Goals
Short Term Goals
- Start getting enough sleep AT NIGHT. Limit naps to 45 min. When you get tired, feel sick or down it's time to rest.
- Make time Don’t Waste time.
- Practice Karate away from the dojo (Forms, Kempos, and Combinations)
Go to a conditioning class at least once a week - Go to the Gym three times a week
- Go to the dojo at least two times a week
- I was to be able to do 100 pushups on my fists by October.
- I want to lose 10 lbs by October as well.
Long Term Goals
- Lose fat, not weight
-Eat healthy foods and establish a regular cardio routine - Build muscle mass (especially arms) and then shape and tone
-Follow a gym routine with dedication putting emphasis on resistance training and conditioning. - Get in shape to reduce fatigue and promote general health that will carry on into later years
Stretch every evening and after every workout to increase flexibility
Make Time
*Buy and USE a day planner
*Get organized with the four D's
-Dump, Delegate, Do or Delay
*Check what you do. The things you spend your time on are your priorities (including TV, video games, and naps.)
+Use Stairs rather than the elevator.
+Save time by timing showers to workout sessions
+Be a social activist (when hanging with friends play sports)
Nutrition
*SIX TO EIGHT 8 OUNCE GLASSES OF WATER PER DAY
*SIX SMALL MEALS A DAY TO KEEP METABOLISM MOVING FASTER
-60% Carbohydrate
* IF AN ACTIVE BODY DOESNT GET ENOUGH CARBOHYDRATE, IT STARTS TAPPING PROTEIN FOR ENERGY, BY BREAKING DOWN MUSCLE
CARBS
+whole-grain breads and cereals
+ pasta
+bagels
+ apples, bananas, oranges and pears
+potatoes, corn, peas, and beans, broccoli
-10-15% Protein
*MUSCLE BUILDER
+meat (lean beef/Chicken/Turkey)
+milk (1 gram per ounce)
+fish (7 grams per ounce) (tuna)
+ yogurt (8 grams per ounce)
+eggs (6 grams per egg)
+peas (4 grams per half-cup)
-20-25% Fat
* Fat comes in two general ways: from animal products and from oils. So drink skim milk; opt for baked and broiled over fried; cut back on meat portions; trim skin and visible fat off chicken turkey and beef' substitute fruit spreads for butter; eat low fat cheeses.
Weight Lifting
*for size lift moderately heavy weights a moderate number of times (ARMS)
*for toning lift light weights a high number of times
*Rest for a day between resistance training so that muscles have a chance to regenerate.
*And effective workout will exercise large muscle groups first.
*It especially important to be smooth and slow when you're lowering the weight.
*DONT LOCK UP THE JOINT. This takes the weight of the muscle and puts it one the bone and that gives the muscles a rest.
*MAKE CHANGES, by the time you get bored with your routine your muscles are way ahead of you.
Aerobic Exercise
*Used to reduce body fat.
*Works large muscle groups for sustained periods.
*Helps deliver oxygen and glucose to muscles.
*Work hard enough to make a difference but pace yourself
*Warm up and Warm down 10 min.
*As a rule an Aerobic exercise should be at least 20 to 30min.
Flexibility
*Soften up, when muscles are cold they're stiffer, Light exercise before stretching warms muscles and makes them more pliable
*Hold each stretch for 30 sec.
*Stretches should be slow and steady, not fast and jerky
*Stretching after a workout increases flexibility faster because the muscles are already warm.
Mental Conditioning
*The better you are at pushing yourself beyond your normal limits, the closer you'll come to peak conditioning
*It's not the thing you can do that makes the difference, but the thing you can't
*By concentrating on the specific muscle being exercised, you're more likely to put more energy into your effort and execute your movements with better form.
*By limiting yourself to what you think your best is, you can shortchange your true abilities.
*Don't dwell on what you can't do because it will get in the way of what you can.
*SHOW UP ALL THE TIME
Ridding Fat
*Eat Carbohydrates: beans pasta, cereal and potatoes
*You'll still gain weight on carbs if you eat more of them than your body uses.
*You really need to eat sufficient calories to sustain both exercise and your resting metabolic rate.
*60% carbs, 20-25% fat, and 10-15% protein.
*Eat early not late; the body seems to be more efficient at storing fat during the night.
*Eat often; eating many smaller meals throughout the day keeps insulin levels down and fat burning potential up.
*The more lean muscle you have, the more calories you burn even when you’re inactive.
*Aerobic exercise versus resistance training. It’s not really an either/or proposition. Do both regularly.
The Twenties
*The twenties are a critical time to establish fitness habits, abilities and passion that will stick with you later, when exercise ostensibly matters more.
*Because you’re young, your body is more resilient and stronger than it will be in late years, which means you can use it more heavily and achieve greater results in a shorter period of time. Your body is still pumping out ample amounts of growth hormone.
