Better Sport Performance
Two of the main performance criteria for
athletes are how fast they can run and how high they can jump. That’s
why most coaches
and scouts use some sort of jump test and sprint test for
sports such as basketball and football. Now, most of us aren’t making
a living playing a sport, but we do enjoy playing sports
with our buddies and family. Plus, it’s nice to know you can move
your body in the way you want to perform whatever
activity you want.
Improved Strength
I just explained how losing fat can improve your hustle (i.e., athletic performance). Now, let’s talk about how it can also improve your muscle. One of the most important aspects of physical strength is what’s commonly known as relative strength, which is how strong you are in relation to your own body weight. For instance, the person who can perform the most chin-ups possesses superior levels of relative strength because he can lift his own body weight for more reps than others can.
I just explained how losing fat can improve your hustle (i.e., athletic performance). Now, let’s talk about how it can also improve your muscle. One of the most important aspects of physical strength is what’s commonly known as relative strength, which is how strong you are in relation to your own body weight. For instance, the person who can perform the most chin-ups possesses superior levels of relative strength because he can lift his own body weight for more reps than others can.
Better Cardio Conditioning
Extra weight won’t only hold you back in the sport
performance arena and in the weight room, it can also hinder your
ability
to play an entire game or go on a long hike with your
friends and family. Cardiorespiratory conditioning is also known as
work capacity, which is your
ability to keep going before fatigue sets in. Regardless of whether you
are playing a sport or going for a
hike, you must have the energy to be able to go the
distance. It’s glaringly obvious that you’ll get tired and quit faster
when you’re carrying around extra weight than you would
if you had less additional body fat using up energy.
Increased Energy
We live in a world where we are inundated
with energy drinks, most of which sell very well. It’s beyond the scope
of this
book to get into the pros and cons of specific
supplements such as energy drinks, but I can tell you that we all only
have
so much energy to spend each day before we feel fatigued.
As we’ve discussed, carrying around more
body fat makes you work harder both in life and in sport.
Therefore, the
more extra
body fat you’ve got, the quicker you’ll get tired and
feel the need for an energy boost. Carrying around that weighted
backpack
at your office or around your house will drag you down
just as much as it does in the sporting arena or in the gym. Following
a fat-loss plan will help you drop fat, which in turn
will help you to become more energy efficient. This will not only make
you feel better throughout the day, but you’ll also save
money because you won’t have to keep buying those expensive energy
drinks to get you through the day.
Less Stress
Let's face it, we all want to look good,
and there's nothing wrong with that. We have enough things to worry
about in our
lives, from work to finances to time management, that
worrying about the way we look can be an additional stressor.
The good news is that not only can the
workout and nutrition strategies in this book help you look better and
feel more confident,
they can also help you reduce stress in two other ways.
One, they give you a user-friendly, easy-to-follow system that's based
on sensible eating and fitness principles, not fads that
will go out of style in a few years. This way you don't have to worry
about the confusion created by conflicting information
and constantly changing fitness and diet trends. This book gives you
the simple, sensible, and scientifically-based direction
you've been looking for. You just have to put in the work, which
brings us to the second benefit: The workout strategies
in this book can help reduce stress because exercise is a great way
to relieve stress. As you'll see as you get into the
exercise chapters, this book provides more than enough exercises and
workouts to keep you interested.
Less Anxiety and Depression
Studies dating back to 1981 have
concluded that not only can regular exercise improve mood in people with
mild to moderate
depression, but it also may play a supporting role in
treating severe depression. Other research has even found that
exercise’s
effects lasted longer than those of antidepressants.4
In regard to anxiety, research has shown
that physical exercise reduces anxiety in humans by causing remodeling
to takes place
in the brains of people who work out. This evidence
suggests that active people might be less susceptible to certain
undesirable
aspects of stress and anxiety than those of sedentary
people.
Thanks to : Coach Nick Tumminello
Better Sleep
Sleep is the way our bodies rest and recover. And, in addition to elevating mood and reducing stress, research has documented
the benefits of exercise to improving sleep patterns,6
which can help you become more alert in the daytime and also help
promote more sleepiness at night. Let’s face it, if you're
regularly exercising, especially using the programs in
this book, your body will need to rest and recover, therefore making
it more likely that your sleep will improve.
Now you can see why the value of a great
fat-loss program goes far beyond just helping you look great in a
swimsuit. It’s
one of the most valuable things you can do to improve the
way you move in life, in the gym, and in sport and to keep you feeling
healthy and reduce the risk of developing joint problems.
Thanks to : Coach Nick Tumminello
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