Fat burning foods for 6 pack abs
To build a well muscled, low fat body with a nice six pack, besides the exercise, you need to eat right- meaning, eat the right fat burning foods. And there are some basic foods that can help you get there, by providing you with the right nutrition and help you gain muscle & reduce fat.
Photo- Whey Protein Shake (captmouffette@flickr)
Note that the list is mostly vegetarian foods. Its important to know that you can even grow muscle with vegetarian foods. Here’s our list of the top 5 fat burning foods: Read more
10 Gym Safety Weight Lifting Guidelines
Resistance training is best and fastest way to build lean, toned muscles and reduce body fat. It has also been shown to increase bone strength, something older people and middle aged women (at the risk of osteoporosis), in particular, can benefit from. Yes, resistance training is for women and older people also. Besides increasing bone strength, it helps to build muscle that protects the bone from injury.
Weight Lifting Woman- Marilyn Monroe, Gym Safety (mewall82@flickr)
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Vinegar- Weight Loss Fat Loss Superfood
You have a new friend in the war against fat. Previous research has shown that Vinegar might be your ally in the battle of the bulge. Latest Japanese research further shows that acetic acid in Vinegar can help you reduce body fat levels, lower glucose levels, lower your blood pressure and manage your weight. Read on to find out how..
Superfood Vinegar helps in fighting fat (rossn@flickr)
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How many calories did I burn?
Exercise machines at the gym are a great way to burn calories. But don’t trust that glowing calorie counter on your machine to really tell you how many calories you’re burning. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that on an average, calorie counters on elliptical trainers gave a reading that was 31 percent too high!
Gym machines can overestimate calorie burn (floating_zen@flickr)
Many machines use age and weight in their calculations, but that’s not enough. Read more
Sports to lose weight
Working out in the gym can get repetitive and boring- getting your cardio in, finishing your sets. So, why not play a sport, have fun with friends while you’re at it, and lose weight and gain muscle! We’ve got a list of sports for you, that are incredible workouts and can help you lose the flab. Read more
Running Myths and Mistakes
We’ve told you that running is the best way to lose weight. Many of you have started running. Some are even training for the Delhi Marathon 2009. Sometimes even with all the information, we make some running mistakes, or believe in myths about running. So, we’re going to tell you how to avoid them:
Avoid Running Mistakes and Myths (mingfong@flickr)
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Gym Lists, Fitness Jokes, more Running
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What, when to eat after exercise workout?
You know if you should exercise on an empty stomach, and you know what to eat before your workout, and the timing your preworkout snack. Now, find out what to eat after exercise.
What to eat after exercise: Post Workout Snacks(captmouffette@flickr)
Eating the right snack after your workout session is extremely important to your fitness level. It helps your body build muscle, improves calorie burn, and prevents muscle catabolism (body using muscle for energy).
Post workout nutrition is key since after your workout, your muscles are sore and all the glycogen from your muscles in completely depleted. Your muscles are in a repair mode, and what you need to do is supply them with the right nutrition to help repair damaged muscle and build further on the existing muscle.
What should you eat after exercise? Your post workout snack should be low fat and have a carbohydrate to protein ratio of 2:1. This snack needs a higher carbohydrate content because your muscles’ glycogen stores are depleted and to repair them, you supply them with nutrients your body needs fast dissolving carbohydrates. So, this is the time you want to eat simple carbohydrates (carbs with high Glycemic Index). Yes, this is the one time that we really sugar is actually good for your body. The protein should be preferably whey protein since it is absorbed faster by your body.
When should you eat a snack after exercise? Your post workout snack should be eaten within 30 minutes of completing your workout. This time window represents the time frame during which your muscles are primed to absorb nutrition.
Why should your post workout meal be low fat? Being low fat will help your body absorb the nutrition faster. If your post workout snack is high in fat, it slows down digestion and thus absorption in your body. Besides that, studies have shown that post workout snacks high in fat blunt the production of growth hormone in the body.
What’s important in a post workout snack? For this snack, high nutrient absorption rate is key. If your snack is liquid, all the better. An ideal post workout shake is low fat chocolate milk. Or a whey protein shake with honey, or other simple carbohydrates. Another simple snack is low fat yoghurt with granola- yoghurt has a combination of whey protein (fast absorbing protein) and casein (slow absorbing protein), and the granola will give you fast absorbing carbohydrates. At this time, you can also pop in a multivitamin with your snack. The vitamins and minerals are micronutrients that help perform body functions and help with building muscle.
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