Friday, July 30, 2010

MMA Training Zen Style - A Guest Post by Aundre of MMA UK Blog

I would like thank Aundre of MMA UK Blog for taking the time out to provide a guest post.

I regularly visit Aundre's site for up to date information on what's going on in the MMA World and I'm sure if anyone wants to learn more about MMA please take the time to visit.

MMA Training Zen Style - A Guest Post by Aundre of MMA UK Blog

Without a shadow of a doubt, the most important thing in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is training.

There are no shortcuts, no easy way out – training cannot b
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

MMA Total Body Conditioning Workouts: How to Increase Fitness

One of the best ways to develop overall functional fitness is to adopt methods used by MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighters.

Using these methods you will be able to tweak your current routine into a very effective total body conditioning workout.

Top class fighters like BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Rich Franklin and Georges St Pierre all develop explosive power
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Synergy of Zen and Body Building - improve fitness performance

Zen and bodybuilding combined develops the area of “muscle-mind link” which will increase your training performance.

This process is called Synergy; simply put, it's where you add parts together but the resultant is more than the sum of those parts!

Sounds magical? Not really but what it can mean is that we take advantage of this concept, apply it for creating an effective fitness body mind set called muscle mind link that will produce better results.

The muscle-mind link is not
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Top 5 Fat Loss Tips from Men's Fitness Magazine

Top 5 Fat Loss Tips by => Turbulence Training.com
I have been using Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training Program for some time. I found this recent article he wrote on fat loss for Men's Fitness Magazine. Craig knows what it takes to get lean and how to get results; I believe this article contains the best fat loss summary advice.
So I wanted to share it with you so you can judge and hopefully incorporate some of it into your workout. Please feel free to comment!
Rather than

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How to eat lots of carbs to lose fat and with a nutrition plan that makes you lean!

How to eat lots of carbs to lose fat and with a nutrition plan that makes you lean =>
Turbulence Training Nutrition Plan

I would like to discuss a nutrition plan offered by Turbulence Training.

I think there is so much information out there of what works and what doesn't, everybody becomes afraid to eat, they forget to enjoy themselves and end up being miserable or is completely put off from even trying to loose weight.

Everyone loves NUTRITION right ? or at least eating foo

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Workout like Hugh Jackman and Robert Downey Jr to Get Ripped and Hollywood Fit

This is a training plan based on what program Hugh Jackman and Robert Downey Jr would follow to build the rock-hard physiques; needed to play the blade-fisted Wolverine and ultra cool Ironman.

How do actors (especially over 40s) like Robert Downey Jr and Hugh Jackman make it look so easy to get ripped, when it isn't?

Actors get ultra fit and athletic looking for Hollywood movies very quickly!... " but it's all in a days work".

Having personal trainers and staff watching them

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Yoga Poses are the real deal in fitness workouts

What do you imagine Yoga to be?

A series of stretches is one aspect the other is that is develops the mind. Combine the two and you'll have a very complete healthy routine.

Everyone knows yoga poses improves flexibility but some still question how does it improve fitness.

YOGA FITNESS

There are many Yoga styles which can help you get fit.

One example is Ashtanga Yoga it's a style which encourages dynamic movements and transitions between postures.

It can be done as a very effec

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IRONMAN 2 Challenge - Do you have what it takes to be a superhero?

Everybody dreams of being a Superhero at some stage.

I wanted to be Spiderman, but one thing stopped me, well OK a few things stopped me!

I just didn't have the required superhuman powers needed: actually seemed insignificant if you ask me.

Ironman 2 is currently being released so I wanted to make sure I could at least keep up with Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark's alter ego the Ironman.

Ironman does have a slight advantage he uses the exoskeleton armour and the inbuilt energy sourc

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Avoid Dangerous Diets That Celebrities Love to Follow

Celebrities have a huge influence on us.

Everything they do is always in the spotlight and at times we want to copy "everything they do".

One area that gets a lot of attention are their diets and workouts.

Some are spot on with their weight loss but some are so far off the track it becomes dangerous, here are a couple examples of crazy and not so crazy diets they follow.

You might be surprised which celebrity gets its right!

Jennifer Love Hewitt - The Grape Whisperer

This hard

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Is your Downward Dog on Steroids? How Yoga helps Muscle Building

Quickly go tell all your non-Yoga friends that they better start doing Yoga poses if they want to build muscle …. what? I can hear you say!

