Fitness Guru

Sunday, October 30, 2005

ARE YOU AN ECTOMORPH, MESOMORPH OR ENDOMORPH?

A popular method to categorize all these various body types recognizes three fundamentally different physical types called somatotypes:

Ectomorph
Short upper body, long arms and legs, long and narrow feet and hands, very little fat storage, narrowness in the chest and shoulders, generally long and thin muscles.

Mesomorph
Large chest, long torso, solid muscle structure and great strength

Endomorph
Soft musculature, round face,, short neck, wide hips, heavy fat storage

No one is entirely one type but rather a combination of all three types based on the level of dominance of each basic body type category (on a scale of 1 to 7). Someone who was ectomorphic (1), mesomorphic(6) and endomorphic(4) would be an endo-mesomorph (well muscled but inclined to carry a lot of fat)

Some examples of people you might know

Frank Zane (ecto-mesomorph)
Flex Wheeler (ecto-mesomorph)
Lee Priest (endo-mesomorph)
Dorian Yates (mesomorph)
Tom Platz (mesomorph)

Which type are you?

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

MORE LITTLE TIPS

Products that list the first ingredient as solid fats and oils are usually high in fat (IE mayonnaise, butter... ingredients that contain large amounts of saturated fat include meat and poultry fat, butter, cream etc).

If your feet sweat use socks containing wicking fabrics, not absorbent socks (talc or cornstarch helps prevent blisters, the best cure for a blister however, is a layer of petroleum jelly); once you've gotten a blister use moleskin. Cowboy boots can put 2x as much stress on your heel as you are used to.

Studies show that the only way to endure heat is to work in it, the first sign of dehydration is fatigue (muscle strength decreases). Other symptoms include: muscle aches, cramps, nausea, diarrhea, lack of concentration, tunnel vision etc.

Sports that burn calories the quickest over a short period of time IE 40 min. (highest to lowest): Jogging, Scuba Diving, Stair Climbing, Basketball, Jumping Rope, Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Swimming, Cycling, Frisbee, Golf, Softball.

Make sure your fitness goals are specific yet realistic, variety is powerful when the key is motivation

When buying milk buy a paper carton rather than a plastic jug, the lights in groceries stores can cause the jugs to lose up to 90% of the vitamin "A"

The humid air of the bathroom can decrease the potency of your medications (don't have them in the med. cabinet).

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

A COUPLE OF TIPS

The more muscle on your body the greater your metabolic rate will be (the faster you'll burn fat and gain muscle). The more calories you burn, the less you'll have to reduce your fat intake.

6 small meals a day is better than 3 large ones. This lets your body utilize the nutrients and speeds up the metabolic rate.

Speed up metabolism = aerobics every other day, moderate calorie, high protein and low fat and sugar diet

Foods that say they have no cholesterol may be loaded with staurated fat.

Except for meat and Poultry there are no federal laws govering the words "Lite" and "Light" (ask for extra lean or fat reduced at the deli, when it comes to chicken light contains about a third the fat of dark).

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