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Workout Blog Carnival - January 23, 2009

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Welcome to the January 23, 2009 edition of workout blog carnival. We’ve got some basic workout articles for you this week. We’ve also got another Workout Update from Tristan.

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Bill presents Ways to Get Stronger | The Muscle-Build.com Blog posted at The Muscle-Build.com Blog, saying, “This post is about how to gain strength” Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: While this may not be the best advice for all of you out there, this short article focuses on one of the most basic principles of exercise.

myln presents The 20 benefits of aerobic exercise posted at ManageYourLifeNow.com, saying, “The benefits of exercise are very well known to all. Scientists and researchers all over the word do not cease to repeat it at every opportunity. One study after another shows the beneficial effects of exercise to our mind and body.” Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: Now this article has more elaboration, if nothing else it has a longer list :) This list of the benefits of aerobics may include many you already knew, but maybe some you didn’t. I personally was not aware of item # 13 on this list.

Gal Josefsberg presents 10 Easy Ways To Add Exercise To Your Life posted at 60 IN 3, saying, “For all the folks out there who made a new years resolution to become more fit, here are ten easy ways to add more activity and exercise into your life.” Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: I really like this one. A list of suggestions on how to exercise more that doesn’t just include the obvious “Join a health club” or “Go walking” suggestions. Thanks to this post, I will think twice the next time I’m looking for a parking spot :)

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Rob Stone presents General Workouts posted at VideoJug: LIfe Explained. On Film. Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: It’s been awhile since we had some video demonstrations on this carnival. If you’re exercising to any degree, I bet you’ll get something out of at least a few of these videos.

Tristan presents Training Journal: Wednesday 21st January 2009 posted at Body And Fitness Blog, saying, “A look at a real life back and biceps training session by an aspiring bodybuilder.” Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: Our intrepid weightlifter in the field is at it again. I like the way that these updates include the specific weights and reps in these routines. Great updates, Tristan! Keep them coming!

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Workout Blog Carnival - October 13, 2008

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Welcome to the October 13, 2008 edition of workout blog carnival. The magic word this week is “nutrition.” While I do aim for workout and fitness topics for this blog, I periodically like to feature articles about nutrition, as without proper nutrition your exercising loses its benefit.

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AndrewB presents FREE E-Book: 7 Roadblocks To Success posted at Personal Hack

Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: This is more about setting and achieving goals, but it does include weight loss. I thought it might be useful for anyone struggling with losing weight. Here’s a quote from their website:

“Did you know that either success or a failure is usually a pattern in your life? Think back about the last few goals you made regarding your fitness, or challenges you went through. Did you fail or succeed? In my FREE E-Book I teach you how to make success a pattern when it comes to your fitness goals.”

Fenny presents Latest Beauty Tips posted at Fenny Lopez 

Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: This is a forum site that looks to have a decent amount of visitors and posts. They have categories like weight loss, fitness, nutrition. Here’s a quote from their website:

“We at Latest Beauty Tips look forward to provide you the best. Latest-Beauty-Tips.com is a platform to discuss about beauty tips, fashion, health care, weight loss, cosmetic surgery, makeup trick and lot of similar issues. Please feel free to post all feedback, concerns, comments & suggestions here.”

Britannica Blog presents Why We Eat and Eat What We Do: Book Excerpt | Britannica Blog posted at Britannica Blog

Workoutebooks’ 2 cents: This site is promoting a book on the the history of food and how tastes for certain foods have evolved over the years. Ever read “Fast Food Nation” or “The Jungle”? I don’t think we’re talking quite that graphic here, but it may be worth a look:

“Science tells us that merely to look at food causes most of us to experience a significant rise in brain dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with feelings of pleasure and reward. The response is just that of a drug addict, and a psychiatrist reviewing those findings remarks, ”Eating is a highly reinforcing behavior, just like taking illicit drugs.”

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Dr Martin W. Russell presents Exercise For Weight Loss posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

Aparna presents Caring for your neck and some awesome neck-exercises posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming.

Lazy Man and Money presents Strength Training for Your Legs posted at Lazy Man and Health.

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Woman Tribune presents What You Can Do Daily to Stay Fit posted at Woman Tribune.

P.L. Frederick presents 13 No-Nos During Yoga Class posted at Small and Big, saying, “Some of our worst nightmares.”

CorporateFlyer presents Food Safety Starts At Home posted at Flight Attendant, saying, “A bit of information on food safety.”

Pregnancy Hut presents 1 Week Pregnant | Pregnancy Hut - Week By Week Pregnancy Calendar posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “What to do during your first week of pregnancy”

Craig presents Getting started-Part One | AttacktheBar.com posted at AttacktheBar.

Weight Ladder / Rich Leverage presents 5 Ways to Dramatically Decrease Your Calorie Intake the Easy Way posted at Weight Ladder.

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colleen slater presents Vertical Jump Exercise - Could This Be The Best posted at The Vertical Project, saying, “Athletes often wonder what is the most important exercise to increase vertical jump. In this article I�m going to discuss one vertical jump exercise that is considered by some to be the single most important exercise for increasing vertical jump.”

Sarah Scrafford presents Top 100 Weight Loss Blogs posted at US PharmD.

Usman presents The top 5 fat burning exercises posted at Burn Fat ‘n’ Build Muscle.

myln presents 12 Ways to efficient home workout posted at ManageYourLifeNow.com, saying, “Home workout can be as affective as exercising at the gym. What you get back from your home workout sessions is what you give in the exercise. This, of course, does not mean that in order to achieve the desired result you should spend countless hours each day exercising. The most important thing is to exercise cleverly.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of workout blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Blast Your Bench Chest Workout Weight Lifting Program

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Dear Muscle Building Enthusiast;

Are you REALLY happy with your current level of strength and muscular development?