There are many parts of Yoga (8 parts in fact), but here we are only concerned with the Yogic benefits of muscle stretching and body resistance training to really allow you to develop to another level of muscle building.

Leading by example are two actors (with nicely buffed bodies) that regularly practice this ancient Indian exercise is Matthew M
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Friday, July 16, 2010

Blood Sugar Levels - Tips for Fat Burning

What food you stick into your mouth will determine blood sugar and insulin levels which have an effect on metabolic range for fat burning, muscle building, maintaining a healthy weight and sports performance.

There are too many myths about how to manage blood sugar levels, where confusion reigns supreme but the result is you take a long time or never able to meet your health goals.

I have listed some basic tips of the right things to do, it will help lower and regulate blood sugar l
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Male Body Image, The Dark Side : Negative Behaviours You must Avoid

Who is lean, muscular, toned, ripped 6 pack and good looking, Let's play who am I?

Come To The Dark Side - there is plenty of room.

Hmmm … Straight away you might think … Hugh Jackman, maybe Robert Downey Jr or is it teen sensation Taylor Lautner?

WRONG IT'S ME! … OK it's not me … but we all would like to think that way and wouldn't we kill for that perfect physique?

In fact all of us right NOW is
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Carb Diet Cycling - Burn Fat Not Muscle

What does Team Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Insulin levels have in common? Nothing really but you would think vampires have an appreciation for the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels!

Anyways to look as lean as Robert does for the Twilight series, you might want to try Carb Cycling to loose fat but not muscle along the way.

So shovelling breads, cereals, and pastas into yourself as if it's a race to the finish, is not the answer.

Eating meals or snacks like this which are
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Live Longer: Discover 8 of the easiest ways to live to 100

How do you live longer?

Well READ this article before you;

Re-order your monthly dose of Tibetan Goji Juice,
Go off for a 20km run,
Book a spa retreat so you can meditate like a Zen Monk.

So just throw those ideas out the window for the next 10 minutes!

Unfortunately living to a 100 is still guess work but we do have some control over our longevity.

You might not want to live that long but hey everyone's goal should be striving for an excellent quality of life for as long as

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Try the Full Turbulence Training Fat Loss System for 21 days for $4.95

Hey Everyone,

Sorry but this is a very Quick Post I wasn't expecting to do.

I really wanted people to know about this UNREAL OFFER .

For 21-days you'll get to try the TURBULENCE TRAINING workouts and all you pay is $4.95 during that time.

I use this "Extreme Body Weight"system and I personally guarantee it works for achieving an ultra lean and muscular body.

This program usually costs $39.95, but you can start a 21-day trial for only $4.95.

And nothing will be held back.

You

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How to Create Your Own Tabata Hiit Routine

 Be The Toughest Tabby Cat in Town.

Tabata workouts are a fantastic high intensity interval training method for burning body fat.

It is one of the best hiit routines available that has proven results for increasing fitness.

Easy to incorporate into your workout, this style of training can be adapted to any exercise.

Amazingly it ticks all the boxes! It gives you;

Muscle Gains √
Burns Body Fat √
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Walk for Weight Loss: Try to Dog it WOOF

The health benefits of walking are quite obvious but having a dog not only as a companion but as an exercise partner will help you get out there and do it.

I get excellent results when I walk for weight loss, it's also the easiest and cheapest way to exercise.

However, if I can walk with my dogs it makes it more enjoyable for all of us. It's a Win-Wag-Win s
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MMA Core Workout:The Secret for Granite Abs

Ground and Pound, Clinch or Sprawl and Brawl, do you have a battle strategy in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)?

Every kick is an Abs Crunch.

Well whatever your style, getting into the ring you need more than a chiseled midsection but one that is going to absorb punishment from hands, feet or any part thrown at you, then follow these MMA core workouts to build your abs.

Every kick delivered or a raised leg block is
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How to Get the Most Out Yoga: The Sun Salutation Sequence

The Sun Salutation Sequence or Surya Namaskar is a set of 12 yoga poses performed usually in a connecting series of smooth flowing movements.

It was originally created for the worship of Surya (the Sun), the Hindhu solar deity.

Each movement is coordinated with the breath (pranayama) and traditionally at the beginning of each pose a sacred mantra
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