Why you can’t build muscle from a diet of protein

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Sep 152011

If your goal is to gain muscle weight and build muscle mass, a low fat, low carb diet is not the simple answer to your quest.  A lot of people, and even athletes, are under the impression that you can gain muscle WITHOUT gaining fat, but rather by eating a high protein, low to moderate fat or low to moderate carb diet. Well, that is absolutely false.

In the 1970′s and 1980′s most everyone thought that you had to avoid fats at all costs, even if you were trying to gain muscle weight.  It was during that time when “low” or “no fat” products hit the peak of their popularity, taking advantage of the latest news in nutritional science, as it was understood at the time…  That trend was followed by the re-publication of the Atkins Diet book in the 1990′s, with the “scientific discovery” that carbohydrates were to be avoided at all costs. Ironically, eating fats and of course protein was then considered to be healthy once again.  The bottom line however, was that it didn’t seem to make any difference in people’s overall appearance whether they were following a low fat diet or low carb diet. Neither extreme was allowing people to attain their fitness or ideal weight goals. Wasn’t that a kick in the pants!

The fact of the matter is that you need a certain number of calories for each once of muscle mass, regardless of whether those calories come from a high or low fat, high or low protein or high or low carbohydrate diet. It doesn’t matter if you try to live almost entirely off of protein;  if you fall short in feeding your body the  total number of calories it needs, you will not gain weight. Following the same logic,  you can put yourself on the lowest carb or lowest fat diet you can find, but if you are still eating MORE calories than your body is burning, your existing fat will never be reduced.  The mathematical bottom line is that our body takes in calories and either burns them, converts them to muscle, or stores them for future needs as fat. The source of calories is of course food, in whatever form you take it in, which is digested, gets converted into ENERGY, and is then distributed via the bloodstream thoughout the body, to be used according to your body’s needs.

It doesn’t matter that you’re eating carbs or fats, you only gain weight or become overweight from a surplus of calories over what the body requires! Even if you want to gain muscle weight, you cannot do that on a low fat or low carb diet. Your body needs calories from carbs and fat because it is virtually impossible to get enough calories from protein alone to grow muscle.  When you work a muscle, it uses energy, and that energy can only be derived from glucose, which is in turn produced by carbohydrates. Glucose is also the only agent in the body used to supply water and other nutrients to muscles, which are required to produce volume, size, and weight in a muscle…….NOT protein!  Finally, one of the most important functions of fats in your body is to line the muscle cells and create the hormones, like testosterone, that are essential ingredients in building muscle mass. Again, NOT protein!

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Gain 20 lbs of pure muscle in 21 days

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Jan 112011

How would you like to gain up to 20 lbs of pure lean muscle in 21 days? Sound impossible?   According to Lee Hayward and Vince Del Monte  it’s very possible, by taking advantage of the body’s natural  Anabolic Amplifier Effect.  Plus, they have some reallly good test results to prove its effectiveness.

So what is the anabolic amplifier effect?

The Anabolic Amplifier effect is Lee Hayward’s personal solution to the age old problem of doing a typical bulking diet and gaining a few pounds of muscle but a lot more fat.  This is a real problem with beginners and also advanced bodybuilders.  The extra muscle is great, but who wants the fat?

So how does Lee’s method result in no fat gain? The program relies heavily on what most bodybuilders call the “Rebound Effect”. This is a strategy where you alternate strict dieting with planned periods of overeating.  Within a short window of time after dieting and working out your body is able to act like a sponge, selectively increasing muscle mass, but not fat.   Still a little skeptical?  Then check out these photos of Joel Marion!  I know, results may not be typical, but even so, very impressive!

The Evidence Mounts!

“Joel Marion, 3 time bestselling fitness author, used the EXACT same technique to gain 22.5 lbs of clean, lean MASS!”

