tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87640533045832152662024-03-14T06:41:36.517-07:00Six packsSix PacksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764053304583215266.post-15085180608151928572011-11-23T08:01:00.000-08:002011-11-23T08:01:45.163-08:00Weight Loss and Fat Burning<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB04QhltwfmNPxTRHFTkowW9Weyc9u6o47TjHr6lkgnqssLfFtqP0RcIbp-pmziKOPPQpvmtbYmyGdoHPPYUn0O687Z1RYIG0noYqSGiPBjfxYyvtkXE9p-UTW5Q-OGUPcO5OcUitSJ8k/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB04QhltwfmNPxTRHFTkowW9Weyc9u6o47TjHr6lkgnqssLfFtqP0RcIbp-pmziKOPPQpvmtbYmyGdoHPPYUn0O687Z1RYIG0noYqSGiPBjfxYyvtkXE9p-UTW5Q-OGUPcO5OcUitSJ8k/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzgaTyNgzoRXD_tICZQGLAIUq8qRYJOIzNVFi0cxqVr0gcdHlLE3UeEsJfZk-i_2XBWYnv0vcinItBspXfoP9Vf-Hoi0z7psTMLogyOZ2QqXjhfLezliwvlFbqEosAGSY7pKJp1Zsv4A/s1600/httpcreatingabetterlife.netwp-contentuploads201106fatweightloss.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzgaTyNgzoRXD_tICZQGLAIUq8qRYJOIzNVFi0cxqVr0gcdHlLE3UeEsJfZk-i_2XBWYnv0vcinItBspXfoP9Vf-Hoi0z7psTMLogyOZ2QqXjhfLezliwvlFbqEosAGSY7pKJp1Zsv4A/s320/httpcreatingabetterlife.netwp-contentuploads201106fatweightloss.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<i>We all want to burn more fat for weight loss, body shaping, health and wellbeing or for wearing purposes. Trim that butt, waste that cellulite, smooth those love handles, bust that tummy; its all part of the trim and slight hone and diet movement various us rejoice in.<br />
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In this part you will see unequivocally how fat burning works and how to get the finest out of your activity. Also, I'll diagram a few weights circuit frameworks I upgraded to help you burn fat and lose weight--one for unprofessionals and one for fitter tutors.</i><br />
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<b>The Basics of Fat Burning</b><br />
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Power in, power out. The body normally burns a mix of sugar, as glucose, and fat for fuel. What sum of either relies on your physical activity and if, or what you have depleted simply. When you use more vigor than you take in from sustenance and drop, the body burns recovered fat and carbs, then subsequently even protein, to fuel your anticipated activities even furnished that you are not rehearsing</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;">That could be what happens when people starve doubtlessly; the body starts to deplete itself. Relying on your house history--your heredity--and the method you expend and polish to create this power setback, your body would be able to decide on to get traditionalist and drop your metabolic rate to endeavor to keep onto body weight. Some of us seem to have inherited this tendency an option that is more stupendous than others, the beginnings of which might be in the early periods of human growth where 'one excessive or an additional' was give or take the standard.<br />
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<b>Glucose, fat and protein.</b> Every last trace of the more in these lines, starvation unfailingly works into the final moments and the body starts to break down its specific tissue for fuel. Safeguarded starch called glycogen is speedily used up, then goes the fat safeguarded under the skin and around the internal organs. Protein in muscle is then broken down to make glucose to keep the brain working and you mindful.<br />
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Fat and glucose are the body's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;"> few crucial vigor starting points. Fat you know well, glucose comes basically from starch supports favor rice and bread and potatoes and protein is supplied prevalently by meat and beans and dairy articles. The amino savage destructive developing blocks of protein sustenances may be adapted over to glucose in emergencies. Your body constantly burns a mix of fat and glucose aside from at very towering intensities, and the level of the fat and glucose in 'the burn' changes with power and time of activity.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;"><b>Fat burning zone</b>. You may have recognized that in the range of a few wheeler and treadmills at the practice focus have a setting that expresss “fat burning zone”, which recommends a setting for power or speed. The reason behind this is that the body burns a more staggering rate of fat at a moderate pace (or when about 90 instants of drill). The fat burning zone, a level constrain speed zone is primarily an invention, and here is the demonstration.<br />
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Allowed that you burn more fat going lazily, you still burn some fat at much snappier speeds or drive. It all meanders down to what measure of strength you debilitate in totality. Case in point, collecting that you investigate rehearsing at a moderate rate that burns 60 percent fat and 40 percent glucose and a higher power or period of time that burns actually 30 percent fat and 70 percent glucose, you might still burn more fat at the higher power.<br />
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A normal case. Drill (1) is the slower 60/40 mix and activity (2) is the speedier, 30/70 mix of fat and glucose fuel.<br />
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Strolling on a treadmill for 30 instants--180 calories used--108 calories of fat burned<br />
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Running on a treadmill for 30 instants--400 calories used--120 calories of fat burned<br />
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You are equipped to see from this case that the final effect absolutely is the sum that much essence you devour--and that is the max fat burning measure. The theoretical fat burning zone is mostly a supportive myth.<br />
