Over-Training

Personally I feel that I might over train after reading up about it. I learned training too much, or at too high of an intensity will lead to over-training.
Whether you are a bodybuilder, athlete, or just someone that wants to add some additional mass to your frame, you need to train hard and be consistent-that’s a given. In order to get the most out of your genetics, you have to progressively overload the muscles by increasing the weight and / or intensity of each weight training workout.
The problem is however, that many of us increase the intensity of our workouts or get insufficient amounts of rest, or even worse, a combination of both. The trick is finding the right balance between workout volume and intensity, and rest and recovery.
Has your physical performance improved compared to your last workout?
For example, let’s say last workout you were able to perform 8 pull-ups using your body-weight, but were only able to perform 6 pull-ups the following week.  This means that you have not “out done” your previous workout, have not fully recovered, and therefore are likely over-training.  You have to re-asses your program and make modifications so that you see progress every workout.
How to Prevent Over-training?
In order to avoid over-training, you need to take a multi-facited approach.  Determining the correct training volume and intensity, eating the right foods, and getting the right amount of rest and recovery must all be taken in to consideration.  
Rest and recovery is essential when it comes to avoiding over-training.  Make sure that you get at least 7 hours of sleep each night, and that you are on a consistent schedule. As for recovery time, it's important that you have days off between weight training workouts. Try to have on rest day between weight training workouts, and never train the same muscle groups on consecutive days. 

healthy gym living

http://gymhealth.webs.com/

This is a website I created that has a lot of good useful information about working out, eating healthy, and changing yourself to become a healthier and stronger individual. There is a history about myself and interests I have. Beyond that there are 8 great articles under the "articles section" that I have put together to let the viewers learn more about working out and eating right.
There are also links all over the website that guide you to other workout sites or workout programs that one might like if they are looking to change up their workout routine.
The overall purpose is:
To inform motivated individuals how to become an overall all healthier person.
Healthy Gym Living provides the tools and resources necessary in order to enhance one lifestyle of fitness.
Here to educate individuals looking to get into better physical shape through exercise and eating healthier. 
Viewers are even able to donate to help further the site so more information can be made available to individuals looking to get into better shape.
Viewers are also able to contact me by going to the contact link located near the top of the page.
Therefore if you are looking to find out more information about working out or eating healthier I suggest you check out the link at the top of this blog post.
There is a lot of useful information listed on the site that anybody who works out, rather the individual is a beginner or in great shape, one will be able to find something that they can take away and use in their life.

analyze blog

http://www.ilostweightblog.com/

This blog talks about losing weight. One thing that is nice about it is that there are a lot of pictures in it. However, I feel that the picture almost overpower the content of writing and takes away from what a blog really should be about. That is letting people know something through writing and not just pictures.
One thing I like about this blog is that it really does stay on topic with each post. It focuses on one issue and goes in depth with what the post is about. The picture I guess is there to allow people to scroll faster and possibly find what they want to read even quicker because we can look at a picture and tell more information about what the post will be about faster than having to read a few sentences to find out what it will be about.
This blog definitely give the reader a lot of good useful information that one can try at home and gives tips that may help one lose weight.
One other point to make is that the blogger is pretty consistent and posts about 1 new post a week. One post a week is not bad and for someone who is trying to loose weight, they cannot try multiple things at once or they might contradict one another so giving one helpful tip a week might be all that this blogger needs to do.
Overall, I think that this blog is a very well organized and consistent blog about loosing weight and gives the reader a lot of good helpful tips and suggestions to try.

fight club workout

Here are the exercises that made up his Fight Club workout.

http://www.sixpacknow.com/brad_pitt_abs_workout.html

3 sets of each exercise, taking approximately 60 seconds of rest between each set. Pitt used a weight challenging enough that he could successfully complete 15 reps, no less (with the exception of pushups and pullups), but be fatigued on the last rep. Proper form was maintained throughout.

Monday - Chest

·          25 pushups

·          Nautilus chest press

·          Nautilus incline press

·          Pec deck machine (chest fly)

Tuesday - Back

·          5 pullups

·          Seated rows

·          Lat pulldowns

·          T-bar rows

Wednesday - Shoulders

·          Arnold dumbbell press (like a military press, but start the action with palms facing in and end the action with palms facing out)

·          Lateral raises

·          Front raises

Thursday - Biceps/Triceps

·          Nautilus curl machine

·          EZ cable curls

·          Hammer curls

·          Tricep pushdowns

Friday - Cardio

Walking or (preferably) running on the treadmill for 45 minutes at 65% to 75% of your maximum heart rate

Saturday/Sunday – Rest

Nutrition and Diet

Brad's diet is the most important aspect when it comes to getting him in shape for a role. Don't just think he trains hard in the gym, his diet accounts for much of his success in achieving the physique produces. For his Fight Club role Pitt took on a very strict and consistent diet eating six small meals a day which included a Whey Protein Powder and on occasion some protein bars, no other supplements were used by Pitt, however much of his nutrition came from whole foods high in protein like Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Lean Meat, Eggs and Cottage Cheese. Carbohydrates were very clean and included Wholewheats and Grains, Green Vegetables, Oats and Rice Cakes, which were then tapered off in his last two meals of the day.

Breakfast would be: 6 eggs, 6 whites, 7 yellow and 75g of oatmeal with raisins. Occasionally Pitt would replace the eggs with a Protein Shake if his schedule was tight.

