What happens to that guy who doesn’t do any weightlifting but only push-ups and crunches?

What happens to that guy who doesn’t do any weightlifting but only push-ups and crunches?

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This will largely depend on your Fitness Goals. Are you a Marathon Runner? Are you a Sprinter…? Do you have an Active Lifestyle? Do you have a Sedentary (Desk) Job? Answers to these questions might help in deciding more specific answers. However, the following holds true: Strength is the most Basic Component of Fitness Training for Strength also increasing your Cardiovascular Health (for Marathon Training and such, more Specialized Training is of course, required) Strength Gained, stays with you for Life Cardio is Gained (and is Lost) Fairly Quickly Strength Training is Anabolic (Builds Muscle…shouldn’t be confused with Body Building…it is Vastly Different). Strength Training also Increases Bone Density and Increases Sense of Balance. Think of how many of your older Relatives have Had a Fall Have Broken one/more of…
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Why do I gain fat as well as muscle after strength training?

Why do I gain fat as well as muscle after strength training?

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It is not specifically, the Strength Training, that is causing Fat Gain. It is the CALORIE SURPLUS which is causing it…along with the TYPE OF CALORIES that you are consuming. To be clear, Calorie Surplus is MANDATORY for you to grow. If you are in a Calorie Deficit status, you will NOT grow. In a Calorie Surplus state, your body then distributes these Calorie Surpluses towards Muscle growth and Fat Storage etc… You cannot get only one to happen without the other. However, you can Skew this as, much more towards Muscle Growth and less towards Fat Storage. Strength Training gives your Body a Reason to Grow Muscle. At that time, it is looking for something to Fuel that Growth. Therefore, you need to keep yourself in a Calorie Surplus…
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What should I do to lose weight in one month?

What should I do to lose weight in one month?

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The First and Foremost thing with regard to losing excess body weight is through proper Nutrition. 1. Depending upon whether you have a Sedentary or Active Lifestyle, you will adjust the number of Calories of Food Consumed. 2. The type/quality of Food you eat is also important. Avoid Junk Food and Fast Food. Eat healthy food, prepared at home, to the extent possible. 3. Avoid Simple Carbohydrates (those that digest very quickly), such as Sugars, Starches….Rice, White Bread… 4. Eat Complex Carbohydrates (those that do NOT digest very quickly)… Oats is a good example (for Oats, make sure you are not allergic to Gluten). 5. Vegetables are an Excellent source of Carbohydrates and contain many other Essential Nutrients. Never avoid Vegetables. 6. Portion Control… It is important that you eat…
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