*Bulk up now because you begin to lose muscle mass in your thirties.
Workout Routines
Basic Fitness
*A ten minute warm up. Do a light aerobic activity to get blood lowing though you muscles.
*Five minutes of stretching
*Thirty Minutes of weight training
*Thirty minutes of aerobic activity
*Five minute cool down
*Five minutes of stretching
The Core Routine
*Follow order as listed above using the following exercises during weight training.
Thirty Minutes of weight training
-Squats
-Bench Press
-One-Arm Dumbbell Rows
-Alternating Press with Dumbbells
-Concentration Curls
-Overhead Triceps Extensions
-Crunches
*Three Month Program*
*To get fit in Three Months you're going to have to do a lot of something towards your goal everyday.
*Weight train every other day (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
*Aerobic Exercise almost everyday (on the seventh day he rested, so should you)
The First Month
*Goals- Build a strong cardiovascular base by getting you aerobic capacity up to 30 minutes a day. Get right into a weight-training routine.
Exercises
*Leg press 95
* Leg curls 100
*Standing heel raises 100
*Wide grip bench press 70
*Dumbbell flies 71
*Bent over row 88
*Back extensions 85
*Shrugs 64
*Military press 66
*Barbell curls 48
*Overhead triceps extensions 51
*Crunches 77
*Oblique Crunches 83
Week 1
10-15 minutes of Cardio every day
Karate Tues. Thursday
Weight Routine Wed. Fri Sun.. 15-10 reps
Week 2
15-20 min. of Cardio every day
Karate Tues. Thursday
Weight Routine Wed. Fri Sun.. 15-10 reps
Week 3
20-25 minutes of aerobic activity a day
12-15 reps in weight routine
Week 4
25-30 minutes of aerobic activity a day
15-15 reps of moderately heavy weights
The Second Month
Goals—add ten minutes to your aerobic workout. Build strength by lifting heavier weights. Start attending Conditioning classes on Tues. and Sat.
Exercises
Legs: Dumbbell step ups and step downs 97
Legs: Squats 96
Chest: Decline bench press 73
Chest: Alternating dumbbell press 71
Back: Rumanian dead lifts 86
Back Lat pull down 128
Shoulders: Upright rows 64
Shoulders: side lateral raises 65
Arms: Hammer curls 49
Arms: Seated triceps press 51
Abs Crossover crunches 78
Abs: oblique twists 82
Week 5-7
30-35 min. aerobic at 70%-75%
3 sets of 10-12 moderately heavy weights increasing weight gradually
Week 8
40 min. of aerobic exercise each day.
Third Month
Goals—Focus toward the activity you’ll be doing. Intensify weight routine with 3-5 sets of moderately heavy weights. Increase your weights every workout. Shift through your weight routines when you get bored with them.
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Exercises
Legs: Barbell step ups and step downs 98
Legs: Dumbbell Lunges 96
Chest: Inclined bench press: 70
Chest: Declined push ups 74
Back: Good morning exercises 86
Back: bent over rows 88
Shoulders: Alternating front lateral raises 65
Shoulders: Alternating press with dumbbells 66
Arms: Concentration curls 50
Arms: One arm triceps pulldowns 52
Abs: Hanging single knee raises 79
Abs: Side bends with dumbbells 83
Week 9-12
40 min. at 75 percent intensity
3-5 sets of
Advanced Body Shaping
*Do a number of different exercises for each muscle group. That way, you’ll call more muscles into play.
*Start with 12-15 reps of each exercise and when you can do more than 15 increase your weight and reduce your reps to 12 again
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*It’s important that muscles are continually being fatigued so rests should last between 30 and 60 seconds.
Sunday and Wednesday
Legs
Squats
Leg extensions
Leg curls
Dumbbell lunges
Standing heel raises
Back
One-arm dumbbell rows
Seated rows
Lat Pull Down
Dead Lifts
Biceps
Preacher curls
Inclined alternating dumbbell curls
Inclined alternating dumbbell curls, palm down
Concentration curls
Vertical Grip curls
Forearms
Wrist rolls
Abs/obloquies
Reverse curls
Oblique crunches
Raised leg crunches
Saturday and Monday
Chest
Bench press
Inclined bench press
Declined bench press
Dumbbell flies
Dips
Triceps
One arm triceps pulldowns
Overhead triceps extensions
Standing extensions
Skull Crusher extensions
Shoulders
Alternating press with dumbbells
Side lateral raises
Front lateral raises
Upright rows
Military press
Abs/obloquies
Oblique crunches
Raised leg crunches
Raised leg to arm crunch
Alternate Raised leg to arm crunch
Side Jackknife
looks like adam figured out how to blog.
ReplyDeleteand put a lot more thought into his routine than iw as planning to.
I used the same paper I used to get in shape the first time. I made a few minor changes. Hopefully some of this can help for everyone.
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