Tone up Routine

The majority of the world populations look into cutting down on the size 1st. As most enjoy a great meal with a God’s portion if not the Incredible Hulk or Dragonball’s Goku. I won’t say all came to the realization of the sinister behind a big waist line on their health but more and more people are aware of its harm and are searching for the solution. Governments are organizing free activities to promote a healthier living. It’s never too late. YES! I would like to emphasis on that because most people gave up due to age, or a doc’s diagnose or even blame it on inherited disease. For the latter it’s impossible to cure but you can make your life a better life by not making it worst. Doc’s diagnose is not final. Although it’s there you can actually improve it by eating better and live a healthier lifestyle. Age? HA! That’s just Bull. There are so many 70’s Grandfather with great physiques on Google. Search it or click my link. It’s a choice not a luxury.

Hence the topic today and the reason why I choose to talk about it 1st. I find it easier to shed down once you master food. I’ve been bodybuilding for many years but I’ve reach a plateau not at the desired result unfortunately. I kept pumping and cardioing to no avail. The unfortunate occurred. I’ve met a girl who stops me from gym and I even injured my legs which cause me to limp for 2 years. So there goes 8 years being unhealthy. Eventually 2008 I picked myself up and started to study on food and how it can change our lives. One of the 1st few books I came across was “Eat more, Weight Less by Dr. Dean Ornish” Most would interpret in disbelieve how can someone eat more and still weight less? This Eat More simply means more frequency and less portion. By bringing your metabolism up constantly with food through digestion you are forcing your body to work hard to burn off those unwanted excessive fats without moving a muscle. But this is not the absolute solution. Of course, you must exercise too. Not just to tone up but to maintain a cardiovascular health. So what is the frequency like? It all dependings your body type. High Body Fat% & Low Muscles% probably can try every 3 – 3 1/2 hours. Mid Body Fat% & Muscles% can try every 2 1/2 – 3 hours. High Muscles% & Low Body Fat% can go every 2 hours. So that’s done on dieting and how to keep the body as a fat furnace 24-7.

So most are more interested in the workout routine. Can tell from those who walks up to me and ask. When I tell them it’s all about the food, they paused and then asked me so what about the workout? lol. Anyways. My tone up routine? Well, I mostly work from light 1st to get the muscles going and slowly increase to medium weight over time as my muscles get stronger. Maintaining very high repetition with short rest stops. I started out with supersets and slowly moved on to giant sets and ended up with a circuit routine.

Initially I tried cardio but I find it rather tiring and boring and well, it doesn’t burn as much fats as I’ve expected. And on the down side if I don’t watch my diet on cardio days I ended up burning more muscles than fats. And my high intensity routine works as a weighted cardio regiment so adding more stationary cardio is pointless and over doing. So I just focus on low weight, hight intensity routine to get really toned.

Disclaimer: This program works for me but it doesn’t mean it works for everyone. Know your body and how it reacts to different diet and workout to gain successful results.

choosing the right fit

April 2012 so far

Most if not all of us wish there is that 1 program to rule all body goals. I wish too then it would be much more simpler yet most people will get bored over time with the same routine or program.

I won’t say 1 program works for 1 won’t work for the other cause there are 7 billions of us residing here on the face of the earth. There are bound to be a few in not thousands of us who share the same genetics or somewhat similar body type. Maybe similar diet habits or lifestyles in different part of the world. All these minor attributes makes a whole lot difference in how your body will react to the program and diet.

So always know what your goal is and definitely your medical stats. Health conditions plays a huge role especially with allergies. So before you start any diet or program, make sure you consult your GP (General Practitioner) for safety reasons.

Well, it always comes down to just a few on the list of goals. Lose Weight, Lose Fat, Gain Weight, Gain Muscles, Tone up & Get Shredded.

In General to the general public losing weight and losing fat are the same thing and are mostly treated the same. Yet there is so much difference. Losing weight can mean a lot of thing. losing fat, losing muscles or losing water. whereby losing fats literally mean burning or torching fats. So it’s a whole different issue. Same goes to Gaining Weight & Gaining Muscles. gaining weight can be either fats, muscles or bloating with water while Gaining Muscles is Gaining Muscle Mass. Finally Toning up is interpreted as getting rid of the lose skins and firming of the muscles and Getting Shredded is an advance level of toning up where you lower the body fat %, body water % and increasing muscle mass %. Most of the people would regard this as Gaining a lot of veins and definitions. lol. Anyways knowing the difference plays an important role in the success of your program.

So know your body type / Genetics & health conditions 1st. Then Set a Goal and work towards it. Probably I’ll go in detail in another log to avoid long boring read.

Start setting your goal today and stop procrastinating.

EAT RIGHT, PUMP SMART, PLAY SAFE