“The method that Vinny D and Lee expose in the 21 Fast Mass Program was the EXACT method I used to gain 22.5 lbs of clean, LEAN mass in just 12 weeks back in 2001 to win the biggest body transformation contest in the world–and I did it without gaining a smidge of fat! The only difference is that you’re getting a program that literally has a decade of additional science and experimentation molded in to its development – if I had access to the program on THIS page back then, you’d probably be seeing a 30+ lb difference in the above photos.”


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What Exactly Do You Get With The 21 Day Fast Mass Building Program?

Part #1: The 21 Day Fast Mass Building Training Manual: This is the easy-to-read, right-to-the-point, 21 Day Fast Mass Building blueprint to succeed with all components of the program – the training, supplements, recovery, individualization, modifications and lifestyle!

This is 116 pages of hard hitting straight to the point muscle building information and training plans to get you off on the right foot and gaining lean muscle…

The best part is you don’t have to wait for this manual to arrive in the mail, or drive to a store to get it. You can download it to your computer right now and start making the fastest  muscle gains of your life starting today.

Part #2: 21 Day Fast Mass Building Nutrition Guide: This is an exact daily breakdown of each day of the diet in detail. Lee and Vince tell you exactly what foods to eat, how much and how often. Plus, we’ll reveal how to customize the 21-day cycle to your own body type and starting point.

Whether your body fat is 5%… 10%… 15% or higher, we’ll share the best calorie cycle to maximize muscle growth while keeping your abs!

Part 3: The 21 Day fitness model physique 4 hour workout DVD: Male fitness models are built like Hollywood sex symbols, and if you’re after that look; then look no further.

Women are attracted to men with above-average builds with mind-blowing muscle definition. If you’re not into the “huge” and “massive” bodybuilder look but want to be that “shredded guy” in your gym, this workout is for you because this program is all about delivering the fitness model look to get you on stage, in the magazines, or just have women drool all over you!

The entertainment value and inspiration of this 4 hour DVD alone is worth the investment of the entire package!

Part #4-21 Day Muscle Model Physique 4 Hour Workout DVD: Muscle models are the Gods of Aesthetics and if boasting around 200 pounds of shredded muscle is on your goal list for 2011 – this DVD is our gift to you. Especially if you’re already flaunting a fitness model physique; here is The Next Level.

Personally we think this is the most appealing physique on the planet – even in clothes – the Muscle Model physique stands out in a crowd and demands respect on the streets, in the gym and on any hot night out.

In this DVD, you’ll get 4-hours of raw workout footage of me training with my training partner as we redefine the words “limits” and “failure.”

Heavy weights, high reps, short rest, real sweat, mind-blowing intensity, inspirational words and some pretty funny moments (we don’t cut anything out). You’ll be dying to get into the gym after you watch this.

Part #5-The 21 Day Hardcore Bodybuilder workout 2 hour training dvd: This is Lee Hayward’s moment to shine and show you how to launch your physique into a new realm of mass and strength! If you want a physique that is described as “huge” and “freaky”, then Lee will push you into a whole new world of epic-proportions.

If you’re an advanced bodybuilder, you know the iron game is more than a hobby or sport – it’s a way of life. Building an awe-inspiring physique requires an unwavering commitment, motivation and drive; combined with the knowledge to get the most out of every workout and that’s what Lee is handing you in this killer DVD.

All in all, you are getting three-detailed workout DVDs, jam-packed with TEN HOURS of different training splits, intensity techniques, and notes on specific exercises to maximally recruit every bodypart with enough motivation to last you a lifetime.

It’s time to start your 21-day attack!

Part #6- Printable workout Sheets to take to the gym

Part #7- Flip The Anabolic Switch Supplement Stack Information:the exact Morning, Pre Workout, Workout and Post Workout Supplement Rituals to turn your growth controls on to turbo-drive.

Along with your calculated nutrition and training plan, your supplement regimen plays a key role in furthering your muscular progress.

The timing of your supplements consumption – especially relative to your training sessions – make a big difference in optimizing your performance, recovery and muscle growth.

Supplementation in your daily diet is an important issue, but not as complicated as you might think and that’s where we come in. Let us separate fact from fantasy and help eliminate any further confusion. We’ll introduce you to our very short list of Staple and Situational supplements that do give you an extra boost to maximize your 21-day results.

