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		<title>Exercise &amp; Fitness Tips for Your Weekend Workouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>An awesome workout on the weekend can shows you how to get the most out of your weekend workouts when you don&#8217;t have time to train during the week. Working out two days a week can make losing fat and getting/staying in shape more challenging but you can still get great results if you follow these smart workout strategies to help you maximize your time in the gym during you weekend workouts.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Upper Body/Lower Body Split</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Working back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders eight day &amp; quads, hamstrings, calves, abs the next day. The advantage is that you can easily incorporate supersets, combination sets, &amp; tri-sets into your workout. The disadvantage is that the full upper body workout can get lengthy.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Split Workouts</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>It may seem that doing one full body workouts will benefit you the most but you can actually push yourself harder &amp; work your muscles more effectively if you work different body parts each day. The following are splits that you can try &amp; the advantages &amp; disadvantages with each eight.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Non-complimentary Muscles Split</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Working back, triceps, shoulders, calves eight day, &amp; chest, biceps, quads, hamstrings, the next day. The advantage is being able to work all muscles, upper body ones, equally hard. there&#8217;s no real disadvantage to this split except that it can be confusing for beginners.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Push &amp; Pull Split</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Working chest, triceps, shoulders, quads, calves eight day &amp; back, biceps, hamstrings, &amp; abs the next day. The advantage is that you pre-fatigue the smaller upper body muscles when you’re working out the larger upper body muscles so you can do less exercises for the smaller muscles. The disadvantage is that you may get a less effective leg workout when you split up quads &amp; hamstrings.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Cardio Solutions</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>If you are in lovely shape and/or blessed with a great metabolism you can probably get by with 30 minutes of cardio after each of your weight training sessions. For those who gain weight easily &amp; for those trying to lose weight 40-50 minutes eight time a week is better. You should do your cardio after your workout or you can split it up by doing 20 min. before &amp; 20-30 min. after. The advantage to splitting it up is that you get a lovely warm-up before lifting weights, you prevent injuries, &amp; you avoid boredom. Another advantage to this is that you can combine lower intensity cardio in the beginning with a higher intensity cardio session in the end &amp; increase calorie burning.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>Five times you pick a split that appeals to you, plan to include at least one exercises per body part &amp; do at least 4 sets of 10-12 reps each with a moderate weight. If your goal is to build muscle then try 3 exercises per body part &amp; decrease to 3 sets of 6-8 reps each with a heavy weight. Always start by training your larger muscles first. It’s also important to vary your workouts. Train heavy eight month then go lighter the next. This will help you avoid plateaus &amp; injuries.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Don&#8217;t Forget To Stretch</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Three last but important component of your fitness program that you shouldn’t overlook is stretching. The best time to do it is between sets when you’re working out. This will prevent injuries &amp; keep you from getting sore. You can also do it after your last cardio session when your muscles are most pliable. Be sure to stretch every muscle &amp; hold each stretch for at least 10 seconds without bouncing or straining. eight last option is to supplement your weekend workouts with a yoga or pilates videotape. These usually run about 20 min. &amp; can help relieve stress &amp; strengthen your core making your workouts more productive.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Workout Guru</dc:creator>
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<p>An awesome workout on the weekend can shows you how to get the most out of your weekend workouts when you don&#8217;t have time to train during the week. Working out two days a week can make losing fat and getting/staying in shape more challenging but you can still get great results if you follow these smart workout strategies to help you maximize your time in the gym during you weekend workouts.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Upper Body/Lower Body Split</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Working back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders eight day &amp; quads, hamstrings, calves, abs the next day. The advantage is that you can easily incorporate supersets, combination sets, &amp; tri-sets into your workout. The disadvantage is that the full upper body workout can get lengthy.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Split Workouts</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>It may seem that doing one full body workouts will benefit you the most but you can actually push yourself harder &amp; work your muscles more effectively if you work different body parts each day. The following are splits that you can try &amp; the advantages &amp; disadvantages with each eight.