Common But Useless Fattburning Exercises

You may be wasting your time in the gym or at home if you are
trying to shape your body or get rid of bodyfat.

Most people are. That is when it comes to exercise for getting rid
of bellyfat and getting into better shape.

I was in the gym today (nothing new... ; ) and I saw all 4 of these
exercises being performed by various gym members (again...
nothing new.)

And they are useless for 99% of the people on the planet.

Here they are...

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USELESS EXERCISE 1: Walking Dumbbell Lunges

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Okay ladies, this one is for you... although I see guys do this
exercise as well.

This is where you take a pair of dumbbells and kneel with one leg,
then the other, and so-on, walking around the gym as you go.

The idea behind this exercise is to work the butt, and to some
extent the thighs... but it's a joke. It's something invented by
trainers who should know better.

If you want to build and tone your butt, exercise one leg at a time.
Lunges are a great exercise for this, but save your energy. Do them
on a Smith Machine or with a barbell. Work one leg at a time, too.
Do not alternate legs. This just wears you out aerobically before it
has a chance to get to your glutes.

Here's how I perform lunges: On a Smith Machine, with pretty
heavy weights... one leg at a time. I will do 2-3 sets, or do them in
my 7 Minute Body-style workout fashion. I will finish one leg (and
one butt cheek) before moving to the other leg.

Why? Again, to focus on the muscle more intensely and to avoid
turning a leg/butt workout into a cardio session.

Jon Benson covers exactly how to work the butt area for the best
results in 7 Minute Body and 7 Minute Muscle, found right here:

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USELESS EXERCISE 2: The Sit-up

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I'm shocked that people still think sit-ups done the old-fashioned
way actually work the abs. Even worse, most people have been
fooled into believing this actually helps get rid of bellyfat.

Nonsense. Bellyfat is burned off when you have a good nutrition
plan and through general exercise, not using exercises for the abs.
Ab exercises are fine, but guess what?

I never train my abs more than 3-5 minutes. Today my ab
workout took 3 minutes and 12 seconds to complete. And my
abs are sore!

But without the nutrition plan, forget it... I'd never SEE my abs
at all. I'd just have a nice wall of muscle with a bunch of flab
covering it up.

The best nutrition plan for abs is The Every Other Day Dietplan,
found here:

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The best exercises to do for the actual ab muscles are hanging leg
raises, done slowly, crunches (if you do them right)... and that's
really all you need.

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USELESS EXERCISE 3: The Bench Press

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I'm going to get a lot of flack from the guys out there who love to
bench, but I'm here to tell you that this exercise for bodyshaping
is all but worthless.

Why? Because most people are not built right body-wise to bench
press on a flat bench with a barbell. I am not, that's for sure.

Bench presses work if you have short arms, a relatively short torso,
and your shoulders are genetically strong.

Protect your shoulders and really work your chest by doing incline
dumbbell presses with your palms facing OUT, not in toward your
head. This protects the rotator cuff, a part of the shoulder that is
often injured using barbell bench presses.

Combine this with a good cable fly or press movement and you're
set. Again, you only need about 7-14 minutes of chest work tops
to get the job done.

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USELESS EXERCISE 4: Most Cardio Exercises

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Yep... saved the best for last.

Here's a fact: Most cardio (bike, treadmill, glider, whatever) is a
waste of time... UNLESS you do it at the right time with the right
nutrition plan.

The calories you burn from cardio will be easily negated simply
by eating a bagel! Hardly effective for getting rid of bodyfat.
Weight training and/or resistance training at home or with your
body weight, as covered in 7 Minute Muscle, is your best bet for
exercise that burns-off mega-calories and keeps on burning long
after the exercise session is over.

Here's how to use traditional cardio wisely:

1. Do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach;
2. Keep your heart rate down to 75% of your max (220 minus
your age x .75 will give you this number, at least approximately);
3. "Burst" for 2-3 minutes in your session up to 85-90% of your
max heart rate.
4. OR, do cardio right after weight or resistance training when
your heart rate is already elevated and your blood sugar is lower.
Your body burns blood sugar first during exercise.

Cardio for most people only needs to be performed 3-4 times a
week for 20 minutes. The only time I break this rule is when I
want to get my bodyfat really low. Then I will do more, but
only using the rules above.

Hope this saves you a ton of time with your workouts.

Yours In Fitness,

Jorma Persson

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