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What are The best strength training exercises for you

A key challenge for all athletes and fitness fiends is that there are an infinite number of strength exercises and almost as many workout programs. How do you select the exercises and program that are perfect for you? How do you coordinate your strength program with your training routine?

Pinpointing your weak links

The truth is that there is not a single set of strength exercises that is best for your particular activity. Instead, there are a few best strength-training exercises for YOU.

That's because you have unique strengths and weaknesses. For each of your weaknesses, there are a handful of strength training exercises that will make you stronger. Your job (see M2 Fitness Pros) is to identify your weaknesses and strengthen them.

But how do you pinpoint your weak links?

Certainly, if you're recurrently injured in one part of your body, that area is unnecessarily weak and needs to be bolstered. Or, if you find that you're always breaking down with a variety of different injuries, then you may need to develop basic overall strength (and/or flexibility).

On the other hand, if you're seldom injured and have good endurance but need to improve performance, your need is for a resistance program which will ‘teach' those strong muscles of yours to function more quickly. For example, your program needs to emphasize power training. Sometimes, working with a knowledgeable coach or trainer will help you identify things you should stress during strength training.

If you are a runner, for example, you need to know that there are really just four basic types of strength training, each of which can assist you in accomplishing a specific goal. These are explained in full in the exclusive training with M2 Fitness Pros, available only on private sessions. To summarize, the four strength training routines are:

1.General Strength and Conditioning Exercises:
these include many of the conventional weight-training exercises. Also included in this category are some of the less conventional exercises and various activities for the ‘core' muscles: abdominals and low back. These conventional exercises provide ‘generalized' strength – strength throughout your body to protect your muscles and connective tissues from repetitive stresses and impacts etc. Something like the M2 A/X or Naked Commando classes work here!

2.Specific Strength Training :
this category includes exercises that more closely imitate the bio-mechanics and motor patterns required for your activity. This specific type of strength training is becoming increasingly popular in the sports-training community because it provides ‘specific strength' – more strength to carry out the actual movements needed in a particular sport. M2 one on one’s for sport specific and more advanced training techniques are suggested.

3.Reactive or Speed-Strength Training :
this type of training teaches your muscles to generate more force and generate the force more quickly. The goal, of course, is to develop more power. Reactive training fosters a high degree of strength in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones, since the impact forces are usually higher than they are during regular workouts. Reactive training also stretches muscles, tendons and ligaments vigorously, promoting greater elasticity and efficiency of movement. M2 Naked Commando and Super Cardio will enhance these well

4.Preventive Stability Exercises :
strengthening, rehabilitative, or restorative exercise or therapy. The function of preventive stability training is to strengthen particular parts of the body in order to minimize the risk of injury. Sand running and balance board work are examples of this type for the ankle complex….M2 A/X and Super Cardio covers theses areas!

Topics like this one will be covered in our upcoming seminar! Hit the link in upper right corner of this blog page for details on upcoming seminar…

Big Hugs,
Mr. Fat Loss

What's better Pilates vs Weights ?

You have to have balance...blah,blah,blah!

Howdy All!

Random rant of the day…… “This has to be fun, I still have to drink, see friends and enjoy my life!” was a recent comment passing through my day of interactions with people.

“I completely understand” I said and quickly changed topics. I hear this often. Usually it will be preceded with our initial meeting and an urgent request for a full and totally complete answer with as much detail needed to explain “HOW” to get the fat loss job done. Only to be mildly remembered when the first check up for measure progress occurs.

“How can that be? I’ve done everything you said….I should be further along…shouldn’t I? Not necessarily. When we sometimes embark on our quest for greatness we underestimate how long and how hard it really will be to arrive at the goal. What habits and life style changes must be made? What sacrifices will be endured? And if we get there, will we be happy?

Sometimes it takes years to arrive at our "happy with my results" place and that doesn’t sell supplements or programs in gyms. People want instant and it just ain’t gonna happen. The decision to take action…. yes, the fast result we want, no. At least not as fast as the feeling of just starting the journey and finally moving in the right direction after several failed attempts. Or it's some of the initial changes that happen with body fat lost and new muscle gains.

If you’ve read this far….maybe you will have the perseverance to get to the “rainbow” and really experience what it feels like to get your body to the place your body will look like you workout. You can finally walk or play your sport without pain. Maybe just touch your toes or get good a nights sleep without pills to put you to bed and pills to get you up.

If you truly like where you are physically….then move to the next goal and repeat the process. If not….stop the excuses. It’s not the gym, the trainer or the program….it’s you! Get out of your own way, do what you say you want to do and workout like you mean it.

To the rest of you warriors winning the battle of the bulge……big hugs, keep it up!

Mr. Fat Loss

Mr. Fat Loss Q and A

Do You Want To Turn Back The Hands Of Time?

Recently I stumbled across a reality show that has a single guy selecting from a group of "mature" women...possibly in the near or about 40 years of age...a woman to date.

Along the way however the show throws a curve ball and introduces a bunch of 20 something girls to heat up the competitive edge between the 2 groups of women.

Now I realize that this is a bit stupid and pretty silly....but I'm sure that somewhere in the TV viewing audience somebody is rooting for the young and someone roots for the "mature" women to be able to snare the guy's eye.

Is it the youthful hard body of the young or the experienced and wise abilities of a cultured woman that wins?

How about if you could be both types of women at the same time? I thought as a man and still do.....that being with a woman is preferred over a girl.....but a "hard" woman is difficult to find these days unless she's young.

Except in this case....Bea is 15 years senior to the girl on the left. Is that cool or what? Give it a shot....if after 3 kid's she can do it....what's your story?

Big hugs for following your dreams...keep going, don't stop. Never Give up!

Mr. Fat Loss
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Fat Loss and Fitness Seminar

Hey All!

It's time to get this party started with the end of the summer seminar series dedicated to fat loss and prevention of weight gain during the upcoming "party" month's during the final portion of the year.

As you already know....the end of summer has your kid's back to school and all the adults back hard at work getting ready to go into debt with holiday gift gettin'. Along with that, the day after Halloween will start the barrage of Thanksgiving and X-mas reminders. Shopping, eating and parties!

So our solution will be 2 -fold. Education and exercise! We will have monthly seminars to get your focus back to better eating and then implementing a program of exercise that will keep the fat from forming (or adding) around your belly 'n Butt!

Starting Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 1-3pm we will meet at Mr. Fat Loss headquarters in downtown LBC, The Walker Lofts, 115 West 4Th Street.

You can register from the website at http://www.longbeachfatloss.com/seminars.html or call the office at 562.435.4639

Who is this for? People that may have trained and got no results on other programs. Folk's new to exercise or fitness fanatic's that still haven't gotten it right. In attendance will be Bea Fox, top national competitor in the NPC, fitness model and mother of 3!! She will share her perspectives on what it takes to get it done for real. So stop by...I swear you'll get enough new info your life will change forever.

Thank you and please......keep the fat off!

Mr. Fat Loss