Note: Supplements are not “required” to follow the program but our recommendations will accelerate your results.

Part #8 – The Test Group Subjects Audio Interogations: This is a 2 hour audio intervoew were Lee and Vince talk with actual test users of the program to discuss what they liked and didnt like while on the training program. During the call They reveal their insider secrets, goals, exact 21-day results, challenges, tweaks, cardio recommendations, training plans, meal plans, supplements and extra hidden discoveries.

Part #9 – Pre Pr0gram Workout Checklist: This is just a little guide to make sure you are on your way to staring the program on the correct foot.

Part #10 – Exercise description guides: This is every exercise Lee and Vince prescribe for you during the program broken down into great detail to ensure you have proper form and the gains come right away.

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P90X and Traveling – Hotel Exercise Tips

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Oct 252010

Traveling can impact your exercise program, unless you plan in advance and keep your discipline. If you travel quite a bit, maintaining an exercise regime can be difficult.  A very popular home exercise program is P90X by Beachbody.  As an editor for a national hotel website, Roomrate, and a P90X program student, I can tell you there is nothing worse than traveling and maintaining the intensity and discipline required to achieve results.   Bit, with a little dedication and ingenuity, it can be done.

As one who has had to adapt to different hotel training venues (i.e., my hotel room at times),  thought I would share some tips.  First, for those not familiar with P90X, it is a great exercise program that will definitely give you some tremendous results, but the program demands you put in the effort consistently, day after day.  P90X is based on muscle confusion principles and a program of diverse cross training workouts.  You will be doing muscle building workouts, plyometrics, cardio workouts, Kempo and intense yoga workouts.  These workouts only last for sixty minutes, but exercise routines are constant with minimal rest periods and at the end you’ll be drenched and wasted.  It sounds enticing doesn’t it?  Well, if you can make the trip, the results will be gorgeous.  Trust me, I’ve done it.  Another good thing about P90X is that you don’t need a lot of equipment, usually bands or a few dumbbells will do the trick.  Your work outs are guided by Tony Horton your video host and trainer.  Just plug in the DVD and get going.  There are others out there which also are extreme home work out programs, but whichever you use staying committed and showing up every day is a key to success. Whatever exercise regime or program you follow, all share a basic requirement that you stay on schedule and commit to doing the prescribed workouts.”

So, what do you do when you are traveling?  First, P90X and other extreme fitness programs are designed for a disciplined regimen.  You should not deviate or take days off.    So, the most important tip is you must think about how to exercise when you are away at a hotel  I’ve had to do that, so I’ll share a few tips, because it can be done.

Take Your Workout DVDs.  If you don’t take your DVDs, chances are you’re not exercising.  By taking them you are one step closer to staying on schedule.

Bring Your Laptop Computer.  Many hotel rooms have in-room TVs with DVD players, but many don’t.  So, bring your PC so you can play your DVD on your laptop.

Bring Exercise Bands or Dumbbells.  Bring your exercise bands.  Exercise bands are light and easy to pack in your luggage.  They may not give you the exact same workout you are accustomed to if you use dumbbells, but they will do the trick.  You might also check out the exercise facility at the hotel to see if they have free weight dumbbells available for use too.

Take Your Roll-up Exercise Mat.  If you have a mat, bring your roll-out mat.  It will help provide a clean surface when you exercise in your hotel room.  If you don’t, don’t sweat it.

Use Your Hotel Room as Your Gym.  Usually there is more than enough room to do your work in the confines of your hotel room.  You might have to move a chair or two out of the way but you can clear enough space to exercise.  With P90X you only need about 8 feet by 5 feet to do most anything.  But, if there is a Hotel exercise facility, you might want to work out there, especially if there is a pull-up bar or other device you can use to hang room exercise bands from.

