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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Truth About Abs review

Mike Geary’s Truth About Six Pack Abs is currently the most sold fitness ebook on the Internet. Is it the ultimate program to finally get rock-hard six pack abs or just another scammy “miracle” flat abs system?


The first impression of the website is the same as for similar products: hyped up and pitchy. But if you read a little further he explains the five biggest myths about getting ripped six-pack abs. It’s well explained and I experienced the same problems on my journey to a flat stomach.



Who is Mike Geary?

Mike is certified personal trainer and nutrition specialist. So he’s expert in his field and I found some articles from Mike in reputable magazines. By the way Mike is a very helpful guy! I asked him some questions by email and he responded instantly.

Why is the Truth About Abs program so much different than other fat loss or abdominal workout publications?

In my opinion it’s the fact that Mike combines diet and meal suggestions with highly effective workouts – no not crunches and sit ups – and the right doses of cardio training. I’m a busy guy and can’t spend 60 minutes a day with exercises. Truth
About Six Pack Abs does not require this. 30-45 minutes workouts 2-3 times a week should do the trick.




What is the ebook about?

The Truth About Six Pack Abs Program starts with an introduction of the various sections of the belly. I thought how boring is this. But once I read more I understood how important it is and that this will help reducing the risk of train the wrong muscles.

The main section covers over 20 highly effective abs exercises. Each exercise is illustrated with easy to follow photos. There are some abs workout I’ve never seen before. The great thing is that there are a lot of workouts can be performed at home. My favourite workout is the one with a fitness ball. After a busy day I can do some exercise at home without going to the gym.

A real surprise was the nutrition section. It’s not the same crap about low carb diets you can read in most books. It’s actually a very balanced food plan. I like it and don’t miss anything. Of course I can eat once a week a burger or something heavy without bad feelings.

Another important part in Mike Geary’s fitness book is the cardio training. I found out that I did this wrong for the last two years. He exactly illustrates what cardio you need to do and the most important part is when.



Who will benefit most from the Truth About Six Pack Abs by Mike Geary?

It’s for everybody and anyone who needs to lose weight and flatten their tummy. It’s ideally suited for men who want a ripped six pack or just a flatter stomach but ladies will benefit from the program as well – my wife is doing the program as well – mothers and even grandmas who want to tone their middle.



Are their any downsides?

The ebook is quite comprehensive and comes with a lot of bonus ebooks. It took me quite a bit of time to read through all of them. It’s definitely an overload. To my mind it’s sufficient to concentrate on the main truth about six pack abs ebook –
especially the 2nd part - and the Stability Ball Killer Abs Workouts. I you have the possibility to climb stairs you should also study the Ultimate Stair Exercises e-book. It’s a great way to do workout when you work.






What is the verdict?

The truth about abs program and its bonuses is well worth the price of $39.95. I upgraded to the deluxe version where you get the popular Eating Right Made Simple ebook for half price. This nutrition guide is the ideal companion to the truth about abs program.

Like with all effective fat loss programs – there are no quick schemes. You need to make the commitment to read the ebook once or better twice and then take action. And there’s no need to perform workouts daily, 2-3 times a week for 30-45 minutes
will show very good results. But it requires the discipline to do the abs exercises, cardios and apply the nutrition program regularly – over a few weeks and months.


The program comes with a 8 week money-back-guarantee. If you are not happy you can get a refund without any questions asked. So it’s risk-free to give it a try.

If you are serious about getting a flat stomach or even rock-hard six pack abs I recommend this program.Take a look here!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Perfect Body Building Workouts

Here are the perfect body building workouts that are essential for your upper body. It is very important to be aware of your body condition and your capability of workouts. To achieve your desired muscle you have to drive yourself to new limits.

There are five important muscles to be considered when working out your upper body. We can get stared rite now with several different exercise workouts for each of the muscles.

These workouts will allow you to toggle between regular workouts from time to time. Let´s get started now.

You on no account want to lift the same muscle workout two days in a line. It is great if you split it up by lifting your back and chest one day and biceps, triceps and shoulders on the next day.

Exercises like flat bench press, flat bench dumbbell flyes, incline bench press, decline bench press workouts and much more can be done for your chest.

You have to be very careful and pay more attention when you start workout for your back. A small mistake can lead you with a back injury and keep you out for weeks.

Exercises like bent over rowing, lat machine pull down, dead lifts, shrugs and hyperextensions has to be consider for building muscles on your back.

You are now ready to lift with your shoulder, biceps and triceps workouts can be done to the next day. For your shoulders exercises like shrugs, a seated dumbbell press, side lateral raises and alternate front dumbbell raises are the best exercise.

