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		<title>Burn Fat and Build Strength with Tabata Interval Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, interval training is a form of high intensity training where you perform an exercise at nearly maximum effort followed by a period of rest at little to no effort. Because you are working at close to maximum effort, the work part of the interval is usually less than two minutes. The rest interval normally ranges from 30 seconds to two minutes. Interval sets can be performed on a stationary bike, with dumbells, weight machines,  and sprinting; just about any exercise can be used for interval training. Interval Training Benefits There are three main benefits: Fat Burning &#8211; Interval training is an extreme form of exercise and causes your body to turn to stored fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates. This means that long after your workout is complete &#8211; up to 72 hours depending on intensity &#8211; your body is burning fat for fuel. Effectiveness - An very intense interval training session can be completed in less than 15 minutes. Never boring - Just about any type of movement can be converted into an interval workout; not just traditional exercises. Something as mundane as getting up out of a chair and sitting back in the chair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Off The Treadmill &#8211; HIT is the BEST way to Burn Fat and Increase Muscle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you spending hours on the treadmill? Well, if you spend nearly six hours on a treadmill burning 600 calories per hour, you will burn one pound of fat. That&#8217;s right. One pound in six hours. So get off the treadmill and get some real results with High Intensity Training. My new video will get you started.]]></description>
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		<title>Tabata Interval Workout 072510</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I continued my movement from heavy high intensity training to failure with few sets to, higher volume training with more sets with short rest rest times using lighter weights For many years my view has been that the only way to perform high intensity training was to train very heavy with few sets to failure. I still believe this type of training produces the great strength and size gains along with being efficient. Tabata Interval Training Recently, however, I have been reading and learning more about Tabata interval training. This type of training utilizes much shorter intervals than &#8220;normal&#8221; interval training. What I think of as normal interval training consists of 30 seconds to 2 minute work intervals with rest intervals of similar length. Tabata intervals are radically different. First the intervals are much (much) shorter. Second, and more importantly, the rest interval is shorter than the work interval.To some extent this contradicts some of what we expect from interval training, which are hard work intervals followed by rest intervals where our heart rate is significantly reduced. 20 Seconds Work, 10 Seconds Rest Tabata interval training calls for 20 seconds of all out effort, followed by 10 seconds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If There Is Magic Pill, You Will See it in Primetime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was listening to the comedy channel (Raw Dawg) on Sirius satellite  radio and I happened to catch a comedian joking about &#8220;magic&#8221; pills to increase male &#8220;performance&#8221;. The jokes were fast and furious. At first, a magic pill to solve all my &#8220;problems&#8221; seemed like a great idea.  However, the comedian had three great points: There is no magic pill. If there were, the ramifications would be tremendous. (To say the least, the pill would be abused.) You would hear about it during Prime Time; not at 3am To address all three points. There is no magic pill Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice if we could just pop a pill to achieve our goals, wants and desires? At first, the answer is YES. But, we all know the real answer is NO. Oh My Can you imagine if we could pop a pill, and it would make us into something else? At first it would seem empowering, but where does it stop, and do you really want it? Did you hear about it when you could not sleep? This is not to say that late night advertising and infomercials are bad. But, think about it, if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workout 072110 &#8211; Interval and Tabata Training at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My workouts recently have consisted of a strength/muscle size building portion followed by cardio interval training. The strength/muscle size building part consisted of heavy sets to failure with 2 minutes rest between sets. Then I would usually add a few higher rep sets to fully pump the muscle. Then it was 15 to 20 minutes of intervals on the stationary bike or treadmill. These intervals consisted of anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes of work with similar amounts of rest. I am happy with this, but today I started in a different direction. My new direction is cardio strength training. This is basically doing both cardio and strength training at the same time. Hopefully we all know that the days of spending hours on the treadmill (talking on the phone or reading a magazine) are over. (If you don&#8217;t know, and you want actual results, those days are over.) While there are many ways to perform cardio strength training, one of the best ways is to use free-weight exercises with a fairly light weight, for 8 to 10 reps, with little rest between sets, and perform 3 to 5 sets for each exercise.  Another way is to group some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Steps to Lose Weight and Get Healthier Right Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lao Tzu said: &#8220;The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.