Lose Fat, Strengthen Joints

Hello everyone,

Today’s topic should come as a sigh of relief…

As it turns out, most people think that they should eat less when they want to lose weight.

The truth is, very often people should be eating more, not less.

Think about it, when you begin an exercise program for the first time in awhile and you restrict calories at the same time, you are basically sending a mixed signal to your body and asking it to shut down.  Imagine a marathon runner finishing a race and refusing food.  You’d think them crazy, right?

Well, I think you’re crazy to diet.

You’re basically doing the same thing.  A new exercise program coupled with starvation is no less stressful for your body than a marathon is for a marathon athlete.  At least they are used to this type of stress/demand placed on their bodies.

You, on the other hand, may be introducing physical activity stress to your body for the first time in years.  (or ramping up your program for the first time in years)

It’s important you eat more in the beginning, especially, b/c your body needs the help.  Then, once a bit more accustomed to an exercise program, you can cut a few calories back.

Right now,

more calories = more muscles

&

more muscles = higher metabolism

Plain and simple, do not deprive your body of nutrients when you want to lose weight.

Instead, feed it correctly and keep your fire burning.

Have a great day,

Kareem

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Hello everyone,

Today, I’m going to answer some really important questions for you…. but, before I get to that, I wanted to address something:

A lot of my newsletter subscribers have written me to ask me where I find time to do all of this for you.  There’s an easy answer…

It’s something I HAVE to do.

You see, I feel responsible to help you improve your health.  Just as many of you have felt a sense of loyalty to me, and have bought my fitness products exclusively, I feel this way with you.

I know you are depending on me, and so are your children (or future children).  I depend on others in lots of ways, but fitness ain’t one of them.  This is my area, and it’s my gift to the world.  I’m thankful to have one.

So… thank you for your concern.  I appreciate your loyalty.

Now, let’s move onto ‘core strength,’ the topic for today…

Core Strength Defined:

Functionally speaking, your core is anything that attaches to your pelvis.  If you think about ‘core’ this way, you’ll always be training correctly.  This means ‘core’ is anything that can help you control your center of mass, or balance.

Functional Core includes the following major muscle groups:

• Hip Flexors
• Hip Extensors
• Hip Internal Rotators
• Hip External Rotators
• Quadriceps
• Hamstrings
• Abdominals (Trunk Flexors)
• Low Back Extensors (Trunk Extensors)
• Low Back Rotators
• Side of Trunk muscles (side bending)

According to Pilates theory, your core is a group of ‘local muscles’ including:

• Multifidus (rotates and extends your back)
• Quadratus Lumborum (side bender, helps you bend forward, holds your ribs for big breaths)
• Internal Oblique (rotates and helps you bend forward)
• External Oblique (rotates and helps you bend forward)
• Transversus Abdominus (compresses abdominal contents, helps you bend forward)
• Iliopsoas (flexes [raises] hip)

What’s The Importance Of Having A ‘Strong Core’?

There are many benefites to having a strong core.  Athletes perform better with a stronger core, you feel more balanced in all activities with a stronger core, you prevent injury, and you breathe better.

A strong core will stabilize your spine, preventing injuries such as:

• Herniated Disc
• Aggravation of Spinal Stenosis
• Muscle strains
• Ligament sprains
• SI Joint Dysfunction (”hips off”)
• Rotator Cuff Tendonitis (better posture = less strain on the rotator cuff)
• Knee Sprains/Strains (pelvic stability affects the amount of stress on surrounding joints)

As you can see this is a long list of injuries you can easily prevent by training your core properly.  It just makes sense… and it allows you to do more.

How Should I Train My Core For Best Results?

Functionally.

This line above is the most important part of today’s discussion.  Train your core with functional activity.

This means you need to get stronger with movements that involve:

• Standing up
• Sitting down
• Bending forward
• Bending backward
• Reaching and rotating
• Overhead activities
• Accident prone activities (i.e. simulate an unsteady environment in the gym, allowing yourself to train reaction time as well, and reducing the chance of a fall leading to injury)

In my opinion, it’s a mistake to train your core alone.  Sit ups are not the answer.  That’s not how we move.

We squat, stand, lunge, reach, pull & push

That’s how we need to train.  Train core in preparation for real life, and it will be there to support you.  Plus, you’ll get much more rapid results.

Right now, you can try Ab Strength Guide and automatically have a program that helps you get a ridiculous core… but, before you decide, be sure to watch this video to determine if it’s for you.

Hey everybody,

I hope you’re having a great day so far, b/c I’m about to make it better!

Follow this 3 Step Formula For Ripped Abs and you’ll be stoked:

Step 1: Start eating 6 meals per day.

Eating frequent, small meals is by far the way to go.  Restricting calories is a thing of the past.  It’s time that you start finding food you enjoy eating, combine them with other sources of nutrients to have a balanced ratio of carbs:proteins:fats with each meal, and satisfy yourself.  Otherwise, you’ll continue to crave, eat out of appetite, rather than hunger, and gain weight in the long run.

