Fitness And Diet 101

A Video on Periodization
9.10.09

Periodization Training
8.10.09

Most of us have had times when are training is going fantastic and we are making great gains. All of a sudden the gains stop and we feel stagnate. This is quite common, but easy to avoid. One of the easiest ways is to change up your workouts by altering the exercises, the amount of weight we are using and the number of reps in eaach set.

Another way is to practice periodization training. Periodization in a nutshell is a longer term training plan, where the specific training goals change every 6 to 8 weeks. These goals could be strength, size, fitness or leaning up.

Over the next few posts I'll go over some of the different stages and how you can tailor your workouts, diet and supplement intake to get the most benefit.

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Favorite Supplement Company

Check out Gaspari Nutrition. I really like the products from this company. SuperPump and SizeOn are my favorites.

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7 Tips for returning After a Layoff
7.10.09

1. - Do the entire body 3 to 4 times a week for the first two weeks.
2. - Do 2 exercises per body part, with 3 sets per exercise.
3. - Keep it light and perfect your form.
4. - Do compound exercises like bench press, dead lifts and squats (remember to keep it light).
5. - Work on abs, and try some planks for the transverse abdominals.
6. - Put some cardio in your workouts. Early on, do them at the beginning of your workout.
7. - Eat lots of protein mand cut down on fats, starches and sugars.

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Top 100 Fitness and Diet Blogs

Here is an excellent list of diet and exercise blogs with lots of variety and hours of poking around. Hope you enjoy.

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Labels: Blogs, Diet, Fitness