For your biceps you can workouts exercises like barbell curls, alternate dumbbell curls, incline dumbbell curls and preacher curls. A preacher curl engages you lifting a barbell on a preacher bench.

Finally triceps is the last part of your upper body building workouts. Exercises like standing cable press downs, triceps bench dips, overhead rope extensions and one arm dumbbell extensions can be the most appropriate workouts for your triceps.

It is very essential that you be aware on how to do all these body building workouts before you attempt to start.

Poor workouts will not only put off you from muscle building, but it can lead you to a bad injury that keeps you away from exercises for weeks

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Bicep Workout Tips

It is a common myth that bicep muscles can be improved merely by using compound exercising, but this is not necessarily true. Though it is true that isolation work is required by the triceps and bicep muscles during arm workouts, it is also true that an excess of isolation training in a bicep workout is in fact too much of a good thing.

A common mistake that most people are found making is that they allocate far too much time, in the way of angles and exercises, than is actually necessary. Spend a moment to analyse this: arms make up around 5% of the total mass of muscle in one’s body, while legs can make up to 50%. So it might be better to think before doing sixteen sets of exercises to train one’s arms and only six sets to train one’s legs, wouldn’t it?

However, the reason most people spend more effort on bicep workouts is because it is almost everyone’s desire to have the sort of big, muscular arms that would give you the picture-perfect figure of a muscular bodybuilder. Well, here are a few tips to obtain those muscular arms you want:

Most people imagine that to train one’s arms, every possible angle must be used, but this is a ridiculous theory. In fact, the growth of one’s arms depends mainly on the burden and maximum muscle recruitment. Genetics also plays an important role.

In order to increase the size of your arm muscles by one or two inches, it is necessary to have a minimum of 10 pounds as the total muscle of the body. This is also related to the earlier mentioned 5% rule. For example, if your back, shoulders, chest and legs are growing larger, there’s a good chance of your arms growing as well.

Furthermore, muscular arms aren’t just related to calories, but arm growth is also dependent on the optimal hormonal environment resulting from the secretion of the Growth Hormone and even Testosterone in spurts. Hence heavy squats, presses, deads and rows are very important. If you find that in spite of the exercises you perform for to tone your triceps and biceps there is no visible improvement, then return to the basics and focus on the ‘majors’ and bigger triceps and biceps will soon be coming your way.

A full workout of the body – in addition to a bicep workout – would also be a good idea to improve your squats, presses, deads and rows. Also make sure that you keep two to four sets after each workout to train the arms in a six to ten repeat range.

Assuming you decide that you will train your arms by themselves, remember to set three distinct exercises in three distinct repeat ranges. Also make sure that your bicep workout emphasises different repeats and set schemes, which strain the muscle fibres with intensities of different magnitudes and maximum recruitment.

Make sure that your triceps and biceps get worked. Simply pressing and curling large weights is far from enough for a successful bicep workout, as too many other muscles like the shoulders and back might compensate and perform a large amount of the routine’s work instead of the biceps. Swinging weights and cheating are not all there is to a successful bicep workout.

Another thing that one must keep in mind during your workouts is not to overtrain one’s arms by using them in every workout. Furthermore, one should not undervalue the stimulation the arm muscles get from focussing on the other major muscle groups. A good test to find out if your workout has been successful is to watch out for soreness in the arms the following day. Be careful about overdoing the cheating techniques during the bicep workout, as the exercises will not work as efficiently as they might and it might not seem like you’ve even had them trained, the following day.

There is a stress to replace the fluids present within the body due to the fact that a bicep workout causes a large amount of heat, consequently causing an equally large amount of sweat. Obviously, the more one sweats, the more fluids and other electrolytes are removed from one’s body. It is essential for one to restore these fluids along with the electrolytes in order to sustain the balance kept in the body and avoid any damage during the bicep workout.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Boxing Fitness

Like most people who start a physical fitness program, they want to gain strength, endurance, and they want to know exactly how to transform their physical appearance quick. Sadly, there is no pill we can all take to transform our bodies into a model physique. However, there is something close... And that's boxing fitness. So today, I'm going to share a few essential tips for how to transform your physique quick and get the most out of our ability to get lean.

The first tip is full-body workouts. These entire-body workouts are essential for physique transformation and exercise whether you are a weight lifter, or hockey player. If you don't have the right routines, you won't get the right results.

