To Gym Or Not To Gym For Muscle Gain and Fat Loss
February 11th, 2009 | 
Author: Many who pursue muscle building or weight loss feel that joining a gym is a prerequisite, and so, following a rather calorie friendly December, thousands crowd the lobbies of local gyms, signing up for a 3+ year membership, believing that they’ve just taken the first step towards a bodybuilding or weight loss transformation. But if we analyze the number of people who actually continue attending the gym following their contractual commitment, we find that the excited patrons who were fueled with desire for physical fitness suddenly fail to walk through the gym’s front door as February approaches.
Most assume that sloth is the natural enemy that prevents most from pursuing a pattern of consistency, and never analyze whether in fact the gym environment itself may be offering an insurmountable obstacle for many, eventually causing most to quit the pursuit of muscle building or fat loss completely.
But why? How could the gym actually reduce motivation to train, when in fact the environment should be conducive towards achieving results? The answer will be found within the first few workouts, and clearly becomes one of the main reasons why most lose their fondness for gym attendance before they produce any noticeable changes.
Imagine you are prepared for an intense workout, and you encounter one or more friends who decide to train at the same time as you. What will likely happen next? Will the group experience the best weight training and aerobic workout of the year, or will the next hour focus upon discussing last night’s episode of the Biggest Loser? Let’s say you visit the gym and happen not to find any acquaintances, but as you scan the territory, immediately sense that every machine you are planning to use is occupied, with a 10+ minute wait for each. Do you think this will contribute towards a productive workout session, or encourage a trip to the local fast food drive thru to try and munch the mounting frustration away?
Oh, and let’s not forget the most convenient excuses to skip the gym for a day, such as weather (two feet of snow might make navigating the highway difficult), car breakdown (a flat tire always interferes with melting a spare tire!), and traffic (wouldn’t want to be late for dinner!). Some may say that these inconveniences cannot occur on a regular basis, but once momentum is ruined, and a workout is missed, the mind becomes far more accepting of another skipped session, and this attitude will eventually lead to a new habit, one which is much more enjoyable – couch warming, without the distraction of a daily gym visit.
So, what is the alternative? I not only perform my bodybuilding training at home, but built over 60 pounds of muscle mass and lost 50 pounds of fat in the process, proving that neither muscle building nor fat loss requires waiting in line for machines or paying expensive bodybuilding gym dues. In fact, my bodybuilding success was achieved in my basement, with basic weight training equipment, and I was able to produce far more consistency with my workout regimen than most who must contend with the inconvenient gym environment, specifically because I am in control of my environment, and can remove distractions that interfere with my ability to train.
This is not to say that achieving a bodybuilding physique or producing consistent weight loss is impossible through gym training, as many with such memberships produce excellent results, but for those who have the option to purchase some basic equipment and train at home, I believe doing so is far more convenient, offers no distractions, and is significantly less expensive over a several year period than joining a local gym. Achieving success in muscle building or fat loss is in great part due to mental focus, a factor which suffers greatly when subjected to an unpredictable set of circumstances, and this is why I have always opted for training at home, and produced very impressive muscle building and fat loss results specifically because I have always been able to proceed with my workouts in a methodical, controlled fashion.
Don’t frown upon training at home until you’ve experienced the frustrations of attending a gym, and do yourself a favor; if you join a local gym facility, make sure not to sign a long term deal until you have consistently trained for three months and have proven to yourself that the distractions and obstacles will not interfere with remaining faithful to your routine.
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The Environmentally Friendly Gasoline Hybrid Car
Simply being aware of the green revolution does not make us anymore environmentally friendly. In fact, it makes one look and feel hypocritical to zip around town in our gasoline guzzlers, talking about being environmentally friendly and reducing toxic fuel emissions into the air!
It is hence a happy phenomenon that an increasing number of people are now giving up their gas-guzzling conventional cars and trading in for Hybrid Cars, many of which are gasoline hybrid cars. And this is despite the fact that such hybrid cars could cost more than the conventional cars currently in the market.
