I’ve noticed that even now with the Olympics being over, a lot of people in the media are still in awe of the bodies belonging to this years group of Olympic athletes.
Many women are using the bodies of Olympic athletes as their “Inspiration“, and many men (including myself) were just a little jelaous of how ripped some of the athletes were.
While I’m all for the athletic look, we do need to keep in mind that these exceptional athletes train and exercise A LOT!
And by A LOT I mean multiple hours per day.
You can check out the workout routines of several Olympic athletes here:
Olympic athletes train for hours a day to get their phenomenal bodies AND amazing athletic abilities, we should not forget that these athletes are also working out to improve their SKILL at an EVENT or for a SPORT…simply getting into good shape does not have to be this difficult.
To lose weight and hit your goal weight you need to find the right diet that works for you, and combine it with resistance training.
(I highly recommend Eat Stop Eat, but any well designed diet WILL work as long as it puts you into a caloric deficit).
To gain muscle you have to follow a resistance training program, then follow the simple rule of ‘more’.
Over the weeks and months of training try to add more volume to your workouts, or more weight to your exercise, more work in a given time or more training sessions to your week.
Personally, I like adding more weight, but that’s just my personal preference.
The best routine will most likely involve adding a little more of everything every once in a while.
If you are looking for rules to train by, this is about as simplistic as it gets..for eating – Eat less but enjoy the foods you eat. For working out – Workout using the rule of ‘More’ and make sure your workouts are enjoyable.
BP
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