By eating balanced meals frequently:

• Your metabolism will remain high throughout the day
• You will have more energy
• You will get less sore from your workouts
• You will stop eating as much junk (you just won’t have room for it b/c you’ll be stuffed!)

Step 2: Begin and end each day with 5 minutes of exercise.

This is like starting the engine in your car 5 minutes before driving.  It’s better for your engine, and it’s better for you.  While we sleep, our metabolisms slow down and allow us to rest more peacefully without food or water.  That said, why not begin each day revving up our engines and going 0-60mph, so to speak?!

By beginning and ending each day with exercise, you will:

• Improve your sleep habits (takes a little adjusting to get used to exercising at night)
• Be “on” the moment you get to work (because your brain actually is receiving blood)
• Ramp up your metabolism for the rest of the day, allowing you to better process your breakfast.

Step 3: Exercise intensely for 10 minutes per day, at least 5 days per week.

A lot of people think that you have to spend hours in the gym every day in order to reap crazy results… guess what?  They are dead wrong.  I’ve proven this time and time again.  In fact, that’s why I created Ab Strength Guide – to make things simpler, faster…. all around better.  Sure, it makes sense to exercise for longer for other reasons…heart health, blood pressure, stress relief, etc.

That said, here’s what will happen if you perform 10 minutes of intense exercise every day:

• Your abs will ‘Pop Out’ and people will wonder how the heck you’ve done this
• Your energy level will go through the roof (but you’ll be drained for about 3 weeks while you get used to this exercise intensity)
• Your body will thank you.  Plain and simple, people that are looking for crazy results often overtrain.  This way, you won’t have to worry about that.
• Your metabolism will shoot up, so look out!

(you’re going to have to go grocery shopping as a result)

Remember, by following this 3 Step Formula For Ripped Abs,

YOU WILL SEE RESULTS!

The question is:

Are you afraid of success or failure?

Getting ripped abs has never been so easy – come visit Ab Strength Guide and I’ll show you!

Have a great day,

Kareem

Hi everyone,

Today’s topic is getting better ab definition through your workouts.  This is a pretty important thing for most people, b/c we are so accustomed to looking at our midsections in the mirror.  Well, I’ve got good news and bad news:

The Bad News:

You’re normally going to lose fat everywhere in your body that you don’t care about first.  This means you will become thinner in:

• Your fingers
• Your wrists
• Your ankles
• Your knees
• Your face
• Your shoulders

…and then, and only then, will you get Good News:

You will lose fat in your:

• mid-section
• thighs
• and love handles.

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but spot reduction is a bit of a hoax. Sure, you increase muscle tone underneath fat, giving you a better and more firm appearance.  However, you won’t get true definition, as is needed for ripped abs and slender thighs, without losing fat everywhere else first.

Fat loss is systemic, not local.

If you decide to follow my advice, I’ll teach you exactly how to train for faster results, and a quicker reduction in total body fat. 

Either way, I’m just glad you’re listening, and I’m happy we had a chance to share with one another today.

Have a great day,

Kareem

If you want me to teach you the fastest way to get a tighter mid-section and shapely thighs, I’m offering a free trial of the world’s best online personal training program.

If you want to take your ab training results to the next level and you only have 10 minutes a day, you’re not going to want to miss this!

Hey everybody,

Today, I’d like to speak to you about skilled exercise and its application to getting six pack abs.  By “layering” exercise, meaning adding more components to a movement over time, you are improving:

1. coordination
2. skill
3. the amount of demand placed on your body

Let’s talk briefly about what each one of these factors will do for you…

Coordination leads to:

• Improved strength
• Efficient movement (when you first start doing a new exercise your whole body is tense, thereby tiring weaker and smaller muscles out immediately, and decreasing your endurance with a set)
• Better motor unit recruitment – this means more muscle involved.  Not only will you become stronger, but your nervous system will become better at recruiting muscle
• Decreased chance of injury, keeping you the gym for longer

Skill leads to…

• More fun in the gym – it’s human nature… we like to do things when we see progress over time
• Increased possibilities with exercise… just like water skiing:  If you can ski with a single ski, there’s a whole bunch of tricks you can work on that were previously unavailable.  If you can balance on a single leg while lifting weights, the same is true
• Leadership role – once others depend on you for learning in the gym, you become a mentor and a leader.  If you progress skill, you’ll quickly build camaraderie in the gym, and you’ll find yourself welcomed back with open arms… more importantly, you’ll miss not being there

The amount of demand placed upon your body…

• Is directly correlated to your results.  If you get more work done in an hour, you’ll see far more results.  Simple math.
• Increases the time period for recovery.  While recovering, you are constantly in a state of higher metabolic demand.
• More segments involved with a given movement, meaning more joints are stabilizing, and you will become healthier as a result.

By following these 3 guidelines you will dramatically improve your six pack abs results.  Good luck!

Have a great day,

Kareem

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