The first thing to do is get some boxing fitness exercises in place. Boxing fitness is used by the top fighters for fast transformation... They often have to gain or lose size in a matter of months. It delivers the quickest results of any method I've come across. The problem is that most of us lift weights, or run on a treadmill for 45 minutes and expect results. Most exercises are muscle isolating. This causes results to come really slow. Most boxing fitness exercises have your body moving like a kinetic chain and workout your entire body.

The second tip is to have variability in your workouts. When we lift weights, we tear our muscles. With cardio, you sweat, your heart rate increases, oxygen intake and lung capacity increase and your body uses stores of energy. It's essential for physique transformation that you have exercises that vary intensity, routines, and muscles targeted. The last thing you want is your body to become complacent... It's when you reach a peak and have trouble getting more lean, or building more muscle.

It's important also as a note that boxing fitness exercises are variable by nature. Take for example burpees. This exercise works your whole-body and targets a variety of muscle groups that don't get targeted from lifting weights. You can also vary the intensity during sets. Exercise in rounds (sets) and be sure to keep intensity high during your reps. Now and then, do the exercises slow.

The final tip for how to use boxing fitness to transform your physique is core training. Core training benefits your entire physique. It triggers the brain to transform the body's shape, structure and size. Imagine heavy lifting and not training your core... Your body would reach a peak very fast because the brain would direct the muscles to stop in order to keep the body in balance. That's why training your legs provides upper body benefits... But not many people know this.

Most boxing fitness exercises involve an aspect of core training. Even the punches on a heavy bag because of the twists required when punching. To take things to the next level, if you're shadow boxing, step into your punches. This will train your legs and hip area... The core. The best boxing fitness workout for core training is the woodchoppers exercise. A total of 8 - 10 reps in four or five sets will have your entire body burnt.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Fitness Plan

Many people are full of motivation when the start a fitness program. Generally they will join a gym and have a fitness program written by a personal trainer and get locked into long term contracts. In this article i will explain easier ways to develop a fitness program that you can follow at home, at the gym. Fitness programs don’t need to be difficult. A fitness program should be fun, and something that you want to do long term if you want to lose weight and stay healthy long term.

Tip 1. Buddy Up
When starting a fitness program people can often get discouraged as they have generally not been exercising for some time. The first few workouts can be very difficult until your body gets used to exercising again. Having a friend by your side can make it fun and you can both encourage each other. People who exercise long term usually do as they make it social and fun.

Tip 2. Choose a sport or activity you enjoy
If you don’t like running, then don’t run. Choose something that you like doing. I have clients that like rock climbing, however he doesn’t have time to get out and climb very often. I took him to a indoor rock climbing centre and now he goes once a week as part if his routine. It gives him one strength session. The other two we made a home workout which consists of an 45 min walk with his wife and then push ups, sit ups, back dishes, lunges, squats and some light stretching. It doesn’t cost much money as he is on a tight budget and it is something that will be maintained long term.

Tip 3. Go Online
If you are wanting a structured fitness program try an online fitness program. With these you can get a tailored fitness program to suit your goals and they won’t cost you the consultancy fees of a personal trainer.

Tip 4. Start slow, finish strong
When you first start a fitness program don’t be too aggressive. Often people are full of enthusiasm and they work themselves to hard in the first two weeks. Remember that following you new fitness program is going to be part of your new lifestyle and you will be enjoying your new lifestyle for a long time. Take it easy and build up over time.

Nitric Oxide

There are many benefits to taking a Nitric Oxide supplement. Nitric Oxide (NO) is a naturally occuring gas that is present in many living things, including you and me. It has been recently shown to help dramatically in the area of body building. Here are just a few helpful effects of using NO as a weight lifting supplement:


• It maximizes fat burning process.
• It maximizes full body recovery.
• It helps improving muscularity.
• It boosts your load capacity.
• It helps build insane muscle.


In regards to those facts, I would like to post a review for a free-trial Nitric Oxide supplement I have used, and loved the affects of.




Xtreme NO is a muscle and performance enhancing supplement. It is made to deliver oxygen and nutrients to muscles, which keeps them pumped and withstand the stress of weight lifting.

How does Xtreme NO work?

Xtreme NO increases Nitric Oxide production which is a free form gas that is naturally produced in the body. It is the key element in producing muscle. Why? Read below.

NO is important in all of the bodies functions, such as protecting the immune system, regulating blood flow, preventing erectile disfuntion, metabalism and transmitting messages between cells.
It is such an important part of life that Science magazine named NO the molecule of the year in 1992 and 1998.

