I know that for many of you, it is a huge stretch to imagine that someone wants to gain weight, when as a nation all you seem to hear about is losing weight. However, there are some that need to gain weight for various reasons ranging from health to vanity. Strange...I know, but in all seriousness it is also a reality.
If you fall into this category here are a few tips that you should follow so that you do it in a way that is healthy and that you are gaining muscle and not fat.
Increase your protein intake.
Muscles are developed through how your body metabolizes proteins. Therefore, eat more high protein foods to increase your muscle development.
Increase your weight or resistance during your workout.
During your exercise routine, increase the amount of weight that you normally use by 5 to 10 pounds in everything that you do. When you do this, decrease your repetitions.
Decrease your cardiovascular routine.
Continuous cardio work outs can still be done on a treadmill or elliptical machine, but less than before. For example, if you were previously doing 45 minutes drop it to 30 minutes and then add the 15 minutes to the rest of your exercise program.
These are just a few ideas on how you can gain weight in a manner which is healthy. Also remember, that muscle weighs more than fat. This means that as you are gaining muscle, you will gain weight. Please remember that just you want to lose weight slowly, you also want to gain weight slowly. Do not try to do it too fast. The purpose is to increase muscle not fat.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Basic Questions to Ask Your Personal Trainer
Here are some basic questions that you can ask your personal trainer before you sign up for their services. Remember, choosing the right personal trainer can make a tremendous difference in your success or failure.
1.) Why are you doing this? It makes a big difference if they are doing it because they love it or just because they wanted to hang out in the gym all of the time. Watch their body language. If it is just a paycheck for them, don't expect too much from them.
2.) How long have they been working out themselves? You want someone with some experience and longevity in working out. They may not have been a trainer for long, but you want someone that is time tested and knows the hard work and dedication involved for lasting results.
3.) What is your routine? This will give you an idea of what they are going to have you doing? If they love cardio, you can bet you will be doing a lot of cardio.
4.) What is their background? Did they lose a bunch of weight or were they skin and bones? They will better be able to tell you how to get there if they have done it for themselves.
5.) What is their follow up policy? Do they check your progress or call when you don't show up? If not, they really don't care about your success.
6.) How packed is their schedule? You obviously don't want someone that doesn't have any clients. If so, it may mean they are not very successful and their clients leave them very quickly. Also you don't want someone that is constantly booked, because you run the risk of being a number, rushed, and get less quality of time.
7.) What is their diet? This will give you an idea of how they will expect you to eat. They might not just come out and say that you have to eat the same way that they do, but it will give you an idea of what they will tell you to eat.
These are only a few questions that you can ask. Whatever you do, make sure you feel comfortable with your trainer. If you don't then you will not give your best and the only one to get the short end of the stick is you.
1.) Why are you doing this? It makes a big difference if they are doing it because they love it or just because they wanted to hang out in the gym all of the time. Watch their body language. If it is just a paycheck for them, don't expect too much from them.
2.) How long have they been working out themselves? You want someone with some experience and longevity in working out. They may not have been a trainer for long, but you want someone that is time tested and knows the hard work and dedication involved for lasting results.
3.) What is your routine? This will give you an idea of what they are going to have you doing? If they love cardio, you can bet you will be doing a lot of cardio.
4.) What is their background? Did they lose a bunch of weight or were they skin and bones? They will better be able to tell you how to get there if they have done it for themselves.
5.) What is their follow up policy? Do they check your progress or call when you don't show up? If not, they really don't care about your success.
6.) How packed is their schedule? You obviously don't want someone that doesn't have any clients. If so, it may mean they are not very successful and their clients leave them very quickly. Also you don't want someone that is constantly booked, because you run the risk of being a number, rushed, and get less quality of time.
7.) What is their diet? This will give you an idea of how they will expect you to eat. They might not just come out and say that you have to eat the same way that they do, but it will give you an idea of what they will tell you to eat.
These are only a few questions that you can ask. Whatever you do, make sure you feel comfortable with your trainer. If you don't then you will not give your best and the only one to get the short end of the stick is you.
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