Three Tips to Getting Ripped…

• Weight Training
• Interval Training
• Low Calorie Diet

Weight Training: When you do weight training for getting ripped, you need to do different techniques then when you were weight training for building mass. Because you are not eating loads of carbohydrates and calories like you were when you were lifting for mass, you need to lift less pounds on the weight and do more reps. You do not want to lower the weight too much, because you will start losing muscle mass. For example, if you were doing 100lbs with 5 reps and 3 sets while building muscle mass then, for getting ripped, you will want to lower the weight to 75lbs with 10 reps and 5 sets. This is only an example to show what I’m talking about. For some people, this will be even harder of a workout because now you are changing your system and your body isn’t adjusted for it. So expect to be sore the first couple times you do it. And, if you feel pain at any time during the workout, stop right away and change the reps and/or sets to adjust for your body.

Interval Training: Doing interval training is way better then long hours of cardio exercise. Interval training is doing many short period of high intensity during the course of many moderation periods. This will melt the fat right off your body. You will lose more fat during a shorter period of time doing interval training compared to cardio training. The trick is to give it your all during those burst of high intensity and gather your wind during the moderation period. This is a must to get ripped.

Low Calorie Diet: Doing all the workouts in the world will fall short if you can not control your appetite. Eating right is the last tip to getting ripped. Eating many small meals throughout the course of the day will eliminate the hunger factor. Lower your calorie intake and eat plenty of protein so you won’t loss all that muscle that you built up. Water is essential and be sure to drink plenty of it because you will go through a lot of water with your interval training. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables as well.

The combination of the three above mentioned tips will get you ripped before your know it. The biggest key to getting a ripped body is to follow these tips and do not cheat. Cheating implies eating fast food when you know you shouldn’t or skipping a few days of training when you should have been working out. There are no excuses, if you want it bad enough you will find a way to fulfill your goals.

Henry Chervenka