If you want to lose weight and burn fat fast while increasing your anaerobic, aerobics and overall endurance but you're sick and tired of running all the time then you're going to love this article about rowing.
Yesterday I did another one of my rowing training on the rowing machine at the gym and boy did it kick my ass " FOR A SECOND TIME! This article will inform you all about rowing for exercise, why you must do it, and the most efficient way to execute rowing exercises to lose fat in no time
What's Rowing?
Rowing is an exercise where you get on a machine with a handle attached to a cable of some type and you place your feet in stirrups. You then row by pulling the cable backwards towards your chest as you push with through your heels (similar to a squat movement). The seat you sit on moves backwards so you can push yourself away.
Why Should You Row?
When most people think of cardio training they only think of running. Running is great and all, but I get sick of it after a short while. I absolutely cant stand long slow steady state cardio anyways, and any time I run I do sprint interval training.
But rowing is a fantastic workout since it is more upper body dominant, and will give you a time out from conventional cardio workouts such as running, bicycling, and all that.
Its also one of the few cardio exercises that touches all the key muscle groups, together with quads, biceps, triceps, lats, glutes and abs.
Its excellent for your cardiovascular training, and you can execute interval training on it without problems since you can adjust both the resistance level of the row, and you can change your speed effortlessly (like on a bicycle).
How Should You Row For Maximum Fat Loss?
Here's the training I did yesterday and the one you have to give it a go if you're in good shape and want to nuke some body fat off swiftly. It only takes FIVE to SIX minutes, but I assure you you'll know you had an awesome workout!
Here's how to do it:
* Row at a continuous pace for 1-2 minutes to loosen up
* Work Interval: At the minute mark Row as intense and quickly as you can for 20 seconds
* Rest Interval: Row at your warm up time for 10 seconds
* Repeat your work/rest interval 8 more times
* You're through!
Now's the time to be on your feet, tell your heart its NOT going to break through your chest and if push comes to shove, you may want to throw up. By round 6, 7 and 8 you're going to REALLY be short of breath and think you cant continue (this is if you're really rowing as powerful and promptly as you can during your work intervals)
But keep it up " you wont be going that fast in your last couple rounds but the important part is Intensity of effort meaning you are TRYING to row as fast and as hard as you can (even if you can only manage a medium speed).
Whats So Great About This Workout?
This is the famed tabata protocol. Researchers found that guys who used the routine five days a week for six weeks improved their maximum aerobic capacity by 14% PLUS, they also improved anaerobic capacity by 28%.
Besides, scientists became aware that the people in the wake of the tabata protocol burned 9 TIMES MORE FAT than a group that worked out for an hour a day (carrying out steady-state aerobics). Plus your metabolism remains revved up and burns more fat until 48 hours after the Tabata protocol.
When Do You Have To Execute This Workout?
Try it on your rest days. You can alternate a cardio workout of sprints and a cardio workout like this with rowing to keep your body from adapting and for variety in your cardio routines. If you're following the DoubleYourGains 3-5 program you'll have 2-3 rest days per week. You could do this rowing routine on one rest day and a different cardio routine on the other to keep it fresh or just do this routine on both days, its your choice.
You''ll get a better feel for how often you can do this routine and still recover once you've done it a few times. So get out there and try it today! - 15683
Yesterday I did another one of my rowing training on the rowing machine at the gym and boy did it kick my ass " FOR A SECOND TIME! This article will inform you all about rowing for exercise, why you must do it, and the most efficient way to execute rowing exercises to lose fat in no time
What's Rowing?
Rowing is an exercise where you get on a machine with a handle attached to a cable of some type and you place your feet in stirrups. You then row by pulling the cable backwards towards your chest as you push with through your heels (similar to a squat movement). The seat you sit on moves backwards so you can push yourself away.
Why Should You Row?
When most people think of cardio training they only think of running. Running is great and all, but I get sick of it after a short while. I absolutely cant stand long slow steady state cardio anyways, and any time I run I do sprint interval training.
But rowing is a fantastic workout since it is more upper body dominant, and will give you a time out from conventional cardio workouts such as running, bicycling, and all that.
Its also one of the few cardio exercises that touches all the key muscle groups, together with quads, biceps, triceps, lats, glutes and abs.
Its excellent for your cardiovascular training, and you can execute interval training on it without problems since you can adjust both the resistance level of the row, and you can change your speed effortlessly (like on a bicycle).
How Should You Row For Maximum Fat Loss?
Here's the training I did yesterday and the one you have to give it a go if you're in good shape and want to nuke some body fat off swiftly. It only takes FIVE to SIX minutes, but I assure you you'll know you had an awesome workout!
Here's how to do it:
* Row at a continuous pace for 1-2 minutes to loosen up
* Work Interval: At the minute mark Row as intense and quickly as you can for 20 seconds
* Rest Interval: Row at your warm up time for 10 seconds
* Repeat your work/rest interval 8 more times
* You're through!
Now's the time to be on your feet, tell your heart its NOT going to break through your chest and if push comes to shove, you may want to throw up. By round 6, 7 and 8 you're going to REALLY be short of breath and think you cant continue (this is if you're really rowing as powerful and promptly as you can during your work intervals)
But keep it up " you wont be going that fast in your last couple rounds but the important part is Intensity of effort meaning you are TRYING to row as fast and as hard as you can (even if you can only manage a medium speed).
Whats So Great About This Workout?
This is the famed tabata protocol. Researchers found that guys who used the routine five days a week for six weeks improved their maximum aerobic capacity by 14% PLUS, they also improved anaerobic capacity by 28%.
Besides, scientists became aware that the people in the wake of the tabata protocol burned 9 TIMES MORE FAT than a group that worked out for an hour a day (carrying out steady-state aerobics). Plus your metabolism remains revved up and burns more fat until 48 hours after the Tabata protocol.
When Do You Have To Execute This Workout?
Try it on your rest days. You can alternate a cardio workout of sprints and a cardio workout like this with rowing to keep your body from adapting and for variety in your cardio routines. If you're following the DoubleYourGains 3-5 program you'll have 2-3 rest days per week. You could do this rowing routine on one rest day and a different cardio routine on the other to keep it fresh or just do this routine on both days, its your choice.
You''ll get a better feel for how often you can do this routine and still recover once you've done it a few times. So get out there and try it today! - 15683
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