The ketogenic diet is the basic idea behind the atkins diet. The primary principle which drives this diet is the idea of consuming fat more than carbohydrates for your primary source of energy. The intended result of this concept is to trick your body into consuming fat for your primary energy source instead of carbs.
The intention of this diet is to consume fat in a ratio of 4(fat):1(protein and carbs). Now, the problem here is an issue of getting enough protein. A possible increase in the consumption of protein in this diet would probably increase the benefit of said diet. All said, the ketogenic diet has been seen to garner decent weight loss results.
Before jumping headlong into this diet, be mindful that you need healthy fats, and need to focus much more on the quality of your foods. The use of a keto diet is not for everyone either. It is important to remember that everyone responds to this differently. Be mindful of the possibility of a drop in energy or, for some, a possible increase in energy.
The keto diet is just another method for weight loss, however, it does have some inherent risks. Not the least of which is an increase in cholestoral due to the significant increase in consumption in the amount of fat and a reduction in the amount of protein and carbohydrates you are consuming.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Crossfit
The crossfit workout is a burgeoning new workout program designed to provide users with a wide spectrum of fitness capabilities. Crossfit is the brian child of Greg Glassman, an ex-gymnast. The overarching theme of crossfit aims to achieve a sort of jack-of-all-trades approach to fitness and performance.
The way the crossfit program works is to produce an exercise program for the day, which crossfit trainee's then go out and accomplish. These workouts are called "workouts of the day" of W.O.D.s. The program doesn't focus upon diet or nutrision, solely upon the exercise portion of one's fitness. To find the W.O.D. you go to the crossfit website.
As stated in testosterone muscle's coverage of crossfit, the primary argument against crossfit is the method of attaining a liscence to coach it. In which you merely pay $1000 for a class 1 liscence, $500 for a class 2, and $250 for a subsequent liscence level. In paying for the liscence you also recieve weekend classes for the liscence level you hope to attain. Problematically, there is no test at the end of the program (6).
For many people crossfit is a good way to enhance their fitness. There is also the idea that in crossfit, the W.O.D.s are scaleable, meaning they are applicable to anyone of any fitness level. The workouts scale by speed of exercise, length of breaks, and weights used. Look into it if the program interests you, however, be careful, as some of the W.O.D.s are challengeing for the newcomer.
The way the crossfit program works is to produce an exercise program for the day, which crossfit trainee's then go out and accomplish. These workouts are called "workouts of the day" of W.O.D.s. The program doesn't focus upon diet or nutrision, solely upon the exercise portion of one's fitness. To find the W.O.D. you go to the crossfit website.
As stated in testosterone muscle's coverage of crossfit, the primary argument against crossfit is the method of attaining a liscence to coach it. In which you merely pay $1000 for a class 1 liscence, $500 for a class 2, and $250 for a subsequent liscence level. In paying for the liscence you also recieve weekend classes for the liscence level you hope to attain. Problematically, there is no test at the end of the program (6).
For many people crossfit is a good way to enhance their fitness. There is also the idea that in crossfit, the W.O.D.s are scaleable, meaning they are applicable to anyone of any fitness level. The workouts scale by speed of exercise, length of breaks, and weights used. Look into it if the program interests you, however, be careful, as some of the W.O.D.s are challengeing for the newcomer.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
300 Workout
Ever since the movie "300" the hype has brought the idea of a "300 Workout" to the forefront of marketed workouts. While the ACTUAL workout was one of intensity and merit, it is not the one posted all over the web.
Mark Twight is the man responsible for training the "spartans" for their movie. He, however, did not provide them with the workout found peppered all over the internet, he gave them a strict regimen (including diet) geared towards each individual separately. You can find what he has to say about his training of the spartans on his gym website .
While Mr. Twight has proven his prowess in developing a program for people, his original effrts have been manipulated into the workout often posted by people who don't realize the true scope of his program. An article on webmd talks in depth about the program. In short, one of the experts (William J. Kraemer), an exercise physiologist with a PhD explained that the 300 workout often advertised is, in fact, dangerous.
Mr. Twight is quoted explaining, in this article, that the often advertised "300 Workout" is merely a graduation test for the men who went through his program for this movie. So yes, while we all want to look like the spartans in this movie, it will take more than this purported "300 workout" to attain the look the spartans had after their training.
Mark Twight is the man responsible for training the "spartans" for their movie. He, however, did not provide them with the workout found peppered all over the internet, he gave them a strict regimen (including diet) geared towards each individual separately. You can find what he has to say about his training of the spartans on his gym website .
While Mr. Twight has proven his prowess in developing a program for people, his original effrts have been manipulated into the workout often posted by people who don't realize the true scope of his program. An article on webmd talks in depth about the program. In short, one of the experts (William J. Kraemer), an exercise physiologist with a PhD explained that the 300 workout often advertised is, in fact, dangerous.
Mr. Twight is quoted explaining, in this article, that the often advertised "300 Workout" is merely a graduation test for the men who went through his program for this movie. So yes, while we all want to look like the spartans in this movie, it will take more than this purported "300 workout" to attain the look the spartans had after their training.
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