The Fat Loss Authority- How to Lose Weight

The body weight squat is one of the most suggested strength training exercises, and perhaps one of the most incorrectly performed of all exercises. A great way to work your hamstrings, butt, and thighs, the squat requires focus on breathing and body positioning to avoid injury and improve physical conditioning.

[Learning how to squat properly will allow you a back strong enough to carry around all this gold!]

Improperly done squats can cause injury to the back, shoulders and neck area at best. At worst, improperly done squats will make no difference in your physical appearance. The key to effective squats is making sure you do each movement correctly. If that happens you’ll feel the burn the more squats you do. Click here to continue reading

Thighs. What can be said about them? Men try to ignore them and women obsess about them, leaving them ignored and unsightly.

Worry no more about the state of your thighs! By the time you’re finished reading this, you’ll have an arsenal of thigh exercises to do anywhere you have time to do them.

No matter how you feel about spandex, it takes a lot of thigh confidence and hard work to pull off this look!

Keeping those thighs tight and toned takes work, a lot of work and slashing your fat intake. We’ll get to the diet part later, for now let’s talk about the work it’ll take to slim down.

The number one thigh problem across genders is cellulite, also referred to affectionately as dimples or

I hear a lot of discussions in gym locker rooms about how to burn the most amount of body fat and gain lean muscle during strength training. The good news is you don’t have to spend more time in the gym. In fact, it’s completely the opposite:

Spend less time – especially resting between sets!

 
[A watch or clock is essential for measuring rest periods between sets - even grandma's old clunker will get the job done.]

Will I Still Be Strong?

It depends on your goals. If you’re training to increase strength to be able to compete in power-lifting competitions then resting a bit longer would be a good idea – up to three minutes for movements like squats and deadlifts. But chances are you’re here at The Fat Loss Authority wanting to learn

All too often I hear war stories about guys who had their back go out numerous times during free-bar squats. It may be because their body is not built for it or more likely it is due to their idiotic obsession with squatting 500 pounds and being proclaimed a “huge monster” for doing so. Forgive me for going
with the later assumption.

[Even the King of the Jungle needs a rest. Traditional squats move over, it's time you had some company on lower body exercises]

Now I’m no doctor but having that kind of weight straddling your neck and shoulders just screams serious injury and compression damage to you spine. But let’s dig into the research because it’s somewhat surprising…

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