40 Year Old Workout Program

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Are you in your 40s like me and want to get back into shape? That was me a few years ago. I got a membership at the local gym and did all the things I saw other out of shape people doing. I hit the treadmill, the Stairmaster, the weight machines and while I saw results they were not as significant as I was looking for. Then I learned the truth about what I was trying to do.

You see the things I was doing will build muscle and burn calories. However, they are not the way your body was meant to be worked and they will not burn as many calories as other exercises. You see, machines work your body in a single plane of motion rather than extended planes and you can spend an hour of the Stairmaster or treadmill and only burn 500 calories. This means you have got 3,000 more to go to lose a single pound of fat!

The best way to build muscle and lose weight is to do compound weight lifting exercises that work multiple muscle groups at the same time. Now, compound exercises fall into two categories: grinds and ballistic exercises.

Grinds are things like the squat, bench press, the dead lift and other exercises that your body is struggling under a heavy load. These are great for building muscle. Ballistic exercises are things like the clean and jerk, dumbbell snatches and any other exercise where speed comes into play. These are great for increasing the metabolism and burning fat. Both types of exercises will throw your body into a state of metabolic shock so that you are burning calories for long after the workout is over.
Here is a sample workout schedule.

1st day: bench press, dumbbell snatches, squats, clean and press.
2nd day: chin ups, rows, dead lift.
3rd day: dumbbell swings, dips, military press, lunges.
4th day: pull ups, Romanian dead lifts, renegade rows.

However, if you are concentrating on burning fat (and let us face it, if you are 40 years old you probably are) I would do more ballistic exercises and fewer grinds because the ballistic exercises will really get your heart rate going. You will be huffing and puffing in no time after doing some dumbbell snatches and clean and jerks.

A great piece of weight lifting equipment for ballistic exercises is the kettlebell. This is a Russian device that looks like a cannonball with a handle. Because of its design it is ideal for swinging between the legs. This offers a great workout that concentrates on the core. There is also an added cardiovascular element to the exercises and you will be huffing and puffing in no time.

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