Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Quick Fat Loss and Conditioning Through Rowing Exercise

By Caleb Lee

If you aim to count the calories and lose fat in no time while improving your anaerobic, aerobics and whole staying power but then you're sick to the back teeth of running the whole time therefore you're going to have a thing about this article in relation to 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 Is Rowing?

Rowing is a physical exercise where you get on a machine with a handle affixed to a cable of some type and you put your feet in loops. You later row by pulling the cable backwards towards your chest as you shove with through your heels (resembling squat movement). The seat you sit on moves rearwards in that case you can push yourself away.

Why Do You Need To Row?

When most people think of cardio training they only think of running. Running is enjoyable and that, but I get bored of it after a short while. I certainly cant stand long slow steady state cardio besides, and any time I run I do execute sprint interval training.

But rowing is a great exercise because it is more upper body dominant, and will give you a break from traditional cardio exercises like running, bicycling, etc.

Its one of the few cardio exercises too that reaches all the main muscle groups, counting quads, biceps, triceps, lats, glutes and abs.

Its great for your cardiovascular conditioning, and you can easily do interval training on it because you can adjust both the resistance level of the row, and you can vary your speed easily (like on a bicycle).

In What Way Do You Need To Row For Supreme Fat Loss?

Here's the exercises I did yesterday and the one you must check out if you're in good shape and want to burn down some body fat off in no time. It only takes FIVE to SIX minutes, but I guarantee you you'll know you had a fantastic workout!

Here's how to execute it:

* Row at a constant pace for 1-2 minutes to get loose

* Work Interval: At the minute mark Row as powerful and promptly as you can for 20 seconds

* Rest Interval: Row at your warm up pace for 10 seconds

* Do again 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)

In spite of this stick it out " you wont be going that fast in your last couple rounds but the important part is Amount of effort in short you are MAKING AN EFFORT to row as quickly and as intense as you can (though you can only handle an average speed).

Whats So Fantastic About This Exercise?

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%.

In addition, scientists observed the people behind the tabata protocol burned 9 TIMES MORE FAT than a group that trained for an hour a day (performing steady-state aerobics). And your metabolism stays revved up and burns more fat up until 48 hours after the Tabata protocol.

When Do You Need To Perform This Exercises?

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! - 15438

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