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Non-complimentary Muscles Split</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Working back, triceps, shoulders, calves eight day, &amp; chest, biceps, quads, hamstrings, the next day. The advantage is being able to work all muscles, upper body ones, equally hard. there&#8217;s no real disadvantage to this split except that it can be confusing for beginners.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Push &amp; Pull Split</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Working chest, triceps, shoulders, quads, calves eight day &amp; back, biceps, hamstrings, &amp; abs the next day. The advantage is that you pre-fatigue the smaller upper body muscles when you’re working out the larger upper body muscles so you can do less exercises for the smaller muscles. The disadvantage is that you may get a less effective leg workout when you split up quads &amp; hamstrings.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Cardio Solutions</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>If you are in lovely shape and/or blessed with a great metabolism you can probably get by with 30 minutes of cardio after each of your weight training sessions. For those who gain weight easily &amp; for those trying to lose weight 40-50 minutes eight time a week is better. You should do your cardio after your workout or you can split it up by doing 20 min. before &amp; 20-30 min. after. The advantage to splitting it up is that you get a lovely warm-up before lifting weights, you prevent injuries, &amp; you avoid boredom. Another advantage to this is that you can combine lower intensity cardio in the beginning with a higher intensity cardio session in the end &amp; increase calorie burning.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>Five times you pick a split that appeals to you, plan to include at least one exercises per body part &amp; do at least 4 sets of 10-12 reps each with a moderate weight. If your goal is to build muscle then try 3 exercises per body part &amp; decrease to 3 sets of 6-8 reps each with a heavy weight. Always start by training your larger muscles first. It’s also important to vary your workouts. Train heavy eight month then go lighter the next. This will help you avoid plateaus &amp; injuries.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Don&#8217;t Forget To Stretch</p>
<p>&#13;<br />
</strong>Three last but important component of your fitness program that you shouldn’t overlook is stretching. The best time to do it is between sets when you’re working out. This will prevent injuries &amp; keep you from getting sore. You can also do it after your last cardio session when your muscles are most pliable. Be sure to stretch every muscle &amp; hold each stretch for at least 10 seconds without bouncing or straining. eight last option is to supplement your weekend workouts with a yoga or pilates videotape. These usually run about 20 min. &amp; can help relieve stress &amp; strengthen your core making your workouts more productive.</p>
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		<title>Exercise Tips: A 6 Step Natural Workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Workout Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s difficult economic times, you may not want to continue with your high priced gym membership.  Instead, you can get an equal or better workout at home by following this 6-step natural workout plan.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s difficult economic times, you may not want to continue with your high priced gym membership.  Instead, you can get an equal or better workout at home by following this 6-step natural workout plan.</p>
<p>Gym memberships are expensive ranging from a low end $25 per month fee to a high-end $500 proposition.  We need to ask ourselves, &#8220;What are we getting from the gym membership that we cannot achieve on our own?&#8221;</p>
<p>Health Clubs make their money from gym memberships not from attendance.  If health club profits were based on attendance as opposed to membership dues, they would all go bankrupt.  The reality is that most people feel like they have done something healthy because they joined a gym.  But after joining, do they actually, consistently workout?</p>
<p>The answer is no.</p>
<p>Perhaps, in these trying economic times, you may want to consider halting your expensive health club membership that you probably don&#8217;t use and trying a natural workout.</p>
<p>A natural workout consists of all of the exercises that you can do on our own without the fancy equipment.  These free exercises are often better than their machine counterparts at the gym because they employ all muscle groups.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at a natural workout that you can do for free (or at minimal expense).  This workout will produce results that you thought were unattainable without hefty gym fees.  Additionally, when you are ready to workout, you can begin immediately without having to drive to the gym, put your clothes in a locker, and get looking your best (all of the things that prevent you from going in the first place).  You can do this natural workout at home and you can begin immediately.</p>
<p>The natural workout is extremely simple and produces amazing results in your physique and attitude.  This simple natural workout takes place in 6 steps that you repeat 3 times with a small break in between each one.</p>
<p>As you would at the gym, before you perform this work, take 5 minutes to stretch your body.</p>
<p><strong>Step 1, Cardio</strong>:  An important component to any workout is to elevate the heart rate.  This makes for a great cardio workout and burns fat.  You can jump rope or run in place to achieve this cardio workout at home.</p>
<p><strong>Step 2,  Push-Ups:</strong> Push-ups are a great chest workout.  By varying your technique (placing your hands closer together), you can also have a very well targeted tricep workout.  And, if you dare, try using your fingertips instead of your whole hand for a great way to build wrist and hand strength.  All you need to do push-ups are gravity and ground, both readily accessible.</p>
