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In his latest Q&A session, Bullz-Eye.com Fitness Editor Mike Furci discusses high protein diets, weight training vs. cardio, and chest workouts. Q: Mike, 1. “Screw cardio!” Are you serious? I think it’s a known AND proven fact that a good mix of cardio and weight training will provide a better fat loss program than just weight or cardio training alone. ESPECIALLY if we consider HIT cardio training. A: It is true, HIT cardio (I assume you’re referring to interval training) is the best way to go if you’re going to put the time in. However, sorry to inform you, it is not a “proven fact” that a mix of cardio and weight training is the best way to go. Show me the evidence of long term success. There is NONE. Visit any gym and you’ll see what I mean. The majority of people who perform cardio regularly don’t make permanent gains. Cardio is vastly overrated as a means of losing body fat. In fact, if a person who is overweight embarks on a cardio program and doesn’t change their eating habits, they are doomed to failure. Adding muscle is the key, combined with a diet lower in refined foods, especially carbs. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Running and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Chest and Nutrition and Diets and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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Being a writer, the majority of my day is spent sitting at a desk and starring at a computer all day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining – I love my job. The only problem is sitting at a desk all day is apparently limiting my gains in the gym, and now I am complaining. I stumbled onto this article at MSN.com about posture in reference to your shoulders and chest. Human instincts tell us to slouch forward while typing or reading at a computer and with that, our heads also come forward, putting more weight on our neck, upper back and shoulders. Our chest is also affected:
Now why the hell are we going to log so much time on the bench press if we’re just going to waste that effort the next six or so hours sitting behind a desk? The article recommends doing “10 standing shoulder retractions every hour when working at a computer.” Stand and pull your shoulder blades together – while also keeping your head and shoulders above your pelvis – for 3 seconds. This movement forces your chest muscles to extend, which prevents them from becoming permanently shortened. The article also gets into ways to strengthen the muscles around our shoulders (i.e. rear delts, rotator-cuff, scapular), which we tend to ignore because we don’t see them when we look for gains in the mirror. Doing some of these recommended exercises will in turn grow the muscles will can check out in the mirror, as well as keep our posture straight so that doesn’t effect our workout gains. Plus, as a general rule of thumb, you should always be working out the surrounding muscles in every group, not just your shoulders. Filed under: General fitness and Workout programs and Men's Health and Wellness and Chest and Medical Issues for Men and Xternal Fitness and Xternal Furci Comments: 2 Comments |
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Like a great set of developed arms, a well developed chest always gets attention. Chest and arms are the most frequently worked body parts in any gym across the country. You never hear of anyone skipping a chest workout to do legs, but frequently hear people skipping their leg workout. Most of this is due to shear laziness, but some is because chest is much more fun to work. In their quest for an “Arnold like” chest many people look for that one exercise or that one workout that, like magic, will give them the chest they want. Unfortunately, genetics, as with all body parts, determines the size and shape of ones chest. This doesn’t mean, however, that one can’t improve upon what they have. Do not get caught up in the game of trying to make your muscles look a certain way. You will consistently be disappointed. Instead concentrate on making the best of what you’ve got. You can do this by hitting the chest from a variety of angles. It is also imperative you “feel” the muscle being worked. Concentrating on feeling your chest work is as important as performing the exercises. And last, using TEMPO to increase muscle tension is essential and will help to improve your concentration level. Learn more about these and other guidelines to build Perfect Pecs. |
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Testing by Casey. This can be edited/deleted anytime, by whoever is working on this. Category pages were not showing up until I associated a post with the category. Filed under: Uncategorized and Exercise and General fitness and Workout programs and Endurance and Running and Swimming and Men's Health and Wellness and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Specific workouts and Abs and Arms and Back and Chest and Legs and Neck and Nutrition and Cholesterol and Diets and Food preparation and Foods products and Supplements and Vitamins/Minerals and Fatty acids and Testosterone boosters and Creatine and Glutamine and Ephedra and Fat burners and Medical Issues for Men and Sexual Health and Hormone replacement and Heart disease and Prostate health and Hair loss and Equipment and Gear and Book Reviews and Sports Health and Fitness and Anti-Aging and Interviews and Magazine Hype and Cool quotes Comments: None |