What’s The Difference Between Aerobics, Cardio, And Strenth Training Exercises?

Are these the only forms of exercise out there? And what exactly are they? Swimming?Jogging?Tennis? Can I just do one of the three kinds of exercises or is it best to combine them for faster weight loss? And of course, include a good diet and eat from all the food groups. I would appreciate some inputs.

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How Many Calories Are Burned Doing The Firm: Maximum Cardio Burn And Complete Aerobics And Weight Training?

Does anyone know how many calories are burned doing The Firm: Maximum Cardio Burn with Instructor Allie DelRio and also Complete Aerobics and Weight Training with instructor Emily Welsh?
I’ve been trying to find this out for a while? Thanks.

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What’s The Difference Between Aerobics, Cardio, And Strenth Training Exercises?

Are these the only forms of exercise out there? And what exactly are they? Swimming?Jogging?Tennis? Can I just do one of the three kinds of exercises or is it best to combine them for faster weight loss? And of course, include a good diet and eat from all the food groups. I would appreciate some inputs.

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Should I Do Cardio-aerobic Exercises First Or Weight Training?

Hi. I’m 16 and I’m doing dumbbell bench presses (with 5.5 kilogram dumbbells for the pecs) and cardio-aerobic exercises on the same day. Can anyone please tell me which to do first? I wish to gain muscle. Please and thank you. =D

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The Top Ten Weight Training Exercises for Building Muscle

Author: Jason Ferruggia
Bodybuilding Expert and Author of Muscle Gaining Secrets

1) Deadlift- Not many weight training exercises work as many muscle groups and build muscle as fast as the deadlift. The neck, traps, upper, middle, and lower back, glutes, hamstrings, quads, biceps, forearms, and abs are all utilized in the deadlift. No other exercise is a better test of overall body power. While uninformed people always ask, “how much can you bench,” the question they really should ask is, “how much can you deadlift?” A deadlift is the most basic exercise anyone can do. Bending down and picking a weight up off the floor is the one weight training exercise that mimics everyday real life situations. Most people will rarely find themselves on their back needing to push a heavyweight off their chest but everyone has to bend down and pick things up. If you could only do one exercise to build muscle this would be the one to do.

2) Squat- The squat has been known for years as the “king of all muscle building exercises” and for good reason. I’m not talking about sissy boy half squats either; I’m talking about real below parallel, full squats. If you don’t at least break parallel it’s not a squat. Like deadlifts, squats involve an enormous amount of muscle mass and stimulate the release of anabolic hormones such as testosterone. This is great for building muscle fast. The squat is probably the most revered exercise among serious lifters and the power rack is considered our sacred ground. If you ever want to develop any kind of real lower body strength and build muscle fast, you have no choice but to squat.

3) Chin up- Not many exercises will build muscle in the upper body like chin ups. Known as the upper body squat, chins stimulate nearly every muscle from the traps down to the abdominals. Any exercise that allows you to move your body through space as opposed to moving a weight or fixed implement around you has a much higher degree of neuromuscular activation, and therefore a much greater potential to elicit gains in size and strength. Look at the development of male gymnasts and you will see for yourself what years of chin ups and dips can do for the upper body. If you want tobuild muscle fast, be sure to include chin ups in your weight training program.

4) Parallel Bar Dip- A close second to chin ups as one of the best upper body exercises for building muscle fast, and for all the same reasons. If you want big arms you had better include dips in your training program. No otherweight training exercise will add slabs of muscle to the triceps as effectively as dips. A huge chest and enormous pair of front delts are also a pleasant side effect that comes with regularly performing this outstanding muscle building exercise.

5) Hang Clean & Push Press- A total body muscle building exercise which hits the calves, hamstrings, glutes, quads, lower and upper back, traps, shoulders, biceps, triceps, and forearms. Although it is, by definition, an Olympic lift, it can be done in more of a strict manner to really target the traps, upper back, and shoulders. When done in this manner, it is not performed solely with the intention of developing explosive speed like most Olympic lifts are performed. Doing the clean and push press in this manner is a form of power bodybuilding and will really blow up the traps and shoulders. If you could only pick oneweight training exercise for building muscle, this might be the one. It?s a shame you don?t see this in more bodybuilding programs.