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Weight Training Does it Better--Or Does It?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;"><b>Muscle burns more fat</b>. Weight teaching is logically suggested as a fat-busting instrument after some bosses express joined muscle burns more power than body fat at rest, so relying on provided that you development more muscle and have a higher muscle to fat proportion than ever, you might as well burn joined vigor and more recovered fat as a result. This is impactful and has been demonstrated in metabolic considers. Then again, the divergences are not that essential; likely less than a few numerous calories for each day for each pound of muscle assembled, for most people.<br />
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Does that mean you shouldn’t anxiety over weight educating? Irrefutably not, subsequent to weight enlightening has a noteworthy number of exchange benefits for health and manifestation, not the slightest of which is extra muscle. It's essentially that this inclination has been somewhat displayed and we should get this fat burning thing right in order to development the best equipped provided weight loss and show undertakings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;"><b>Getting the afterburn</b>. Confirm, so extra muscle attempts not to outfit that much inclination, but what observing the afterburn? The 'afterburn', or the measure of power you use accompanying you stop rehearsing, has been raised as a vital thinning idea. In the occasion that you could get afterburn, which is emphatically an extra system of truism your metabolism broadens for a few hours or longer when a precise polish, then that could be a reward in light of the way that you burn fat at the same time as the movement and emulating you stop in addition. Will the game ever stop!<br />
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In any case, this consideration has newly been reevaluated as well. An article in the Journal of Sports Science reported that paying little mind to some swearing early regards of this effect, the idea has not affirmed to be as profitable as first supposed.<br />
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Rehearse scientists call this afterburn effect EPOC, which stands for Excess Post-polish Oxygen Consumption. The makers of that examination maintain that the increased intensities required--more staggering than about 75 percent of most maximum heart rate--are as probable as not past what most plainly people wanting to lose weight can adjust to in stood by movement. So the afterburn playing indicate from lifting weights or running speedy is there, but you should have the limit to keep on with that power, which demonstrates an impressive measure of hard work. No insider realities there, I'm sure.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;">We moreover ought to distinguish how fuel is used uniquely according to how your body stores are directed. Emulating you do a vigorous or amplified workout, your crimson ooze and muscle glucose might be substantially more level than before you started. Level glucose stores mark the body to burn fat uncommonly. So taking after hard drill that usage a ton of glucose, the body switches to burning fat. This is why all existence utilize is basic, not fat burning amidst rehearse.<br />
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Unyieldingness instructing has quite an impressive expansive number of fantastic things pulling out every last trace of the stops that I'm a tremendous fan--broadened robustness, more muscle and body shape, perfect even out and skeletal substance thickness and updated handiness inverse all perspectives of human growth. In any case wouldn't it be fabulous in the event that we might be legit, we all need heightened-effect or cardio arranging in addition. It has its specific set of discriminating utilitarian benefits joining regular fitness, adaptable conductors, assembled heart and lung technique and simpler course to name a few benefits.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;">Lifting weights can solidly move us into the uplifted power activity zone above the 75 percent venture would have done well to get some afterburn, but its actually for short impacts. This is not consistent, continuing-state thought and composes a focus not to commonly burn the same product drive as an extraordinary run on the treadmill, cycle or segment machine at moderate pace. For example, here are the vigor expenditure means weights versus cardio for one hour of activity from the NAT Nutritional Analysis Tools net area. I've fabricated this in light of a 150 pound single (in fact under 70 kilograms).<br />
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Running at 8 instants a mile pace (5 min/km)--burn 852 calories (kilocalories)<br />
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Weight lifting, vigorous, unhindered weights or machines--burn 409 calories (kilocalories)<br />
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I’ve endeavored to line the aforementioned actions up for wander so that the relationship is worthwhile. Whenever I check these numbers it puzzles me for the explanation that I run and I lift weights, and all over I feel much fresher when a run than letting the vast canine consume in the rec focus with sub-10 RM (emphasis most utmost) and a few sets of ten activities. Nevertheless, the numbers unfailingly produce same with any reputable existence little-workstation. Kept on with vigorous practice predictably spends about twice the power of weight enlightening in a comparable association. You could see from this why cardio sessions are basic for fat loss.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;">Might as well I Exercise Before Breakfast to Burn More Fat?<br />
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The reaction is 'not imperatively', following allowed that you will burn more fat on a unfilled stomach, when its all declared and done this will possible achieve minor enhancement for the explanation that your existence confirmation and utilize and metabolism alters out, give or take, over the 24-hour period. What all in all matters is your hard and fast constrain permit and depletion, that is, the sum that much you deplete and what measure of you activity and move in no matter how you look at it.<br />
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Then again, stay tuned on this in light of the way that until this is shown aid deductively, what sum of dish timing control could oblige with fat loss is not positive. One thing that shows up clear is that people who deplete breakfast uphold weight perfect and lose fat quicker, so don’t skip breakfast.<br />
