Bench Press and Body Fat: Separating Fact from Fiction
In the world of fitness, the quest for a leaner physique often leads to myths and misconceptions. One such myth is the idea that chest bench presses alone can magically reduce body fat around the midsection and abs. In this blog post, we'll uncover the truth about how increasing lean muscle through strength training can indeed help reduce body fat, with a focus on three bench press variations: the Barbell Bench Press, Dumbbell Bench Press, and Incline Bench Press. Additionally, we'll provide you with an effective 6-8 week training program that balances these pressing movements with essential pulling exercises for a well-rounded approach to fat loss.
What are the top 5 most Underrated Health & fitness tips?
In the world of fitness, some valuable tips often go overlooked, hindering individuals on their health and performance journeys. Discover the top 5 most underrated fitness tips that can transform your training. Misconceptions and a lack of awareness about these tips can lead to suboptimal results and frustration in your fitness journey.
Can You Build Mass with Body-Weight Exercises? Can You Lose Fat and Gain Lean Muscle?
In the world of fitness, there's a persistent question that many individuals grapple with: Can you build muscle mass and lose fat effectively through body-weight exercises alone? This dilemma often perplexes those on their health and performance journey. We'll explore this common concern and provide you with a comprehensive solution, explaining how Atlas Performance Training can guide you toward your goals.
Is it Possible for the Average Person to Maintain a Ripped Muscular Physique Year Round Without Steroids?
Achieving a ripped and muscular physique is a goal many aspire to, but the notion of maintaining it year-round can be daunting. The question often arises: Is it possible for the average person to maintain a chiseled physique without resorting to steroids? In this post, we address this concern and provide a solution, outlining how Atlas Performance Training can help you maintain your ideal physique naturally.
The Power of Lifting Weights: A Personal Journey
Ever wondered why people get into lifting weights? It's a question that often reflects personal stories of transformation and empowerment. Let's explore the profound reasons behind my Journey lifting weights. Understanding the motivations behind weightlifting can be a mystery to those who haven't experienced its benefits firsthand.
Daily Pull-Ups: Is it a Good Idea?
Pull-ups are a fantastic exercise for building upper body strength, but what would happen if you did them every day? In this blog post, we'll explore the potential consequences of daily pull-ups, how they can impact your health and performance, and whether it's a sustainable approach to your fitness journey.
Can you still Lift heavy weight if you’re overweight?
Being overweight often comes with concerns about joint health, mobility, and the effectiveness of workouts. Many individuals are hesitant to incorporate heavy resistance training into their routine, fearing that it may not be suitable or safe for them.
What workout routine is best for your core muscles on a daily basis?
A strong and defined core not only looks great but also plays a vital role in overall strength and stability. Atlas Performance Training is excited to present a 6-week core and abdominal training program designed to help you achieve a chiseled midsection while maintaining a balanced and nutritious diet.
Starting at 40: Your Journey to a Remarkable Physique
Is it too late to start working out at 40? Not at all! In fact, it's the perfect time to embark on your fitness journey. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a comprehensive 6-week plan of action that focuses on nutrition, complete strength training, and the top five exercises and meals to promote fat loss and lean muscle gain.
What’s the hardest part of getting fit?
Are you ready to embark on a 90-day journey that will transform your body, boost your fitness level, and elevate your overall health? Atlas Performance Training presents a comprehensive program designed to help you become the hero of your fitness story. This program combines strength/resistance training with cardio sessions for a balanced and effective approach.
Can you get six-pack abs from running versus walking?
The journey to achieving 6-pack abs often involves cardio training to shed that stubborn belly fat. Walking and running are two popular options, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. In this blog post, we'll present two 6-week cardio training programs, one for walking and one for running, to help you decide which path is right for you in your quest for 6-pack abs.
Maintaining a 20-25 Pound Fat Loss: The Role of Consistent Strength Training"
Losing 20-25 pounds of body fat is an incredible accomplishment, but the real challenge lies in maintaining that hard-earned weight loss over the long term. Many individuals find it difficult to sustain their progress without making drastic changes to their diets, often leading to the frustrating cycle of yo-yo dieting. In this blog post, we will explore how a consistent strength training routine can be the key to maintaining significant fat loss without the need for drastic dietary alterations. Let's delve into the problem, its impact on health and performance, and the detailed solution we offer through our Atlas Performance Training (AP Excel) Personal Training Program.