Can you HONESTLY say that without a shadow of a doubt that you are totally satisfied with the physique you have built up to this point?

If you are really honest with yourself… Then chances are the answer is a disappointing NO

If you are like most people who are reading this then you are not happy with where you are at now in terms of strength and muscular development and you’d like to take things to the next level.

Are you frustrated by the fact that you bust your ass in the gym day after day but still seem to get nowhere… While everyone around you seems to get continually bigger and stronger.

Are you sick and tired of spending your hard earned money on over hyped muscle building supplements that promise everything, but deliver nothing.

Are you fed up with all the confusing and conflicting training information that’s out there… And almost to the point wanting to quit working out entirely because you don’t know who or what to believe anymore.

You are not alone…
If you go into any gym you’ll see that most of the regular members look exactly the same now as they did this time last year. And is a lot of cases they are lifting the exact same weights as they were this time last year. 99% of all gym members are literally just stuck in a rut, spinning their wheels, and going nowhere in terms of building a stronger more muscular body.

Think about this for a second…

  • How many people do you know who started working out but GAVE UP in the matter of weeks or months due to lack of results?
  • How many people do you know who have trained for years without making any real solid muscular gains? And if you seen these people on the street you wouldn’t even be able to tell they lifted weights by looking at them.
  • How many people do you know who ever get beyond the intermediate stage of training?
  • How many people do you know who have been working out for years and are still hovering around a max bench press of 225 lbs. or less?

I’ve been in the above scenarios myself. I know from first hand experience what it’s like to be the “scrawny little guy” who has to fight for every once of muscle. I’ve been in your shoes and I understand what you are going through.

 

But Can You Imagine What It Would Be Like If You Had A Proven Muscle Building ‘Recipe’ Available At Your Disposal…

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Why is Cardiovascular Training and Resistance Training Important?

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

By Machelle Lee

Cardiovascular Training What is cardiovascular training? Cardiovascular training is anything that gets your heart pumping at an elevated speed. This includes: walking, jogging, bike riding, swimming, playing sports, dancing, roller skating, really anything that gets that heart pumping. The more muscles groups you are using, the harder the heart is working. Cardiovascular training is used to burn calories and to improve one’s overall conditioning.

Why should I train my cardiovascular system? Walking , jogging, biking, dancing, swimming… they all seem to take so much effort! Why should I make myself do these types of exercises and activities? While cardiovascular training may seem like a chore, you will be more than willing to engage in cardiovascular training after reading the following benefits to cardiovascular training!

Weight Loss Probably the most cherished side effect of cardiovascular training is losing those unwanted pounds! Since your body’s decision to store fat is based on the equation of Energy In vs. Energy Out, the more Energy Out that you have the less energy you will have to store on your waist, hips and thighs.

Conditioning When was the last time you got winded walking up a flight of stairs? Not the greatest feeling was it? When you are wheezing and clutching your side ache you know without a shadow of a doubt that you are out of shape!

When you train your cardiovascular system you will begin to find that you don’t lose your breath as easily under strenuous activity. Your heart becomes conditioned to pump faster on demand without sending you into a wheezing fit. Your heart is the most important muscle in your body and if you want to enjoy the new body you are about to create, then wouldn’t you want to have a healthy heart along with it?

Disease Prevention Heart attack, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes are just a few of the diseases that you would be defending yourself against with cardiovascular training. By losing excess weight and conditioning your body, you arm your body against these and many other ailments.

Resistance Training What is Resistance Training? Resistance training is anything that gives resistance against your muscles. The most traditional resistance training is dumbbells or barbells, but it can take on many other forms as well. Cable machines and pulley systems give great resistance, as do elastic bands. Using your own body weight is another way to give your muscles resistance.

Today you have many options when it comes to resistance training- but they all have one thing in common… it will change your life!

Why should I lift weights? Weight lifting… isn’t a macho guy thing anymore! The last time I checked my most successful clients haven’t been registered for any upcoming body building shows. “But I don’t want to look muscular and bulky.” I cannot tell you how many times I hear this comment from women when I encourage them to lift weights. The critical thing here is that in order to be fit and toned you NEED TO lift weights or do some type of STRENGTH TRAINING. Resistance training can literally change your entire body, let alone your self confidence and self esteem, but most importantly, resistance training could possibly be the best thing that you will ever do to keep your body looking and feeling 10 years younger.

Metabolism Resistance Training is the one thing that we do that elevates our metabolism for hours after a workout. Cardiovascular workouts are effective and necessary, but, after an hour of running, your metabolism is only elevated for less than an hour before going back to normal. On the other hand, resistance training will literally raise your metabolism permanently. This happens because weight lifting is actually a process of breaking down muscle tissue and re-building it back stronger, firmer and with more tone.

This process takes time and energy AKA calories. Once you have added muscle tone to a given area on your body it now takes even more energy to maintain this muscle.

So here is the run down on why resistance training is such a metabolism booster: When you weight train you break down muscle fibers, which takes energy to rebuild. When these muscle fibers have been rebuilt they are tighter, firmer, more toned and now take more energy to maintain.

Hence: a higher metabolism all day long. Simple, yet so effective!

1 lb muscle burns about 50 calories a day 1 lb of fat burns about 4 calories a day

You need regular challenging exercise in order to achieve and maintain results. It’s as simple as that.

About the author
Machelle Lee owns and operates The Invisible Gym in Santa Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you can visit her website. http://www.the-invisible-gym.com/

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