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<b>The Best Strategy for Fat Loss</b><br />
So where it is safe to say that it is certain that we are at with our fat burning job? Here is a rundown.<br />
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Assemble muscle with weight improving. Assistant muscle sways to burn more drive at rest, even if simply a modest. This is called the resting metabolic rate of muscle or RMR. Extra muscle will additionally burn more fat in engaged organize, the powerful metabolic rate hinging on assuming that you such as, or the AMR, so having more muscle will obviously help burn more compel and fat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;">Lift heavier weights. What I endorse is that the weights workout should be vigorous, with the number of emphases kept at the level to medium completion of the scale in the midst of 8 and 12 RM. To remind you, the RM is the excess most fabulous, which suggests the most weight you would be able to presumably lift for this number of reps before fatigue. The 8-12 is within a degree that should outfit power and more substantial muscle improvement, which is called hypertrophy.<br />
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In the occasion that you go higher than this, express 15 to 20 emphases to a set, or more, you are getting into the degree where you might surely be leaned toward off doing cardio following the benefit for undertaking, the strength burn, is perfect spent running, cycling, strolling or paddling. At that number of redundancies you won’t manufacture much muscle either, so all in all increased-emphasis advancing with weights has slightest regard in my view.<br />
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Do heightened-effect movement. Pondering what measure essence you would be able to use in a hour of either sort of movement, weights or cardio, you ought to do some resolute oxygen devouring or cardio work to burn fat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: medium;">Try towering-compel cardio. Towering-power activity, even if unequivocally in short impacts, could rev up the metabolism and get that fat gathered in the post-activity period. Do some increased constrain in addition, but don’t overcompensate it, in light of the way that burning the fat is an enduring undertaking and you don’t want to move in the direction of moving toward getting ‘burned out’. A cluster rehearse framework case in point an enduring cycle pivot class might match this essential. In reality, I momentously recommend garner cycle turn classes where you are urged to run snappy, yet with the elective to again off gathering that you might as well.</span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems like everyone now a days is obsessed with the notion of losing weight without a difficult regimen of diet and exercise. In fact, a lot of people are turning towards these as a way to cut down on the calories. While these people will not be able to stop exercising and dieting completely, they will be able to take it down a notch, and as it turns out many of these are good for you also, so dieting almost takes care of its self (almost, not totally).</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Incorporating fat burning foods in to your daily diet can be as easy or as difficult as you make it. There are a few pre prepared drinks that reportedly burn fat. These include energy drinks, teas, and even some sodas. These all work by two different methods. The drinks either contain complex ingredients that take more energy to digest than they contain </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">calories, or they contain herbs and spices that are said to boost the metabolism. Tea has been used for many years as a possible contender in the list of fat burning foods. Green tea is often cited as having the most potential. Although it is somewhat unclear as to weather it is the ingredients in the green tea that give benefits, or the green tea as a source of caffeine. This is unfortunately the problem faced with other fat burning foods as well. It is hard to pin down exactly what mechanism is used for fat burning other then the increased heart rate attributed to caffeine, and caffeine like compounds.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other substances contained in fat burning foods that are believed to increase the metabolism include antioxidants, hot peppers, garlic, and ginger. Interestingly enough three of these ingredients are prominent in most Asian cooking; and as we all know Asians (when eating traditional foods) rarely become obese. The knowledge of antioxidants as an active ingredient in fat burning foods is rather recent and still rather undocumented. Thankfully there are so many benefits to eating foods rich in antioxidants that even if they turn out not to be fat burning foods you will still have received other benefits. Not to mention that fat burning foods rich in antioxidants tend to be quite lean an low in fat, so you will at least be eating a low fat diet (never a bad idea when you want to loose weight). Berries are known to be some of the richest sources of antioxidants out there, and the darker the berry, the more antioxidants. Blueberries, blackberries, and acai berries are some of the most antioxidant rich foods around.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to your metabolism enhancing foods, eating a diet of fat burning foods that burn more calories then they contain is an excellent contribution to a healthy routine of exercise and a balanced diet. Celery, and leafy greens are the two best examples of fat burning foods that contain fewer calories then they burn. This is mostly due to their high fiber content. The body uses more energy passing this fiber through the digestive system than the actual food contains, making high fiber low calorie vegetables excellent fat burning foods.