100% Premium Whey Fractions! Get Huge - Increases Mass-Building Amino Delivery*Get Pumped - Amplifies Nitric Oxide Levels by 950%*Get Ripped - Reduces Trunk (belly) Fat by 4.30%*42 Grams of Protein Per ServingClinically Tested U.S. Patent PendingContains Actinos™ No-Amplifying Whey Isolate & VAT-Burn™ Fat Reducing Whey Isolate Ed Byrd’s Revolutionary New Whey!The Physique-Altering Power of Peptide Multi-Fractionation Pro-NOS is the biggest breakthrough in protein supplementation in over 20 years.  It gives you the power to gain muscle and strip off fat faster than ever before.  Without added ingredients.  Just Protein.  Here’s how: What Makes Pro-NOS Different?The stunning new technology is known as peptide multi-fractionation.  Unlike today’s whey proteins that use peptide chains in their randomly occurring lengths, MRI has isolated the specific interval (length) within the peptide chains that holds all the concentrated power to change your body composition!  You get two powerful physique-altering chain-length specific peptides in new Pro-NOS: ACTINOS™ increases nitric oxide by 950%. VAT-Burn™ strips off belly fat by 4.30% Build Muscle and Strip Off Fat - At The Same Time - With Fractionated Whey!Chest.  Arms.  Abs.  With Pro-NOS, you get it all.  The patent-pending NO-generating whey peptide fraction (ACTINOS™) amplifies nitric oxide levels by up to 950%.  Without arginine or added ingredients.  Just fractionated whey isolate.  Your muscles feel bigger and thicker within days. At the same time, the whey peptide fraction that breaks down fat (VAT-Burn™) begins chiseling and sculpting your abs like never before.^* Pro-NOS is Ideal to Take With All NO-Generators!Pro-NOS is designed to work synergistically with all nitric oxide products. You see, NO generators provide your body with

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Listen…  I’ve got ripped abs.  I never thought I’d get ripped abs.  I worked for years doing every ab exercise known to mankind hoping to see those babies pop.  They never did.  Then I discovered the real trick.  Ab exercises don’t give you ripped abs.  But some exercises will.  And they’re not what you think.

These are my VERY favorite ab exercises that are not “ab exercises”…

Deadlifts.  MAN, can you feel this in your abdominals.  A good full body exercise that not only hits your abs HARD but works most body parts and jacks your heart rate through the roof.  Nothing bad about this one, except that it’s hard… which is good.  Understand?  Stand in front of a bar that is on the floor, bend at the hips, grab the bar, keep your head up, look yourself in the eyes in the mirror, keep the bar close to your shins and your back flat.  Bend at the hip to get to a standing position.  Bar now at your thighs.  Yum.

Squat Cleans (add a press at the top if you want to be really cool).  See above.  Harder than hell to accomplish, uses pretty much every muscle group in the entire body and hits your abs DAMN hard (Am I swearing too much? Can you tell I really mean it?  Good.)  Basically you start holding the bar at your thighs, then you squat to get under the bar at the same time you clean it up to your shoulders. So now you are in a deep squat with the bar at your shoulders.  Then stand.  Then press.  OUCH!

Renegade Rows.  Another full body move.  Are you catching the theme here?  Full body moves, people… FULL… BODY… MOVES.  You want abs?  Get your body involved, because getting abs has got NOTHING to do with your abs!!  But I digress.  Get into a push up position, but support your hands on two dumbbells.  This is commonly mistaken for a back workout. No, this one is all about your core.  So don’t make the dumbbells too heavy. The trick is to stay in a dead straight pushup stance while rowing one dumbbell at a time up to your chest.  DON’T let your body sway or your feet lift off the ground.  Man does that get your core strong fast.

Now, THAT’S how I got ripped abs.  No more wimpy crunches and ab rollers for me.  I know better!

