Motion and Resistance - The Real Key to Fat-Loss!

I think we can agree that you probably understand the concept of resistance training and the concept of putting your body in motion. The concept I want to address though is the way in which you can combine both of these things to get a real effective workout. Is your fitness and strength program dynamic and creative enough to get you big-time results?

I constantly have people stop me after I workout to ask me what I am training for. I always reply by asking them the same question. I always say that I just want to be as fit, healthy, and strong as I can possibly be. I also point out that I only have a limited amount of time to devote to working out and they are always shocked when I tell them that I only train 3 days a week, maybe 4 at the most for only about 45 minutes each session. The truth is that there is an effective way to do this and an ineffective way to do it.

Your training program should be dynamic and consist of a lot of movement-based lifts. For instance, instead of doing a machine chest press engage in a set of push-up rows (aka man-makers) with a set of dumbbells. By doing this you have to stabilize your body in order to perform a set of push-ups off of a set of dumbbells and incorporate a lat-row with every repetition. There is much more movement and stabilization involved in this exercise than you would ever get from doing a single chest press movement off of a machine. Kettlebells are also great. Instead of engaging in leg presses attempt a set of 30 kettlebell swings with a moderately heavy bell. Once again you are in motion while loading and a tensioning your body at the same time.

If you want to lose the fat and succeed in becoming as fit, healthy, and strong as possible then you must combine both elements of motion and resistance! Train hard.

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How to Design a Strength Program For You!

So I'll pose the question: How do I design an effective strength and conditioning program? This is a very good question. I'll get to the answer in a second, but I first want to say that even though there is a science and reasonable amount of logic involved in designing strength and fitness programs it is not an exact science. Now to answer your question I'm going to ask a question. What are your goals or what is the end result as it applies for the design of the program? This has everything to do with the result of your strength and conditioning program.

For starters, I would set up a program for a golfer in a different way than I would approach an NFL linebacker. Now having said that I still have a set program that incorporates the same lifts and techniques for the golfer as I would have for the linebacker. The only adjusted variable would be the volume of intensity, but I still expect to make the golfer as strong and fit as possible! Olympic weightlifting and kettlebell training have both been proven to be a huge and essential component in the production and achievement of optimal fitness and athletic performance. Knowing this you have a good gauge to know where to start in terms of your own training program.

Like I said, whether you are a golfer or a football player you need to be as optimally fit and strong as you can be in order to effectively compete in your sport! This also applies to everyday people who want to just simply get into shape. I have posed the question to friends in the past who wanted to get into shape and asked them at what part of their life did they feel they were in the best shape and the answers are all the same. They replied that it was when they played ball either in high school or college. In other words, it was their athletic past.

With this kind of response logic would say to train like an athlete would train. This is true as long as the person starting back approaches this with sound judgement and competent knowledge. So if you are going to design a strength program ask yourself what the goal or end result is. From here look into competently and with professional advice look into implementing variations of dynamic movements like Olympic and kettlebell lifting. Once you do this then simply go from there. Fine tune and use your own personal experience as to what works over time. You will get into the best shape of your life this way!

To learn more about Kettlebells, Fitness, and achieving Total Mind-Blowing Strength come and visit me at: http://www.efandps.com To be one of my members and to receive more tips on INSANE BODY CONSTRUCTION please visit me at:http://www.efandps.com/www.efandps.com/Brandons_Members_Newsletter.html I'm Brandon Richey the Strength and Conditioning Pro!