Maximizing Your Strength Training

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Maximizing Your Strength Training

• Lots of fitness enthusiasts swear by ab exercises
  such as crunches, ab machines, and sit ups.
  Little do they know how much damage these types
  of exercises do to your lower spine. Even ab
  exercises that you think are effective may not be
  as effective as you thought. For example I
  thought that doing crunches on an exercise ball
  would prevent lower back pain since your body has
  more range of motion than doing them on the
  floor. But even crunches on an exercise ball will
  stretch your back out of shape over time. Then
  there are lower ab exercises such as reverse
  crunches that seem like a good idea since you are
  moving your lower body rather than your upper
  body. These are no good for your lower spine
  either. Just about any ab exercise that involves
  contracting your spine is not good for your back.
  Think about it. The more you bend your back and
  stretch it the more pain you will develop over
  time. This is why everyone always says to have
  good posture like a soldier even if you have a
  desk job.

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• Exercises that isolate the abs will make matters
  worse. The truth about six pack abs is that you
  don't need to do a single ab exercise although
  they can certainly help. But before I get into
  the few effective ab exercises I recommend I want
  to explain something. You can get six pack abs
  with just diet, compound exercises, and cardio.
  There is no need for so-called effective ab
  exercises. The most important aspect here is
  diet. You cannot expect to eat a lot of junk food
  and have ripped abs. You have to eat clean almost
  all of the time. Abs are built in the kitchen.
  The key to six pack abs is lowering your body fat
  while preserving the muscle mass. This is done by
  eating healthy natural foods like lean meats,
  fruits, vegetables, nuts, and beans. You can
  allow yourself some cheat meals each week but it
  should only be done in moderation. You want to
  get plenty of protein, healthy fats, and carbs in
  your diet to fuel your body for your workouts.
  Sure you may have to sacrifice taste to look good
  in a bathing suit but it will be well worth it
  once you start to see the results in the mirror.
  Nothing tastes as good as looking sexy.

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• Now that you understand diet is the most
  important part of building a six pack let's talk
  about proper exercise. The main exercises you
  should be performing are compound exercises such
  as squats, dead lifts, lunges, chin ups rows,
  chest presses, and shoulder presses. Performing
  such exercises is known as resistance training.
  Resistance training is important because you want
  to keep your hard earned muscle while losing the
  belly fat. Cardio is what will really help you
  burn the fat. So with these two types of exercise
  in mind I will now explain the two strategies in
  which to perform your workouts. You can either
  perform resistance training and cardio
  separately. Or you can combine the two into what
  is known as circuit training which I highly
  recommend for people who have little time to work
  out. No one wants to spend long hours at the gym
  but I'm pretty sure that most of us, if not all,
  want to get fitter, sexier and stronger in as
  little time as possible. If you're spending too
  much time at the gym and yet you are still not
  getting the results that you're aiming for, then
  you might not be getting the most out of your
  workout time.

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• The 7 Day Ab Targeted Solution Chances are you're
  working too hard on reaching your goal but you're
  not maximizing your workout time. You can
  actually double or even triple the effectiveness
  of your workouts even if you're not working out
  everyday. Let me share to you some ways on how
  you can improve the effectiveness of your
  workouts. Here are some of them. Don't over
  exercise. There is definitely no doubt that
  regular exercise is important for you to be
  healthy and fit. However, excessive exercise
  could be very bad for you. It is harmful for your
  body as this causes your cells to release the
  dangerous by product of free radicals into your
  blood stream. It is very important to limit your
  workout length. Experts say not to go beyond 40
  minutes in a workout session. You won't get as
  much benefits from exercising more than 40
  minutes a day anyway. Gradually increase the
  intensity of your workouts. When you're just
  starting out, it is best to start with a low
  intensity workout. But as you improve your
  endurance, you should also improve the intensity
  of your workout. This way, you'll see better
  results and this will definitely help avoid
  hitting fitness plateaus.
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