6) Bench Press- This is one of the three powerlifting exercises and along with Military Presses, is the greatest of all pressing movements for building muscle in the upper body. When looking at the effectiveness of an exercise, the questions to be asked are what will allow the lifter to use the most weight and what exercise involves the most muscle mass. The bench press meets both of these prerequisites and besides being incredibly effective as amuscle building exercise, it is one of the best measures of upper body power.

7) Military Press- Also known as the front press, this was once considered the number one measure of upper body power and was the premier muscle building exercise for the upper body. In the old days of strength training most people didn’t even do bench presses; every weight training exercise was done standing up. Bench pressing was looked down upon as a show lift and real men only did overhead presses to build muscle. Bench pressing took over with the development of powerlifting and bodybuilding and the military press took a back seat. It is still however, a great measure of upper body power and should be done by anyone interested in building an impressive set of shoulders and building overall muscle mass throughout the upper body. Even though some uninformed doctors will have you believe that overhead pressing can be dangerous, old time strong men argue that there would not be as many shoulder injuries as there are today if the military press had remained the upper bodyweight training exercise of choice. Equally effective variations of the military press include the push press, push jerk and split jerk.

8) Bent Over Rows- When it comes to building muscle in the upper back and lats, bent over rows are hard to beat. This weight training exercise can be performed many different ways; palms up, palms down, wide grip, close grip, to the abdomen, to the sternum, with an ez bar or with a straight bar. However you do them, nothing will develop thickness in the back like rows will, and anyone who has been involved with bodybuilding for a while will tell you there is nothing more impressive than a well developed back, muscular back.

9) Good Mornings- Although they are a rarely performed weight training exercise by a large majority of bodybuilders, good mornings remain one of the staples of a good size and strength gaining program. Powerlifters seem to be the only ones who know about the muscle building properties of this outstanding exercise. The reason thismuscle building exercise is often avoided is that good mornings are brutally hard work. But that hard work brings huge rewards. Good mornings will build muscle fast and pack tons of size on your lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. They are also one of the best weight training exercises to help improve your squat and deadlift, which is the main reason they are a mainstay in powerlifting.

10) Pushup- Yes, you read that right, I said pushups are one of the best weight training exercises to build muscle fast. For a beginner pushups are the absolute best muscle building exercise to do for the pecs, delts, and triceps. However, as you make progress and get stronger pushups become too easy and are usually forgotten about. That is a huge mistake. There are several varieties of pushups that can be used by intermediate and advanced lifters such as elevated pushups on pushup handles, dumbbells, or chairs. Pushups can also be done on gymnastic rings hanging from chains and suspended a foot or so above the ground to make them even more challenging. When either of these versions of this awesomemuscle building exercise becomes too easy you can have a partner hold weight on your back, use a weighted vest or even drape heavy chains across your back. If you are looking for more variety, Hindu pushups are another great version of this exercise and can sometimes humble even the strongest of men.

So there you have it, the best weight training exercises for building muscle fast. All the food and supplements and drugs in the world are worthless if you train like a Nancy boy. Machines and isolation movements are as effective as running on a treadmill when it comes to getting big and strong. Stick with the weight training exercises above; make them a staple in your training, and start saving up for a new wardrobe. Its time tobuild muscle fast!

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Let’s Compromise…aerobic Vs Anaerobic Training

Copyright (c) 2008 Ainsley Laing

As a trainer, I often get this question: don’t I need to do long duration aerobic training to burn fat? The answer is (drum roll please) both aerobic (low intensity) training and anaerobic (high intensity) training will do the trick. In fact, if you really want to burn fat, include BOTH in your routine.

Let’s look at why:

The word aerobic means in the presence of oxygen. Activities performed at low to moderate intensity for around 90 seconds allow oxygen to be used to generate energy for the muscles. An example of this would be brisk walking, slow running or, for us weight lifting aficionados, very low weight high repetition exercises.

Anaerobic activity is any activity where the body does not use oxygen to generate energy. The body uses different metabolic pathways (which I won’t bore you with the specifics here) to react to this activity. Anaerobic activities tend to be short duration, burst of activity things where the body just doesn’t have time to circulate oxygen to the muscles (less than 90 seconds). Sprints and very heavy low repetition weight lifting are examples of anaerobic exercises.