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rounding out your diet of fat burning foods with a multivitamin is a great idea. The simple fact is that most fat burning foods (while nutritious) do not contain every vitamin and nutrient that you need; and giving your body the nutrients it needs is possibly one of the most important steps for weight loss. Beyond a multivitamin, eating a balanced diet is also important. Definitely eat fat burning foods, but balance them with regular foods also; ensuring your body variety is important for maintaining health, and weigh loss.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span>Nutrition</span></span></u></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to successfully manage your weight and body composition you must first realise that food is only fuel, we use it to propel and drive our body to complete the day to day tasks we set it. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The amount of energy in which food provides is measured in calories. In order maintain gain or lose weight we need to regulate how many calories we consume on a daily basis. This is dependant on several variables such as age, gender, height, weight, body composition and activity level. The key to managing the intake of your fuel is knowing how much, when and what type you should consume. If you consume too many calories be it good or bad your body will store this as fat.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What’s in your food</span></span></u></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to get the most out of your diet your first must realise what your food is made up off. Below are detailed explanations of the key nutrients we need in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The key is to keep it simple, I have broken down the main nutrients with basic easy to follow information. Protein, Carbohydrates, fats. The normal consumption of these for an average 2000calorie diet are as follows: </span></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are eating a normal diet it should consist of 50% carbohydrate, 25% protein and 25% fat. </span></span></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">low carb: A low carbohydrate diet can be very effective for losing those hard to shift last few pounds in my past experience. This will consist of 10% carbohydrate, 50%protein and 40% fat .You can also go on a low carb and low fat diet which will be covered in more detail on my other blog: </span></span><a href="http://bestwaytogetsixpackabs.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bestwaytogetsixpackabs.blogspot.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></i></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">low fat: A low fat diet can also be effective for weight loss but i find the low carb to work better for me personally. It should consist of 60% carbs, 25% protein and only 15% fat.</span></span></span></i></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summary</span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Low carb and low fat diets should only be temporary measures for weight loss. The best thing to do in the long run is to have a structured eating regime taking into account all the variables such as lifestyle, weight, age, gender and so on. Ideally you want to be eating 4 or 5 small meals a day but I now it can be hard to find the time for 5 meals when some people struggle to have 3 meals a day. the key is preparation, for example cooking the night before because I know most people don't have the time in the morning before work to start cooking. If you still find it difficult and only manege to have 3 meals a day make sure you are eating the right things and not snacking on junk in-between meals. If you find yourself snacking on junk try to replace this with healthy options like fruit and low calorie meal replacement bars available at shops like Holland & Barot and GNC. At the end of it all as long as you'r not consuming more calories than you need and you are eating healthily you will be able to maintain your health and your figure. </span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try to cut out carbs like pasta potato and fruit after 5pm or keep them to a minimum because these can turn into fat when you are sleeping.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut out fast food like Mc Donalds, KFC and burger king ect. These foods ate full of saturated fats, preservatives and lots of rubbish your body doesn't need.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only eat when you are hungry! Don't eat just because it is the time that you usually eat, weight until your body actually needs it.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat smaller and more often. This helps your body to no that it is going to have regular food so you don't hold onto fat that could be getting burnt off.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should make sure you are drinking enough water say 2 - 3 litres a day and more if you sweating allot.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When you are loosing fat try to make sure you are not loosing any muscle at at the same time because the more muscle you have the more fat you will burn.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drink green tea and caffeinated drinks these are both really good for fat burning.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lose fat not weight! When you are loosing fat don't go purely of the scales go on sight as well. A good tip is to take pictures as you go.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure to be patient. Fat does not appear over night and it will not go over night ether so just take your time.</span></span></li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More tips coming soon so make sure to check back in....</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764053304583215266.post-5105890653594932322011-02-21T08:45:00.000-08:002011-02-21T08:45:28.537-08:00Fat Loss<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fat Loss Stomach </span></span></u></b><br />
