Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Supplements for Fat Loss and Muscle Gain- Scooby Video
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Simple Exercise Routine on a Budget- Cutting Down the Grocery Bill
Bodybuilders and weight
lifters like us run through an awful lot of food. And by awful lot I
mean a hell of a lot. I've been going through a simple exercise routine for the past three weeks where I've been trying to
eat at least 3,500 calories every day. Trust me when I say that's not
exactly small potatoes.
So is it actually possible
to do this on a budget? I was waiting in line the other day at the
grocery store and the person in front of me ran up a bill of about
$170. Glancing over his cart, it was pretty much all filled with junk
food – sodas, frozen meals, chips, cookies, etc. All processed, all
absolutely horrible.
So it's obvious we need to
work on our grocery shopping. Protein is the go to word for building
muscle mass, but meat and chicken can really add up. Try eggs for a
cheap, high protein staple. If you're watching cholesterol and don't
want to toss the yolks, you can get liquid eggs which are only
whites. If you love cottage cheese but hate the price tag, just get
some casein instead.
Finally, if you really want
that fish, meat, and chicken for protein variety, hit up some smaller
chop houses and mom and pop butchers if you can find them. Usually
you can work out a deal if you plan to buy a lot over the course of,
say, a month.
Monday, September 3, 2012
The Key to Getting the Most Out of Your Cardio Exercise Routine
The problem is that
sometimes cardio just doesn't seem to work for some people. You might
feel like you're doing it right, but getting no results. Here's the
one thing you have to remember about a cardio exercise routine: You
want a sustained metabolic increase, and that means keeping
your heart rate up the entire time.
The best way to maximize
your cardio exercise results is to make your rest periods as short as
you possibly can. Ideally, you shouldn't even rest at all. If you're
moving back and forth between different types of workouts, or maybe
getting involved in interval training, you should move immediately
from one thing to the next without giving your heart rate enough time
to come down.
If you have a set cardio
routine but it's not long enough for you, you can always run through
it a second time. You could even time each run-through and then try
to beat your last time. Make it fun and cardio won't seem like such a
chore!
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Exercise Routines for Weight Loss- Weights and Cardio
This quick daily workout
routine is excellent for both men's and women's weight loss. It's
fast, intense, and effective, allowing you to lose weight while still
maintaining superior tone in your muscles.
One of the best features of
this workout is that it gives you some variety to the normal, boring
cardio routine. Also, in a pinch, you can sort of combine your cardio
and weight lifting on days when you're in a rush. It works so well
because of the fact that it keeps your heart rate boosted during the
weight portion of your workout. A lot of people start out with cardio
then slow it down for weights, which brings their heart rate back to
rest, slowing down your calorie burn.
Start by warming up with a
brisk 5 minute walk to get your heart rate up.
Move into a medium pace run
on a treadmill (track if weights are nearby) for 1:30 minutes.
Switch gears into a full
sprint for 30 seconds.
Hit the weights!
Bench press: 1 set of 12
Pull ups: 1 set of 12
Bodyweight squats: 1 set of
20
Back to the treadmill at
medium pace for 1:30
Sprint 30 seconds
Weights!
Power clean and press: 1 set
of 10
Stiff leg deadlift: 1 set of
10
Push ups: 1 set of 10
Onto the treadmill again for
1:30
Sprint 30 seconds
Weights!
Bent over row: 1 set of 12
Walking lunge: 1 set of 12
Military press: 1 set of 12
Barbell curl: 1 set of 12
Another 1:30 at a medium
pace on the treadmill
Sprint 30 seconds
Cool down walk for 5 minutes
This weight loss workout is
fantastic because it combines cardio, weights, and bodyweight
exercises to help you burn calories and maintain lean muscle mass.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
The High Density Exercise Routine for Weight Loss Without Muscle Loss
This is an excellent program
for bodybuilders because it's a cutting cycle that still features a
strong max weight lift, increasing vascularity and muscle tone
without the need to ever touch a treadmill. Cardio is fantastic for
weight loss, but it's not the best thing in the world for building
bulk, needless to say.
This exercise routine for
weight loss looks something like this:
-Start with 5 minutes of
dynamic stretching and warmup to raise your heart rate and get your
muscles stretched out for the workout ahead.
-5 minutes of a specific
exercise warm up. If your density exercise is going to be bench
presses, for example, do some warm ups with lower weight.
-A 10 minute core workout
routine
-Density workout
-End with 5 minutes of cool
down and stretching
The density workout will be
different each day to target a different muscle group.
Day 1- Squat
Day 2- Deadlift
Day 3- Bench press
During this high power weight loss workout, do each exercise one after the other. Rest in
between sets, not exercises.
