Lose weight faster by doing cardio between sets Posted by Anthony Stalter (05/12/2009 @ 6:30 pm) Men?s Fitness.com has three tips to how you can shed pounds in a quicker amount of time: 
1.) TRY CARDIO BETWEEN SETS Go about your weight workout as normal but instead of resting between sets, perform light cardio such as jumping rope, doing jumping jacks, or hitting a heavy bag for between 60 and 90 seconds. 2.) ALTERNATE INTERVALS Perform a set and then do some highly intense activity for 15 seconds, followed by a 45-second easy bout for recovery. Then go back to the weights for another set. You can pair your lifting with any kind of cardio ? a treadmill sprint, intervals on an exercise bike, or with a jump rope, etc. 3.) TRY A CIRCUIT Start with compound movements, followed by isolation lifts. For instance, do a squat, followed by a lunge, hamstring curl, and leg extension. Do not rest until after the last exercise and then rest two to three minutes. You’ll get an awesome pump while burning lots of calories.
To read the entire article, click here. The most important thing to remember is that your diet must be sound. You can run 100 stairs in between every set on the bench, but if all you?re consuming outside of the gym is fatty, processesed foods, you?re not going to drop the weight. That said, the article does highlight a couple of nice techniques to try if you?re getting tired of your current routine and can?t seem to lose that stubborn weight. I would warn, however, that if you?re trying to pack on size, continuously doing cardio between sets will zap your strength and therefore gaining muscle will be a challenge. For hard-gainers, resting between sets is the better way to go if you?re trying to bulk up. Posted in: Exercise, General fitness, General training, Running, Specific workouts, Sports Health and Fitness, Weight training, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci Tags: burn fat, cardio in between sets, Cardio tips, exercises that burn fat, gain muscle, How to pack on muscle, tips to how to burn fat, tips to lose weight, Ways to burn fat, Weight lifting tips
Want bigger stronger legs? Try single leg squats. Posted by Mike Furci (04/14/2009 @ 11:36 am) Is the barbell squat the end all be all when it comes to aquiring bigger, stronger legs, NO?? As a matter of fact, it’s not even neccesary.? And anyone who says it is, hasn’t a clue.? It is imperative, however, that you train with 100% intensity, which is true for developing any body part.? If you’re looking for a great exercise to give barbell squats a break, or just looking to add a new dimension to your rutine, try single leg squats. Posted in: Bodybuilding, General fitness, Legs, Weight training Tags: Building muscle, dumbbell squats, exercises for legs, gain muscle, how to build bigger legs, how to build bigger quads, how to build stronger legs, Legs, lifting weights, muscle building, muscle building workouts, squat alternatives, strength training for legs, Tips to gain muscle, Weight Lifting advice, Weight lifting tips, Weight training, weight training programs, weight training routines, weight training workouts, Workout tips to gain muscle
The Push-up. Switch it up. Posted by Mike Furci (03/30/2009 @ 11:13 am) Do you train at home and feel there is not enough variety? To help switch things up, change what muscles you stimulate during push-ups by changing hand and foot positions. A study conducted by scientists from the University of Athens compared standard push-ups (hands shoulder width apart, legs supported on toes) with modified push-ups (?women?s push-ups,? with legs supported on knees), hands wider than shoulder width, hands together, hands above the chest, and hands below the chest. Women?s push-ups decreased the overall load by about 15%. The wider hand position stimulated the pecs more, while the triceps were targeted more with a narrow hand position. Next time you do push-ups, decide which body parts you want to stimulate more and position your hands accordingly. (J Strength Cond Res, 19:146-151, 2005)
If you want to increase the difficulty of the movement above that of a standard push-up, use a stability ball. Start with the ball just below your knees. To make the movement more difficult move the ball towards your feet making sure to keep your body rigid and straight throughout the movement. Posted in: Arms, Chest, General fitness, General training Tags: Building muscle, Chest, gain muscle, home workouts, increase pushups, muscle building, perfect pushup, perfect pushup workout, push-up, pushup routines, pushup workout program, pushup workouts, standard push-ups, tips for gaining strength and muscle, Tips for more muscle, Tips to gain muscle, Tips to put on Muscle, training at home, Triceps, varying your hand position to change the muscles worked
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