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Saturday, 05 June 2010 15:06 |
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Is it possible to get a swimsuit body in one month? Does it only take 20 workouts to get your most ripped body? The viewers of one local San Diego news station were told earlier this week that it is true. A local fitness center was promoting a new class that would supposedly get you not just ready for swimsuit season, but RIPPED... in 30 days.
Is this marketing hype or fitness reality? Well, I'll admit I'm confident that I could probably get ripped in 30 days, but not from the smorgasbord exercise program they were featuring. Sorry, I can't say the same for anyone else. For some people I can promise it is not likely. I say that based on a number of reasons.
First, how far from ripped are you right at this moment? A safe rate of weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds of fat per week for the average person. So you're looking at a max of possibly 8 pounds. Do the math. Is that all it will take to get you ripped? If your body composition is up there towards 30% or higher, I hate to break it to you, but getting ripped in 30 days is unrealistic.
The same applies for those who are just beginning a healthy plan of exercise and proper nutrition. You'll notice a rapid increase in strength, noticeable improvements in muscular and cardiovascular endurance, but for most, the slowest change is the overall superficial fat loss.
Also consider how much time you have to devote to getting ripped in those 30 days. Can you honestly work out 5 days a week, not missing a single workout? You've got to be willing to step it up a notch, increase the intensity of your workouts and possibly the duration and frequency.
During the segment no mention was made of diet/nutrition. The main factor would be how willing you are to overhaul your diet. Developing and maintaining the ripped look requires hard work and discipline, inside the gym, or whatever your workout area is, but mostly outside of the gym. The quality and quantity of your diet will have the most impact on how ripped you can get and stay. So while the exercise program will have its merits, it alone cannot guarantee you'll be your most ripped in 30 days.
Swimsuit season is already here. Ready or not, there's no better time to get started on a program of healthy eating and enjoyable exercise. Start now and next summer you'll have no excuses not to enjoy the beach, looking ripped.
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Welcome back to California
Monty
Amazing how it can be a brand new product sponsoring a well known athlete, bodybuilder, or fitness athlete. Doesn't matter that the models have been sponsored by different companies for years, each one claims to be the one responsible for the results. Who's telling the truth?
Check out Bigger, Stronger, Faster. It gives a great example.
How's your hand?
My hand looks like one of those rubber gloves, into which, someone blew hot air, and tied it off at the bottom. Not to mention it's predominantly black and blue...
Had three catchers clinics last night, and I used some techniques that you would have been proud of. Incorporating the medicine ball for drive and power, as well as the ladder for footwork. It was fun, beating up on the kids last night! hahaha!
Hope you're having a great week!
Sounds like it must be hurting pretty bad still.
Hopefully it's not sprained to the point of needing surgery. I take it you're benched for the season, huh?
Is your hand wrapped, splinted, or what?
How painful is it?
You summed it up quite well.
But, could that belief actually help? If it was strong enough, and let's say you were a bit over the metrics stated, you could possibly achieve that ripped look. Possibly?
I know I'm stretching it a bit with the mind over matter whoey, but who knows...could there be those with metabolisms so extraordinary that this could be true for them?
I agree tho, the marketing hype won't live up to expectations to those that they really want to get in their doors.
btw...I linked to a new blog I'm starting. I'm slowly building it up...thought you might like a preview.
With anyone, there has to be that confidence, more so in yourself than just the program. The best program in the world won't create results if it isn't properly applied and adhered to.
So someone who gets started with the right attitude can get some significant results, and as long as they don't get discouraged at the end because they are not "ripped," hopefully they'll continue working toward their goal, get bitten by the fitness bug and stick with it, long term.
On the other hand, there's the type that will give it a try and after a few weeks realize it was hyped, give up and be turned against exercise. That's one of the problems I have with the unrealistic marketing baloney. And the fact that some people will assume they, or anyone, can easily get ripped in 30 days, just because they heard it on TV.
As far as someone making drastic transformations in a short period, I'd guess there are some people that have the metabolism, body type, experience, and discipline to make big changes( with out the help of pharmaceuticals )and I think they have probably done it over and over to the point that they know their bodies so well that it is possible for them. They are rare though. Using performance enhancing substances is a different story though.
But for the average person, if you're not close to being ripped, 30 days isn't enough.
I'll swing by and check out your new blog in a bit.
Is that a cupcake you're holding?
Have you noticed any positive results from glutamine?
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