The benefits of aerobic activity:

Increased cardiovascular endurance
Decreased body fat

The liabilities are:

Decreased muscle mass
Decreased speed
Decreased power

Here’s the rub, when the body uses fat for energy it also breaks down muscle. Since muscle cells burn energy and fat cells store it, you need muscle to use energy that would otherwise be stored as fat!

Now, anaerobic training, the kind where you push yourself hard for short periods of time, uses a different metabolic system to supply the muscles with energy, which trains the body to respond in a different way to exercise.

The benefits of Anaerobic Training are:

Increased Cardiovascular Capacity
Increased Cardiovascular Recovery Ability
Strength Gains
Power Gains
Improved Speed
Decreased Body Fat

The liabilities:

Increased Risk of Injury in Untrained People
Requires a Good Aerobic Foundation

When we look at all of the elements of fitness, which include:

Endurance
Strength
Flexibility
Power
Speed
Agility
Balance

It’s easy to see why a combination of aerobic and aerobic training will do the most for your fitness level. And, since both aerobic and anaerobic training burn fat (anaerobic training actually yields the most post workout fat burning), the combining the two in your routine will burn fat and maintain muscle. Not only will you burn fat faster, you will keep the fat off and won’t be bored in the process!

Sources:
“Aerobic vs Anaerobic, What’s the Controversy About?” Eddie Lomax.
http://www.boeafitness.com/articles/exerciseandweighttraining/2006_01_10_4010.php
International Fitness Professionals Association, “Personal Fitness Training Manual”.

About the Author:

Ainsley Laing, MSc. has been a Fitness Trainer for 27 years and writes exclusively Body for Mind eZine. She holds certifications in Group Exercise, Sports Nutrition and Personal Fitness Training. She is also a professional engineer and mom. To see more articles by Ainsley visit http://www.bodyformind.com or the blog at http://www.bodyformind.blogspot.com

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Weight Training Exercises At Home - Workout Schedule For Building Muscle

Weight Training Exercises At Home

In such a article I am going to share amidst you my customized workout schedule for building muscle which had helped me to raise over 16 pounds of lean muscle mass in less as opposed to 12 weeks. It is a acutely effective two day body-split workout routine. The most ideal truth on this workout schedule is this the workouts are not too long, yet they’re highly effective.

Day 1, Monday - Chest and Triceps 1) Incline Bench Press - 4 Sets x 8-12 repetitions 2) Flat Bench Press - 4 sets 8-12 reperitions 3) Dumbbell Flyes - 4 sets x 12 repetitions 4) Skullcrushers - 4 sets x 12 repetitions 5) Tricep Pushdown - 4 sets x 12-15 repetitions Weight Training Exercises At Home

Day 2, Tuesday - Shoulders and Abs 1) Seated Dumbbell Press - 4 sets x 6-8 repetitions 2) Dumbbell Lateral Raise - 4 sets x 8-12 repetitions 3) Dumbbell Front Raise - 3 sets x 8 repetitions per hand 4) Various abdominal exercises for 20 minutes

Day 3, Thursday - Back and Biceps 1) Pull-ups - 3 sets x MAX. amount of repetitions 2) Bent-over Barbell Rows - 4 sets x 8-12 repetitions 3) Dumbbell Rows - 4 sets x 10-12 repetitions 4) Deadlifts - 4 sets x 6×8 repetitions 5) Preacher Curls - 4 sets x 12 repetitions 6) Alternating Dumbbell Curls - 3 sets x 6-8 repetitions per hand

Day 4, Friday - Legs 1) Barbell Squats - 4 sets x 8-12 repetitions 2) Leg Press - 4 sets x 12-15 repetitions 3) Leg Extensions - 4 sets x 12 repetitions 4) Lying Leg Curls - 4 sets x 8-12 repetitions As you can see using this workout schedule you only train one large muscle group per workout. For new lifters this kind of approach to training is very effective, because you don’t overtrain and large muscle groups get more time to recover.

This eventually leads to quicker progress and improved muscle gains. Also you should notice that almost every workout session starts from heavy pressing movements like the bench press, dumbbell press or squats. This is because these kinds of movements trigger the maximum release of anabolic hormones within your body which stimulate more muscle growth. Start taking action to gain your muscles by Getting Your Weight Training Exercises At Home eBook now!

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