The infamous Hotel Room Floor.  Hotel room floor rugs are notoriously dirty.  T doesn’t matter how much they vacuum, there is a lot of people coming in and out of the rooms, and there are plenty of germs nestled in those rugs.  Since you will be working out close to floor, and breathing heavy, so will want to put down a clean bathroom towel or your exercise mat if you brought it.  How important is this?   On the last day of an extended trip, I forgot to put down a towel and within 24 hours of doing a routine in a European hotel room, I was deadly sick with a chest cold.  There is no doubt is came from the floor.

Where to put Bands for Pull downs in Your Hotel Room.   Again, the best option is to use the hotel’s fitness room if they have one.  If it has a pull-up bar or other piece of equipment you can use to hang from, then bring  your laptop and exercise DVD down to the fitness room and exercise there.  Who cares what others think.   Others will be impressed with your workout intensity, and you just may convert one more fan to your program.  If your hotel does not have a fitness room, there is a way to solve this problem in your hotel room with bands.  Use the hotel room bathroom door with exercise bands.   Open the door so there is a half inch crack between the door edge and the door casing, then slide the band into the opening from the top of the door and let it rest on the top door bracket.  Each side of the band will then straddle the door.  Next,  grip the exercise band handles and move back away from the door and get down on your knees.  Lean forward as far as you can from waist so that your arms and back are straight and when extended they are extended they are in the same plane as the bands from the top of the hinge.  This will give a decent pull-up effect.

Discipline & Planning Ahead.  Let’s face it, when you are on the road doing business there is a good chance you will be eating dinner out and possibly enjoying a few drinks with business associates.  It is best to try and schedule a late dinner so you can squeeze your workout in before dinner.  Or, if you are an early riser, get your workout done in the early morning.  But, overall, moderation is the key.  Don’t put yourself in a situation where you can’t get your workout done.  When you are on the road, there are plenty of distractions, including evening dinners and a few social drinks with business partners and potential customers. So, it is important to intelligently plan your workouts.  If you can do them in the morning, it is a great way to avoid conflicts and get your workout done before other events compete for your time.  If you are a night owl and prefer a nighttime workout, then it is best to try and get a workout in before dinner and late night activities interfere.  Simply schedule a late night dinner.  It’s easy enough to make the excuse you’ll need an hour or two to check back with the office and take care of few things.”

Finally, as Tony Horton says in his P90X workouts, “do your best, and forget the rest.”  Simply adapt and substitute exercises and work as hard as possible to achieve that great burn. Any effort is better than none and your body will thank you.

About the Author.  The author is a Senior Editor for RoomRate Hotels, a leader in providing consumer friendly hotel booking services on the web.  RoomRate provides hotel deals direct from hotels with no booking fees, and does not charge its own cancellation fees and penalties like many other travel web sites. RoomRate offers great hotel deals direct from tens of thousands of hotels in the United States for all cities, including New York Hotels, Atlanta Hotels and Boston Hotels, to name a few.

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Easy Thigh Exercises That Do The Trick

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Oct 242010

It’s excellent to incorporate variety into any exercise regimen so you’ll be able to prevent the dreaded plateaus that frequently come with boring routines or burnout. Occasionally it is a better idea not to over-complicate your workout and instead just do what gets the job carried out, with minimal forethought and/or equipment. Most thigh workouts will also work your torso, including the core and ought to be a component of every simplified regimen.

Wall Squats
Wall squats are a really simple physical exercise that can be accomplished by anybody, with any level of physical fitness. Discover a wall and start squatting. The beauty of this movement is you do not even need to have great balance to perform them, like you would with regular squats. A wall squat is a thigh physical exercise that works the entire leg, buttock and core.

Lunges
Lunges can be done anywhere and in several different variations. Front lunges work the hamstrings, glutes and frontal quadriceps. Side lunges work the inner and outer thigh muscles, although also helping to tone your glutes. Reverse lunges function your whole thigh and glutes. Much like any thigh exercises; your core is worked really effectively with all forms of thigh exercises and lunges.