For more cool info on this subject, check out this article: Liquid Calories, Even Protein Drinks, Might Make You Fat

Jackie Burgmann
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/why-does-everyone-do-ab-exercises-hoping-to-get-ripped-abs-1250278.html

As a former Soviet Union Special Forces conditioning coach Pavel Tsatsouline already knew a thing or two about how to create bullet-stopping abs.Since then, he has combed the world to pry out this select group of primevally powerful ab exercises — guaranteed to yield the fastest, most effective results known to man.According to Pavel, Crunches belong on the junk pile of history, next to Communism. Feeling the burn with high reps is a waste of time! Save yourself countless hours of unrewarding, if not useless — if not damaging — toil. Get with the program. Make fast gains and achieve blistering, rock-hard abs now.No one — but no one — has ever matched Bruce Lee s ripped-beyond-belief abs. What was his favorite exercise? Here it is. Now you can rip your own abs to eye-popping shreds and reclassify yourself as superhuman.

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Getting ripped, strong, and muscular is easy… if you know what to do. But, that’s the problem. Most people don’t know what to do. They spend months and years training hard, dieting consistently, sacrificing, yet still don’t get the results they’ve worked so hard for. The solution is so simple, though. The main reason you don?t have the physique you deserve, the strength you’ve strived for, and the overall health and well being that will keep you progressing toward (and exceeding) your goals at an incredible rapid pace, is because of a lack of essential fatty acids. What? Come one now? I know what you’re thinking, “essential fatty acids are the key?…no way!” Well, Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are just that. They are essential to health and the body can’t make them. So they must be supplied from diet or supplementation. You want to know how essential they are? Lack of adequate EFAs can result in minor to serious health problems. That’s no joke. So imagine if you’re trying to build a huge, shredded, powerful physique and you’re deficient in EFAs… your body simply won’t be able to function. It’s gonna be more concerned with keeping you alive than improving your physical appearance. But, if you consume adequate EFAs on a daily basis, your health will improve, and all of a sudden your body will work with you (instead of against you) in the quest for washboard abs, ripped arms, muscular chest, sliced legs and all the rest. You may be somewhat familiar with EFAs, but it’s important to understand the difference between fats. Bad fats, like saturated fats, compromise health to greater or lesser degrees and are the cause of many health risks. They’re like the “Wicked Witch”. Essential fatty acids, on the other hand, provide numerous health benefits and can combat and undo many of the effects of bad fats…which would make EFAs the “Good Witch”. Most people reading bodybuilding magazines aren’t too concerned with health because they’re obsessed with building muscle

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Every day that I wake up I know what I have to do when I get up. First I go and brush my teeth then I jump into the shower after that I get out and dry my hair. Once I have dyed my hair I brush it following that I put on my make up. But everyone has their personal own routines that they like to follow so enough with mine. There is although a part that you should always have in your routine and that is to make sure that you exercise because exercising will always keep you in the best of health. There is a bunch of ways that you can get them done like shooting hoops, cardio machines, and boxing a punching bag.

Shooting a basketball is a great exercise to add to your everyday routine because it is an awesome cardiovascular workout. Shooting hoops will also tone your calves and your arms from the fluent motions that you are going to have to do over in over while shooting hoops. Every single thing that you do when you are playing basketball is helping some sort of muscle that you have in your body because it make you exert so much energy.

Cardio machines are other great exercises that you can add to your every day routines because they will get you in great health in no time. There is the elliptical machine which really works out your abs, arms, and legs when you are on it. There is also the bicycle which is an awesome exercise for your calves and quadriceps and will get up your stamina so you will be able to do more cardiovascular exercises. Another exercise that you can do is the treadmill which will really get your heart beat pumping. The stairs is another great cardio machine because it works out your bottom half of your body.

Another great exercise that you should add to your everyday routine is boxing a punching bag because this will get your endurance up so much. Also boxing will get your arms, chest, and shoulders ripped and toned in a matter of a couple of days. Even If you do not have a punching bag you can still just stand still and punch into the air because it is a great non contact exercise.

All of these exercises are great to add to your everyday routine because they all will help you get to a new healthier you.

Ashley McAllister
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/3-fun-activities-that-burn-off-fat-353467.html

Stomach exercises are great because the stomach is one troublesome spot that, when you begin to lose the weight , will appear much more toned and flatter as a result. If you want to tone your abs or get ripped, remember that stomach exercises are only part of the solution.

