Intense Weight Loss Exercise Plans
Before we go any farther, let's review a critical piece of reality: There is NO WAY you can ever exercise-off or even run-off the amount of calories needed to lose 1-2 lbs. per week. It is just NOT possible. 
* To establish a calorie deficit, you must start with your diet. Not eating a piece of bread (100 calories) is a much easier start than running one mile.* Olympic and professional athletes RARELY do back-to-back energy-depleting workouts. They normally have 2-3 days of sub-maximal workouts in between. Does it really make sense for the average person to exhaust themselves for several consecutive days? * Severe workouts put you in the cross-hairs for an overuse injury. This is the main reason athletes stagger their "hard workouts." * Severe workouts crush both your mental outlook and your Central Nervous System. There is no way you can mentally get jacked-up for tough workouts all the time. Active rest days are key. * Don't get me wrong, interval training workouts MUST be a focus in your weight loss plans, but you will ONLY do them 2-3 times each week. NOT everyday. * Just because you workout intensely doesn't mean you can eat whatever you please. To initiate stomach fat loss you must establish a lifestyle habit of making good food choices. Exercise certainly must have bouts of intensity, but it also must be a positive experience to make you stick with it. (Those "Boot Camp" programs run by the "trainers" at the gym who have a high school education..and a three-day certification program...are very suspect.) Intense weight loss exercise plans are out of balance. Stay away from them. You can lose belly fat with a sensible plan of Optimal Diet - Strength Training - and Interval Training.  |
