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Monday, July 30, 2007

Cardio is a Waste of Time for Fat Loss

Hello, here is an article about probably the hottest workout routine out there right now. I am currently reading the book and like what I see so far, check out the site for yourself.
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Turbulence Training for Fat Loss
While the mainstream fitness media still insists that aerobic exercise is a great way to lose weight, Turbulence Training users know that interval training is the better way to burn body fat. Still not convinced? A recent study published by the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, subjects aged 40 to 75 were instructed to do 60 minutes of aerobic exercise per day for 6 days per week for an entire year. Given the amount of exercise, you'd expect weight losses of 20, 30 pounds, or more, right? Well, the surprise findings showed the average fat loss for female subjects was only 4 pounds for the entire year, while men lost 6.6 pounds of fat over the year. That's over 300 hours of aerobic exercise just to lose a measly 6 pounds of blubber. Not time well spent, in my opinion. So what's the better way? Stick with Turbulence Training, using interval training and strength training to get better bodysculpting results. With intervals, you'll achieve more fat burning results in less workout time. The next time you are out exercising, perform a session of interval training. If you are walking or running outside, find an incline that can challenge you for 60 seconds, then walk down for 60-120 seconds, and repeat up to 6 times.
If you walk or run on a treadmill, adjust the incline or speed to safely increase the challenge for 60 seconds, then return to the normal pace for 60-120 seconds, and repeat up to 6 times.
You can also use a rowing machine, bicycle or stationary bike, or even an elliptical machine to do intervals.
But whatever you do, stay away from boring, ineffective cardio exercise workouts and stick with Turbulence Training for your fat burning program.

About the AuthorCraig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit Turbulence Training for Fat Loss

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Power to the People! Monthly

As I mentioned in the past this is a very good monthly, and now they offer an installment plan!!!
It is well worth the money.
Power to the People! Monthly

Thursday, July 05, 2007

EDT for GS Success: A Kettlebell Training article from Dragon Door Publications

One of my training days calls for "density" training. I have gone over this kind of training in the past, simple explanation is - for a set time [block], say 15 minutes alternate between 2 exercises doing as much as possible during that time. For example you can take bench and row combo. Use a weight that you can do @8-10 reps on each, but do 5 reps going back and forth between the bench and rows. You can do 2-3 blocks of time and reduce the time as needed, a 15 minute, a 10 minute and a 5 minute for example. Below is a good article with a workout.

EDT for GS Success: A Kettlebell Training article from Dragon Door Publications

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Ori Hofmekler Blog - plus

Alot of hype about "Alli" Read this 1st....
Ori Hofmekler Blog

Sometimes I like to find one exercise to do in a workout that works as much of the body as possible. In the past I wrote about how I like to combine squat thrusts [burpies] and KB clean and press. I found another at "Art of Strength" the squat and triple crush. Check it out here.
In my current workout [see previous post. email me for excel file] I alternate between a conditioning workout and a strength workout. I finish the conditioning with some core work and the strength with a strongman or power move. For the latter I have been alternating farmer carries and a combo exercise. I have a stone ball, @85lbs, I squat down, curl it to my chest, stand, and press over my head. I repeat until I can not press any more safely then I hug the stone and finish by squating it. Thaty can be a workout alone!!!!

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