<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best Way To Get Six Pack Abs</span></span></u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belly fat s one of the hardest thing to lose. You will often have good abdominal muscles and even a six pack but it is just covered by a layer of fat. I will give a few tips and pointers to lose that fat and get the ripped abs you have always wanted.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First we can talk about exercise and that you will not get the abs of your dreams without doing this no mater what! To succeed you need to first set your self some realistic goals to hit in the near future because if the goals are to far in the future it will take you a long time to hit them and this can make you less enthusiastic. Chose goals that can be easily monitored like loose 2kg by this time next weak for instance. You then need to decide how often you are going to train and you NEED to get into a regime otherwise you will think 'na cant be bothered with training today I will go tomorrow' but you don't end up going tomorrow. After all this you need to focus on high intensity weights workouts with low rest periods. This will increase fat loss. Having long rest periods will not help you to get a flat stomach it will only increase strength. You also need to focus on high repetitions like 15-25 rather than the usual 8-12 this will also increase heart rate and burn fat as-well as tone the abs. Try to break your abs down into sections when training eg: leg raises for lower abs and Russian twist's to hit the obliques this way all the focus is on the specific part you want to train. Now lets get some cardiovascular training involved. This will Get the heart rate up, increase the metabolism and in turn burn fat (hopefully of the abs!). I like to do interval training, this gets your heart rate in two different stages one to burn fat and one to increase fitness (because you cant look fit without being fit). The fat burning zone is between 30 and 60% intensity, after that you are working on fitness but over all both are essential. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sur to check out my diet page for more great advice. </span></span><br />
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</span></span></u>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764053304583215266.post-15840167833807751672011-02-16T13:12:00.000-08:002011-02-16T19:05:29.007-08:00Obliques Not Ribs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Six Packs</u></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When you have ripped abs people often think that your ribcage is poking through when it is usually your obliques. Look at this diagram to see what i mean: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzw7pC2QR-2EQubLYn56mXh6z2RcSTMTxDDDyirKKyQJG8pigj1Gb0USwLWac-0aArW4QHAP5bT8jQ5ObQOvI8lt0LUMa66cubnMRBaXjGBwy5AAhlufZ6BpBuiKwgx48DdNwyzCKa2Y/s1600/core-anatomy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzw7pC2QR-2EQubLYn56mXh6z2RcSTMTxDDDyirKKyQJG8pigj1Gb0USwLWac-0aArW4QHAP5bT8jQ5ObQOvI8lt0LUMa66cubnMRBaXjGBwy5AAhlufZ6BpBuiKwgx48DdNwyzCKa2Y/s320/core-anatomy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The three lines of muscle at the side of the abdominals visible in this picture are the obliques. If you are not sure whether you are looking at obliques or ribs you can tell by trying to tense them and if you can then it is your obliques and if you can't it is your ribs. </span></span><br />
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 6px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Benefits of oblique exercises</span></span></u></h3><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Your oblique muscles (side abdominals) help you bend from the side or twist your torso.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Strong obliques support the lower back, warding off back pain and posture problems.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Improved posture, thanks to strong obliques.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Oblique ab exercises helps slim your waist.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Strong, conditioned obliques help transfer force or power</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from one body part to another or body to an external object. Great for sports.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Conditioned obliques help balance your body. Well developed muscles above & below the abs must be balanced by the strong connecting muscles of the abs, including the obliques.</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* The best abdominal exercises, including oblique movements, are thought to condition the internal organs making them more efficient. The internals include the colon & liver.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rhwEps2uN_QFYBThC61hj5Oi3NQ-ORrgiLVYc01s2k6WOntrVTJk6jprpIzqwhBOoMWAjc4V_6lgkt1zB2Q3V5Z461WP6UKN0x62uwscE22dYXhhS82FYaaUyfcDVFSD94FcvMBUbt4/s1600/Broom_Twist_button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rhwEps2uN_QFYBThC61hj5Oi3NQ-ORrgiLVYc01s2k6WOntrVTJk6jprpIzqwhBOoMWAjc4V_6lgkt1zB2Q3V5Z461WP6UKN0x62uwscE22dYXhhS82FYaaUyfcDVFSD94FcvMBUbt4/s1600/Broom_Twist_button.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sixpacknow.com/images/obliqueexercises/Broom_Twist_button.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Broom Twists</span></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0qZQpOfs1N0emt2Tib-dREwOzvFG5s3J0M3JYDzyuPYrOWNE4qWMD0o3h0_pSTv6BOduKnVVVeoDk36dc1EZ5M9xKg_aJnkHHbWSNV-u-vnMDcw0_0xEwfq59vcNWENiuFZ9GPntktQ/s1600/Side_Jacknife_button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0qZQpOfs1N0emt2Tib-dREwOzvFG5s3J0M3JYDzyuPYrOWNE4qWMD0o3h0_pSTv6BOduKnVVVeoDk36dc1EZ5M9xKg_aJnkHHbWSNV-u-vnMDcw0_0xEwfq59vcNWENiuFZ9GPntktQ/s1600/Side_Jacknife_button.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sixpacknow.com/images/obliqueexercises/Side_Jacknife_button.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Side Jackknife</span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dpphuJOPcpUlDFm0-WA_2IPC7jypgSXSfo914-6x4rqr_CIJugTX4WcwFdjmlQQGFw-SLsjii6yI7_yhhHAxxrVIUldGDzhb7CvApivLG6rw34Bp3v_syH4newcuAYGOxWIxUi1a9fI/s1600/Crossover_crunch_button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dpphuJOPcpUlDFm0-WA_2IPC7jypgSXSfo914-6x4rqr_CIJugTX4WcwFdjmlQQGFw-SLsjii6yI7_yhhHAxxrVIUldGDzhb7CvApivLG6rw34Bp3v_syH4newcuAYGOxWIxUi1a9fI/s1600/Crossover_crunch_button.