Old School lifting is keeping you fat

Well not completely, but the way we have been training for years needs to stop. How many of you visit the gym regularly??? Most of you ??? Isn't the people watching just great. Whenever I get to the gym (personally I prefer to workout in Private with no distractions). I see the same people doing the same workouts, some of them for years. I also noticed that they haven't changed one bit. Not even a few pounds lost. Yet they keep coming back for more and probably getting more frustrated each time. Whats worse is the number of young kids and teenagers who are all working out in completely the wrong way.

What is the wrong way, well if you are looking to get big and build the freaky muscle like a body builder then keep training that way we have for 30 yrs. What do I mean???? All those exercises that just train one muscle group at a time, like bicep curls, leg extensions and most of the other machine based workouts.

Guys, your body is designed to work as a unit, in real life any movement we make is the result of many muscle working together. For example, bending down to tie your shoes uses quads,glutes,back, core, and biceps + many others. So to feel better, look better and have the body you really want we need to train the body as a unit.

Following instructions on a machine is simple and typically we stick to what we comfortable . However multi joint, multi planar exercises need a bit more thought. The easiest way is to add 2 exercises together.

i.e Squat and Shoulder Press
Lunge and Row

The great thing is that these exercises need little to no equipment, just some dumbells swiss balls and some bands can provide you with a great workout.

Try this core workout that uses multiple muscle groups

Ab Plank on Floor Hold for upto 60s
Crunches on a swiss ball 16-20reps
Floor Bridge Single leg 2x12 reps
Bent over Rows Alt Arm
Lunge and Twist (can use Med Ball or a dumbell)

Repeat 2 -3 sets

This takes minimal time and equipment and will get your heart rate up too. Use this at the gym, or at home.

For more tips and workouts please visit my website

www.corefitnessconcepts.com


thanks

Lee