<p><strong>Step 3, Sit-Ups</strong>:  Sit-ups work the abdominal muscles and will get you to the six-pack abs that you have always wanted.</p>
<p><strong>Step 4,  Pull-Ups</strong>:  Pull-ups are known as a compound exercise because they work many muscle groups at one time.   Though the dorsi muscle group in the back is heavily targeted, many other muscle groups benefit.  You can install a pull-up bar in your house or buy one for under $30.</p>
<p><strong>Step 5,  Squats</strong>:  Fitness trainers will tell you that squats are one of the best exercises that you can do.  Squats work the glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves all at once.</p>
<p><strong>Step 6, Dips</strong>:  Dips, like push-ups, are a compound exercise which work the Triceps, Chest, and shoulders.  Dip bars can be found at the part, online, or manufactured at homw.</p>
<p>This 6 step natural workout produces outstanding results and is much safer than a machine workout because it uses natural body and gravitational resistance instead of weights.</p>
<p>Join the fitness revolution instead of the gym.  This 6 step natural workout will have your looking and feeling your best very soon.</p>


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		<title>Bicep Workout Training And Exercise Information</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very common mistake that many people make is to allocate far too much time to spend exercising parts of the body that don&#8217;t need exercising. You would think that it would be better to spend more time working on your arm muscles then your leg muscles wouldn&#8217;t you? Your lags can make up %50 of the total muscle mass of your body, while your arms can make up to %5.</p>
<p>&#13;This isn&#8217;t the reason why most people spend so much time of their biceps and triceps thought. The reason why so many people want the best bicep workout is because everyone wants to have the sort of physique that a muscular bodybuilder has.</p>
<p>&#13;Here are a few pointers to help you to get those sorts of muscles that you desire.</p>
<p>&#13;A lot of people think that they have to train their arms in every possible way to get the best bicep workout, but this isn&#8217;t strictly speaking true. Growth of the arms muscles can be achieved by increasing the amount of the weights used and by using the most possible in a certain routine. Your genetics can also be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>&#13;For you to increase the size of your arm muscles by one or two inches you will need to have 10 pounds of total muscle amount of your body. Because your muscles work together and help build each other there is a good chance that working one set of muscles, such as your back or chest, will help you to build and tone the other muscles.</p>
<p>&#13;Big muscles in your arms aren&#8217;t just a result of eating lots of high protein or carbohydrate foods but also as a result of a healthy dose of growth hormones and testosterone in periodic spurts. This is why all the squats, presses and rows are important; they release large amounts of testosterone into your body. If you begin to find that all your exercises aren&#8217;t enough and you are not building the type of muscles that you want then you should revert back to doing the big major exercises and bigger biceps and triceps will inevitably follow.</p>
<p>&#13;A total body workout is always good to build your general muscle mass. Lots of reps of squats, presses or rows in addition to your best bicep workout. After a full body work out it is advised to train your arms with six to ten reps of each routine. It is best to have at least three distinct arm exercises and to alternate between them in order to get the best possible bicep workout. These routines should work the muscles and give different areas a workout each time so that muscle fatigue doesn&#8217;t set in and your muscle building doesn&#8217;t start to stagnate before any real change has occurred.</p>
<p>&#13;Make sure to exercise your biceps and triceps. Just doing simple workouts like curls is not enough to gain the optimum bicep workout as there are lots of other muscles that will compensate and aid the workout. Your back and chest muscles will do lots of the work and the effects on your biceps will normally be quite small. You also shouldn&#8217;t over train your arms by using them every time you work out. It is a good idea to give them time to rest every other day or so.</p>
<p>&#13;A good way to see if you are getting the sort of exercising tat your biceps need is to see if they are sore the next day. If they are not then it is probably that other major muscle groups have been stimulated and done lots of the work. When doing the biceps exercises make sure that it is the bicep that is moving the weight otherwise you will not even feel like you have been exercising them at all.</p>
<p>&#13;You should always replace lost fluids as dehydration will occur during bicep training and this will be dangerous to your health and fitness regime. As you sweat essential fluids and electrolytes are removed from your body and these are essential for maintaining a health body, avoiding any damage that occurs during a workout and for the best bicep workout possible.</p>


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		<title>Exercise &amp; Fitness Tips for Your Weekend Workouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>An awesome workout on the weekend can shows you how to get the most out of your weekend workouts when you don&#8217;t have time to train during the week. Working out two days a week can make losing fat and getting/staying in shape more challenging but you can still get great results if you follow these smart workout strategies to help you maximize your time in the gym during you weekend workouts.</p>
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<p>Upper Body/Lower Body Split</p>
