bridge 10 Reps

Dorsal Raises 10 Reps 30 sec Rest

Repeat 3-5 Times.

These 3 workouts are basic ones and take under 10 minutes; you can chop and change similar exercises depending on your level of fitness. Also to make the exercises more challenging you can increase the reps, reduce the recovery, do more sets etc you’re smart people so have a play around. If you are unsure about any exercises just have a search on youtube and you’ll find them in no time.

So I hope this has helped the busy people in being able to fit in a bit more exercise everyday which will bring you closer to achieving your goals as well as giving a few of you some new ideas to add to your exercise program. As a personal trainer in Swansea I have been trying to promote the many benefits of exercise for many years. No matter what exercise you can do it all helps, these mini workouts, although short if done correctly will bring great benefits.

Good luck

Rich

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For more information from me on personal training, boot camps, diet and nutrition, psychology, motivation, mindset and many more why not visit: http://richard-clarke.co.uk/

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Simple Ways to Improve Hiking Endurance Overnight

Article by Terry Daniels

Simple Ways to Improve Hiking Endurance Overnight – Outdoors

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The casual hiker who may happen upon this article may be wondering if it is even possible to improve one’s hiking endurance. To that person I say, “yes, it is”.

I expect all others reading this article have experienced muscular and respiratory failure while scaling an intense mountain.

Any hiker will have a much greater chance of improving his or her endurance if they understand a few simple concepts concerning the cause of most hiker fatigue. It helps to think of the body as a whole instead of a number of different systems.

Many hikers mistakenly think that because they are very fit muscularly, or because their cardio/respiratory systems are in great condition, that they are in great a position to undertake whatever mountaineering experience they choose. This is grossly inaccuarate, however, since an advanced level hiking/mountaineering experience will demand that the cardio, respiratory, and muscular aspects of fitness all be in balance throughout the day.

Failure in one system can often cause failure in another. This situation is well applied to a person who has a fair level of respiratory fitness, but a low level of muscular endurance in the large leg muscles.

This person will begin the day ahead of the pack–wondering why everyone else is taking their time–only to fall behind later in the day when muscle fatigue sets in. Unfortunately, both muscle fatigue and respiratory overload will occur prematurely for this individual since muscular fatigue will trick the body into thinking the muscles simply need more oxygen–the respiratory system will be forced into trying to compensate for muscular fatigue.

As the respiratory system and leg muscles are overloaded, excess moisture will be lost through breathing and sweating, leading to premature dehydration. Energy will also be expended at a faster rate since the body is now working overtime to maintain activity levels and a steady core temperature.

It is also important to remember that the proper use of outdoor knowledge can often be one of the greatest determining factors in a person’s overall endurance.

For example, the body will fatigue much faster if it is subject to frequent and drastic temperature change. The savvy outdoorsman will know this can be avoided by avoiding excessive sweating and cool-down periods.

Extreme body temperatures can be avoided by wearing moisture-wicking clothing that provides adequate ventilation, and by layering clothing in such a way that clothing can easily be removed or added in the objective of maintaining constant body temperature–even and especially during resting periods (this includes avoiding sitting on snow or anything else that would cause conductive cooling of the body).

Also note that eating a large meal while hiking will take blood away from other important systems in the body while excess heat/blood is used to digest a meal. Small meals/snacks are much more conducive to periods of prolonged physical activity.

While nothing can replace a good overall fitness level, any hiker may fail to complete a strenuous climb if he or she is unaware of techniques that prolong respiratory and muscular endurance. Two of these popular techniques are known as “pressure breathing” and taking a “rest step”.

Since most people are habituated to taking small, short breaths, carbon dioxide tends to pool in the bottom of the lungs–especially as elevation is gained and oxygen becomes thinner. As mentioned above, the systems of the body are interconnected, and this problem, gone uncorrected, will cause premature muscle fatigue and other symptoms of altitude sickness such as coughing and headache.

This problem can be avoided by periodically breathing out in a forceful manner in such a way that the lungs are completely deflated. It is not necessary to inhale in the same manner since the lungs will naturally re-inflate.

In the same way that most people take short breaths while breathing, most people do not lock their knees while walking/hiking. Taking a rest step simply involves locking the knee of the resting leg while taking a step with the other leg (this should look steady and not robotic).

Using this technique will allow the leg muscles of the resting leg to quickly, but frequently, relax during the rest step–this actually adds up to be about half the time. The math is pretty easy unless you every step with two legs at once.

Hopefully it is clear that proper conditioning and a little outdoor knowledge can go a long way in prolonging hiking endurance.

