Beginner Workout Tips

By guest writer Danny Tippings

Getting You On The Fast Track To Fitness Success

If you have recently begun to dip a metaphorical toe – well Bicep, into the exciting, rewarding and sometimes idiosyncratic world of Fitness, Bodybuilding or even general keep fit, then congratulations.

In no time at all, you will soon begin reaping the benefits of your healthy new lifestyle. Including but not limited too, clearer skin, energy levels that skyrocket past what you have been used to, better lung capacity, feeling more relaxed and having the pleasurable experience of finding complete strangers of the opposite (or same!) sex, initiating random conversations with you. Now why could that be?

Of course, all of the above will only come to those who wait, work consistently towards their goals and are willing to learn from educated, honest Trainers. Like me! So this article sets out to detail some very important beginner workout tips and also aims to explode some of the silly myths that get passed round Gym locker rooms the world over.

Beginner Workout Tips For Fat Loss: The Unsung Benefits Of Interval Training

Most people fall into the misguided notion that they need to be running, walking whatever for as long as absolutely possible in order to effectively burn fat. The truth is; Yes that works, but it is not nearly as effective as HIT cardio. To burn loads more calories than standard cardio all you need to do is cycle between periods of high intensity activity and less strenuous recovery periods.

The great thing about this type of cardio workout is that its quick and super effective. Even when you are resting, your body will be burning calories at greatly increased rates. Watch as the person next to you spends twice as long on the machine opposite whilst you were finished ten minutes ago, and burnt twice as many calories as them. Suckers!

The Old ‘No Pain No Gain Principle’ What A Load Of Baloney

If you are looking to build muscle or generally just tone up then you need to realize that a lot of common misconceptions are flying around. One of the main ones is the old ‘no pain no gain’ principle.

What you are actually doing when you lift weights is to stimulate muscle growth by breaking down muscle fibers and letting them repair bigger and stronger.

So to those of you advocating hundred rep sets and other such nonsense. Its just that – nonsense. You can build far more muscle using less reps with a heavier weight than you ever will with high volume sets.

• If you want to tone muscles – use light weights for 15-25 reps
• A medium weight repped for 10-15 times will develop lean quality muscle
• Heavy Weights lifted for 4-8 repetitions will create increased volumes of overall muscle mass

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