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Weight Training and Strength Training
Weight and strength training is the process of conditioning your body, either it be with iron or your own weight. Whether you are looking to become a bodybuilder, training for a sport, or maybe you just want stay in shape, weight and strength training is great for you.
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What should be a diet plan for a person who want to lose his weight?
There are many ways to go about tackling weight loss. One great way is to cut back on how much you eat. Junk foods, and fast foods contain lots of fat and grease. They are not inherently bad though. People tend to eat too much of these foods which leads to weight gain. If you moderate, or even eliminate these types of foods in your diet plan you will be significantly increasing your chances of loosing weight. It is not just junk foods, and fast foods that can cause you to gain weight. Foods typically have values on the back of their packaging which will allow you to see the number value of how many calories, fats, sodium, etc. By noting the amount of values in each of the servings you can moderate your intake daily and count what you have eaten.
All this being said, one of the easiest ways to start tackling weight loss begins with what you eat. If you stick to a moderated diet, and consume healthier portions of food, and/or stick to certain food groups, I.E: Vegetarian, Vegan, omnivorous. You should experience less of a craving for food because you limit your intake of food matter to your bodies ability to use this food as nutrients over time.
Next is the topic of exercise. It does not sound very pleasant, but realize that a sedentary life style as comfortable as it may seem even if you have a perfect diet is debilitating to the human body. Muscles need to work to grow, and help burn fat. Even a simple routine of walking around the block one or twice is enough to build up energy, and muscle mass as well as start burning fat.
Fat is a survival mechanism in which the human body stores energy in fat. When we work out or do something for a prolonged period of time such as running, or swimming, our body starts to burn fat to give us more energy to complete a task. Fat is also not inherently bad. Fat can cause problems when it causes obesity in people and from obesity causes many problems for the heart, liver, and other organs of the body as fat builds up around those organs.
So with a simple change in diet, and a simple change in exercise you will eventually begin to loose weight slowly. You can work lesser or harder on both, but both are the basic catalyst to losing weight. If you don't follow those two basic rules of weight loss, then it may not even be worth trying.
There are of course alternative medical avenues you can turn to such as weight loss surgeries. Most of these are considered cosmetic though, and won't be covered by insurance. You would most likely have to pay out of your own pocket.
Stay away from sugar. You need it, but not too much. Eat some a day without overdoing it. Too much sugar turns into cholesterol that clogs major arteries!
What is the average bicep curl for 17year old girl?
Most 17 year old girls can do like 15 pounds. Rarely can a girl bicep curl 25 pounds or more.
Does weight training increase muscle mass?
It can build body mass for the whole body muscles as whole. There are specific muscles for each body part. To put it briefly say
1. workout for shoulders can include: Military press, DB press etc
2. workout for chest can include: bench press, DB fly, push ups etc.
3. workout for biceps can include: DB or barbell curls
4. workout for triceps can include: French press, narrow grip bench press , pushups etc
5. workout for abs can include: crunches
6 workout for legs can include: squats, lunges etc
7. workout for for back and lats can include : chinning...etc..and many more ...the list is endless
The bench press is a muscular resistance exercise that primarily works with which muscle group?
Mainly back and bicep. Or specifically the sternal portion of the pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major, posterior deltoid, the rhomboids, the middle and lower portions of the trapezius, and the elbow flexors. It also depends on if you're doing chin ups, pull ups or lat pull ups.
Is smoking weed and working out bad?
Yes, it is bad. Pot affects your whole body. Starting with your brain it affects memory both long and short term. If you are in school you are unable to retain the information given you. Next it affects the lungs, heart, and respiratory system. Blood pressure goes up, it can cause lung and mouth cancer, and it changes hormones. The hormones it changes are your male/female hormones balance and can cause breast growth in men/boys. This is just a few of the things it does. Not to mention it is illegal and if you get busted you will have a drug charge on your record. This could prevent you from getting future jobs. It is also a gateway drug that leads to harder drugs.
What can you do to improve brain strength?
Improvement of brain functions vary according to age and health status. Considering an adult aged 50 firstly you must get all your blood substances, mainly LDL and HDL balanced. Another good tip is to ingest soy lecythin regurlary to get phospholipids and to lower saturated fats. Learning a new language, studying science, playing snooker online is very good as a brain exercise. Green tea acts as an antioxidant, it is good for you. Apple cider vinegar is excellent as well. Another good tip is to take an adequate dosage of Gingko Biloba that has the property of enlarging de diameter of the brain esphyncters which allows brain microcirculation to flow adequately. Listening romantic songs, like "Let me call your sweetheart" and other you like is good to increase good fluids.
Keep your weight balanced according to your height, think positively, don't worry about anything which you can't change, and go ahead my friend, good luck.
Does weight vests stunt your growth?
