Being able to run up to speeds of twenty-six miles per hour is incredibly fast for a tack runner; however, if this runner could only run at his or her’s top speed for only one second and get worn out then the runner’s speed would mean less. Stamina is the ability to continue physical or mental effort without stopping for long periods of time. Stamina is very important in almost every physically intense sport there is. Player or athletes need to be able to continue their efforts for long periods of time. For example, wrestlers use all their power to take down or pin their opponent. They need to be able to use all their strength at all times to win their opponent which can be a nightmare for wrestlers who don’t have all that much stamina. The greatest way to increase your stamina is by training yourself to limits with little to breaks breaks for long periods of times. Instead of doing repetitions of weights or cardio exercises with breaks in between, do all your exercises with no breaks and increase the amount of repetitions or do a single exercise until you can not physically continue. The best exercises to do are compound exercises, physical workouts that involve more than one muscle group. You want to push your body until it can no longer continue going. Over time, your body will be able to withstand the intensity thus increasing your stamina. Don’t stop until all the energy is drained out of you! (253 Words)
Being in my high school's wrestling team for only over a month, I have never experienced so much physical intensity within a single minute. My heart begins to pump with determination before the match has even begun. In this competitive sport where one will win and one will learn, both sides will give it they’re all to avoid being pin down. Wrestlers are always in a squatting position to stay lower than their opponent. This position is very tiring within minutes of keeping stance. Also, both wrestling fight for inside control of their opponent in order to score points from an easy takedown to win. All of this can drain all your energy after one round. I felt like giving up as if my body was being weighed down by a ten-ton building and my lungs were breathing faster than a chugging speeding train in just a minute of a practice spar. Professional wrestlers need to be very conditioned in order to take on the physical stress of wrestling another fit wrestler. In fact, wrestling is believed to have the most conditioned players over other sports in high school. Practicing techniques and learning new takedowns it about two thirds of the all practice. A lot of time is devoted to spending time losing weight in the gym and gain muscle in the weight room. In order to meet a certain weight class, wrestlers will spend hours doing cardio with little water before the day of match. Wrestlers want to weigh the least as possible when being weighed for a match to be matched against an opponents who weighs less. This gives stronger wrestlers a huge advantage in the arena. Whether you’re scared of facing an opponent or not, wrestling is a fantastic sport that is about being fit and learning proper technique. (302 Words)
A healthy lifestyle does not only contain dedicated time to working out the body. A healthy diet is needed to help and create a well nourished and conditioned body. Changing how you eat can be one of the most hardest things to start doing when considering a strict healthy lifestyle. This mountain of a challenge will only start after you take the first step. I can not remember what I used to drink on my spare time before I made the decision of primarily drinking water everyday. Chances are that I used to drink lots of sugar-filled soda cans and juices that cause much more harm than good. Making healthier habits takes time to develop, but they won’t get any closer to developing unless you start now. Instead of drink liquids filled with sugars or fats, drink water instead. Instead of eating 2 burgers from burger joint, eat one instead. Instead of eating that junk food in your kitchen, have some fruit or cook a healthy meal. Always ask yourself, “should I really put that junk in my body?” when thinking about eating something unhealthy. When there is no option of resisting, just eat less than what you would normally eat when chowing down on junk food. Making the right decision for a better you starts now. Go. (218 words)
Ever since I found out that sodas and many juices are bad for the body, I started drinking a lot of water everyday. I used to get the biggest cup in my house and refill it consistently through the day to get water into my system. Since then I buy gallon bottles of water to drink from. I always have a one-gallon bottle one foot away from me when I am sitting at my desk. Throughout my research (which is browsing the internet for information), readers will be reading how our bodies are 80%, 70%, and 60% water. Whatever percentage of our body is made of water, one thing still remains important: we need to drink water to hydrate our body. Many websites claim that the body needs 2 liters or half a gallon of water everyday. The precise amount of water in take anyone should take depends and is affected by weight and body health. We can not give a baby half a gallon of water without the baby exploding from from drinking too much. Always remember to always grab a drink of water everyday to help your body stay hydrated. Stay thirsty my friends!. (196 Words)
The Triceps, Biceps, forearms, and deltoids are the four main muscles that need to be pushed in order to have killer arms worthy of their own show. Dumbbells are one of the greatest tools to strain the muscles on your arms. At home, I use two twenty pound dumbbells and do as many repetitions as I can until I am no longer able to continue.
Front-Raises is a great and simple workout for your deltoids. While standing up, hold one dumbbell with each hand in front of your thighs with your palms facing your body. Then, raise the dumbbells forward until your arms are close to being parallel to the ground. After, slowly lower them back down after a short pause. Continue repetitions with your arms extended throughout.
One-at-a-Time Biceps Curls focus on your biceps. To start, grab one dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing forward. Raise one dumbbell by curling your elbow and lower it back down after a short break. After each repetition, switch arms.
Two-Arms Tricep Extensions are for the muscles underneath your biceps. To perform, stand up and hold one dumbbell with both hands behind your head. Your upper arms should be pointing straight up. After, raise the dumbbell up by curling your elbows and slowly lower it back after a short pause. Your upper arms should be still throughout the workout.
