Why do you work out?

I’m not only going to tell you why I work out. I’m going to tell you why a lot of gym rats work out. This is a secret that most of them don’t want to tell you. But I’m about to spill the beans.

It’s tradition at this point. OR maybe habit is a more proper word. Like I said, I’ve been training for about 5 years now.

Anytime you do something for that long it becomes a habit. I go to the gym the same way most people brush their teeth.

You wake up, and you do it. You don’t think about it. You just do it.

This is also why I don’t look down on people who can’t seem to stick to the gym. I get it. It’s hard. Doing something as difficult as working out multiple times per week is tough for anybody.

That’s why I try to get people in the habit of going to the gym as quickly as possible.

Here are some tips I came up with to help with habit creation:

1. Get your workout clothes ready and sit them at the door before you go to sleep at night. This is for those who train in the morning. This way you’ll be forced to get out of bed to go to the door and get your clothes on. Put on your clothes and keep going right out the door.
2. Set very specific short term goals. Being specific will allow you to narrow your focus and ignore all the noise. Short term goals will light a fire under your butt while long term goals make procrastination easy. If you have a goal of bench pressing 225 lbs. 6 months from now it becomes easy to say, “I don’t NEED to go. I can miss a day and still hit my goal.”
3. Don’t do too much too quickly. Too many people take an all or nothing mentality to fitness. Starting with a 6 day/week training schedule leaves you nowhere to build to and will burn you out more quickly. Start off small and build from there.
4. Have some fun. The best way to keep yourself going to the gym is to actually enjoy yourself while you’re there. This will take some experimentation on your part, but you have to find a particular niche that you have fun with. Whatever you find enjoyment in, use it to push yourself into that weight room every day.

Can I lose belly fat without strength training?

No, I can tell you exactly.

People who start to gain weight all start with belly fat. The belly is the easiest to accumulate fat, so it is also the most difficult part.

Although waist training (such as rolling belly) can train abdominal muscles, it has no direct effect on reducing visceral fat. Pure strength training can help reduce subcutaneous fat, but has no obvious effect on visceral fat.

If you really want to lose belly fat and get rid of your belly, you need to do these things:

1.Aerobic exercise

In the process of fitness, we must understand that we are losing fat instead of losing weight. We need to consume excess fat through effective methods. There are many types of aerobic exercises, elliptical machines for cycling, etc. If you want to lose waist and abdomen fat, it is very important to persist in the process of aerobic fat reduction, at least 40 minutes.

2. Do more strength training

Strength training is mainly to increase muscle mass to improve the body's basic metabolism. Reducing abdominal fat does not require all the energy to focus on waist and abdomen training. Fat is systemic, not where it is thin.

Fat reduction must be performed all over the body at the same time. There is no such thing as local exercise to reduce local fat. In addition, for stubborn fat in the abdomen, it is necessary to carry out a systematic weight loss exercise. After you have experienced systemic weight loss exercise, you will slowly lose your "belly" and your abdominal muscles and vest lines will slowly Revealed.

Can arrange lumbar and abdominal training 1-2 times a week

More muscle groups can be arranged for the legs, chest, shoulders, etc.

3. Appropriate attention to diet and reasonable intake of nutrition.

Healthy eating: including increasing protein and fiber content, and controlling meals, all of which have been shown to help reduce body fat.

Protein intake is about 25-30% of your daily calories and may increase your metabolism by up to 100 calories per day.

Increasing fiber intake is another good strategy for weight loss. Vegetables rich in soluble fiber help to lose weight, it increases satiety and reduces calorie intake.

Must remember: eat less carbohydrate foods, do not eat any snacks, do not drink drinks, beer.

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