Summertime's upon us and everyone suddenly needs to get in shape really quickly, so they can strut their stuff in bikinis and swim-trunks. Because of this, I wrote a quick article with my five top tips for getting in shape as quickly as possible. Here's a small preview:
1) Build muscle, burn fat.
Professional bodybuilders and weight-lifters take a cyclical approach to getting in shape: They go through phases where they concentrate on bulking up and then go through phases where they concentrate on getting rid of their body fat. These are referred to as the bulking and cutting cycles. If you want to get in shape quickly, you can't rely on a system like that. For maximum effectiveness, you need to be building muscle mass while you're burning body fat.
2) Shorter equals harder.
The good news is: Building muscles while burning fat at the same time is possible. The bad news? It's very hard. In general, the only way to see quick resluts is to ramp up the intensity of your workouts. That means more sweat and more pain for you...
3) Better than cardio...
Instead of doing the typical steady-state cardio, where you keep going at a fixed rate for a long period of time...To read the rest, check out these muscle building tips. Happy pumping! :)