Although gasoline hybrid cars do retail at a higher price than the conventional cars, they are in fact cheaper over the long run. Due to the constantly increasing price of gasoline, many people tend to purchase hybrid cars in order to save money on gasoline. It is not impossible to cut fuel consumption by 50% compared to conventional cars, with some Hybrid car models achieving 50 miles per gallon for urban driving. Multiply this savings by months, and then over the years too… You get the idea.
Gasoline Hybrid cars use both gasoline and electricity
. Hybrid cars work by utilizing both the gasoline-powered engine and the electric motor to run the car. When the car is running idle or when it is not in motion but the engine is running, it automatically switches off the gasoline engine and the car will run on electric power. When you apply pressure to the accelerator, the hybrid car automatically turns on the gas engine again. This helps you to save much gasoline and money especially when you need to contend with daily rituals of stop and go traffic. And when the car is in motion, the electric motor and the gasoline engine will share the propulsion.
And Hybrid technology has advanced to the extent that the latest generation of hybrid cars do not need to be plugged in like electric cars do for recharging. The intelligent hybrid car batteries are recharged when the car itself is running or when the car is braking.
The Hybrid Car – The Best Environment’s Friend
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Gasoline-electric cars or hybrid cars run on clean energy and it has been proven that the hybrid cars emit far lower toxic fumes than conventional cars. In fact, toxic fuel emissions can be reduced from 25% to 90%, when comparing hybrid cars to conventional gas-powered vehicles.
Hybrid cars are aerodynamically designed, usually only need comparatively smaller gasoline engines and electric motors, hence is much more silent than conventional cars.
So the hybrid scores double wins at being environmentally friendly, with reducing both air and noise pollution.
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US tax incentives for hybrid car buyers is another bonus for hybrid car swappers. Depending on which hybrid car you choose, you will be entitled to a certain amount of tax incentives. What’s more, this is recurring over an extended few years too.
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Firstly, you save on the mileage or rather, the miles per gallon, then you get tax rebates over a span of not one year but a few years and you even get to contribute positively to the green revolution. The key is to get you out of that comfort zone and start relearning about hybrid cars.
3 Tips To Manage Water Front Property
Whether you fall in a market for a current homeowner or a market intended for water front, you would definitely want to know more about maintaining your home. Beauty and peace of the water front is what draws you closer to such properties. Most often, water front property owners are undoubtedly nature lovers. So it is highly suggested that such house or property owners should be concerned about developing or maintaining their property in a highly natural way possible. Taking good care in the maintenance part of such water front real estate would protect not just your investment but would also make you an ecological steward which is very significant in today’s scenario of global warming.
1. Purchasing Water Front
If you currently plan to purchase or intend to buy a water front property, it would mean you are checking either the existing houses or perhaps planning to build one of your own. There are various things you could start in advance to maintain the greenery of your water front property. An outset tip would be to keep the area as natural as possible. Looking around the property of your potential house would tell you if it looks natural with vegetation and indigenous trees. It would also highlight to show if the land has been bricked and landscaped to mimic the city life; which you actually want to stay away from. The intention of any water front real estate purchase is that you stop fussing over yard work as usually done in towns. One would not wish to mow the lawn when there are options to walk on the beach or even drop a line in the river.
2. Building Water Front
If you intend to specifically build, then you need to talk to the constructor. It would be wise to evaluate previous houses or sub divisions built by the developer. This would suggest about his completion of older water front projects. You can investigate the land where the construction would take place and then check with the developer about the amount of vegetation that could be salvaged. Most builders go green due to the demands coming from environmental concerns and homeowners.
3. Modifying Water Front
If you wish to make changes facilitating greener maintenance to your existing water front property, then it needs to be initiated by viewing your landscape. You can check if it is full of various plants like in city or if it is featuring natural blend of trees and bushes with the water front. Indigenous plants always look better as tuned with the area and would need lesser care as they are well adapted to the place. At times it would be a good idea to re-landscape the property for easy maintenance and for long term worth.