Weight vests will not stunt your growth. A person's growth in all internal and it does not matter what types of items they have on them.
What is the easiest way to get bigger biceps?
Barbell or dumbbell curls. For size use a weight that only allows 6 to 8 reps. 3 to 4 sets should be good. But this is only a beginner routine. Many different exercises can be great for arms. Remember Triceps make up 70% of your arm size.
You can do chin-ups, and the Flexed Arm Hang. You can also get some weights and do arm curls.
How can a man develop chest muscles?
Get a trainer at the local gym and start working out to build up chest muscle and tone.
How many bananas should bodybuilders eat per day?
Yes. Anyone can eat as many bananas per day as they wish, so long as they have the bananas, are hungry, and do not have a medical condition that specifically prohibits bananas or something in them.
How much should a 13 year old boy lift?
Generally, 13 year old children should not be lifting weight. It has been known to halt or alter growth. However, that is not always the case. For those that wish to lift weights, 10-15lb weights are good.
What are some examples of muscular strength?
An example of muscular endurance would be lifting weights for a long time without your muscles feeling tired, or jumping rope for a long time without your legs starting to be sore.
An example would be lifting weights for a long period of time without getting exhausted in the first five minutes.
What the symptoms of weight training?
The only short-term response to proper weight training that you are likely to notice is DOMS (delayed onset muscular soreness), which you will probably experience a day or two after training. (To ensure systemic recovery, it is important to wait one or two days after all DOMS has disappeared before training again.)
Your skeletal muscles, bones, and connective tissues (ligaments and tendons) will all benefit from proper weight training. If you are also eating well and getting sufficient rest, you may actually be able to see changes in the mirror in a few months.
What are the two components of physical fitness and give example of each?
Cardiovascular Endurance (swimming)
Muscular Endurance (crunches, sit ups)
Muscular Strength (weight lifting, push up)
Flexibility (yoga)
What accounts for most strength gains during the initial phase of a weight training program?
neural adaptations
How can a 12 year old get big biceps and triceps without heavy weights?
Large biceps require both proper genetics as well as proper strength training. While any given individual may or may not have the genetic potential for large biceps, everyone has the genetic potential to get stronger biceps. Biceps are actually a relatively small muscle group. If you do a whole body routine or an upper-body routine, it's important not to overwork them--and overworking them is easy to do.
Ensure that you warm-up properly. Any exercise that pulls the forearm towards the upper arm will work the biceps. This includes all the variations of the curl such as standing dumbbell curl, standing barbell curl, dumbbell curl on incline, seated dumbbell curl, lying dumbbell curl and concentration curls. It also includes many exercises that work the upper back such as lat pulldowns.
Remember that, if you want to increase the size of your upper arms, it's more important to train your triceps than your biceps. The way it's usually thought of is that the triceps account for 2/3rds of the mass of the upper arm while the biceps account for only 1/3rd of its mass.
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How often should you work your calves?
This all depends on whether the lifter is trying to build muscle size and strength or improve strength endurance (in essence, powerlifting vs. lifting for reps). If powerlifting, I tend to do 3 sets of 15 with heavy weight. When I lift for reps, I usually remove about 100 pounds (around 20-25% of your powerlifting weight) and lift for a timed minute as fast as I can for 3 sets. Also note that using freeweights for calf-raises is much more beneficial than using the nautilous. or leg press machine, as it requires balance and helps build stabilizer muscles that otherwise can't be worked. The best method for performing free-weight calf-raises is with the bar and weights across the shoulders as if you were going to squat, but just raise yourself on your toes keeping your legs straight and about shoulder-width apart.
Should you take protein before bed?
You should take your protein immediately after workout, preferably within 30 minutes of training for the protein drink to be most effective. This is not only a good time to absorb protein, but it is optimal for replenishing glycogen stores. The carbohydrate to protein ratio should be four to one ratio for endurance training, two to one ratio for strength training and one to one radio for those looking to lose fat. Since muscle does most of its repairing overnight, the next best time to have protein is before bedtime.
Is it ok to lift weights every day?
It is not bad, but not good either. If you lift weights everyday, you should only do that for up to an hour. Your body cannot physically maintain a high level of energy to lift weights for longer than that. If you are thinking long term (as in lifting weights for a year or many months) then you should take every other day off. If you are trying to lift weights for a shorter time (3 months or less) and you want to lift weights as often as you can, take at least one day a week off (a good choice is Sunday).
However, if you work out too many days in a row, your body may get very sore. It is very wise to take at least one day a week off, if not 2-3. If you get sore, take a few days off in a row. You could end up tearing a muscle, ligament, or tendon if you decide to go through the pain. The saying "no pain no gain" is very incorrect. If you are experiencing pain, stop immediately. It is okay to feel fatigued, but pain is not good.