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Terry Daniels is an avid outdoorsman who loves hiking, exercising, and increasing his endurance with strength training equipment. He’s been a hiking tour guide for the past 9 years.

Terry Danielsterrydaniels09@gmail.comhttp://www.freemotionfitness.com

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It Is a Must for You to Have Respiration Muscles in the Time of Endurance Training

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It Is a Must for You to Have Respiration Muscles in the Time of Endurance Training – Sports – Other Sports

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In order to cut down the weight of alimentary canal as well as reduce the volume of foods, which we ought to pay more attentions to add sugar substances to these foods we may have in daily life. We are able to get some information about the tiredness of respiration muscles along with the achievements of endurance training. In this article, we could know more information about breathing muscles while they are able to fall into two parts, such as, inspiration muscles along with expiration muscles.

For this reason, when we have foods; it is a must for us to notice the carbohydrate materials which is able to put them into food. The proportion of heat is about seventy percentage of total uptake heat. There will put vitamin B, vitamin C along with intake various mineral substances. The food is able to contain some right fat so that the volume of food will get into small along with the burden of digestive tract also will decrease. The proportion of heat occupies the whole heat of thirty percentages.

We are able to look at respiratory muscle tiredness and performance of endurance training.

The respiratory muscles of human beings are falling into inspiration muscle and expiration muscle.

The inspiration muscles consist of the diaphragmatic muscle, the intercostals and other muscle part. There are two mainly parts to form the expiration muscle, which are intercostals muscles along with abdominal muscles. In addition, there is also accessory respiratory muscles. There are parts like neck, back and shoulder muscles for respiratory muscles for assistance.

The inspiration of common people is active under quite condition. While the expiration is passive. We take inspiration in the course of movement, the functions of diaphragm are about from sixty to eighty percentages in the inspiration muscle. For this reason, diaphragmatic muscle is still the vital inspiration muscle.

The pump of respiration movement of lung id aspiration muscle. However, there are some similar features between limbs skeletal muscle and aspiration, which are going to get tiredness in some cases. It also could show the shrink force of the aspiration muscles is decreasing. The speed of shrinking is also dropping in the meantime.

It is a must to on endurance training of respiration muscle in the explicit aim. Firstly the capability of fighting tiredness form respiration muscle. Secondly; it is also good at enhancing the achievements of endurance training.

There are some smart studies for the time being. There are two aspects about improving the physiological mechanism of achievements of endurance training in the next.

One is that endurance training of respiration muscle is able to enhance effectively aerobic metabolic ability of respiration muscle. Furthermore; it also improves the utilization ratio of oxygen. Therefore, in the time of taking endurance the aerobic muscles are just able to get less blood. What is more, the blood supplements of major sports muscles are going to increase.

The other aspect is that it is able to advance the ability of absorbing and exploiting for blood lactation with the endurance training of respiration muscles.

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Abs Training Promotes Core Strength And Endurance

Article by Bridgette Tuck

Abs Training Promotes Core Strength And Endurance – Health – Fitness

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Training abs seem to be not much of an influence to acquire those appealing abs or the so-called six pack, according to some professional gym instructors. The main key is said to be low level of body fats. A person with muscular abs and high level of body fat at the same time cannot see a well defined abs, but someone with a lower body fat and exercise less can see a better abs definition in his abdomen. If you want your abs to be visible and clearly defined, men should maintain at least 10% of body fat and 14% for women, or even less.

The abdominal muscles are large slabs of muscles. Tendons stretching across these abdominal muscles generate six pack. Be aware that you cannot alter the sizes of these tendons nor does its position through a rigorous workout, therefore, your six pack sizes will not be changed.

Your abdominal walls and its supporting muscles are not entirely special that they require regular training sessions. These muscles do form your inner strength for they stabilize your torso. Any form of activity will serve as a workout for these muscles, from a simple bench press to cardio exercises like running. Therefore, the misconception of training everyday is kind of absurd.

It is enough to train your core muscles at least twice or even once a week. Since this core muscle group does not really constantly contract in order for your torso to be stabilized, but it contains more “stamina” fiber, and so repetitive training is also beneficial. Doing 50-100 crunches is like using other muscles like the hip flexors and not entirely separating the core muscles. In isolating the core muscles, a Kegel and vacuum exercises may be performed. A balance training of your abdominal walls through the lower back with the use of your own body weight helps build stronger, and more functional core muscles. Add proper nutrition and two to three cardio exercises to your abs training each week and you will find yourself in an interesting looking six pack.