Having an eye for natural environs, you would factually be helping towards facilitating wild life habitat by investing in water front areas. It would not just contribute to the greenery of earth but also would create a wonderful water front scene for you. Furthermore, you would be diving to make sound contributions to get the worth from your water front investment.
Kawasaki Bikes
The history of the Kawasaki company extends back to the mid 1920′s, when in 1924, Kawasaki were a major player in some heavy industry projects, as well as playing a key role in the production of a variety of aeroplanes.
It wasn’t until 25 years later that Kawasaki made the move into designing and manufacturing motorbikes. Their first step into the motorbike industry was, as with many new manufacturers of the era, producing small engines that could be attached to push bikes, allowing for a quicker and easier ride. Manufacturing three different size engines for this purpose – a 60cc, 150cc and 250cc – it was 6 years later in 1954 before Kawasaki offered their first ‘full’ motorbike.
1962 saw the demise of one popular motorbike manufacturer, Meguro Motorcycles, much to the delight of Kawasaki. Realising that Meguro were going down hill in 1960, the two companies joined forces and 2 years later Kawasaki took off Meguro Motorcycles completely. From this point forward, Kawasaki where to become a motorbike manufacturer of tremendous ability.
A lot of motorbike manufacturers at the time made the point of simply designing and producing one engine size of bike. Whether it was a small 60cc scooter or a powerful 700cc cruiser, each company could be defined by the size of the motorbike engines they produced. Kawasaki, however, decided to take things an extra step forward. With the recent take over of Meguro, Kawasaki’s production capabilities were immense, and so with this, they began producing a wide variety of motorbikes. From small engined scooter for riding around town to highly respected, 650cc powerhouses for the quicker rides on the motorways, Kawasaki had a motorbike to suit everyone’s needs. This soon became one of Kawasaki’s primary values, to offer a selection of motorbikes to the masses, which still remains their focus to this day.
Throughout the 1970′s, Kawasaki began work on several high-performance motorbikes, with the first produce being a respectable 500cc engine – the H1. Liked amongst youths, due to its construction the H1 was a great show off motorbike. It handled well, was capable of performing stunts easily and looked ‘rough and ready’.
More Superbikes were created throughout the 1970′s, including the popular Z1, which, for 1973, had a staggering 903cc engine. Given the name ‘King’ by its many adoring fans, the Z1 is noted as a classic motorbike to this day, and should you be able to purchase one, it can still compete up along their with the current Superbikes.
Continuing this production throughout the next two decades, the 1990′s saw a fierce competition between all Japanese motorbike manufacturers, namely in the Superbike class. For the winner, enormous success would come there. Kawasaki produced the 1052cc engined ZZR-R1100 and took every bit of success that came their way.
Kawasaki are renowned for offering a wide selection of high quality motorbikes, allowing most people all over the world to own a Kawasaki. Not detracting from their quality, Kawasaki motorbikes are affordable and reliable, comfortable and, most importantly, respected. Respect your Kawasaki by investing in Kawasaki Insurance in a timely manner to avoid any regrets later.
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New BMW 7-Series Enters Indian Car Market
BMW introduces the all-new 7-Series in the Indian car market. This top-end luxury car enters the car market with a big bang. It is born with an inspiring style, excellent driving experience, and state-of-art car technologies that sparks a revolution in the car market.
BMW 7-Series is believed to the company’s flagship car. Since its inception in the car market, the 7 series has undergone various modification, revealing different generations of the 7-Series. The new generation introduced in 2009 is the fifth generation 7-Series in India.
Here are some of the special attributes of the new BMW 7-Series:
Exterior
The new BMW 7-Series has an imposing exterior accentuated with a large kidney grille, flowing shoulder lines, stretched side view, dynamic proportions, sculptural surfaces, and seamlessly integrated door handles. The exterior of this new car has a great visual appeal, delivering an even more imposing effect at night.