&#8221; This is certainly true. But it seems that the first step is the hardest. The good news, though, is that when you do take that first step it seems that each subsequent step is easier. When you consider the journey of beginning a weight loss program, that first step can be difficult at best to take. This is especially true if you are setting out to reverse years of unhealthy eating, inactivity and bad health habits. Throw in the thousands of diets and workouts, and it may seem easier to just stay on the couch. But no matter if you have a lot of weight to lose or just want to tone up, you can do it and here&#8217;s how. 1. Make the Commitment to Get Fit Now Undoubtedly this is the hardest step. It is the first one and without taking it you cannot get anywhere. And while it is scary, simply making the commitment is the jump-start to losing weight and improving your health. So make the commitment. Right now. 2. Choose a Home Fitness Workout Program If you are just starting on your fitness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workout 071510</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just had a tremendous workout. I went back to working full body. For the about the last month, I had split workout into chest, triceps, shoulders and legs, back, biceps. While I like splitting, for the most part, I practice High Intensity Training (HIT) which means I use pretty heavy weights for very few sets. So I feel like I get the best results with a full body workout. I&#8217;ll try the split again soon. Here&#8217;s the workout: Legs Squats &#8211; Two warm-up sets and one hard work set to failure. Back Pull ups with palm facing grip &#8211; Two sets to failure with 2 minutes rest between sets Lat pulldown on Strive machine (Strive allows you to set the cam to focus and work on the middle, bottom and top of the range of motion) &#8211; One set with six to eight reps in each cam position with no rest between moving the cam. Chest Strive Plate Loaded Bench Press &#8211; 1 set to failure middle range, 1 set to failure top range, 1 set to failure bottom range with 2 minutes rest between sets. One final set with light weight in middle range position. I really focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Training Workout 071210</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was chest, shoulders and triceps and I really wasn&#8217;t feeling it. The last thing I wanted to do was workout. But glad I did. Because I was not that into working out, I decided to mix it up quite a bit. So here it is: Chest To work lower chest, I started with Dips. 3 sets to failure on each set. The last set was on a weight assisted dip machine which let me burn out one more good set. Two minutes of rest between each set. Followed dips with two sets on Pec Dec with weight that let me get 12 reps at failure. Finished with one set of dumbbell bench presses. Used a fairly light weight because of earlier chest work and to get final pump. Shoulders Short and simple. One set of dumbbell shoulder presses. Rest one minute. One set of seated lateral raises. Rest one minute. One more set of dumbbell shoulder presses. Triceps Even shorter than shoulders. One set of standing triceps extensions with ez-curl bar. Because working chest also works shoulders and triceps, I tend to work chest with more sets and cut back on sets for shoulders and triceps. It worked though. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interval Training &#8211; It&#8217;s for Women Too!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the quest to lose weight and get flat abs, women often get lost in all the advice out there.  It seems everyone has a different opinion on which method of exercise or which diet plan will work the best.  The truth about getting flat abs, lies in the basic science of how the body works.  The proven route to quick results and the most effective method of exercising is interval training. When exercising the goal should be to deprive the muscles of oxygen so that the metabolism is revved up.  When the metabolism start working it will start burning fat because it needs energy.  This fat burning results in weight loss and can get women those flat abs they desire.  So, how do you do this?  It is simple.  Start interval training. Interval training is the process of alternating between high intensity and low intensity activity.  You start at a low level and then go to a high intensity level then you go back to the low intensity.  This cycle repeats for the whole workout.  Your goal is to push very hard through the high intensity sections and to let your body recover and your heart beat lower during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workout 071010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I had a great workout of legs, back and biceps and I followed that with some pretty intense cardio intervals. Here&#8217;s the workout: Leg Workout I used the Strive leg machine (I posted yesterday how Strive works. Short version is it features a variable cam that allows the user to whether the middle, beginning or end of the range of motion is worked the hardest.). The first set was on the middle setting and done to failure which occurred at 8 reps. Rested two minutes and did another set to failure with cam adjusted to work the end of the range. Rested two minutes and did a set to failure with cam adjusted to work beginning of range. Rested another two minutes and repeated the process with much less weight so that I was reaching failure around 15 reps. I really like this heavy training followed by light training; but always to failure. Back Workout Recently I have gone back to chin-up&#8217;s being the primary exercise in my back workout. Today I did three sets to failure with two minutes of rest between each set. I followed this with a cycle on the Strive Lat pull-down machine. I used [...]]]></description>
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