Bodybuilding, Fat Loss, Nutrition Articles
Now it is possible to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time. You only need to look at 100m sprinters bodies’ to see that they have a high muscle to fat ratio, if 6-10% is classified as having fat! The reason for this is two-fold their diets, and their training method.
Depending on what you want to look like will be determined by your diet and training methods. [Read more...]
HIIT in its many forms works as a good way to raise your EPOC which is post exercise energy consumption and fat burning potential. As you can see you do not NEED to spend hours in the gym at slow pace doing nothing more than ‘treading water’ or in this case treading on the elliptical! To be blunt this workout destroys bodyfat. It lasts 30 minutes and can burn upwards of 400 calories. As you can see here in this video I am over 400 with time to spare, in fact it is possible to burn over 450 calories as I hit 471. I’m absolutely dripping in sweat, and it is pretty tough, you have to go pretty fast on average over 160. [Read more...]
How to Become a Personal Trainer…
At first glance, becoming a personal trainer seems a fairly easy career to follow. After all, you work out yourself, eat a healthy diet and look pretty fit – thank you very much. So, does this mean that you can cut it in the highly competitive world of personal training?
Well, in a word – no! Sure, you might be able to muddle your way through and earn a few dollars here and there, but with people becoming far more savvy about exercise and nutrition, you’re going to need a whole lot more than just that. [Read more...]
How many calories can you burn on an elliptical machine in say 30 or 60 mins?
Elliptical machines are very useful for burning calories. Depending on how long you workout on the machine and the intensity, your age, weight and height will depend on how many calories you burn off. Typically anything from 200 calories to 500 plus are possible within a limited time frame. [Read more...]
The elliptical machine is good for burning fat and building leg muscles, but finding a balance can be tricky as you don’t want it to be so hard that you can’t build up speed. To burn fat you need to sweat and not only are you burning calories but the fat escapes through sweat amongst other things. If you put the elliptical on a low level you should be able to go pretty fast say above 150 strides per minute. But, and this a but, you might not be getting a very good leg workout at the same time. [Read more...]
Is running outside more difficult than running indoors on a treadmill? Well although you are running in both – there are inherent differences and both provide different workouts. If you are used to running only on a treadmill, then when you first start running outdoors (especially if you do HIIT) you might find it hard. Not hard that you can’t run, but hard in the fact you are working different muscle groups again, small stablizing muscles will be activated running outdoors, as you are dealing with different terrain. Sometimes you might have to jump over curbs, avoid a dog, person or other obstacle, which requires different muscle groups because you are leaping or hopping. If you are doing HIIT, you also might start sprinting or running too fast and not slowing down when you should. Outdoor running is different… [Read more...]
So try this guys and gals, if you are pretty well conditioned. You can’t do this at beginner level, because it will probably kill you! Just kidding, but it is pretty intense, hence the meaning of high intensity training. The treadmill is pretty good for this, but you have do certain things, otherwise its a PITA, because you have to run then keep hitting the slow down button, or quickspeed button, which defeats the purpose of the ‘shock, or ‘burst’ factor your body will experience! [Read more...]
Elliptical machines are a great way to get a good cardio workout at home. Apart from this obvious fact, the other things that are apparent is they are low impact machines, and you can perform a variety of different workouts on them. So some days you can perform fat-loss/high-intensity-interval-training-hiit”>HIIT, resistance, endurance, and also strength.
You can’t just say which is the best because best is based on a number of factors, not least of which is price. If you want THE best, then you need to spend over $3000 easily. Some of the higher end models are priced around the $5000 mark, just so you know. However some elliptical machines start at around $500. Maybe you can get one in the sale though, or buy one used.
Most big department stores stock them, but it makes more sense to go to a professional sports equipment retailer and try some out, before spending your money. Of course you can do research online. Some big brands include Nordic, Precor, Sole, Gazelle, ProForm, Schwinn et al. [Read more...]
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