Two Easy Steps That Will Get You Ripped Muscloes
Summer time is on the horizon, and the time has arrived to kick back under the sun. It is time visit the beach, barbecues and swimming pool parties, and for any genuine weightlifter these activities also represent one thing: it’s time for the shirts to come off and to showcase that rock-solid physique they have been working on all year. Nobody really wants to be seen with an around with a soft, smooth and out of condition body, and for the next month or two, every single one of those serious lifters will be shifting into “get ripped” mode.
How do they usually go about this?
They perform more reps and loosen up on the weights.
This has always been a widely accepted method of “cutting down” and if you ask most personal trainers in the gym they’ll tell you that “heavy weights bulk up the muscle and lighter weights define the muscle”.
Do you want to know the truth behind the “light weight and high reps” method of obtaining a ripped and defined physique?
It is totally, completely and utterly DEAD WRONG.
It could not be farther from the truth. In reality, there isn’t a rational basis for this way of training at all, and whoever dreamt up this downright absurd way of thinking has caused the overwhelming majority of lifters to waste their time and block their progress in the gym.
Permit me make this clear once and for all: you CAN NOT spot reduce. In other words, it is physically impossible to target fat loss from a specific region of your body. Performing bench presses with light resistance and high repetitions wont magically burn fat off of your chest or cause it to look harder and more defined.
Each time you wrap your hands around a barbell, dumbbell or cable, your goal is to stimulate as much muscle growth as you possibly can. There are no special, secret weightlifting work outs designed to “define” your muscles or cause them to become more “ripped”.
Training with weights builds muscle mass and is the best way to get ripped, end of story.
So how exactly do you “define” a muscle?
The only way to “define” a muscle is by reducing your body fat level in order to make your muscles more visible. Body fat reduction can be accomplished in 2 ways:
1) Modify your diet program.
It is best to decrease your overall caloric consumption to around 15x your bodyweight and concentrate on eating smaller meals more regularly throughout the day. This will keep the metabolism naturally elevated always and will keep your body in a relentless body fat burning state. Limit your consumption of saturated fats and simple sugars, and focus instead on consuming lean sources of protein and low glycemic carbohydrates. Additionally it is extremely significant to keep your water consumption high at a level of around 0.6 ounces for every pound of bodyweight.
2) Do proper cardivascular workouts.
Let go of the normal method of moderate intensity cardio in 30-45 minute durations. If you wish to maximize your body’s fat burning capacity and also minimize the muscle loss that inevitably accompanies a fat burning cycle, concentrate on shorter cardio routines performed at a high level of intensity. These kinds of routines will shoot your resting metabolism through the roof and will permit you to burn maximum amounts of fat even when you are at rest. I recommend 3-5 high intensity cardiovascular sessions per week, separated at least 8 hours away from your weight workouts.
That’s all there’s to it, folks. Take the idea of “light weight and higher reps” and toss it right out the window, down the road and around the corner. Following this misguided technique will only cause you to loose muscle mass and strength, and won’t help you in burning fat or defining your body.
All you have to do to shape those rock-solid muscles for the summer time is this:
1) Train with heavy weights and low repetitions to build maximum muscle mass.
2) Change your diet and apply cardio exercises to eliminate body fat and build visibly harder and more ripped muscles.
End of story. That is the best way to get ripped.
I will see you at the beach!
