Calisthenic training is a form of exercise where it uses no additional weight. It is also known as body-weight training, this can be done for weight loss, fitness or tone and achieve leanness. This has many benefits and is perfect for all levels of trainees, from beginners to advanced. The main benefit is it helps to build muscular strength and endurance,
Diet & Nutrition General Guidelines: Both men and women’s metabolisms are very similar, but women burn a greater ratio of fat to carbs. The only thing that will need adjusting is the total caloric intake. Women need fewer calories than men, this is due to men having more muscle mass and less fat than women. The amount of protein, carbs and
Your core muscles are the central link connecting your upper and lower body. The majority of your motions either originate in your core, or move through it. No matter where motion starts, it moves through the core to adjoining joints. Weak or inflexible core muscles can impair the functioning of your arms and legs. A strong core also enhances balance
This method has been reported to be the most productive workout tried. It's hard, but effective to build muscle fast! The method is called The German Volume Training or The Ten Sets Method. This works by targeting a group of motor units, using extensive volume of repeated efforts including 10 sets of a single exercise. The body adapts to the
If your training lacks sufficient diversity, you will accumulate the drawbacks and habituate to the benefits. Interestingly enough, even the concept of training diversity has its own set of benefits and drawbacks. For example, with strength athletes, insufficient continuity will negatively impact strength gains, as every time you rotate your exercise plan you have to expend a lot of energy readjusting to the
An amazing combo of core-strengthening moves and cardio, this circuit is designed to target not only your abs and obliques but also the muscles in your back, pelvic floor and even your shoulders. If you’re training for a sport or just for everyday life, you don’t usually use any one muscle in isolation. This correlates closer to actual, functional movements.
Bulgarian training is one of the simplest strength training methods, but most people with jobs can't follow it exactly. Traditionally, the system is characterised by only training a few lifts 2-3 times a day. Reps are low and you work up to your max several times a week. Benefits: It's easy to plan, it makes you very good at a
The key to developing delts that have a round, three-dimensional look is to proportionally develop all three heads. That way your delts look full whether viewed from the front, rear, or side. The most common mal-development pattern among trainers is having well developed front delts, moderately developed middle delts and seriously lagging rear delts. This will typically manifest itself by significant internal rotation
With all the attention paid to building up your pecs, your front delts are probably quite formed too. Plus to further the illusion of a small waist, you are probably doing all kinds of middle-delt moves. Your rear delts, the ones you can't see in the mirror, are so underdeveloped that you'd a need a microscope to spot them, this is what
Are you a beginner? This 8 week workout programme for beginners covers all of the basics needed to build lean muscle mass! Building your desired physique isn’t all that complicated. But simple doesn’t mean easy. Keep the ‘rules’ that have been outlined in mind and in your workouts, and soon, you won’t be a beginner in the gym. Keep pushing