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sixpacknow.com/images/obliqueexercises/Crossover_crunch_button.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Cross Crunch</span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi-4q2oc2tjCocC15WB342ANmP85CVVJ4pM8C0lIuYTORTU93EpG5_tJ58Ri76YWIDi_9rxMEImTRDMjeoohj5khZkwbP0h9QDZQ9hANYYD4OcHXI5SNEeUkUn3PI6ey8stUREn7Zde4/s1600/Reverse_Trunk_Twist_button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi-4q2oc2tjCocC15WB342ANmP85CVVJ4pM8C0lIuYTORTU93EpG5_tJ58Ri76YWIDi_9rxMEImTRDMjeoohj5khZkwbP0h9QDZQ9hANYYD4OcHXI5SNEeUkUn3PI6ey8stUREn7Zde4/s1600/Reverse_Trunk_Twist_button.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sixpacknow.com/images/obliqueexercises/Reverse_Trunk_Twist_button.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Rev. Trunk Twist</span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCebfPVUCEL2qGLWJkEeYuxclTcjWr5CiNSPoUngSBnwo3eD0URWzaAT74ex1iqINSrVzDHS__1HuW9XlQuMKSgpDiR-lFD3Kya0ihhACEmCwpROe_aMr_8OBFWOTN8A13CMf2QIjXh7U/s1600/Reach__Catch_button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCebfPVUCEL2qGLWJkEeYuxclTcjWr5CiNSPoUngSBnwo3eD0URWzaAT74ex1iqINSrVzDHS__1HuW9XlQuMKSgpDiR-lFD3Kya0ihhACEmCwpROe_aMr_8OBFWOTN8A13CMf2QIjXh7U/s1600/Reach__Catch_button.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sixpacknow.com/images/obliqueexercises/Reach__Catch_button.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Reach and Catch</span></span></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764053304583215266.post-65226105204829202532011-02-16T12:19:00.000-08:002011-02-16T19:05:51.480-08:00Transverse Abdominal Exercise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Six Packs</span></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Flat Stomach With Transverse Abdominal Exercises</span></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O_ooxIo-MkhXVz9-vi_r1Ta3A9FF-Bw1URWVRKLA3GpZjaB8omP8Rs2L2hdaRsCBZL6RjBwdATWBHxWRx1tgRTCq5fEyf9r-rMihqNtwiPyrziSFFOt3MGC979affV_qvQDrNdbIE0w/s1600/abs+s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O_ooxIo-MkhXVz9-vi_r1Ta3A9FF-Bw1URWVRKLA3GpZjaB8omP8Rs2L2hdaRsCBZL6RjBwdATWBHxWRx1tgRTCq5fEyf9r-rMihqNtwiPyrziSFFOt3MGC979affV_qvQDrNdbIE0w/s320/abs+s.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The goal of abdominal exercises is to build muscle, but also to attain a flat, attractive stomach. This is where transverse abdominal exercises come in. The Transverse Abdominus is the stabilizing muscle that acts like a belt along with other abdominal muscles, to provide core stability and in keep your stomach shape. In other words, a stronger Transverse Abdominus means a tighter, slimmer waist.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The transverse abdominal muscles are so-called stabilizer muscles that allow for smooth and powerful movement. Transverse abdominal exercises are often overlooked when training for a six-pack, and rarely mentioned outside professional training circles. But neglect them at your own risk. Their importance should not be overlooked by anyone who would like to do more with their muscles than just show them off!</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transverse abdominal exercises are indispensable if you want to attain that elusive washboard stomach. You have to target them to take your ab workout to the next level. A six-pack might look great, but it does nothing to facilitate movement, enhance performance or maintain proper alignment.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is therefore important to activate the transverse abdominal muscles when you are doing any ab exercises. One way to do this is to focus on drawing in the area beneath your navel while you are exhaling and contracting. Keep breathing normally, but hold this "vacuum" position without engaging the upper abdominal muscles. Letting go counts as one repetition. You can start with ten repetitions of seven to 10 seconds daily to build strength around your waist. This will gradually translate into more effective general exercises, better posture and greater overall results. It has even been said to enhance digestion!</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a few more transverse abdominal exercises to try once you've mastered the vacuum exercise. Do pelvic tilts by lying on your back on a comfortable surface that supports your spine. Lift your knees about 90 degrees but keep your feet flat on the floor. Now raise only your pelvis, keeping your lower back on the ground. Hold it for three or four seconds and lower it again. Repeat this for two or three sets, depending on your level of fitness. The most important thing is to maintain control over the movement at all times. This will isolate your abdominal muscles and allow faster progress.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't try to rush these transverse abdominal exercises. Slow, controlled movements are all that is necessary for them to be effective, and will help you keep the proper form. Another exercise involves pulling your stomach towards your spine while lying flat or kneeling. Find which position suits you and then relax your back as much as possible. Try to use only the lower abdominals while you suck in your stomach in as far as possible. Do not use your oblique (side) muscles to help. Hold for ten seconds or longer if you can, then let go. A good guideline is to hold the contraction until you cannot feel the tension anymore, or until you feel other muscles doing the work. Let go of the contraction and repeat.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Always keep your spine straight and in a stretched but relaxed position, to protect your lower back and neck. Stand with your back straight against a wall to get used to this position. Only your lower back and neck will be slightly away from the wall. This is the correct posture to follow. With this in mind, keep your upper body flat on the floor while doing these transverse abdominal exercises, and support your butt with your hands. Now raise one leg no more than ten inches, your knees bent and relaxed. Lower it again in a slow, controlled movement while raising the other leg.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Resist the temptation to let momentum do the work for you, as this will defeat the purpose! The motion is easy enough, but doing it right requires patience and concentration. That burning sensation means it is working. Just remember to breathe!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764053304583215266.post-11699434836347069662011-02-13T16:16:00.000-08:002011-02-16T19:06:21.053-08:00Abs Workout<div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>Six Packs</u></span></b></span><br />
