Some of the myths created around the health and fitness field are a dime a dozen. Some a true. Some a plain made-up wild guess’ at everything from calories to exercises. Today we will look at some of the nutrition-related myths and set them straight!
Eating after 8pm makes you fat!
Nope! Over-eating makes you fat! Calories eaten after 8pm are less likely to be used up as immediate energy BUT they are still used as energy. Remember you need calories to survive, even when you’re …
If you want taut, toned abs, you’re not alone. A lot of people do and don’t know how to get them. However, it’s pretty simple to do so, as long as you know what you’re doing.
First, of course, the standard advice applies. Eat right and don’t sit around like a couch potato. You’ll need to get some exercise every day if you want those amazing abs. However, there are some specific things you can do that will help the process along in addition to a good diet.
Swim
Yep, that’s right, swim. …
So you want build a well toned muscular body with strong broad chest muscles, rippling 6 pack abs and an athlete’s physique, but do not know where to start because what you’ve read in bodybuilding magazines and your searches on the internet is confusing you with all the muscle building jargon and conflicting advices.
This step by step article is written to clear your confusion as it is written with the body building beginners who want to build huge big muscles in mind.
• Do not train your muscles too often – …
One term we hear a lot about recently is “Body Mass Index”, or BMI. It seems to be important, but many people are not sure what it is, what it means, or why they should be concerned about it. In this small article, we are going to try to shed a little light on:
1. What is Body Mass Index?
2. How is it calculated?
3. What does it mean?
Stated simply, your body mass index is a means of measuring your body fat relative to height. The basic reason for this is that …
Don’t you just hate your loves handles? No, come one, really? Don’t you just hate them? No matter how hard you exercise they are always there. Do you know why? Because there are no specific exercises for love handles. Love handles are just excess body fat that likes to hang off the side of your hips over the waist of your pants. And there isn’t an exercise in the world that can tighten up fat.
You can do thousands of sit-ups, crunches, and other equally painful Ab exercises all for naught. …
Today’s workout of my new routine was Legs. Focusing mainly on my Quadriceps (the front of your thigh) and secondly on my Hamstrings (the back of the thigh), I began with Leg Extensions. This was just a small warm up energy, trying to get the blood pumping into the legs and getting the joints and muscles warm and more flexible. I started off with 3 light sets of 12-15 reps.
Next was the second exercise in my warm-up, the snatch exercise I spoke about in yesterdays workout. Three sets of 12-15 …
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