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Six-Pack Abs in 6 Weeks: Nourish Your Way to Success
It's time to turn that dream into reality. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a complete nutrition and exercise program that focuses on developing and maintaining those coveted six-pack abs. This program includes a 7-day nutrition plan, meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a grocery list, recommendations on alcohol consumption, and an 8-week strength and cardio exercise training program.
Navigating Weight Loss: Medication vs. Nutrition & Exercise
Today, we're shedding light on two pathways to shed body fat: the innovation of the weight loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic compared to harnessing the power of nutrition and exercise for long-term well-being.
Wegovy and Ozempic: A revolutionary approach to weight loss, the cutting-edge injectable medicine by Novo Nordisk, is tailored for adults with obesity (BMI 27+) aiming to embark on their weight loss journey. Building on the success of Ozempic, Wegovy offers a targeted solution backed by clinical evidence.
How to Maintain Wellness and Self-Care Goals
8 step to help you create a plan of action to manage you Goals
With the hustle and bustles of our busy days, it's not always easy to take care of ourselves. But now, there are tons of wellness goals you can achieve with just 10 minutes per day, like eating healthier or getting more exercise throughout your weekdays……
Rebuilding Your Body
It is important to consult with a physical therapist or certified fitness professional coach with the knowledge of how to work with and train individuals with joint and mobility limitations. These professionals have the experience to develop a personalized exercise plan that focuses on strengthening the muscles (for example the Quadriceps and Hamstrings in regards to the knee ) and opposing joints surrounding the joint that will be replaced (hip and ankle in regards to the knee). This also will help improve joint stability and range of motion, as well as prepare the body for the demands of surgery and rehabilitation, which is very important to help speed up your recovery and help prevent additional complications…
Why You Don’t Have to Spend a Fortune on Getting Healthy and Fit
While it would be nice to have a personal trainer on standby for personalized fitness sessions, not everyone can afford this route. However, that's not to say it's your only option to lead a healthy, active lifestyle. There are, of course, other alternatives (many of them free) that you can make use of, too.
The 3 Whey's to Get Stronger and Healthy
For one reason it’s relatively expensive, secondly what the body does not use it dumps what leading you to literally and figuratively flush money down the drain, and thirdly it is not sustainable in a realistic fashion, just think about how many different supplements you have tried for a few months over the past several years including the ones in your the kitchen cabinet that have gone unused. The use of supplements can be beneficial to and health and performance training program, whether your goal is to lose weight and improve your body composition, or if you are an athlete who is looking to gain weight, get stronger, faster, in the offseason supplements can give you the added edge you are looking for, but only if your nutrition plans’ foundation is based on consuming whole foods that have the three main macronutrients:….
The New and Old Smarter Cardio Training of the 21st Century....
The goal of any training program should be to develop these energy systems and “train” them to produce the energy in an efficient manner during practice and competition so that energy is readily available to the muscles during physical activity. All three energy systems are interdependent of each other, but in most situations, one energy system or a combination of two of the three is required to make things happen. This goes into the concept of performance-specific training and how to create training programs that are designed specifically to produce improvements in muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness, and improvements in speed and power of the individual….
Sleep: The "Magical" 8, Quality or Quantity
The issue usually is not the amount of sleep as measured in time, but the quality of sleep that you have, and this goes back to your habits and rituals if you will that you have established over your lifetime. There is usually no preparation for sleep time, and if you are over the age of 10 years old you have not had a ritual for sleep time that has worked to help you sleep in over 20-30 plus years, but even with that said we still fought the idea of going to sleep “early” before 9 pm. I remember when I was around 8-9 years old and it was the beginning of the school year and the time had not changed and it was still light at my bedtime(6 pm) and I literally had a temper tantrum in the bed kicking and crying because I could hear the other neighborhood kids playing outside and here I was being put to bed like a baby….