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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Why Building Strength Should Be Your Number One Goal

By Caleb Lee

If you are wondering why I concentrate on strength training to a great extent and think you should too in that case this article will tell you why.

Read this article right now to learn several good reasons why I think building strength should be your main goal (even though you just want to build bigger, more robust muscles and melt away loads of fat)...

1. Strength Training Is More Useful:

Ever needed to lift something heavy? Move furniture? Pick your girlfriend up and pin her against the wall for a steamy make out session? All those things required strength, not necessarily muscle size.

In fact, sometimes having excess muscle is not useful - it weighs more so if you have to run or walk long distances takes more calories to maintain, meaning you have to eat more

2. Building Strength Takes a Lesser Amount Of Time:

Nearly all skilled bodybuilders work hard up to 6 days in the gym and some even do a two times a day workouts. If you're like me (or most people) in that case lifting weights isn't your twenty-four-hour job.

You can become super strong training 3-4 days a week, and spend no more than 20-30 minutes in the gym each time - DoubleYourGains' 3-5 Program takes 30mins/3x week. That means you could be spending 2 hours in the gym vs. 12. It doesn't take long to develop strength.

3. Building Strength Is Motivating:

Nearly everyone don't have any goals when they go to the gym, they think "I want to look better" but that's unclear and open-ended. Knowing you want to add 5lbs to your deadlift whenever you come in the gym though is VERY motivating.

Besides, seeing the weights build and observing how far you've improved over the course of time is extremely encouraging and makes you want to keep returning to the gym.

4. Strength Makes It Easier To Build Size:

Most bodybuilders nowadays don't realize that guys like Arnold and weightlifters from his day all did powerlifting routines at the beginning of their careers to build high starting levels of strength and power.

They had a matchless "dense" look to their physiques from all this heavy weight training. And were able to employ heavier weights when it came to doing out-of-date bodybuilding style set/rep schemes - so it was much easier for these strong lifters to build muscle.

5. Better For Fitness:

There's been a lot of recent research that shows strength training helps to prevent age related diseases and degenerative diseases.

In short: Losing muscle mass is an unavoidable effect of aging, but strength training in particular will tell your body to "hold on" to muscle mass for it needs it to continue lifting bulky stuff.

Plus, your bones will get stronger too to support your framework of muscle mass.

6. Self Confidence Booster

There's nothing better than KNOWING you can pick a heavy weight off the floor or press a heavy weight up above your head. Or knowing that you have the strength to pull yourself up and over a wall up and over the edge of a cliff and things like that.

Knowing you are as strong as you look is a main confidence booster.

7. Strength Training Is Excellent For Athletics

Strength is the basis for all other physical qualities. Increasing your strength increases your power, explosiveness, speed, agility, endurance, etc

Plus, a lot of sports - especially martial arts - require athletes to have high relative strength. They need to be very strong for their size because they have to stay within a certain weight class.

There's nothing worse than putting on 20 MORE pounds of muscle you have to carry down the field, or move around the ring to avoid getting knocked out - and that 20 pounds of muscle is doing you no good.

8. Strength Training Is Excellent For Females

Most women don't want to look like the hulk. They don't want to put on 20 pounds of muscle. They just want to get "toned". As I mentioned before, strength training is the best way to get the toned look.

So if you're a lass you can become strong very fast and uplift your health and quality of life without taking away from your feminineness in the least. - 17273

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Chest Building Exercises

By Jason King

When it comes to building a solid wall of muscle on your chest there are a few misconceptions floating about. To get a solid chiseled look it takes a lot of work that is disciplined. Many body builders are under the impression that the best way to do this is through bench presses. While this exercise does in fact work the pectoral muscles there are other exercises needed to get a truly refined look.

To build a well defined chest you should add the exercises below to your routine.

A good inner pectoral exercise are low cable crossovers. High cable crossovers can also be used as an alternative.

Close grip bench press, this will work the inner Pecs quite well, and they also give a good workout to the triceps. Bench press-Wide grip will work the outer chest muscles.

The inner pectorals can also be given a good workout with dumbbell flyers. Alternate this on incline, decline, and flat bench. Dips, depending on elbow position, you can work either the inner or the outer Pecs.

When you vary your routines with these exercises it will help to prevent you from reaching a plateau in your training. You must remember to add enough rest between your workouts, and eat enough to make your chest grow.

Nutrition is just as important as lifting heavy weights when you're trying to get bigger. The muscle tissue tears as your lift the weights. The muscles are repaired with what food put into your body. Extra vitamins and minerals are essential when you're exercising regularly.

Water is also important for any workout routine. The human body needs water to provide nutrients to the cells, process waste, and keep the internal body temperature regulated. Along with all of these, water acts as a cushion for the joints and offers protection for the important internal organs. It is important to increase your daily fluid intake, as intensive workouts can easily deplete vital fluid levels.

Your body regenerates and heals itself while you are sleeping, this means that plenty of quality sleep is needed to prevent your efforts in the gym going to waste. Along with the fact that you will experience fatigue and not be able to endure workouts for the future.

Combine all of these elements and you will quickly build your muscles and have the strong, toned chest you desire. Just remember you need a good workout routine, plenty of sleep and a diet filled with the right foods. - 17273

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