Why Endurance Exercises Are SO Important
When exercising there are various ways to perform that workout.
For example you can workout for strength, muscle building, explosivity, endurance, etc. etc.
Today I want to tell you why having enough muscular endurance is crucial to staying healthy, and why this should be even more of an issue as you get older.
As you know, many people today suffer from joint and muscle problems. We’ll use lower back pain as an example because that probably hits home with a lot of people reading this.
Did you know that one of the most common reasons for having back pain is simply not having enough lower back endurance?
Think about it.
You wake up, sit at a desk for a few hours and your back starts hurting.
This happens because over time your muscles are starting to get tired and more stress is placed on different parts of your body to counteract the fatigue your lower back muscles are receiving.
So not only do you get stress (e.g. pain) in your lower back from them being fatigued, but the pain then starts to radiate throughout other parts of your body because those places are trying to counteract the fatigue your lower back has!
I’m sure you’ve experienced this at some point in your life. I know I have.
Taking Control Of Your Muscle Pain
So if you’re suffering like so many other people are, what can you do about it?
Start doing more endurance exercises!
I actually love endurance exercises for 2 reasons.
First, when you start training your muscles to be able to move a certain weight around for longer periods of time, you’ll see that you can start moving HEAVY weights around for longer periods of time.
In other words, instead of being stuck at lifting 200lbs. for 3 reps, if you start implemetning more endurance exercises you’ll notice that you’ll be able to move that same weight for 4,5,7, or even 10 reps after just a few weeks.
The second reason I love them is because when you start doing them, and this is especially important for your lower back/core – you’ll start having less pain.
As I said most of the pain we experience is because of a lack of endurance in those muscles, so when you start getting more endurance – the pain starts vanishing.
And if you’re having lower back problems, the absolute BEST exercise you can do to relieve that pain is simply holding a plank for a specific time, a few times per week or even 2-3 times per day for shorter times.
So start doing more endurance exercise. Heck, just add 1 set of them to the end of all your workouts and you’ll start seeing improvements!
Do You Have Fat Loss “Perfection” Syndrome?
Going back to my college days, I remember hearing a lot about “anorexia” and how bad of a disorder it was to have and how the people were so obsessed with getting skinny that they’d go to extraordinary lengths to do so.
Yadda yadda yaddda…
And while anorexia is a horrible disorder to have, there’s one thing a lot of people forget about.
Perfection syndrome!
Perfection syndrome occurs when you’re so obsessed with your body that you’ll do nearly anything to keep it incredibly ripped and free of any and every little ounce of fat imaginable.
I remember going through a bodybuilding forum a few years ago and they were talking about how they get “super” lean to go to the beach for the week and meet girls (these were younger guys saying this).
So all of a sudden one guy comes on and said he purposely makes him dehydrated because “your skin gets thinner and you look more ripped”.
So I figured..”wow…what a lunatic, I can’t wait to see the response on this one”.
Much to my surprise, everybody in the forum was SUPPORTING his decision to do that!
Listen, when you’re willing to do things THAT unnecessary just to look a tiny bit better, you have a problem. You honestly need to go talk to someone and figure out what kind of self-esteem issues you’re having because (and I’m not joking about this) – you have issues that need to be taken care of.
If you’re that kind of person, you honestly need to relax. First of all, nobody is gonna notice a tiny little difference like that. Second of all, you should NEVER compromise your overall health in order to get a little more lean – I don’t care what the circumstances are.
And by the way if there are any guys reading this thinking it’s still a good idea to get super-ripped to the point where you can see every muscle striation in your body….girls like “normal” looking guys better anyway.
Anyway, no matter who you are you should take a quick look at your daily eating and exercise habits and judge yourself objectively to find out if you have a problem or not.
Everything you do should be focused on staying as healthy as possible while staying as lean as possible. But those boundaries should never touch each other. If something is going to make you leaner but compromises your health…eat more vegetables instead of carbs for your next few meals.
It makes me sick what people will do to get super-ripped when it’s not even necessary to begin with.
Do you agree? Leave your comments and let me know what you think!
How To Make A Homemade Dipping Belt
When I used to lift in the gym one of my favorite tools was a dipping belt. Unfortunately I just never got around to making one for my ownhome gym..but I just came across this great video showing you how to make one for just a few measly bucks and some materials you can pick up ay any local hardware store or Home Depot.
Dipping belts are AWESOME for doing pullups and dips with. Since most people probably don’t have a dipping station at home, I’d say the best use for one of these will be for pullups.
Enjoy the video!
New Workout For You To Try Out
So today I started a new “cardio” type workout.
You probably know that I’m not a big fan of regular cardio, but this is one exception
It’s not exactly regular cardio because it’s much more exciting than jogging, so maybe we’ll call it a hybrid 
Anyway….what am I talking about?
Running bleachers!
That’s right, just go to your local football stadium, sprint up the bleachers, then come back down. Go over to the next row and sprint up, come back down.
When you get to the end of the bleachers, take a break to catch your breath and allow the burning sensation in your legs to fade away, then start it back up and have a little more fun.
I don’t know why, but for some reason this kind of excites me. I started doing these 2 summers ago and they’ve just always kept my attention.
Maybe it’s because I get to sprint, or that I get to workout outdoors with the sun beating down on me, or that it’s a very low-injury exercise since you won’t be running all that fast (well, compared to sprinting)…I’m not sure.
All I can say is…try it out and I’m sure you’ll love it to!
Who Are You Listening To?
Just a quick note today as I’m heading to NYC tomorrow and will be running around like a chicken with its head cut off today
There are 2 types of people who sell fitness products.
Those who don’t care about you and simply want to make as much money as they possibly can, and those who genuinely care about each and every person who purchases their product.
And who you’re buying from I believe makes a big difference.
If you’re buying products from someone who doesn’t care about you, chances are you’re never going to get any extra support beyond the product you bought.
If you get a program from someone who truly cares about you, they’ll do everything in their power to help you out if you have any questions.
Now you’re probably thinking that I wrote this post so you’d think I was trying to get you to believe that I’m the good guy and everyone else is the bad guy, but that’s not the case.
There are many other great programs out there. Some of them will personally respond back to you and try to help you out while others are simply too busy and, even though they might WANT to help, they might find it a little too hard because they’d be spending all day just writing emails back and forth.
But I ALWAYS recommend getting to know a person before buying a product for them. Don’t get something from someone you don’t know – even if it’s me that you don’t know yet. You want to make sure they have your best interest in mind first.
Then, if you need help after going through the program, you’ll know you can get it.
Because sometimes the difference between success and failure in a weight loss program isn’t how good the program is, it’s the support you get AFTER the program that counts.
So just make sure that whenever you get something fitness related, make sure the seller of it is a genuinely good person and has your best interest at heart. That way if you have questions, you’ll know you can just ask and be helped!
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