Balanced Existence

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Daily Weight Loss Tip – Persistence

What they have found is that even if you continue to remain overweight, with little apparent weight loss progress, it is of grave importance that you continue to with your program of exercise. This is because a slim couch potato has been found to have poorer health prospects than an overweight person who exercises regularly.

The Difference Between Kettlebells and Dumbells

Traditional weight lifting builds muscles differently. Generally speaking the goal of bodybuilding is muscle hypertrophy meaning an increase in muscle size. Unfortunately most people associate size with strength. What most people do not know is that 50-70-percent of hypertrophy size is from fluid called Sarcoplasm. Sarcoplasmic Volume accounts for 50-70 percent of muscle gain/size incurred through traditional weight lifting. It is a fluid and not muscle fiber, which means it contributes very little to direct strength.

Kettlebell training is the antithesis of traditional weight lifting. Working with kettlebells is to use all three planes of motion simultaneously. The Transverse Plane is heavily targeted. You will remember that this is where 70 percent of all injuries occur. Kettlebell training is based upon generating momentum and then perpetuating, redirecting and decelerating that momentum.