Randy Couture Workout Review - Facts to Know Before Opting For Randy’s Diet & Workout Regime

Posted February 12th, 2009 by Lucky Boy
Categories: Yoga

Published by: Ilchi Lee

By Anna Holman

The Randy Couture Workout has stirred quite a rage. There are some who tout its benefits while some are in doubt over its benefits. Let us review some facts.

His workout regimen involves dynamic exercises. These are exercises focused on developing power speed and agility in the body. The main purpose behind these exercises is to combine it with full workout with stamina and speed.

Medicine ball pushup

This is done holding the ball at the chest with both hands and pulling in the navel. Next lift the ball over the head as you jump. One leg is to be thrust forward while landing, and then the ball is thrown to the exercise partner while squatting. Do this with alternate legs in three sets of 10 repetitions each.

Medicine ball squat jumps

This is done in the pushup position. Again draw in the navel and balance your left hand on the ball. Next you have to push forward in a powerful move, a little to the left and then leave both palms free. After this you have to land on the right hand. Three sets of 10 repetitions each are again advised.

Offense hop

This requires six stepping platforms which have to be lined up end to end, with roughly 19 - 20 inches between them. Keep a shoulder width gap between the feet and perform lateral hops to and fro over the platforms. Keep going forward and repeat this with each plat form, then turn back. For these moves three sets of 12 repetitions is advised.

Defense hop

The same arrangement of platforms may be used to do this exercise. This time with each hop you have to land on top of the platform, and then jump down to its side. Repeat with all platforms, and turn back. For these moves also, three sets of 12 repetitions is advised.

Review:

• The Randy Couture Workout is really vigorous.
• It targets the heart as it raises the heart speed with powerful and speedy moves
• It targets all the major muscles of the body.
• It is especially beneficial for toning the muscles of the back, arms and legs.
• The workout is also good for the lungs as it also includes aerobic exertion.

The Randy Couture Workout is very dynamic. The best part is that it targets at strengthening of all major muscles. Do consult a fitness trainer before you opt for this exercise to identify what is best for your body.

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How Yoga and Weight Loss Go Together

Posted February 2nd, 2009 by Lucky Boy
Categories: Weight Loss, Yoga

Article collected by Ilchi Lee

By Lynn Alex

You don’t have to practice yoga to lose weight however yoga can facilitate the weight loss in many different aspects. In fact, if you love yoga and want to practice it - it might be the only thing you need to lose weight.

How is it possible?

Yoga includes postures (asanas) and breathing exercises. Together they form a powerful combination that helps to increase the awareness of our own body, relax deeply and connect with your Higher Self.

In order to start experiencing this, you need to practice regularly, at least 2-3 times per week, for 4-5 months. Self-awareness brings a desire to take a better care of the body; it also cultivates self-love. These inner psychological changes make it easy for you to follow any diet or exercise program without any effort because healthy, fit body becomes a new program engrained in your subconscious mind. This way you can lose weight effortlessly.

Another benefit of yoga is that yoga provides a gentle massage to endocrine glands and hence can help normalize hormonal disbalances in the body. These disbalances are often the reasons for weight gain.

Major energy centers of the body (chakras) are connected to major endocrine glands. The gentle massage that yoga provides for the body also improves the energy flow between major chakras and this is the reason why yoga promotes positive psychological changes that lead to effortless weight loss.

Yoga is also an excellent stretching exercise that incorporates resistance training (try Ashtanga or Power yoga); in addition it can also help to detoxify the body (try hot yoga or Bikram yoga).

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