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Make Recovery and Rest an Important Part of Your Workout

By Karen Van Shieck

  You can chisel a toned, sexy body by doing absolutely nothing. That is because rest and recovery are as significant as your training sessions. You rip your muscle fibers when you workout. As the fibers regenerate, they become bigger and stronger. Its between workouts during your resting state that your system heals and transforms.


I always remind my clients to rest, stretch and listen to their bodies...

Get plenty of sleep
When you go to bed, your body and mind rejuvenate. Sleep deprivation also disturbs your normal hormone levels thereby depleting you of needed energy to get you ready for a good workout. You will surely get an unproductive workout and crave sugar as a substitute source of energy.

In a recent study of 1,000 volunteers at Stanford University, subjects who did not get enough sleep per night had a higher body fat content compared to their constituents who enjoyed at least seven or eight hours of sleep.

Take days away from your workouts
Give yourself a minimum of 24 hours between workouts. Take at least one day off every

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Hard Core Strength Exercises

By David Reynolds

  Your core or midsection couldnt be of more importance not only to your fitness goals, but to your daily life. These muscles are often neglected and are of the up most significance since your core is your center and the source of all your energy.


3 Things you might not know about your core:
Your midsection contains muscles that stabilize every one of your movements and are the foremost muscle to contract. Since your energy originates from your center outward, a feeble core will directly have an effect on the quantity of energy you have for all your other training. It's certainly something to deliberate about the next time you hit that wall in one of your workouts.Want six pack abs? If you're like the typical American, you probably spend the majority of your day slouched over a keyboard. This posture is counter productive for you abs. Building a strong midsection will help avoid this type of slouching and keep you upright.
While the majority of muscles propel or

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How to improve your strength and mass gains

By Garrett36 Pierson36

  So you've flogged yourself in the gym, followed a proven strength program consistently but still not getting the results you have dreamed of? For most people the last thing they need to develop is their eating and nutrition plan.


The only way to ensure your hard work in the gym pays off is to eat right, eat often and eat enough. Below are some great tips for ensuring your eating plan matches your growth plan.

Drink or eat 20 30 grams of high quality, easily digestible protein within 10 - 20mins of completing a strength training session. This is the most critical time to fuel your muscles. They will be screaming out for vital nutrients and protein is their primary source of recovery fuel. Your muscles are made from protein so the easiest way for you to pack on the pounds is feed them more protein.

Consume 40 60 grams of carbs within 45mins of finishing your workout. As stated above, your muscles need refueling after a workout but so does the rest of your body. During high intensity training,

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