Xtreme NO supplements increases blood flow to the muscles allowing muscle to absorb more nutrients which results in muscles becoming larger when subjected to the stress of lifting weights. Increase Blood flow also keeps muscles pumped after training
Healthy nitric oxide production is critical in muscle production.
Promotes Muscle hypertrophy which makes muscles larger and promotes greater power.
Positively effects the growth of muscle.
The Benefits of Arginine- Xtreme NO has a blend of Arginine, which is the key element in the body producing enough NO to get ripped. Learn more about Arginine below.

Arginine is a crucial Amino Acid keeps the keep the liver, joints, and muscles healthy.
For the body to produce NO, it has to break down the amino acid Arginine
To increase NO levels, you have to increase intake of Arginine. The more Arginine your body has to break down, the higher levels of NO your body will produce.
Arginine inhibits growth hormone production.
Facilitates the increase of muscle mass, and reduces body fat.
Xtreme NO uses a blend of L-arginine compounds that are released into the system over time keeping oxygen pumping through your veins for hours
Facilitates the increase of muscle mass, and reduces body fat.Xtreme NO uses a blend of L-arginine compounds that are released into the system over time keeping oxygen pumping through your veins for hours.
So, does Xtreme NO work? Yes! The difference between Xtreme NO and similar products is its extended release formula. The blend of l-arginine is designed for the body to absorb it more effectively and the compounds are stacked for extended release causing perpetual pumps.

Xtreme NO is a product based on Science, not on hype. It helps your body what it does naturally-produce Nitric Oxide. Nitric Oxide is vital to produce huge ripped muscles. Without it, muscles can be damaged and you will not get the results that you want. Unlike other NO supplements, the blend of L Arginine compounds will get you the results you want, faster.

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Simple body building tips

Currently, quite a few individuals are profoundly anxious about their own health, as well as the value of possessing a good looking physique.

For this reason, you'll spot fitness center parking lots are routinely full of autos driven by people searching for these types of benefits.

Strengthening Your Muscle Tissue

The goal of a significant percentage of those people is to acquire muscle mass, an effort which calls for a lot of perseverance and self-control.

If you're among them, be aware that your physical structure will absolutely not get terrifically shaped and chiseled right away, nor are there riskless, lawful supplements that just bulk you up.

Although bodybuilding can certainly be difficult and monotonous, there are particular procedures and secrets that may assist you to reduce the total duration normally expected to achieve the appearance you have constantly sought.

Guidelines for Building Up Muscle Mass Successfully

The first thing you need to be aware of is to work your larger groups of muscles right away.

Far too many beginners imprudently commit an unwarranted amount of time perfecting their minor groups of muscles, such as the triceps, stomach muscles, and calves.

Although these muscles clearly require your attention, they will grow more substantially more efficiently if you focus on the bigger muscle groups first, such as your chest and back area.

Consider it in this way - once you work on your more substantial muscles, the smaller ones naturally will immediately be pressed to engage also.

Be Discerning in Choosing Your Weights

Next, if one of your bodybuilding targets is bigger size, you need to use heavier iron, staying at approximately 10 or 12 repetitions for every set.

In case you look at pro weight lifters, you are going to note nearly all lift heavier weights yet they do not perform many reps. Follow their lead.

Their success results due to the fact with heavier weights, you put greater pressure on each muscle. And, with additional stress comes greater muscle mass over time.

Here's a rule of thumb you can use for guidance on the amount of weight to use. If you have the ability to do more than about 15 reps per set, that means the weights are too lightweight. And if you cannot execute the round with 10 reps, they are too heavy.

When the weight is too heavy, you may be unable to effectively perform the lift.

Thus the balance is if by the end of the reps the muscle stress is difficult yet you are able to still lift the weights to get through a round, you are going in the right direction.

The Incredible Impact of Ordinary Breaks

Resting is also a significant element of building muscle mass. In reality, this is actually when your physique primarily responds to your routines and when you will essentially gain the muscles.

Many find that hard to accept. Despite that, whenever you earnestly push your muscles, you're in fact "hurting" them.

However the "hurt" makes for good results due to the fact when you snooze, your body automatically commences the "restoration" activity, making your muscle mass both stronger and larger.

Consequently either take a few days off between your muscle building workout program, or give your attention to various muscles during your outings to the gym

Be fit!

Hello everyone! I created this blog as a fitness guide, as well as just a random place to post fitness information. I hope to write a good few articles about body building, proper nutrition, and anything else that has to do with fitness! I love working out and staying fit, but sometimes it is hard to find the right source of information. Well I know many people have that same problem, so I hope to help you all by bringing great articles here!