You shouldn't lift weights every day, though. You should mix the routine up. For instance, lift weights one day and do a cardio activity the next. Cardio activities include running, biking, going on the elliptical machine, doing a "stair master," or any other motion related activity. This will not only give your body a break from weight lifting, but will also allow your body to burn off calories in a way where you will build muscle and lose body fat.
You also shouldn't do the same weight lifting activities 2 days in a row. For instance, if you bench press, do arm curls, lower back extensions, and pull-ups one day, don't do any of those the next day. You need to let those muscles rest. The next day you should focus on the muscles that you didn't work out, like leg extensions, upper back exercises, curl-ups (or any abdominal exercise like the bicycle exercise), arm extensions (works the triceps), and dips.
Doing the max of any exercise is not recommended, though. The obvious danger in doing that is that you could easily pull a muscle, injure yourself, and possibly be too sore to work out for a few days. On whatever setting you do any exercise, you should be able to do 10 of them. If you are going to bench 25 lbs, you should be able to do that 10 times. If you are going to do a shoulder press on 50 lbs, you should be able to do that 10 times. A good strategy is to do 10, take a 30 second break, do 10 again (same machine), take a 30 second break, and do 10 more (still same machine). That way you will be able to fully maximize the machine and what muscle you are working and not just giving a small amount of effort.
If you are new to weight-lifting, don't overdo it on the first day. The first few days is the time where you will most likely injure yourself. It's definitely not fun when you think you can do a certain amount and come home only to find out that you are really sore and won't be able to work out for the next week. Make sure you stretch before you start lifting weights, and only do what you know you can do.
The biggest thing to understand about weight-lifting, or exercising in general, is that your body adapts very well. If you do 10 reps on 40 lbs. for anything, your body will be a little fatigued the first day (if 40 lbs. is a lot- it depends on what is heavy for you) and you will burn a good amount of calories. However, if you are still doing that after a week, you will have developed what is called "muscle memory" where your body will burn as little calories and use as little energy as it can to lift that amount of weights for that period of time. That is why it is very good to vary your workouts often. A pattern is good if you continually increase the weight level or reps, but if you know that you aren't going to, swtich the routine up at least every week. Here is an example routine in which somebody may do for a week. Note: All activities include 3 sets of 10 reps with 30 second breaks in between unless cardio.
Monday: Chest workouts (dips, chest press, bench press), arm workouts (bicep curl, arm extension).
Tuesday: Cardio (elliptical, running). Wednesday:Break (light cardio to stay in shape.)
Thursday: Abs (curl-up, total abdominal, bicycle kick), back (upper back workout, lower back extension), hips (dead lift).
Friday: Cardio (stationary bike, the wave).
Saturday: Legs (leg extension, leg press, leg curl, squats), shoulder (shoulder press, military press, vertical traction).
Sunday: Break (light cardio to stay in shape).
As the "Your body adapts well" section describes above, your body, well, adapts well. Make sure to vary when you workout what muscle, and how you work them out. Thus, you confuse your body and your workouts become very well done. You will notice results in at least 4 weeks if you truly follow these tips. However, it also requires you to eat well (i.e. no junk food every day). Eat lots of grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean meat. Doing so will really help your body stay in shape and get fit.
Does lifting weights burn stomach fat as well?
if you are not interested in bodybuilding or strength training you can lift light weights in a fast pace for many sets and reps so you can do a form of cardio while muscle-toning which means you burn calories which means you burn fat and also stomach fat(but remember that stomach fat is the fat that will leave the hardest from your body)... i'd say you do cardio as well...
What is the average number of tricep dips per minute?
Ok... I am in year 7 at British International school Vietnam. I think the head of PE's record is 75 in a minute. My personal highest is 78 but I train real hard using six pack factory.
My average is 71 but somebody should do around 40-50 in a minute.
How many people in the world lift weights?
A large number of people today belong to diet conscious men and women. Basing on the number of people in the world, maybe a half percent of it does body building. Most especially American men and women who are diet conscious individuals. Actually the point here is on how you can handle your health no matter how many individual are in to it. The important salience here is you must one of those individual who are diet conscious or health conscious.
If you do chest workout how many days rest do you need before you do it again?
You need to wait at least 48 hours before working chest again, the longer you rest the lower the risk of overtraining
When do men start to get muscle?
Usually men start to gain muscle during the peek years of their puberty, which is around 15-17. During this time the masculine features start to be more defined and you start to gain muscle on area that men usually tend to have the most mass on. This is why it is endorsed that people start weight training around this age, since weight training goes really well side-by-side with puberty.
Why is being thin so important?
Well it depends on what your talking about. Ex. Do you want to be skinny cause your friends are and you are self consious of your weight? Or do you want to be in shape?Well, if you are in shape your life expectancy tends to be longer and your immune system will be stronger.Those are some reasons,research for others.