Exercises for the stomach like sit-ups can be done daily or at every workout session. Abdominal exercises are some of the most vital you can perform, not only because they target a portion of the body often missed by other traditional exercises, but because you can perform these exercises so frequently.

Strengthening exercises for the stomach, should always be followed by a full range of stretches designed to lengthen and tone the muscles. The best abdominal exercises are those that combine aerobic exercise with spot training, but it is a myth that abdominal exercises are all you need to have a flat stomach.

There are four abdominal muscles that form a multi-layered multi- directional girdle around the trunk or core of the body. When performing your stomach exercises concentrate on your obliques, the stomach muscles that run up the side of your stomach and around to your back. These are exercises usually involving a twisting crunch. In this way you’ll exercise your central abdominal or core area for ‘free’ as you go.

The stomach is always a problem area and unfortunately exercises for a particular area don’t result in weight loss from that specific area. For best results with stomach exercises, remember to eat a healthy diet and perform aerobic exercise 3 times a week as well as doing your in addition to abdominal exercises.

The abdominals are some of the most resilient muscles in the body, which makes abdominal exercises one of the few workouts that can be practiced daily without damaging the body. Because of the resilience of abs, a dedicated person can do stomach exercises daily, helping them see results far more quickly than is possible with many other areas of the body. Abdominal exercises, if practiced frequently, can provide rapid and easily seen results, which is greatly encouraging for you.

One of the best things about stomach exercises is that many, if not all of them, can be done at home. Equipment such as crunch machines, specialized crunch benches, and medicine balls can all enhance the abdominal exercises you do in your own home.

Don’t make the mistake of doing hundreds of repetitions of stomach exercises in the hope of getting a flat stomach. Only when your body fat has lowered sufficiently, can your abdominal muscles become tight and visible.

A recent study showed that the classic sit-up is not the best exercise for stronger, flatter stomachs. The best abdominal muscles in the world may be hidden by a stubborn layer of body fat. This is because we are all of different body types. Some of us store fat more readily in the hips, buttocks, and thighs, others store fat excess in the arms and upper back and still others store their fat in the stomach and waist area.

There is no way around it: if you want that trim, defined torso that is so desirable in todays world, you are going to have to do stomach exercises. This is where you need a routine consisting of exercise for lower abdominal muscles. Such a routine helps you define and sculpt the lower abdominals, giving you that chiselled look.

Sharron Nixon
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/smart-stomach-exercises-234830.html

Are you still looking for your 6 pack?

Well follow this nutritional program and you’ll be able to drop 2 or
more pounds per week for 6 to 8 weeks!

Next Stop Abs.

Getting ripped fast requires drastic cuts in carbs, dietary fat and of course, your calories.

You’ll need to steer clear of all oils, butter or fried foods and
keep your carbs under 50 grams a day!

Yes 50 grams-this is a turbocharged fat-loss plan!

Protein intake must go up when you’re cutting carbs, fats and
calories. Keep your protein intake high.

Using this approach, you’ll quickly drop a lot of body fat. The downside is that your energy levels can tank, leaving you unable to train if you’re not used to a low-carb diet.

The Solution.

Breaking down the weeks into 3… 3 distinct diet phases during each of the 6 to 8 weeks of the program

Phase 1

·Days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
·Carbs: less than 50 grams per day
·Protein: 2 grams per pound of bodyweight
·Cardio: 20 to 30 minutes at low level intensity every day.

During this phase the carbs are kept very low. All the carbs should be eaten after your workout to minimize protein breakdown that happens after training.

If for example you weight 200 lbs you need to take in 400 grams of
protein. The cardio is done merely to coax the body into giving up more of the stored fat.

Phase 2

·Days: Thursday and Friday
·Carbs: 100 to 150 grams per day
·Protein: 105. to 1.75 grams per pound of bodyweight
·Cardio: 40 minutes interval training each day

You would think that the extreme approach taken in phase 1 would do the trick to melt the fat. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. Strict dieting will lead to poor muscle recovery and flat muscles.

When muscles are flat the body can appear to be fatter. That’s where
this phase comes in.

The additional carbs assists in glycogen recovery and prevent the
reserves from being drained.

