When it comes to boosting your metabolism, burning body fat and getting toned nothing else compares to a good weight training workout.
This is true for both men and women.
For women, however, the thought of lifting weights can be intimidating and a major turn off because they are put off by the masculinity that has come to be associated with weight training.
But know this, that weight training for women isn't the same as for men.
Men naturally have more lean muscle and more testosterone which allows them to gain the muscle size they do...
95% of women can't do this.
So if you're interested in weight training isn't important to have a plan...
going in and using the machines isn't enough.
Those are space fillers and are "isolated move" which means they work small muscles for small calorie burn.
Using free weights is the best options because you're not limited to what you can do and the results will show much faster.
These are a few of my personal favorite weight training lay outs.
First you can do supersets.
I love supersets, because they allow one muscle to rest while you move to another.
That means little rest and fast workouts.
Pick two exercises to pair back to back.
For example and bench press and a squat.
Do the press for a set number of rest and go straight to the squat afterwards.
Then repeat the two for however many of sets you're aiming to do.
I generally do 3-4 supersets in a workout plan.
Another idea is a pyramid workout.
Choose your exercises and set count.
The first set should start off light with high reps then gradually increase the weight and lower the reps as the intensity increases.
I like to do 3 sets with the first set starting off at around 10-12 reps and the third being around 4-6 reps.
This is great for improving strength and muscle tone.
And third, think about giving circuits a try.
This is what I do when I am in the mood for a high impact, cardio blasting workout.
My favorite circuit looks something like this: I put the timer on for 15 minutes, choose three exercises where I do 5 reps of the first, 10 of the second and 15 of the last.
Then I see how many rounds I can do in that 15 minutes.
Talk about killler! It's awesome.
My favorite three moves: Pull-ups; push-ups; and squats.
This not only tones your body but also improves your cardio ability on top of it and overall performance.
At the end of all lifting workouts I like to spend a little time (5 minutes or so) doing some plyometric moves like squat jumps, box jumps, etc.
this adds to the calorie burn and really adds that last little bit of oomph to my workout routines.
This is true for both men and women.
For women, however, the thought of lifting weights can be intimidating and a major turn off because they are put off by the masculinity that has come to be associated with weight training.
But know this, that weight training for women isn't the same as for men.
Men naturally have more lean muscle and more testosterone which allows them to gain the muscle size they do...
95% of women can't do this.
So if you're interested in weight training isn't important to have a plan...
going in and using the machines isn't enough.
Those are space fillers and are "isolated move" which means they work small muscles for small calorie burn.
Using free weights is the best options because you're not limited to what you can do and the results will show much faster.
These are a few of my personal favorite weight training lay outs.
First you can do supersets.
I love supersets, because they allow one muscle to rest while you move to another.
That means little rest and fast workouts.
Pick two exercises to pair back to back.
For example and bench press and a squat.
Do the press for a set number of rest and go straight to the squat afterwards.
Then repeat the two for however many of sets you're aiming to do.
I generally do 3-4 supersets in a workout plan.
Another idea is a pyramid workout.
Choose your exercises and set count.
The first set should start off light with high reps then gradually increase the weight and lower the reps as the intensity increases.
I like to do 3 sets with the first set starting off at around 10-12 reps and the third being around 4-6 reps.
This is great for improving strength and muscle tone.
And third, think about giving circuits a try.
This is what I do when I am in the mood for a high impact, cardio blasting workout.
My favorite circuit looks something like this: I put the timer on for 15 minutes, choose three exercises where I do 5 reps of the first, 10 of the second and 15 of the last.
Then I see how many rounds I can do in that 15 minutes.
Talk about killler! It's awesome.
My favorite three moves: Pull-ups; push-ups; and squats.
This not only tones your body but also improves your cardio ability on top of it and overall performance.
At the end of all lifting workouts I like to spend a little time (5 minutes or so) doing some plyometric moves like squat jumps, box jumps, etc.
this adds to the calorie burn and really adds that last little bit of oomph to my workout routines.