Despite being said as not the sole factor to developing six pack, abs training are still and always significant to one’s health and physique. Abs training usually includes crunches, hanging knee raises, parallel leg raises and inverted scissors form of exercises. Sets and intensities vary on each level. Instruction guides are simple and easy to follow for those wishing to do something for their abs. Generally, in every workout, you start at level 1, doing several repetitions depending on its appropriateness. Once a specific level is completed, you then proceed to the next one until desired outcome is attained or depending on the instruction or what is befitting for you.

Abs training may be somehow easy and simple, but in doing so, it is not that simple really. But if you are set to have those suave-looking abs, then start your training and low fat diet now.

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Recuperation from the muscle tissues might be supported by consuming the correct food items. The very fact is the fact that controlling the amount of foodstuff ingestion is not going to present you with appropriate nourishment. Also, shortage of nutrition won’t allow you to build powerful muscular tissues but will make you weak to some sure extent and also you won’t be able of carrying the heavy loads which help you achieve your muscle developing intention.

One thing to eat for muscle building food plan really should consist of food items abundant in protein, carbohydrates, and a minor body fat. The constructing blocks of muscular tissues are actually proteins which help within the rapid revival and improvement in the muscular tissues. It really is generally suggested for bodybuilders to require the next high quality protein with substantial organic value.

Yet another method to improve your muscle developing workouts’ intensity is always to lessen the level of time you relaxation in between sets.

A extra concentrated training system areas greater demands within the muscle, which responds with higher growth in excess of time. While a sure level of rest is necessary amongst sets to permit the short-name recovery of your muscle, an excessive amount of of the break can hold you rear. You need to walk the fantastic line in between letting your muscular tissues entirely recharge for another established and offering them a lot more time away than they definitely need.

The suitable relaxation time among sets (or work outs towards the similar bodypart) varies with all the muscle which is getting educated. Greater muscular tissues, such as the quadriceps, necessitate extra relaxation time than more compact muscle tissues such as the biceps and triceps.

Also, compound workouts that include various muscle tissues, such as the squat and powerlifting-fashion deadlift, need extended relaxation durations than isolation workout routines for the solitary muscle. This is really a function of your demands you spot on your body to lift the distinct weights required. The larger the muscle making workouts’ intensity, the more oxygen personal debt made and also the extra time you may need so you can get your muscle tissue back again to some fairly recuperated state. There’s also a construct-up of lactic acid in and across the muscle through your fixed, that is largely neutralized during the relaxation period. This lactic acid would be the trigger of the “burning” sensation that forces you to discontinue contracting the muscle at the stop of one’s collection. A relaxation time period also permits partial replenishment from the muscle’s ATP provide (the fuel supply for initial muscle motion) as well as other metabolic changes.

“Small relaxation durations have already been shown to generate additional testosterone and development hormone secretion than longer rest intervals when other elements are continual,” notes Dr. William Kraemer, who’s also co-author of the reference e-book Developing Resistance Training Applications. “Shorter relaxation intervals also increase the number of capillaries within your muscle fibers and improve the muscle’s buffering ability, which increases its potential to tolerate the create-up of lactic acid. These adaptations increase endurance and contribute to muscle growth.”

To achieve peak intensity of one’s muscle creating workouts, you should retain your rest intervals as short as they may be while however delivering time for ideal recovery. A superb rule of thumb is to relaxation a person to two minutes amongst sets or until your heartbeat is spine to standard, whichever is for a longer period. (Your cardiovascular system beats faster after you avoid working out in order to have ample oxygen rear into your application.) For most isolation workouts, a minute offers sufficient time for you to decrease the acidity in your muscle tissues and to acquire them primed for more muscle motion. A smaller amount than a minute is commonly very very little time for this recuperation to bring place. Whatever significantly above a minute reduces your probable for peak intensity with no offering you a compensating bonus in return. Compound movements need far more recovery time on account of their metabolic demands. One to two minutes is commonly sufficient, nonetheless.

Keep in mind that that you are from the health club to grow. This really is your prime directive, so you shouldn’t enable anything get in the way. You’ve undoubtedly observed athletes who expend three hrs doing work out. You could wonder how any person could do that many sets, but search closely the subsequent time you see these folks coach. Probabilities are which they do a set, then relaxation 5 to ten mins prior to doing an additional one. These prolonged muscle building workouts can be good for socializing, but they are really not the most effective way to assemble muscle. The largest gains are obtained once you concentrate the greatest volume of training to the shortest time frame that may be constant with correct recovery.