When glycogen levels are low you will appear to be fatter and your
muscle will not recover as quickly. On these days split your carbs as follows:

1. 30-40 g in morning
2. 20-35 g preworkout
3. 50-75 post workout

With the extra carbs you’ll be able to train and do cardio harder. I recommend alternating the cardio between going hard for 2 to 3 minutes and then using a much lower intensity for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue this pattern fir the full 40 minutes of cardio.

This interval training will kick up your metabolism Best time for
cardio in this phase is in the morning on an empty stomach.

Phase 3

·Days: Saturday and Sunday
·Carbs: 2 grams per pound of bodyweight
·Protein: 1 gram per pound of bodyweight
·Cardio: none take the time off

These are the easier days. Carbs go up and protein comes down.

Will there it is following this program will have you ripped in 6 to 8 weeks.

Figure out your menu; eat clean sources of food, chicken breast, and
tuna. Lean ground beef and other choices. You can figure in a protein supplement just make sure it isn’t high in carbs.

But most of all enjoy your newly found 6 pack!

Frank Sherrill
http://www.articlesbase.com/muscle-building-articles/3-easy-steps-to-an-incredible-6-pack-fast-73738.html

Welcome to the Ab-solute Definition programme. A Super-effective programme of proven exercises for the abdominal muscles. The programme, if adhered to, will give you the results you desire in shaping your waistline, as well as blasting some of the old misconceptions about abdominal training.

The Ab-solute Definition programme is probably the best abs programme you’ll ever do.

Before we go any further, let’s just take a look at the role abs play on the overall “physique map” what having a rock hard, chiselled six packs of abs could mean for you.

There is an argument that argues that the abdominal muscles are the most important muscles in the human body!

Let’s take a look at that. The abs are used in every aspect of life. Standing, walking, working, as well as working out. Above all, it is this set of muscles that protects your inner digestive organs, the very organs responsible for nutrient absorption and distribution, the ones that make “the system” work. But let’s just look at the abs aesthetically. Imagine a bodybuilder whose arms, chest and shoulders are okay. You can tell that he works out, and yes he’s got pretty good muscular definition.

Now add a set of ripped abs to the scenario. See what we mean? For some reason having a ripped set of abs puts all of your other body parts into a much more favourable light. A good set of abs will make even a fairly average body look great.

Check out the classical sculptures by great artists of the past, such as Michaelangelo. Even check out the “body design” of famous superheroes (e.g. Spiderman, Superman). They all have fantastic abs.

Due to common stereotypes, one tends to assume that someone with a large fat protruding belly is probably a slob, not in control of his eating habits or his life (we’re not saying that this is the case, we’re saying that this is the stereotype).

On the other hand, a lean, defined midsection gives the aura of power and heroism.

So awesome abs are a big plus point to have on your personal physique map.

We’re not saying this so that you have an excuse to skimp on the rest of your body workout intensity. Far from it, we’re saying that by realizing the importance and benefits of this fantastic muscle group, you will give yourself the edge over other people who don’t have good abs, or want them and are going about it the wrong way.

THERE’S MORE? SURE THERE IS!

On average the super effective routines that you will find in Ab-solute Definition will only take five minutes of your time and as long as you don’t have too much fat around your waistline you’ll start seeing results in a couple of weeks.

Abs are probably the most responsive muscle group in the human body. Three sessions of the abdominal definition routine a week are enough to put you on the road to great results.

Furthermore, after the routines section, we have included extra ab exercises which you can later incorporate into your routine at will, keeping future ab workouts- fresh and shockingly effective.

AEROBICS

Aerobics are generally considered bad for people wishing to put on serious muscle mass, but this is really not the case, aerobics should be an intrinsic part of your training regime.

ANAEROBIC EXERCISE

Weight training for bodybuilding is classified as anaerobic exercise. This means “without oxygen”. The reason for this is that the exercise is so intense that the body cannot supply enough oxygen to the working muscles during the activity. This explains why, after an intense set you are Left out of breath.

Your body now has a negative oxygen supply, which is “refilled” during the rest between sets as you regain your breath.

The energy for anaerobic exercise is obtained by the body by burning glycogen, the body sugar found in the muscles, liver and bloodstream.

Due to the short duration and explosive nature of anaerobic exercise, the body is prohibited from tapping into its stores of fat for energy.

