Alright, I want to know if anyone knows the perfect male workout. I don’t need to bulk up; I just need to tone up. My problem is that I don’t really know what sort of excercises to do. I do plenty of cardio vascular workout. I need to know what sort of free-weight excercises or none-weight (my term for crunches, push-ups, etc.) excercises.
Someone said that the perfect mix is cardio and the other mentioned above (if someone could tell me what the term for those is, it would greatly help me) so as to burn fat and then build muscle.
Sorry for my ambiguity. Thanks for your help.
If there is a web-site with pictures or something to show how to do the excersises, that would help me greatly.
First, off, here’s to get rid of a common misconception: the perfect “male” workout is the same as the perfect “female” workout. There’s no difference in the genders as far as the methods needed to get in shape goes.
That said, the other type of exercise you’ve got in mind is resistance training. Do much digging around, and you’ll hear the terms aerobic and anaerobic. Cardio exercise is aerobic, and resistance training is anaerobic.
For effective resistance training, you’re better off using weights. Your body builds muscle when you hit muscle failure during a lift. The more weight you’re using, the faster you can hit failure. This doesn’t mean that you should train with as much weight as you can lift one time–that’s a good way to get hurt.
You should check out exrx.net, and take a look at A Practical Approach to Strength Training, 3e by Matt Brzycki. Both are excellent resources.
I’ll post some general tips on weightlifting a little later.
The testosterone advantage plan disagrees with ultrafilter. As do I.
I have read this book and recommend it. The information it presents is completely unique.
It teaches diet as well as the actual exercises. It will take you from beginner to an educated fit male.
You can buy the book at your local book store. I got it at the Library so check there too.
I assume you’re arguing that there is a workout plan that will work for men and not for women. You’re going against the best scientific data here–there are no specific differences in the musculature or digestive systems of men and women.
Unless you can find a claim on that site or any other specifically stating that women will not experience any significant gains whatsoever on that or any other program, I’m not gonna buy it. Even if you do find such a cite, I’m going to be extremely skeptical, given the number of reputable sources that claim the opposite.
Just as a preliminary question, how long’s the bibliography in that book, and what kind of sources are they drawing from?
If you click on the ‘Testosterone Advantage’ link, you’ll see that as well as trying to hype a 32 dollar book, the publishers are bundling three smaller booklets entitled: ‘Look Great Without Really Trying’, ‘Seduce Her in Seconds’ and ‘The Real Man’s Survival Guide’.
I feel this tells me all I need to know about the Testosterone Advantage book. Poloin99, I don’t know how to break it to you gently, but if the book were any good, it wouldn’t need this kind of hype and the publishers wouldn’t peddle this kind of drivel. For the record, and given that this Board is ostensibly about fighting ignorance, not spreading it around, it is not possible to seduce women in seconds and it is an insult to women to suggest otherwise. As a corollary, you show me a woman who can be seduced in seconds, and I’ll show you a woman who isn’t worth seducing.
Also, with a few rare exceptions, whether a particular woman takes a shine to you won’t have much to do with how fit and muscular you look. Sure, being in shape is typically more attractive than not, but it’s rarely the decisive factor. Also, if she knows, or ever discovers, that you fell for a marketing strategy that involved a booklet called ‘How To Seduce Her In Seconds’, that’s the last you’ll ever see of her.
Truth be told, the Testosterone Advantage book might not be all that bad. However, it’s highly unlikely that there’s any information in there that you can’t get for free elsewhere. Save your money.
Here are the weightlifting tips I promised earlier.
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*Originally posted by ultrafilter * There are a few things to keep in mind about lifting:[ul][li] Nothing is more important than proper form, even if you have to sacrifice weight to get to it. Lifting with proper form will cut down on the number of injuries you experience and make your exercise sessions more effective.[/li][li] Each rep should last seven or eight seconds. That’s two seconds up, two seconds holding it up there, and four seconds down. Get into this habit at the start, cause if you don’t, it’s a bitch to get into later.[/li][li] Start with your large muscles, and move on to your smaller ones. The smaller ones are the limiting factor in how much you can lift with your larger ones, and you don’t want to fatigue them early.[/li][li] The goal is muscle failure, not fatigue. You don’t want to quit when you’re tired–you want to quit when you have to (or when you experience abnormal pain).[/li][li] Muscles come in antagonist pairs–if one muscle moves a joint this way, there’s another muscle that moves that joint the other way. If you work one muscle, work its antagonist as well; if you don’t, you can end up with serious health problems.[/li][li] Lift through the full range of motion. If you don’t, you won’t gain strength outside of the range you use.[/ul][/li][/QUOTE]