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You have to take multivitamins and minerals for supplementation purposes. You need these since the exercise regimen for six pack abs will deplete your body from essential nutrients. Supplementing will ensure that you get at least the minimum daily requirements for proper nutrition. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">upplement such as chromium controls sugar cravings and helps in enhancing the metabolism function of the body. For general health, you can take vitamin C and E supplements. Antioxidants help in removing the waste from your body after exercise program. It will also enhance your immune system.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Creatine, a body building supplement, is a protein, made naturally in the body from three amino acids (glycine, arginine and methionine). You can also obtain it from beef, fish and pork, although you would need to eat at least 2 kg/day to get a performance-boosting effect. Glutamine is a non-essential amino acid. It can be made from other amino acids in your body. It can be broken down to supply energy during intense training. One other supplement that I would highly recommend because of the extremely positive results I have had using it is hydroxycut. This is used to shred those last few pounds and i think it works very well so i have included a link:</span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=widgetsamazon-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0043T7BBU&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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There are many abdominal exercises you can choose to do for six pack abs. The important thing here is that you hit the abs at least twice a week and at least 20 minutes per session.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Quality is important! Perform these exercises in proper form and with the proper technique. Don’t perform the repetitions in hurry, do it in the right way. It will not give any benefit if you cheat yourself. Each set should be done with 15 to 20 repetitions. As much as possible, do not rest between repetitions, and minimize rest time between sets, in between exercises or in between each cycle. This increases the intensity of your workout and your abdominal muscles will respond accordingly. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Like all other muscles, do not over train your abdominal muscles. Muscles need to heal and build new tissues.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Crunches</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: Lie down flat on your back, with knees bent and your lower legs supported on a flat bech. Place your hands behind your head, and then curl your torso forward so that your shoulders will leave the floor. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Keep your head level all throughout the motion. Hold the top position for a while and lower your shoulders back to the floor. Repeat the exercise.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lying Bicycles</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: Lie down flat on the floor with your legs raised at the hips and place your hands beside your head. Bend your right leg at the knee while you pull your right thigh up at the hip while curling your spine up to the right – your left elbow should then approach your right knee. Upon completion of the movement, pull your left leg up while you extend your right leg & curling your spine towards the left. Continue to do this in an alternate manner, with each pair of left & right curling counted as one repetition.</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Twisting Crunches</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: For the twisted crunch, lie down flat with your legs bent at the knees and feet touching the floor. Take your right shoulder and reach across your body toward your left knee. Repeat with other side working in opposite direction.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Seated Jackknife</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: Lie supine on the floor. Extend your legs and arms and keep a pad under the hips. Pull the legs back with the knees bent as you. Simultaneously bring your head, shoulders and arms forward to jackknife position pivoting on the buttocks. Hold the contraction for a moment before going back to the original position. Return to the starting position by extending your arms and legs. Without break at the top or bottom of the movement, do thirty repetitions.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dumbbell Side bends</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: Begin the exercise by standing straight with your feet shoulder width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand straight on the sides. Keep your back straight and bend from the waist all the way to the right as far as you can and return to the starting position. Repeat with left side. Do not swivel your hips during the execution. Continue to exercise alternately with left and right motion until the desired reps.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Weight training with more repetitions per set: By lifting weights, the body mass or muscle mass is increased. Muscles require more calories for maintenance. The more muscles you have the more number of calories your body burns while at rest and will be capable to feed on the fat around your abdomen.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Weight training for getting nice abs requires more number of repetitions with light weights. To gain muscle weight and density, you increase the weight that you lift whereas to get nice abs, you take light or moderate weights and increase the intensity by the way of increasing the number of repetitions. In this way your body works on some aerobic workout which adds to your calorie burning process.