Flexing
Although this may seem like something that a specialist fitness bodybuilder who likes to gain muscle, or macho teenager may do: Flexing your thighs, or any other part of your body is a excellent method to build up your mind/muscle connection, improve blood flow and tone your muscles. The beauty of incorporating flexing into our routine, is always that they could be done nearly anyplace.

Flexing your thigh and glutes could be carried out virtually undetected and will give your metabolism a well-deserved boost all during the day. Not to mention that the extra blood flow you will obtain from flexing at different points will improve oxygen flow to your extremities and assist your body heal from your workouts.

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Acai Berry and Famous Fruits Fruits of Brazil

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Oct 242010

From excellent football skills to the Rio de Janeiro carnival, Brazil, is at the heart of South America and , is known for a lot of things worldwide. Brazil also has the ideal climate conditions which allows for a vast array of fruits, vegetables and nuts to be cultivated to great effect. It is therefore not a massive surprise that after China and India, Brazil is the third largest fruit exporter in the world. Its main importers are the Arabic countries of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

 

Europe also buys substantial quantities of Brazilian fruit. The fruit grown in Brazil ranges from relatively common varieties, such as apples and mangos, to more exotic types like the acai . Whilst the more popular fruit makes up the majority of Brazil’s production, fruit like acai is becoming more well-known and liked by the western population . 

 

Acai (pronounced ass-eye-ee) is a nutritious purple berry said to taste like a combination of chocolate and berries. It is now found in a multitude of products from juices and smoothies, to cosmetic products. These berries contain antioxidants called anthocyanins which may help to fight against the effects of free radicals which can cause damage to cells1.

 

Another delicious fruit that is grown in Brazil is the delicious mango. It is oval-shaped, and has a super-sweet taste. You’ll know it is a mango if you see yellow flesh, and a yellow-green skin. Like the acai berry, the nutritional content of mangoes is high: it can provide a substantial proportion of your recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C, A and E as well as fibre and iron3.

 

1 Cancer.About.com (2009). Antioxidants and Cancer. http://cancer.about.com/od/alternativetreatments/a/antioxidants.htm

2 Astrology Zine (2009). Acai Berries for Cardio Health and Anti-Aging. http://www.astrologyzine.com/acai-berries.shtml

3 I Love India (). Benefits of Mangoes. http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/benefits-of-mango-1428.html

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How to reduce belly fat

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Jul 102010

Lifestyle improvements, diet and plenty of physical activities have a direct impact on belly fat reduction. It results from changes of eating habits, yet, it grows out of positive attitudes and emotional balance. Personal dissatisfaction, failure in making the right choices and decisions as well as disappointments represent a common background on which overweight appears. You should consider the following elements if you strive for belly fat reduction.

1.Find the root of the problem. Why do you store fat around the waist? The set of measures you can take against overweight depend on this initial analysis. Sometimes medical diagnosis may be required.

2.Focus on realistic, doable objectives! Don’t try the impossible, by working to melt away twenty pounds in a month. It is best to avoid disappointments and further negative emotions about the way you look.

3.Eating healthy food does not mean eating what you don’t like! It is important to pay attention to personal preferences when deciding to follow a certain diet. Good food makes you feel well. When you eat something you don’t like, you grow resentful against the diet you try to self-impose.

4.Be positive about yourself, your life and your looks! Following role model may not be right for you. Enjoy your uniqueness and your very individual potential.

5.You need to lose weight evenly before belly fat reduction becomes visible. Don’t try to lose weight from a certain body part in particular; weight loss occurs evenly. The content of commercials is manipulative and misleading; they are not meant to be informative but persuasive.

6.Measure weight loss weekly! You can better understand the benefits of a long-term program if you identify the elements that work fine on the long run. Be happy with every little step of the way. Don’t turn this monitoring into a competition with yourself, just to see when you get the best of results! Such and approach could be very detrimental.

7.Enjoy every progress! Offer yourself something nice for every weight loss progress you notice periodically. By ‘reward’ I don’t mean a self-indulging feast with lots of calories and unhealthy food. Buy something nice, spoil yourself with a few hours off, listen to some great music, meet a friend. Just find a way to celebrate every achievement!