After forceful workout routines, your muscle glycogen is inspired and muscle tissues are starting to break down mainly because with the raise in cortisol amounts. In order to avoid this to occur, allow in the article-workout meal virtually immediately right after the training with rapidly eatable protein and fast carbs like protein shakes or smoothies to reload muscle glycogen and offer the amino acids essential to jumpstart the revitalization of muscle tissue.

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What Is Circuit Training? And How It Will Add Muscle Definition

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What Is Circuit Training? And How It Will Add Muscle Definition – Health – Fitness

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It’s funny that anytime I talk with men and women when it comes to working out and bring up the expression Circuit training I always get a similar reaction. What is curcuit training? Most people have an understanding but just can’t explain exactly what it is or how it works. In case you’re new to this term perhaps you might want to learn what it is and how you can use it to increase muscle, shed fat and enjoy a more effective overall body workout.

What is Circuit Training?

Well, it’s really quite simple to understand. Circuit training is actually a kind of conditioning combining resistance training and high-intensity aerobics. It’s meant to be simple to adhere to and target strength building together with muscular endurance. An exercise “circuit” is one completion of all suggested exercises inside the program. When one circuit is finished, one can start the first exercise over again for another circuit. Usually, the time in between exercises in circuit training is quick, often with swift movement to another exercise.

Combining resistance training and cardiovascular training

This really is one of the things I really like about circuit training. Any time you include resistance training and aerobic training it helps save you time in the gym. You’re getting the two of them finished in one workout. You can do resistance training with light weight and high repetitions or by simply employing your bodyweight. Both versions of training will provide the level of resistance required to boost muscle growth. The cardiovascular training is from the fast rest periods involved when switching from one exercise to the next. You can also include more cardio training by adding in an exercise in the circuit which involves getting the heart rate up rapidly.

Why I favor body weight workouts when circuit training?

Bodweight workouts are an excellent way to get resistance training and aerobic training all at once. They require minimal floor space (you could do them in your living room) and mimimal equipment. Bodyweight circuits seem like they could be easy but wait until you see how tough they are when a qualified personal trainer puts one together.

Circuit training and muscle definintion

So if somebody were to ask me what is circuit training I would give them the definition that I mentioned previously then immediately go on to discuss the advantages of body weight workouts carried out in a circuit fashion. And why combining this along with your regular gym program is what will provide you with the muscle definition of an athlete.

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Tim Downey has been a fitness consultant for over 18 years. He specializes in giving advice to men and women who want to develop a lean and toned body that appeals to the opposite sex. I write and develop well thought out and researched articles on my popular website The Lean Look.

“I believe that most people would rather have the build of an underwear model, instead of looking like a bodybuilder. I think that there is a major gap in the fitness industry that I’m looking to fill. You must train differently than a bodybuilder if you want a lean sexy body.”

Tim also practices what he preaches…

“I have nice six pack abs 12 months out of the year and I’m very defined without being overly muscular. My goal is to help as many people as possible reach their goals of looking like a Calvin Klein -or- Victoria’s Secret Underwear Model.”

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The Components of Fitness

Every single component of fitness is just as necessary as the next, for a well rounded and complete exercise program. Below you will find the major components listed, and a few reasons why each should be included in your routines.

Knowledge

This is the most important component hands down. You can’t exercise properly until you have researched on your own, or have been given instructions by a trained professional, such as a personal trainer, physiotherapist or doctor. Exercising without information is like going in to the wilderness without any supplies. In the best case scenario you risk not seeing results. In the worst case, injury. There is a ton of information online so at a minimum, look up exercise techniques and read the basics before trying out a new fitness program.

Warm Up

A warm up before starting a workout is one the most important components because this is what will prepare your body for all of the other training.

A warm up is like having a fitness breakfast. Like nutrition, skipping breakfast will result in a quicker burnout time half way though the day. A warm up works similarly because without one, you will burn out half way through your workout!

The warm up prevents injuries and “wakes the muscles” so your body has an idea of what to expect next. Every warm up should last 5-10 minutes and should resemble what you are about to do, on a smaller scale. For example, If you are running your warm up should be walking.

Cardiovascular Exercise

Cardiovascular exercise, known to most as “cardio” is the workout that will make your heart strong and also, aid weight loss goals the most effectively.

Some people think cardio is not necessary but when you see people with big muscles, having trouble making it up a flight of stairs, it makes you think twice. Cardio is all the fun activities like running, cycling, playing tennis and swimming. It gives you muscular endurance, a strong heart and an instant feeling of wellness.

Cardio exercise should be included in to your program at least twice a week for 20-40 minutes.

