Health and Fitness

Credits: T-Nation Now that you've decided to embark on the journey of getting fitter and stronger, it's time to learn about what types of exercises to perform. Just doing 100 push-ups, 100 crunches, 100 squats and running 10 kilometres everyday isn't going to get you significantly stronger or looking like a Greek god. One Punch Man lied to you. In this article, rather than talking about exercises to target specific muscle groups, I'll talk about compound exercises and functional movements. In my next article, I'll talk about isolation exercises for every major muscle. Compound exercises are multi-joint exercises that use multiple muscles/muscle groups. It is possible to use significantly higher loads for these exercises due to the fact that larger and more muscle groups are involved in moving the weight. Isolation exercises are those that target a specific muscle. They are usually lighter and are done in order to further stimulate muscle growth in...

You've been working out for a few months now. While you've seen good progress, it isn't as much as you'd like. You hoped by now you would have a physique comparable to those fitness models on the billboards. The truth is, it takes time to see significant change. We're constantly bombarded with transformations of celebrities for movie roles. Within 3-6 months, they go from unfit and untrained to looking pretty damn good. While they do certainly work very hard for this, it's much easier when it’s your job to look good for a role. They have a nutritionist to cook their meals, a trainer with a very specific exercise regimen and are being paid a lot (this is probably the best motivation one could have) to get in shape. Most of these celebrities also use steroids to get faster results. Their hormone profile is closely monitored by doctors and as a result they will face no health issues due to steroid usage. This is why we normal folk shouldn't ex...