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!