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</strong>Working back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders eight day &amp; quads, hamstrings, calves, abs the next day. The advantage is that you can easily incorporate supersets, combination sets, &amp; tri-sets into your workout. The disadvantage is that the full upper body workout can get lengthy.</p>
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</strong>It may seem that doing one full body workouts will benefit you the most but you can actually push yourself harder &amp; work your muscles more effectively if you work different body parts each day. The following are splits that you can try &amp; the advantages &amp; disadvantages with each eight.</p>
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<p>Non-complimentary Muscles Split</p>
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</strong>Working back, triceps, shoulders, calves eight day, &amp; chest, biceps, quads, hamstrings, the next day. The advantage is being able to work all muscles, upper body ones, equally hard. there&#8217;s no real disadvantage to this split except that it can be confusing for beginners.</p>
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<p>Push &amp; Pull Split</p>
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</strong>Working chest, triceps, shoulders, quads, calves eight day &amp; back, biceps, hamstrings, &amp; abs the next day. The advantage is that you pre-fatigue the smaller upper body muscles when you’re working out the larger upper body muscles so you can do less exercises for the smaller muscles. The disadvantage is that you may get a less effective leg workout when you split up quads &amp; hamstrings.</p>
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<p>Cardio Solutions</p>
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</strong>If you are in lovely shape and/or blessed with a great metabolism you can probably get by with 30 minutes of cardio after each of your weight training sessions. For those who gain weight easily &amp; for those trying to lose weight 40-50 minutes eight time a week is better. You should do your cardio after your workout or you can split it up by doing 20 min. before &amp; 20-30 min. after. The advantage to splitting it up is that you get a lovely warm-up before lifting weights, you prevent injuries, &amp; you avoid boredom. Another advantage to this is that you can combine lower intensity cardio in the beginning with a higher intensity cardio session in the end &amp; increase calorie burning.</p>
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<p>Five times you pick a split that appeals to you, plan to include at least one exercises per body part &amp; do at least 4 sets of 10-12 reps each with a moderate weight. If your goal is to build muscle then try 3 exercises per body part &amp; decrease to 3 sets of 6-8 reps each with a heavy weight. Always start by training your larger muscles first. It’s also important to vary your workouts. Train heavy eight month then go lighter the next. This will help you avoid plateaus &amp; injuries.</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t Forget To Stretch</p>
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</strong>Three last but important component of your fitness program that you shouldn’t overlook is stretching. The best time to do it is between sets when you’re working out. This will prevent injuries &amp; keep you from getting sore. You can also do it after your last cardio session when your muscles are most pliable. Be sure to stretch every muscle &amp; hold each stretch for at least 10 seconds without bouncing or straining. eight last option is to supplement your weekend workouts with a yoga or pilates videotape. These usually run about 20 min. &amp; can help relieve stress &amp; strengthen your core making your workouts more productive.</p>
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<p>I think it should be clear for everyone, that using cardio is essential for weight loss. It seems at last people realise that diets can´t work all by themselves. That is very good indeed. But there is so much confusion about cardio training in general. On expert says you should do steady state training, the other suggests intervals and so on. The average people are so confused that they muck up their cardio training.</p>
<p>A BIG reason why so many people fail to lose weight with cardio is that, they just don´t burn enough calories. People worry so much about what exercise or workout they should use. It is just silly if someone walks on the treadmill only a few miles per hour for 30 minutes and thinking that with “X” duration completed, they are assured to get the results they want.</p>
<p>Then there are the other group of folks, who do very short and intense workout, that they read in some bodybuilding magazine. Just because the workout is high in intensity and it is performed in intervals, they too think they are assured to get the results they want.</p>
<p>You don´t have to be a genius to figure out that you lose fat if you have a caloric deficit. So you need to burn more calories than you consume. It is very important to know how many calories you burn, not how you do it.Total calories burned is a product of INTENSITY times DURATION, not intensity OR duration.</p>
<p>If you focus to much on the intensity or to much on the duration, then you end up with fustrating results. The only way to find out what is the perfect cardio workout for you is to test it. Some like a more intense workout and some like a steady, but longer workout.</p>
<p>At the end of the day it does not matter what calories you burn or how you do it. What matters is how many calories you burned during the day.Remember that nutrition is the foundation on which every fat loss program is built. Many people increase their food intake at the same time as they start a cardio training program and that is a big mistake. Basically you put back all the calories you burned in the gym.</p>
<p>To lose weight you have to burn more calories then you consume. And cardio burns calories.</p>
<p>Simple!</p>
<p>By: Rando Meresmaa</p>


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