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My Flab to Fab in Fifteen Fitness Plan

Ok, so you just got done reading the latest
monthly issue of your favorite fitness and6. Not fueling their bodies for training -
health magazine about the newest and latestBoth before and after training. Your body is
exercise program and you are more confusedan engine that must be fed with high octane,
than ever on what is the best way to Get ingood quality fuel to maximize your fitness
Shape,  Build  Muscle  and Burn Fat for Life.results. Starving yourself before or after a
fitness training workout limits your capacity
What really is the best and most efficientto  perform  at  peak  levels
form  of  exercise  for  Maximum  Results?
7. Training the same way - Any fitness
*  More  weight  or  less  weight?training program that is more than 4-6 weeks
will not only get stale for you, but will
*  More  reps  or  fewer  reps?provide you diminishing long term fitness
results.
*  Higher  intensity  or  lower  intensity?
8. Cardio before weights - Wearing yourself
*  More  cardio  than  resistance  training?down prior to your resistance training
workout with cardio can only reduce your
*  More  resistance  training  than  cardio?opportunity to get the best possible training
session
*  Machines  or  free  weights?
9. Steady as she goes - A big mistake is
*  Train  every  day  or  once  a  week?keeping your fitness training pace always in
moderate mode. Incorporating High Intensity
How do I go from Flab to Fab in Only 15Training is the way to keep it fresh, fast,
Minutes  a  Day?and  effective.
What is really the most effective, efficient10. Cardio, cardio and more cardio - Burning
and RESULTS driven form of personal fitnessfat is a great thing, but burning muscle is a
training that is going to give YOU thebad thing. Cardio is a good fat burner, but
biggest and best return on your investedalso  can  burn  muscle  if you over indulge.
fitness  time?
The secret in developing the Perfect Personal
The Personal Fitness Training landscape hasFitness Training Program begins with the
become so overwhelming and so confusing thatfollowing Flab to Fab Personal Fitness
most people end up doing the same fitnessTraining  Tips.
routine over and over again because they just
don't know what else to do to find the best1. Focus on the Four Major Muscles Groups -
fitness  solution.Stay away from Isolation Exercises. Burn fat
and build muscle when working those Major
So how can you Burn Fat, Build Muscle andLarge  Muscle  Groups  more  often.
Lose Weight to get the Perfect Fitness Body
for  Life  in  the  least  amount  of  time?1.  Legs  -  Squat
Are you that busy Executive with little time2.  Chest  -  Chest  Press
between your corporate meetings and
challenged  with  long  workdays?3.  Back  -  Bent  Over  Rows
Are you a stay at home mom trying to keep up4.  Shoulders  -  Overhead  Press
with managing your hectic daily schedule
while taking care of your children and yourPerform Compound Exercises (Multi Joint
spouse  with  very  little  time to exercise?movements) - Working multi-joints at the same
time provides maximum benefit to your
Are you getting diminishing returns on yourmuscles,
current  fitness  training  program?
1. Legs - Lunge or Squat (Hip and Knee Joint)
Then Learn How to Go from Flab to Fab in Only
15  minutes  a  Day...2. Chest - Chest Press (Shoulder and Elbow
Joint)
In working with my existing personal fitness
clients at , I have learned some of the most3. Back - Bent Over Row (Shoulder and Elbow
common but correctable mistakes a lot of menJoint)
and women make in trying to support their
long  term  fitness  and  health  goals.4. Shoulders - Overhead Press (Shoulder and
Elbow  Joint)
1. Too much machine work - A lot of women and
men train using too often just theirPerform Supersets - No Rest Between 2
preferred machines, which limits their rangeExercises. Working more than one muscle with
of motion and does not work their muscles inno break provides and efficient and effective
an efficient and effective manner. Ultimatelyworkout.
this can limit the engagement of small
stabilizer muscles that give you maximum1.  Work  opposing  Muscle  Groups
benefit throughout your fitness training
program.1.  Chest  then  Back
2. Not lifting enough weight - A lot of women2. Work alternating between Upper and Lower
do not lift enough weights to engage theirBody
muscles  for  long-term  muscle  growth.
1.  Chest  then  Legs
3. Working only half of your body - A lot of
men focus too much on just their upper bodyPerform Circuit Training - No Rest through
and end up mainly training their chest andyour entire workout. Circuit Set Training
arms, thus making their body parts look veryturns your Fitness Training into High
unbalanced and disproportionate to eachIntensity  Resistance  Training.
other.
1. Train for maximum gain by performing all
4. Too many reps - A lot of women do too manyyour  exercises  with  no  break
reps per set, once again not allowing their
muscles the opportunity to grow and develop5. Build your Fitness Training with Value and
so that they can change their muscle/fat bodyFlexibility in Mind - A Great Fitness Value
composition.with  Outstanding  Fitness  Benefits.
5. Overtraining - The benefits of resistance1.  Train  with  a  quality  Stability  ball.
training, unlike cardiovascular work, come
after the training is over. Sometimes people2. Train with Dumbbells while at home or at
think more is better and in resistancethe gym.
training  that  is  not  always  the  case.



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