Optimism can become like a second nature!

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One Simple Change to Burn Twenty-Five Percent More Calories

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Jun 102010

One simple change to your workout could help you burn 25% more calories without having to spend even one more minute on the treadmill! Are You ready for this scientifically validated tactic?

Stop holding on!

Seriously, it is that simple . I am always taken aback whenever I walk into the gym and see 4 out of 10 people jogging on the treadmill while holding onto the safety rails . People who are working out on the stair stepping machine are even worse ; for this group it is more like 8 out of 10 are leaning on the rails . Research has shown that supporting yourself during aerobic exercise decreases caloric expenditure by 20-25% . So…

Stop holding on to the rails!

While I’m on the subject of increasing caloric expenditure , allow me to throw a bonus tip your way at no extra charge . This bonus tip, may actually allow you to double, or even triple the number of calories that you burn in your workout . Are you ready for it?

This concept is so simple that I will caution you against discarding it as “common sense”, make no mistake, it is powerful! It never ceases to amaze me how people will go to the gym and hang out like they’re cruising the clubs or enjoying a fun day of bar hopping. The bonus tip is simple…if you have to be at the gym, you might as well make it count. Most of us are not reaching even one-half of the potential that we can get out of our workout. All we need to do is put the ear buds in, tune everybody out and hit the workout with an eye of the tiger that would put Rocky to shame. Just decide to be present and bust your gluteus muscles to make your workout count. So visit your favorite weight loss blog, download your best weight loss podcast but in the end, you have to leave the sweat on the gym floor!

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Do you want Chad Ochocinco’s Abs?

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May 202010

Don’t believe everything you see in Chad Ochocinco’s workout video.  And when he starts talking about his McDonalds diet, just cover your ears. Yes, it looks like he can get away with it now because he burns so many calories in his training and workouts, but if you only have a limited time for your workouts and you want abs like his, you cannot afford a regular diet of junk food.  You will also see him using a number of weight machines in the video of his workout.  Again, if you don’t have lots of time for your workout, you can get a lot better return for the time you spend if you use free weights or body weight, and if you do excercises that engage more than one muscle group at a time.

If you watch the video all the way through you will see Chad and his trainer demonstrate one very good body weight exercise.  Chad’s trainer calls it a body squat, and it works the core hard, including the ab muscles, as they are called on to stabilize the weight of the body in a balanced, one-legged “push-up”.   Body squats are normally done squatting on both legs, and even on both legs they are one of the best lower body exercises you can do. Their biggest benefit is that they work the major muscle groups of the thighs, quads, hamstrings, glutes, abs and lower back muscles all together, developing coordination, balance, strength, and flexibility.  Doing the exercise on one leg at a time, as Chad demonstrates in his video, greatly increases its intensity. The intensity of the exercise provides benefits in increasing your resting metabolic rate, which goes way beyond increasing the size and strengths of individual muscles to help your body burn fat, even when you’re not exercising.  To make it even more challenging, the exercise can also be done with one leg extended in front of you as you lower and raise yourself on the other leg. This exercise is also known as the ”pistol.”  To add even more intensity you can also do the exercise while holding dumbbells in each hand. 

This exercise is great for developing chiseled six pack abs, but sorry,  it probably won’t help you dance a waltz as gracefully as Chad Ochocinco!

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What is Cholesterol Exactly?

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May 122010

Cholesterol is a white, waxy substance.  It is found in some of the foods we eat, and notably produced by our liver cells.  A certain amount of cholesterol is an essential component for good health.  The reason for this is that cholesterol is a vital constituent of cell walls.  It is also essential for the production of certain hormones.  For most normal people, with ‘normal’ constitutions, about a quarter of the cholesterol in their system comes from the food choices they make, and the remaining three quarters comes as a result of their livers cholesterol production.  It is essential to realise that lowering cholesterol  is perfectly do-able for you.

A person can have an elevated cholesterol level for a variety of reasons.