Midmorning snack: Tinned Tuna in Wholewheat Pitta Breads

Lunch: 2 x Chicken Breasts, 75-100g Brown Rice or Pasta and green veggies

Mid-afternoon snack [Pre-Workout]: protein bar or Whey Protein Shake and a Banana

Post Workout: Whey Protein Shake and a Banana

Dinner: Grilled fish or chicken, brown rice or pasta, vegetables, and salad.

Evening Snack: Casein Protein Shake Protein shake or Low Fat Cottage Cheese (Slow Release Protein)

300 workout

Want Hollywood muscle? Try this 300-rep Spartan workout—used by the cast of the movie—for a full-body transformationTaboola Integrated
Want abs like Gerard Butler in 300? Men's Health Personal Trainer has detailed workout and nutrition plans to get you there in no time.

At MensHealth.com, 300 has been a sensation as well. Ever since Gerard Butler appeared on the cover of Men's Health, visitors to the website have been clicking on everything 300.

Butler's training for 300 simultaneously built muscle, increased muscular endurance, and stripped fat fast. To achieve movie muscles that pop, he and other cast members used this grueling, unorthodox 300-rep rite of passage.

"One actor from 300, Andrew Pleavin, completed the workout in 18 minutes, 11 seconds," says Ballantyne. "He didn't practice this workout ... and neither did I. My time? 19:07. My butt was kicked by a Hollywood actor!"

For a Spartan-sized challenge to your daily routine, consider this your new fitness gauntlet:

Pullups - 25 reps
Deadlifts with 135 lbs - 50 reps
Pushups - 50 reps
24-inch box jumps - 50 reps
Floor wipers - 50 reps
Single-arm Clean-and-Press with 36 lbs Kettlebell - 50 reps
Pullups - 25 reps

All exercises are done without scheduled rest between moves. Obviously this is an advanced workout...you shouldn't do it unless you are already in great shape.

Fortunately, this can all easily be adapted. Appropriate exercises can be subbed in: Drop down to 150 total reps, or 4-6 exercises of 15-25 reps each. For example, you might try this workout, great for a guy with moderate fitness:

15 bodyweight rows
25 bodyweight squats
15 pushups
50 jumping jacks
20 mountain climbers
10 close grip pushups
15 bodyweight rows

Indoor VS outdoor exercise

Indoor exercise

Pro: A stable environment facilitates a regular exercise routine.

When you exercise indoors it’s easy to get into a regular routine. There’s never a problem if the weather is too hot, cold, rainy, or otherwise. The workout doesn’t rely on other outside factors like the time of day, where you are, or other things.

Pro: Working out with others is motivating and a great family activity

Working out in a gym or with family members at home offers the benefit of interacting with others. Having others exercising right next to you can really boost your effort and performance, thereby giving you greater results in a shorter time.

Pro: An equipment workout is easier to control and modify

When you work out on a piece of cardiovascular equipment, it is easier to make specific changes in your workout and to measure your progress. For example, when working our on a treadmill you can gradually increase incline, or speed to push yourself to increase your fitness level

Con: Home workouts can be distracting

For workouts in the home, there may be too many distractions for a productive routine. Things like the telephone, neighbors, mail, pets and children can all put a damper on the most well-intentioned program.

Outdoor exercise

Pro: Being outside is pleasurable

When you exercise outdoors, you can enjoy the beauty of nature. You’ll see and hear the birds. Your senses will get drawn into the surroundings as you experience the air, sounds, smells, textures and sights.

Pro: If you don’t want to socialize during your workout, it’s easiest to avoid outside

You’ll see other people especially if you exercise in the same place and at the same time every day, but you can always pass by without interacting. It’s easier to escape another person outside.

Con: Weather and physical obstacles provide a good excuse to stay home

When you exercise outside you must deal with weather changes, which means you must be highly motivated to do your routine daily without the interest and push from others. Pavement and footing isn’t always flat and stable so if you’re prone to ankle problems you’ll have to really watch it.

Track vs. Treadmill

• Treadmills are softer. You are going to take more of a pounding on asphalt than you would on a treadmill. If you jump into it too fast, you could hurt yourself. However, running on a grass or dirt trail could be even less impact than on the treadmill while still allowing yourself to stretch out a bit and avoid the boredom.
• Running outdoors encourages stronger bone growth. Because there is more of an impact, there is more pressure on your muscles and bones which will lead to faster results when you are training.
• You don’t have to break the wind on a treadmill. While you will not spend as much energy pushing air out of the way as you might on a bicycle, it still constitutes a large percentage of the energy that you are using.
• Running outdoors gets you somewhere. Running is meant as a means of transportation from one place to another by moving over the surface. Running on a treadmill is having the surface move beneath you. It is not quite natural.
• Treadmills allow more opportunity to learn something new while working out. While you could listen to an educational podcast no matter where you run, you don’t have to worry as much about your environment and your safety when you are on a treadmill.
• Most treadmills do not allow you to run downhill. There are very few treadmills that allow for a negative incline when you are running. For proper working out of the muscles, you need to work downhill and uphill workouts into your training. Always going along a flat or slight incline is not a natural way to move or to train.
• The 5 most common treadmill mistakes do not apply outdoors:
1. Taking it too easy
2. Stepping off of a moving treadmill
3. Using the handrails
4. Unnatural stride length
5. Not realizing how much easier it is
• It can sometimes be easier to fit in a workout on a treadmill than it is outside. Inclement weather, health concerns, or having to stay home to watch young children can make it difficult to get outside to run. Often times, a treadmill workout can still be fit in under the circumstances as long as one is available.