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How to Find Time to Workout

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I hear the excuse all the time that there is no time in a busy schedule to workout. I am going to tell you that the busier you are, the more you need a good workout schedule in your life. Working out will reduce the stress that the busy schedule causes. It will help balance your life. Quite simply, it is something you need in your life. The fact is that we all make time for those things that are important to us. It is time to make working out something you find important so that you will make the time for it. Here are some tips for doing just that.

  • Get up earlier. If your alarm goes off at 7:00 a.m. on the usual morning, simply set it an hour earlier and use that time to hit the gym. Starting your day off with a great workout is an awesome thing.
  • Make it an appointment with yourself. We tend to honor appointments. Thus, put your workouts in your calendar as an appointment. Mark the time as busy. Then make an effort to never break an appointment with yourself.
  • Walk more places. We are a mobile society and tend to drive everywhere we go. Change that behavior. Walk to the corner market. Walk to work if possible. Walk to pick the kids up at school. You will burn additional calories in doing so.
  • Find a training partner. If you have someone else depending upon you to show up at the gym you are more likely to be consistent. Find a workout partner and tell them your goals. Have them hold you accountable for those goals. By doing this you will make time to meet the partner and stick to your plan.
  • Watch less television. Our society is addicted to television. You could shave 1 hour off your television time and use that time for working out.

These are just 5 ideas for how to find time to workout. I am sure that if you use your creativity you could come up with several more. What ideas can you think of? Share them in the comments below.

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Average Guy’s Guide to Supplements

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As an average guy who started training about 6 years ago, I have done a lot of research into supplementation. Most of the current bodybuilding magazines are just one big advertisement for supplement companies. They all want you to believe that their supplement is the magic bullet you’ve been looking for. The supplement industry is huge as a result. Everyone wants to take a pill and have muscles grow miraculously or have fat drop off instantly. It is an attractive marketing campaign to people looking to get into shape.

I am currently putting the finishing touches on “The Average Guy’s Guide to Supplements” that will blow the doors off all of the supplement myths you’ve heard. I take a look at every single supplement I’ve ever taken and give you a rating scale (1 to 5 Average Guys) to let you know whether the supplement is worth the money or not. I also give you the best place to buy the supplement (ie. the place with the lowest price and best service). This guide will save you a ton of money and I will be offering it for the very low introductory price of $9.99.

Here are some of the things I will tell you:

  • What is the supplement used for?
  • How much does it typically cost?
  • How are you supposed to administer it?
  • Does it really work?

All of this is coming from an average guy who isn’t paid anything by the supplement companies. Translation: you can trust what I have to say. I am not here to sell you on a particular supplement. Instead, I want to educate you on what works so that you can save money in the long run.

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Beast Mode is in Effect

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With 9 weeks to go until the completion of Mission Grand Prix, Beast Mode is now in full effect. I am focused like a laser. I am ready to take on any and all challenges that come my way for the next 9 weeks. The target has been very clear, but is now right in sight.

Weight Training

I am training hard and with massive intensity. As mentioned the other day, I re-examined my own training regimen and made sure I was training as hard as possible. I plan ahead and then get into the gym and execute the plan. I work harder than I think is possible because that is the only way I will get the job done.

Cardio Training

I am mixing up the cardio quite a bit at this point to continually make it more difficult on my body. I want to drop the fat and drop it fast. It has been a steady progression since I started all of this and it isn’t going to stop now. With intense cardio sessions I am assured the victory I am seeking. Yesterday i completed an interval session on a Freemotion interval trainer. It worked my butt off, but I finished the workout without complaint.

Nutrition

I am now carb cycling in order to maximize fat loss and it is definitely working. My body is fine tuned now and so the low carb days really do not bother me. The have been great so I am continuing down this path.

Beast Mode to Bring it Home

As I activate Beast Mode I know this is what will bring it all home for me. I am going to have to out perform and out work everyone else in order to achieve my ultimate goal. This has not always been an easy journey, but something about the desire I have inside has made it much easier than I had anticipated. Beast mode is where it is at now. Nothing stands in my way!

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Saturday Sharing – Episode 2

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Today I’d like to share with you my 6 favorite leg exercises for mass building. Your job is to leave your own list of 6 items in the comments or on your own blog that relate to the topic this week. If you decide to put the list on your own blog, be sure to leave a comment with a link to your blog. Please note that permission is NOT granted top copy the question to a forum or message board for the purpose of having the readers participate in the answering of the topic.

Topic for Saturday, February 11, 2012: Favorite leg exercises for mass building

  1. Squats
  2. Stiff-leg deadlifts
  3. Glute Ham Raise
  4. Lying leg curls
  5. Leg extensions
  6. Leg press

If you have a Saturday Sharing you’d like to see, send me an email. I would love to feature it in the future.

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How Hard Do You Train?

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How hard to you train when you are in the gym? How hard are you pushing yourself? Have you ever stopped to really think about this issue?

I am a big believer that the harder you train the better your results. I honestly think that most of us don’t train anywhere near as hard as we think we do. In fact, I’m willing to bet that most people train about half as hard as they really should/could. We tend to stop sets too early. We “fail” before actual failure of the muscle group. We don’t push through the discomfort. After all of that, we wonder why we are not getting the results we want as fast as we want.

I was one who trained hard. I pushed myself harder and harder every session. Even now, as I think back about it, I can honestly say that I left it on the gym floor. However, I now know that there are ways to train even harder and I was missing that point. I would have seen better results and sooner had I used certain techniques that I am now aware of. You should examine your own training for these common deficiencies.

  • Ending sets too quickly. We quit while we still have some reps left in us. If the bar is moving we have not failed yet, so why are we quitting?
  • Not using heavy enough weights. When an exercise is planned for 10 repetitions, the final set of 10 should be close to impossible to complete. It should be a real stretch. If it isn’t, you are not training hard enough.
  • Not having a plan when entering the gym. I know this may not seem to have anything to do with training hard, but it really does. When you don’t have a plan you tend to rest more in between sets. This lowers the intensity tremendously.
  • Skipping items on the plan. We get into the gym and start to feel the intensity. It is uncomfortable. As a result, we make the decision to skip certain exercises or we lower the number of sets. If we want to train as hard as possible we have to stick to the well thought out plan we came in with.
  • Not training in the full range of motion. When we begin to feel discomfort it is a naturally tendency to shorten the range of motion on an exercise. This means we are not working as hard as possible. Don’t shorten up that bicep curl just to get it done.

Have a listen to the video below and then leave a comment about how hard you are really training. We all want to hear!

[pro-player width='420′ height='315′ type='video']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT4kZbM_F7w[/pro-player]

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