Consider the following reasons:

* The first consideration, is that many individuals could potentially have cholesterol production in their bodies that is higher then the norm,   or a decreased capacity to get rid of the cholesterol that they already have.

* Secondly, if you have certain conditions, or diseases then it is more likely that you will have higher levels of cholesterol. Among these could be thyroid disease, diabetes, liver disease and kidney disease.

* Some medications cause cholesterol elevations.

* A leading cause of high cholesterol is also related to peoples dietary choices, and opting for an over-abundance of milk, meats and cheeses which are high in cholesterol.

Cholesterol combines in the liver with proteins and fats into particles that move through the blood.

These particles are called ‘Lipoproteins’, and it is these which carry the cholesterol from its production site in the liver to the other parts of the body. They then bring it back again for removal from the body. And it is useful to realise that lowering cholesterol is hence perfectly practical and easy to accomplish with the right strategies.

There is a differentiation to be made between two diferent types of lipoproteins that you should be aware of: the first of these being LDL Cholesterol And highlighting the differences between the two, that LDL Cholesterol should be thought of as the damaging type of cholesterol. With the other type being HDL or High Denity-Lipoproteins. HDL Cholesterol is actually beneficial for your body, and you would want to UP the levels in your body.

Handily, it is feasible to evaulate and measure the two types individually so that you know where you stand. So, that when the two figures for HDL and LDL are united, they form a figure for your total cholesterol level.

The message I hope you are taking away from this is that lowering cholesterol naturally is not just easy,but very achievable.

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Amazingly Strong weight benches on sale

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May 122010

Weight lifting Benches are pieces of equipment that let a person to perform a wide variety of muscle training exercises. Weight lifting benches can be as simple as a flat wieght lifting bench or more intricate with a number of functions.There are many weight lifting benches in the market. Some weight lifting benches are fixed and horizontal; other benches are designed with an incline and have a fixed angle which does not move. Still others are adjustable allowing the consumer to move up or lower the height or modify the angles.The bench gives support to a person while weight lifting benches carry out various exercises. In general the consumer lies down flat on the bench while lifting weights. Using a wieght lifting bench to carry out exercises adds intensity, dimension and an increased range of motion to a workout. People typically use Weight Benches as they enrich the weight lifting experience and give better results for the same amount of time spent working out. They allow a user to modify the angle of the wieght lifting bench so the user can focus all the effort on a selected muscle group.Also a weight bench provides padding that acts as a support and also provides safety to the spinal column.

Different types of Weight Lifting Benches There are a variety weight lifting benches that are available in the market today. Every one has a separate function. Most standard weight benches can withstand and hold weights up to 185 lbs.If you are going to be lifting heavier weights the best bet would be to go for an Olympic weight bench. A few benches come with wheels, which is essential if you often move your bench around in your home or gymnasium.Most benches have an upright rack on one end to hold a barbell with weights. Some have safety mechanisms and catches to protect the consumer. This can be particularly helpful if you ever have to lift weights alone that is without a spotter.

Adjustable Weight Benches These weight benches are very popular and are designed so they can be adjusted to many positions: flat, inclined. This capability to adjust allows for a greater range of exercises.

Preacher Weight Benches These are specifically designed for working the biceps. To assist people in the work out these benches are provided with pads that angle out thereby giving support to the upper arms and elbows.

Hyper Extension Benches This type of exercise bench is meant for those who hope to exercise their lower back, gluteus muscles, hamstring or abdominal muscles.

Abdominal Weight Benches This bench is specifically designed to aid with abdominal muscle strenghtening. Abdominal Weight lifting benches are declining benches with rollers at the end. Your feet hook under the rollers ensuring that you do not slide off the bench.

Olympic Lifting Benches These are benches that are designed for the more serious weight lifters. They are designed to withstand and provide support if the lifting weights are greater than 185 lbs or 84 KG’s.These benches are normally broader than the other types of benches and have extra padding for support and safety.

At Weightbenchforsale.com you’ll find out about body solid weight bench , portable weight bench ,and best weight bench .

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