Palms-Up Wrist Curls will work out the forearm muscles on your arm. While sitting, hold one dumbbell on each hand with wrists against your knees and palms facing up. Then, raise the dumbbells up by raising only your hands and slowly lower them back down. Make sure to take a short pause after each rep and keep your arms still throughout. (289 words)
Before I thought about losing any extra fat on my body, I questioned how can fat be lost quickly and effectively. I turned to the internet for advice and research until I stumbled upon a video by Mike from Six Pack Shortcuts on youtube. For the first two minutes and forty-nine seconds of the video, Mike talk about will-power and how progress to lose fat can only be made with it. I agree with Mike. If you really want to reach something, you must push yourself through all the tough challenges without giving up. Mike also throws in an advertisment for Audible.com which he connects to a book called "The Willpower Instinct." After that introduction, Mike gets into a great analogy about fat loss. He compares our bodies to a car and its fat to a car's fuel. A car burn lots of fuel in a short amount of time when its engine uses high horsepower. Our horsepower is how much we push ourselves to do intense workouts on our muscles. Working out one muscle will only yield a small amount of horsepower. Working out multiple muscles at once with compact exercises pushes our bodies to burn more fat. Bigger muscles can lead to more fat loss only if you use those muscles intensively. “If you believe, you can achieve.” (221 Words)
After pushing my limits and sweating bullets at home, I find myself not working out the muscles on my back. I once believed that pull ups and deadlifts were the only back exercises that really worked the back, and I didn’t have any equipment for pull ups or a bar for deadlifts. After some research I found great workouts that use dumbbells (which I do have). I used two 20 pound metal dumbbells and did as many reps as I could until my I ran out of breath. I took a short break to recover then continued with a different back exercise. Rinse and repeat until you can’t take it no more. I started with “Wide Rows.” A wide row is done by grabbing a dumbbell with each hand in a high squatting position. Both arms lift the dumbbells straight up without altering the your legs position and lower back after a short pause. Breathe out when lifting the dumbbells and breathe in when returning to starting position.
Another workout is the “Stiff Legged Deadlift.” To perform, Stand up straight and reach down in order to hold two dumbbells with both hands with slightly bent knees.With the dumbbells hanging, raise your upper body until you are standing and lower it back after a short pause.
Tip: “Try to keep your arms straight throughout by keeping the same small arch in your elbows.” (233 Words) Brandon Carter’s Abdominal assault is my personal favorite ab workout. Just like Brandon Carter’s cardio workout, the first set of exercises has 20 second breaks then replaced those breaks for 20 second planks and 20 second mountain climbers. The windmill and side plank workouts leave me feeling the burn in not only the front but the sides of my core. This workout also requires as much space as the cardio workout. You will be waving your legs side to side and getting on and off your back. My kitchen has lots of space but hard floor is not comfortable for our spines. I use a heavily padded mat that is 1.5 inches thick for my back. Its’ padding stops my spine from rolling against a hard floor. You will see the best results when you give time for your muscles to heal and grow stronger. Constantly working out a muscle leaves no time for the muscle to rebuild itself bigger and better. I recommend 5-7 days of rest after doing an intense abdominal workout or any intense exercise that focus one muscle group. Those who know the right time to strike will be victorious in the battle. (198 Words) Passion4Professions’ Ab workout is a great place to start pushing your abdominal muscles. The Ab and Chest workout from Passion4profession doesn’t focus enough on straining your ab muscles. In this video, there are small breaks of 15 seconds and sets that contain 40 reps all focused on different ab muscles. I encourage this workout to be used to see how much strain you can take on your core. If this is too easy, I will also blog another Ab video that is much more intense and personally my favorite. If you find yourself struggling, trying pushing through as much as you can! Keep attempting the workout until you can do it with little problems, and you will see and feel the results. Also remember that those hard abs you are aiming for will only look their best when you burn off any extra fat on the body. For the best results, focus primarily on losing fat with cardio and workout the abdominal muscles from time to time. Do not focus on the same muscle group often. Our bodies need time to rebuild and grow. Don’t be afraid to push yourself. It’s not about how many reps you can do. It’s about how many times you get up after falling down. (210 Words) Abs and many other muscles look great when you can see them! Having fat on your body covers the definition you worked for in the gym or at home. The video below by Brandon Carter is very intense and has left me soaking in my own sweat. The cardio workout doesn’t focus on one muscle group; instead, it focuses on multiple muscle groups with fast paced exercise and little to no breaks. There are three rounds of exercising that contain seven workouts. The first round has 20 second breaks between each workout. The last two rounds replace those breaks with 20 second planks so your body is always burning fat. I highly recommend doing this workout to lose fat everyday to get a tighter body. I personally like to do this workout after I do a workout that focuses one muscle group. For example, I do an Ab workout by Brandon Carter then I do this Cardio workout to push my body even further. When you push the limits and get out of your comfort zone, you will see greater results and progress further. (184 Words) |