Strength Training/Weight Lifting

Lifting weights is sometimes neglected because many people think that lifting weights is synonymous with big muscles. Hardly! It’s actually very hard to build a lot of muscle mass for both men and women. To be quite honest those huge muscles you see on body builders are usually not natural. Instead, strength training is what gives you “tone.” While you are losing weight with sustained cardio activity, it’s the weights that will inflate those flattened muscles, to create a cut and defined physique. You will also build muscle but on most people, it builds tone oppose to mass, so don’t worry!

Lifting weights also adds bone density and strengthens joints and ligaments which prevents osteoporosis and makes us stronger and independent for much longer. This is especially important when we reach our senior years.

Weight training should be included a minimum of twice a week. Workout times vary depending on your program but you can expect anything from 20-60 minutes.

Flexibility

Stretching is also sometimes looked over, especially after a challenging workout, when all you want to do is hit the showers! It’s a very important component because flexibility training prevents injuries and keeps the body limber. If you never stretch, it won’t take long for your bod to start feeling tight, achey and fatigued. Stretching is also a great tension reliever and prevents chronic pain like neck and backaches. Don’t skip this one!

Stretch at the end of every workout for 5-10 minutes. It’s also recommend to include a stretch workout weekly or bi weekly, such as taking a yoga class.

Balance and Agility

I group balance and agility together as a minor component because you train for balance and agility during cardio and strength training sessions, provided you’re choosing exercises that target these components. In any case, I thought they deserved a special mention. Agility and balance are abilities that are fantastic for sports, but also general reaction time and injury prevention.

Compound exercises, stability ball training and outdoor (or gym floor) drills will improve your balance and agility.

Every fitness component compliments the other. If you do cardio but not weights, you will look scrawny. If you do weights but you don’t stretch, you will be too tight and uncomfortable to enjoy your muscles, not to mention the good chance you will be injured all together. Include all components to get the results you want quickly, safely and effectively.

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Effect of Exercises on Muscular Building

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Before we can conveniently talk of the effect of exercises for muscular building, it will be more appreciable if can examine the muscular system itself. The muscular system is refers to all the muscles of the body, both the one attached to the bones, the muscle that make up the walls of numerous internal structures and the ones that composes the wall of the heart. Muscles are an elastic body which after stretching, twisting, and squeezing returns to the original length. There are three main types of muscle namely: Skeletal muscle: This type of muscle is usually attached to the bone and it forms the flesh thus bring about movement. Cardiac muscle: This type of muscle forms the main component of the heart. The alternating contraction and relaxation of the cardiac muscle makes it possible for pumping of the blood by the heart. Smooth/involuntary muscle: These types of muscle are firmly fixed in the walls of hollow internal organs like the intestinal track, the respiratory and the reproductive systems. It is called involuntary muscle because the body have little or no control over its actions. Properties of Muscles: Extensibility and elasticity refers to the ability of the muscles after stretching, twisting and squeezing to return to their original length and shape. The increased extensibility of muscles serves as safety measures protecting muscles from tearing during sudden contractions Contractile refers to the ability of the muscles to control the openings of the heart, arteries, veins, lungs and intestines. Conductibility is the ability of muscles to carry heat produced, due to body varying changes, round the body. Function of the Muscle during Body Exercise. Muscles perform various functions before, during and after body exercise. Movement: There are different types of movements in the body such as passages of food through the digestive track, hand swing, walking or movement of the leg done through the help of the muscle. Posture: The ability to stand, sit and assume different body posture is enable through the muscle because of its continual partial contractions. Heat production: The chemical changes that takes place in the muscle normally lead to the release of heat energy for the body functions. Haven look at the above key point it becomes very clear to consider the effect of exercise on muscle building. You can not appreciate the value exercising for muscular building except you fully grasp the meaning, properties, and functions of muscles. Thus the “effect of exercise on muscular building”. 1. Exercise causes an increase in muscle size but it does not increase the number of muscle fibers for this is fixed at birth. The muscle size is increased because of increase in capillaries which allow for increase supply of blood and nutrients. 2. Exercise help to develop muscle strength but this quickly decreases as soon as exercise is discontinued for a long time. 3. Exercise enable muscles have greater endurance. 4. And finally exercise helps muscles develop more hemoglobin

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Visit for free report on the best exercises for muscles building at http://best-fat-loss-exercises.comKenneth Amesi is a coach on self help and development, health and fitness exercises, a financial analyst. He has used his wealth of experience to elevate many lives from health related diseases, stress management, self actualization and development.

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