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Just put in lots of effort and do it regularly By Jennifer Heimlich 18 February 2024 When you see the biggest guy in the gym pull up to the weight room, you might assume he’ll be reaching for the heaviest weights. You’ve gotta pump massive iron to build massive muscles, right? Well, not really. “There’s a lot of lore around this routine or that routine, and a lot of it comes from former Soviet bloc country training regimens where most people were taking steroids,” says Stuart Phillips, PhD, a kinesiology professor and research director at McMaster University. Some of it also comes from a misunderstood study from 1946: While rehabilitating soldiers from World War II, army physician Thomas DeLorme argued that heavy resistance training was better at building muscle than, say, repetitive activities like walking or biking, and for decades, many took that to mean only heavy weights were helpful, says Dr. Phillips. Yet the more scientists look into...
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Here are my 5 personal fitness rules. Stick with them at least 90% of the time to keep your body healthy and hot. Fitness Rule #1: Don’t Eat Just To Eat There is no place in your healthy lifestyle for mindless snacking. I’m talking about a tub of popcorn at the movies or a bag of chips in front of the TV. All the calories ingested from mindless snacking have to end up somewhere…and that somewhere is around your waist or on your thighs. Snacks are fine when you are aware of how much you’re eating in order to balance it with the rest of your meals for the day. Fitness Rule #2: Stand (And Walk) When Possible Have you heard the saying sitting is the new smoking? The idea is that a lifetime of sitting all-day-every-day is as harmful to your body as smoking. Think for a moment about...
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WEIGHT LOSS, DETOX & EXERCISE PLAN By Shane Massey – Certified Personal Trainer Weight Loss Principles 101 – You must have a caloric deficit to lose weight. Meaning, you have to burn more calories than you consume.  If you have a 3500 calorie deficit over a 7 day period, you will lose one pound.  That is a 500 calorie deficit everyday for 1 week.  If you have a bigger deficit then you will lose more weight.  Therefore, counting calories and tracking your food intake is the #1 requirement you need to do on a daily basis to achieve success. The smart way to lose body fat is to maintain a deficit through both diet & exercise.  Trying to lose body fat with diet only and not exercising is not optimal.  You want to burn the body fat off while maintaining or increasing your muscle mass. I like to use the...
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Until about a year ago, I avoided strength training, convinced that sweaty cardio was more effective. Since embracing it, though, my body has completely transformed (hello, obliques and biceps!) and I feel healthier than ever. The benefits of strength training don’t end with a more sculpted bod, though. (Far from it, actually.) And you don’t have to use barbells to experience them for yourself. “Bodyweight exercises, free weights, and machines all fall under the strength training umbrella,” explains Kehinde Anjorin, CFSC, NCSF, strength coach and creator of The Power Method. In fact, even Pilates, TRX moves, and resistance band exercises qualify, adds Amanda Freeman, founder and CEO of Pilates-inspired workout studio SLT. This is all to say: You’ve got options, here. And that’s part of the reason why, perhaps, folks are beginning to think differently about strength training, which is a good thing. “I believe people are starting to realize the true importance of strength training and how...
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Weight Loss Principles 101 – You must have a caloric deficit to lose weight.Meaning, you have to burn more calories than you consume.  If you have a 3500 calorie deficit over a 7 day period, you will lose one pound.  That is a 500 calorie deficit everyday for 1 week.  If you have a bigger deficit then you will lose more weight.  Therefore, counting calories and tracking your food intake is the #1 requirement you need to do on a daily basis to achieve success. The smart way to lose body fat is to maintain a deficit through both diet & exercise.  Trying to lose body fat with diet only and not exercising is not optimal.  You want to burn the body fat off while maintaining or increasing your muscle mass. I like to use the free version of My Fitness Pal.  All you have to do is download the...
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