Thursday, May 7, 2009

Intervals For Fat Loss

Forget long Cardio. You are just wasting your time. Try doing intervals for 2 weeks and I bet you will see results.

What is an interval?
A sample of an interval is where you exert yourself for about 30 seconds at your maximum. Then you follow it up by moderate Cardio for a minute or two. An example would be rotating from a sprint to jog.

This uses all the glycogen or energy in the muscle. Now this is the great part. It takes up to 24 hours to replenish this energy. So what that means to you is 24 hours with a raised metabolism, which means that you will be continually burning fat to show your tight abs.

tabata training is another extremely tough interval training routine that get extraordinary results. This type can strip the fat away and help you get tight abs. In this method you will be perform sometype of exercise for 20 seconds as hard as you can go and then rest for 10. You repeat this process for a total of 4 minutes. Thats it, you are done.

There is many way to do this. Here are some options.
  • Sprint 20 seconds, slow jog for 10 seconds
  • Squats for 20 seconds, walk for 10 seconds
  • Pushups for 20 seconds, walk for 10 seconds
  • squat to miltary press with dumbells for 20 seconds, walk for 10 seconds.
the possibilty for this type of rouitne are endless. All that is needed to an exercise that will get you winded in 20 seconds. You can mix and match as you like.

I hope that you enjoyed this article and I wiwish you happy training.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

how to get abs fast

These are the steps on how to get abs fast. Follow them and you should see results quick.
  • Fatigue the all major muscle 2 - 3 times a week. This means that you pushed the muscle to the point just before failure. That is considered a set. A workout should contain 4 sets of two exercises per muscle group.
  • Use super-sets, tri-sets or circuits to maximize the work you get accomplished in the least amount of time. Super-sets is when you work opposing muscle groups. Tri-sets is 3 exercise using different muscle group (Legs, Bi's and Tri's). A typical circuit goes through all muscle groups going from largest to smallest.
  • Find your Basel Metabolic Rate and subtract 500 from this number. Times this number by 7 to get your weekly calorie limit. From here you want to eat a different amount of calories each day but maintain a total under that weekly total.
  • Find time to rest, relax and de-stress. Try to let small things go. Try going for a walk outside. Meditation helps a lot of people. Do your best to clear your mind of negative or worrisome thoughts.
  • All cardio should be done in intervals. These means going as hard as you can for a short time and then easy. Repeat this pattern.
  • Workouts should not last longer 60. This includes at least 5 min. warm up, 5 minute cool down and 5 minutes of stretching.
  • Take at least 1 day off a week, and one week off after 8 weeks.
  • With the exception of your planned week off, never take more than two days off in a row.
If this guidelines are followed the fat will melt away.

For the most efficient Tight Abs workouts visit the Tight Abs Blog. This site has much more detailed information on how to get tight abs.

Diet Abs is another great resource. As you know that diet is the other key factor. Unless you are working out 6 hours a day. Happy training.