Monday, June 23, 2014

Never skip leg day



First of all, I am going to begin by talking about the picture above. Look, guys! I see a lot of male dudes with similar bodies as the one above, and let me tell ya, it is not attractive!

It is very important for guys to get big arms, but they sometimes forget about working on their legs. Why work on your legs? Because having an ice cream cone body looks strange, it doesn't look natural.

Working out your legs isn't so bad, and it isn't just for girls either. Bodybuilders always work out their legs and fail to have skinny chicken legs. I just hope that one day guys realize that legs are just as important as arms.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The magic of pre work out supp



Pre work out is a powdered supplement that you generally mix into water. This supplement contains caffeine. The purpose of pre work out is to get hyped for your work outs, focus, and overall for great performance at the gym.

This stuff is pretty much amazing. PWO is taken 30 minutes before working out and once it hits you you feel energized, on top of the world, and can conquer your goals at the gym.

Although, pre work out helps with achieving some goals with your physique, it isn't for everyone. A few people don't need to take it, or may not even work for some people, so it is best to try a few samples before purchasing pre.

On a personal level, I enjoy taking pre work out; especially on days where I don't feel my 100%. When consuming pre work out, I can definitely say that it has helped me push through the last rep or get an extra set in.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Self Motivation

Sometimes we forget why we started, so here are a few tips anyone can follow while they're  on the road to their goal physique.

It's not everyday that some of us wake up with the best motivation. There are days where our energy levels are low as well as feeling the tiredness drag on our worn out bodies. When I have days like that, I decide to do something different. Here are the things that I usually do to help higher my motivation, inspiration, and determination levels.

1. Remember why you started
-Look at a few inspirational pictures. Pictures of people with your goal physique.
The links below might are inspirational pictures of people who started with nothing and now they have amazing bodies, because of years of hard work.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/we-mirin-vol-64-20-insane-physiques.html
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/we-mirin-vol-58-20-built-bodies.html

2. Change up your playlist
-It helps to listen to different music while working out, rather than listening to the same tunes over and over again. I get tired of listening to the same songs at times and I sometimes lose my motivation because of that. When I get new music on my phone, I get excited and look forward to working out so I can listen to my new songs.

3. Research new exercises
-Looking up new exercises helps me look forward to doing something different at the gym. I normally go on youtube or the site bodybuilding.com (I find everything there).

4. Changing up your outfit
-I look forward to the gym when I buy a new outfit or a new shirt. I'll buy a nice shirt from the clearance section at kohl's or even tj max and ross they have cute little work out shirts or shorts.

These are the main steps that I take when trying to gain some motivation to go to the gym. These steps fundamentally involve changing up a normal routine.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Joining the fitness life

Some initiation….

At the start of joining the fitness life, most beginners say they want to bulk up, gain muscle, have a body like black dynamite, or get "shredded", which is reasonable, on the other hand they don't take into consideration a few steps they need to take before making the leap into gaining muscle.

Many males talk about working out and many of them start off either overweight or underweight. So for the sake of this blog, I will be talking about what should be done if someone is overweight then later the topic about being underweight.

Basically, some people have yet to know that gaining muscle also involves gaining fat, therefore cutting fat is something someone would have to take into account when they want to gain muscle. Why? The reason is that when a person is already overweight and begin to lift weights with the intention of gaining muscle and want to achieve lets say.. a body like Hugh Jackman, the muscle grows but with the fat still on the body. This does happen a lot. There are a few examples of those guys out there that are lifting and lifting and getting bigger but aren't seeing the results of losing fat around the abdominal area, around the arms, and thigh sections.

What is "cutting"? Cutting deals with losing the fat by diet and exercise. There are many ways to "cut". One of them is controlling your calorie intake to 1500 cals a day plus exercising at least 30 minutes a day. Results won't be seen on the very first day, but someone taking the route of counting calories would probably see results by the end of week 2(really depending on the person's metabolism).

It is said that a pound of fat is 3500 calories. So, counting calories is the basic ideal for first timers, but if someone who is looking to shed fat and loves food like me( I like to eat all the food) then that someone could go into an optional route, which would be eating whatever you want but burning 500 calories at the gym per day. If you multiply 500cals per 7 days that would be the equivalent of 3500 cals=1 pound of fat. Therefore losing a pound a week. 

Yes, you could eat whatever but it helps to eat in MODERATION. Moderation! What exactly is it to eat in moderation? It's easy. Eating in moderation is eating until you aren't stuffed to the max. Eating in moderation is feeling full without having a big stomach ache at the end of the meal. This is pretty hard considering when going out to eat and ordering a plate and getting more than what you can handle, nevertheless remember that you don't have to eat all the food on the plate. Just say "no!" and save the food to eat later that day or if its late you could eat it for breakfast.

Cardio is what is normally done to shed fat. A few people think that cardio is a really intense work out on the treadmill or doing simultaneous exercises at one time, yet it could be as easy as setting the level a little higher on the elliptical or any machine, and going at your own pace, slow or fast will still work. You can normally see the calories burned at the top of your machine, so you can take a quick glance at the top and continue until you have reached the amount of calories you want to burn.

BULKING

"Bulking" is generally a term to describe a person that is trying to gain weight. I would say that it is okay for a person to bulk if they fit the following criteria:
1)very lean, small body fat percentage
2)in shape(meaning could withstand running, and doing any cardio exercise without dying)
If someone who is underweight, and cannot withstand a good amount of cardio, then they should attempt to work on that first, trying to build up there endurance, concentrating on that for a good 3+weeks before bulking.
After achieving a good endurance, it would be an excellent time to begin to lift. Getting stronger means getting bigger. Also, muscles need protein. A good amount of protein! It helps to buy a tub of protein from a nutrition shop or even Walmart. I highly recommend going to a nutrition shop. The nutritionists will help you there and will inform you about the correct amount to take for bulking. You don't need the most expensive tub of protein. Starting off with an economical tub is still good.
Here is a link that could help with clean bulking:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/top-10-rules-successful-clean-bulking.html

I hope this blog was very informative! Good luck!