AEROBIC EXERCISE

Aerobic means “with oxygen” and refers to exercise done with a low to moderate intensity during which the body is still able to supply enough oxygen to the system while the activity is taking place.

Aerobic activities can therefore be sustained for a longer period of time. During aerobic exercise, the initial source of energy for the body is the glycogen stores, as these stores are depleted, the body begins to utilise body fat for its energy requirements.

AB-TRAINING NO-NOs

There follow some tips over what to avoid when training abdominal muscles:

1.Sit-ups: Don’t do them! Although traditional “wisdom” has long stated that the sit-up is a good ab. exercise, this is not the case.

Sit-ups and other similar movements (which involve arching the back) involve the psoas muscles (which run from the front of the Legs, through the pelvic area, to the lower back), and these exercises are useless for abdominal development work.

2. 0ver-speedy expectation of results.

3. Lack of discipline: giving up too early.

Points 2 & 3 are also important as they play a vital part in ensuring exercise programme fail!

All too often, people start a diet and fitness programme and expect to be in shape within a week. When this fails to happen (as, of course, it will), their dedication decreases and inevitably the programme fails.

To avoid this scenario, keep your discipline. Work out realistically-targeted goals and work at them. Try not to miss even one session (the routines take more than 10 minutes to perform), because missing one session will make it easier to miss the next, and so on.

Remember Edison’s words: “Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.” get ready to perspire!

AB-SOLUTE DEFINITION

The Ab-solute Definition programme is designed to isolate and work specific parts of the abdominal muscle group. The routines are put together in a specific order, which when adhered to will give fantastic results. There follows a description and “How To” section on all the exercises. Number of repetitions, durations etc. are listed in the relevant table afterwards.

WHEN TO TRAIN

Do your exercises on alternate days, and rest at weekends. IDEALLY, EXERCISE ON MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY = WEEKEND RELAX.

Remember, even on higher levels your complete workout will only take between 5¬-10 minutes!

Nick Anderson
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/absolute-definition-191576.html

Copyright (c) 2008 Weston Lyon

Today I want to give you a specific meditation. This mediation will help you in your overall life, and it will especially help you get optimal results from your exercise regimen.

Here tis:

1. Find a quiet place to lie down.

2. Close your eyes and start to breathe deeply from your diaphragm. Concentrate on your belly moving up when you breathe in and down when you breathe out.

Concentrate on this for 1-2 minutes…you’ll feel very relaxed and not have a care in the world if you’re truly concentrating.

3. Now, think of the body you desire. Craft it in your mind’s eye.

- What will your abs look like? Toned, ripped, etc.

- What will your shoulders and arms look like? Defined, ripped, etc.

- What will your thighs and glutes look like? Firm, toned, etc.

- What feelings do you get from this? Pride, excitement, happiness, etc.

Really paint the picture in your mind’s eye of what you look like and how you feel.

4. Make the picture you painted bigger and brighter. Imagine it becoming clearer as it grows, NOT pixilated, CLEAR. Continue to breathe deeply as you picture this.

5. Finally, as your picture becomes brighter, bigger, and clearer put a smile on your face and get the feeling inside your body of how you felt on Christmas morning as a child.

This feeling should create a smile on your face. It should feel natural and not forced. This feeling should also make you smile in your gut and down to your toes.

Try this meditation and let me know how you feel afterwards. This meditation is easy to do and should only take you 5-10 minutes depending on how into it you get.

Playing motivational music in the background will help you get into this even more. Be careful though…too much mediation that leaves you feeling like this will bring on results faster than you think. Be careful what you wish for (and imagine).

Do this meditation at least once a day and record how you feel in your journal. How you feel afterwards is extremely important. Write this down and see if you accomplish your goals faster.

NOTE: If you don’t achieve your goals faster with this meditation I bet you’re not consistent with doing this on a daily basis. I’m telling you this before you start so you understand to make this, or any meditation, work you have to make it a HABIT.

Have fun with this and really FEEL yourself like you imagine. Remember, your life is emotion driven…use that to your advantage!

Weston Lyon
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/getting-more-from-your-workout-with-meditation-379426.html