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The car’s interior is elegantly and beautifully decorated with functional and luxurious car features. Some of the key highlights of the interior are four-zone automatic air-conditioner, multi-purpose wind deflector, the optional contour sliding roof, comfortable seats, and a high-end car audio system. The state-of-the-art car audio system features a 6 DVD changer that also comprises an 80 GB hard disk and TV module along with USB port. The cozy seats have innovative air venting and massage function at the rear whereas active seats for front car passengers. This innovation in car seats ensures extremely high levels of comfort.
Engine
Overall, three variants of the all-new BMW 7 Series have been introduced in India. However, at present only the 750Li variant will be available with an eight-cylinder, V8, Twin Turbo engine technology. This efficient engine delivers an impressive power output of 406 bhp along with lower fuel consumption and emissions. The car can accelerate from a standstill to 100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds.
Performance
Apart from stylish exterior and impressive interiors, the car also showcase tremendous performance with world class technologies. This new car is equipped with Dynamic Damper Control and Integral Active Steering.
Dynamic Driving Control is a technology that enables dampers to adjust with respect to the conditions of the road as well as the driving style. This kind of technology helps to absorb potholes and bumps on Indian roads, delivering a smoother drive experience.
The new Integral Active Steering helps to control the steering angle of both rear and the front. At low speeds the rear wheels automatically gets turned against the front wheels. It reduces the turning circle and helps improve agility.
Safety
The new BMW 7-Series is equipped with the latest car safety technologies. Some of the most advanced and functional among them are i-Drive control, Runflat tyres, active cruise control, Head Up display, lane change warning, camera system, lane departure warning, driver orientation, BMW Night Vision, speed limit display, and adaptive headlights.
BMW is the first car manufacturer to use the ‘Head Up’ display in the all-new 7 Series. This innovative technology uses a thermal imagining camera to provide a moving video of all the objects ahead on the road. This warns the driver of all the dangers ahead. The i-Drive control system is also an innovative technology that helps deliver two main function, black panel technology and enhanced resolution.
Tai Chi for Sports
Tai Chi is awesome as a sports training tool because its goal is to cultivate balance, calm and power. Those are three things one needs to excel in any physical activity. During Tai Chi practice you learn about the lower dan tien, which is an energy center located just below the navel. Tai Chi players are taught to move from their dan tien, which is their center of gravity. This is especially helpful for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing and skiing. Likewise, in baseball, golf, tennis and racquetball you swing from the center, or dan tien, to hit the ball.
Let’s take baseball for example: Tai Chi’s ability to improve balance is excellent for infielders, who move and reach quickly and sharply. And just before going into a pitch, a pitcher must hold his/her balance on one leg for several seconds. This point of balance can determine the force and accuracy of the pitch.
The concept of swinging from the dan tien may also help reduce “golfer’s back” because by creating the swing from below the navel there is less twisting of the lower back. This relaxed motion allows the entire force of the dan tien’s turning to be projected outward through the hands and club into the ball. Many golfers discover that they can drive the ball much farther after practicing Tai Chi for only a few months.
The same force used in golf also works for tennis and racquetball. In addition, consciously moving from the dan tien can lessen the pressure on the knees, especially through all the quick stops of the game.
Of course, the mental acuity, balance and self-esteem Tai Chi encourages is beneficial for other types of sports as well, such as football and soccer. It is well known that the L.A. Lakers basketball team used Tai Chi as part of their training.
As a triathlete, I use Tai Chi as both a warm-up for my regular workouts and also as an “off day” exercise that is soothing to my joints, yet still keeps my mind and body focused. As an added bonus, with each deep breath I visualize stocking up my energy reserves in my lower dan tien so I can draw from those when I really need them, like on that last mile of the course! It helps a lot!