Sunday, May 10, 2009

How to Lose the Stubborn Pounds, Part 3

Okay, so in Part 1 you decided whether or not you even need to lose 10-15 pounds. In Part 2, you found out that nutrition is vital for fat loss success. If you haven’t read Parts 1 and 2, do now before continuing with this section.

After eating properly, the next important component for fat loss is training. You need to follow a well designed strength training program for effective fat loss. Yes, you could get fat loss results with diet alone, but, you will lose more than fat; you will also lose muscle. Strength training will keep you from losing muscle and also allow you to build lean muscle. Lean muscle gives you an athletic, healthy look. That’s why you want, after all, right?

You must engage in some form of strength training—either lifting weights and/or your own bodyweight. Leave the endless hours of running to the marathoners and Biggest Loser contestants.

Your best ways to fast fat loss are total body routines that you perform 3 days per week on non-consecutive days. Remember to use big, compound movements like squats, deadlifts, lunges, push-ups, bench presses, overhead presses, rows, chin-ups, planks, and the variations to these exercises.

If you want to train at home without wasting money and time going to a gym, then I strongly recommend Fat Loss Anywhere. <==Click on the link for more information.

You can perform those workouts at home with minimal equipment. I use these myself when I can’t find time to get to the gym. In fact, I’m going on vacation and will be using the bodyweight workouts while I’m away from home.

Remember: nutrition is the most important component of fat loss, after that, you need to engage in smart strength training.

Leave your questions and comments below.

1 comment:

alapplegate said...

Great mini-series. I'm feeling inspired!