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aerobic Exercises: </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span></div><div style="display: inline !important; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aerobic exercises such as jogging, swimming, brisk walking and skipping can be performed for longer time and is the best way to get a six pack. You can also use treadmill, but to put little stress on the knees and joints, you can opt for a stationary bike or cross trainer.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aerobic exercise burns calories and fat. That is why aerobic exercises should be incorporated in your exercise plan to get the benefits it provides.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aerobic workouts can be done for around forty minutes, four times a week to get good results. You can do for longer periods depending on your current conditioning. But don’t extend for too long as it may cause harm than good for getting 6 pack abs.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Drink plenty of water, as your body gets dehydrated while exercising. Nothing substitutes water and our body needs as much as it needs air. Water only satisfies your thirst, but also helps your system to stay cool. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="display: inline !important; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You should drink water throughout the day. It helps your body to continue the function properly and helps in getting the toxic substances out of your body.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Shredding the abs can be the hardest thing to do!! You have been on a really strict diet for a while now and you cant seam to loose those last few pounds around the waist line and you don't know what to do next, Well today i am going to touch upon a few really good tips for just this.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u></u>The best way I find to get my abs ripped is to go on a low carb and low fat diet. The low fat isn't as important I just find it speeds things up a little bit. This is just a general rule and it doesn't mean you should just eat chicken breast for the whole time. There are slow releasing carbs that are exactable on this diet such most green vegetables but you want to make sure you avoid things like brown rice and whole grain pasta even tho they are said to be slow releasing carbs they are still a complete killer for this diet. This diet should consist of no more than 10% carbs and 10% fat leaving the rest to lean proteins .You want to make sure your body is in a caloric deficit so it is eating into your fat reserves not your food. This may seem a bit extreme but it should only be for a short time say 2-3 weeks max. If you would like more info on what you can and cant eat on this diet then please feel free to ask me questions in the comment box and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. This is a diet for people with only a few pounds to loose and is not advisable for long periods of time.</span></span><br />
<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Killer Abs Exercises</span></span></u><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To get those abs showing you want to be doing a good mixture of specific abs exercises alongside a good cardio regime. On abs days I like to warm by 1000meters on the rowing machine then 20mins on the bike followed but about 30 mins of specific abs training then finishing with 40min interval training on the running machine. This is just a guidance, you should tailer your workout orotund your own fitness. Fore all the excesses you will need watch the videos below or visit: </span></span><a href="http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">www.vincedelmontefitness.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The first thing you need to think about is a training regime. Before you start training you need to set some clear goals to hit. It always seems easer to train when you have a realistic target to hit. You should keep a training log to record the progress you are making.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First of all you should warm up before you start. I like to stretch for about five minuets then do ten minuets on the rowing machine but you can use what you like. If you are new to the gym you should start off doing more cardio eg.: running, cycling and swimming basically anything to get your hart rate up, also incorporate a light all body workout. You should start of light and slowly work your way up to the heaver stuff. If you are training less than 3 times each weak it might be a good idea to integrate some cardio into your sessions at the end instead of doing it on different days, this way you wont miss out. Cardiovascular training is an essential part of your training because you can't look fit with out being fit. You should do about 50/50 cardio to weight lifting once you have been going to the gym or training for a while (A few months). Once you are more comfortable in the gym you can start to separate your muscle groups. Allot of people say that you should do your cardio and weights on different days but I like to do my cardio after my weights, say a 40 minute run. Doing this can comprise muscle growth but I am not body builder locking to get massive so this doesn't effect me to much.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Once you have been training for a while you should start so split your muscle groups so you are training different muscles on different days this helps focus on the specific muscle and you will find this a more affective way to train. for example.: back and biceps on monday, chest and triceps on tuesday, shoulders and traps on wednesday, legs on thursday and then abs on saturday or sunday, and I always like to do a hard abs session on its own and cardio to finish because everyone knows that a killer set of abs is loved by everyone. my next post will be on cutting the abs and getting them shredded so make sure to check it out.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0