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How does exercise tone your body?

Friday, August 13th, 2010

I’m just curious to know what goes on inside your body that makes you burn fat when you exercise. Yes, I know exercising builds muscle, but does your body burn fat while exercising because it uses it to make energy or something??
And I’m only a student, so easy words please.

yes your body uses fat to make energy and repair the damaged muscle from the workout.

Edit: yes it does your body can turn fat into protein the same way it turns fat back into carbs in order to make energy.

Edit: Take a biology class and learn it yourself. Your body can turn carbs into fat and vice versa. your body can also make protein and break down protein to make carbs to use as energy or store as fat.

Step 1: The break-down of triglycerides
To be used for energy a triglyceride needs to be broken down into its basic units: one molecule of glycerol and 3 molecules of fatty acids. This process is called Lipolysis.

Step 2: Conversion to acetyl CoA
Although they both have the same outcome, the glycerol and fatty acids each follow a different path. Their goal is to enter the Krebs Cycle, but first they must get converted to acetyl CoA.

Step 2a: Glycerol to acetyl CoA
Glycerol, which is a basic sugar, follows the glycolytic pathway (glycolysis). During this process it is converted into pyruvic acid. For entry into the Krebs Cycle, the pyruvic acid must be converted to acetyl CoA.

Amino acids(from proteins) can be converted to pyruvate or pyruvic acid. Some are converted into acetyl CoA. Others are converted into acetyl CoA through a previous step of acetoacetyl CoA. Some are converted into one of the chemicals in the cycle, oxaloacetate. Others are converted to other chemicals that are a part of the citric acid cycle. The nitrogen that is removed from the amino acids in this process is ultimately converted to urea and excreted in the urine.

Anabolism (Greek "mound" from ana = upward + ballein = "to throw") is the set of metabolic pathways that construct molecules from smaller units.[1] These reactions require energy. One way of categorizing metabolic processes, whether at the cellular, organ or organism level is as ‘anabolic’ or as ‘catabolic’, which is the opposite. Anabolism is powered by catabolism, where large molecules are broken down into smaller parts and then used up in respiration. Many anabolic processes are powered by adenosine triphosphate (ATP).[2]

Anabolic processes tend toward "building up" organs and tissues. These processes produce growth and differentiation of cells and increase in body size, a process that involves synthesis of complex molecules. Examples of anabolic processes include the growth and mineralization of bone and increases in muscle mass.

What exercise builds on what body part?

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

I am started to try and get into better shape so I was wondering what exercises do I need to do to help what body part so like lifting weights for arms, running for legs, what else?

check this site, it has everything for you: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/

Body Building ,I got 3 sets of each exercise ,Should they be done successively?

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Cant i do one set and move on to different exercise and then come back to complete the two left

Yes, if you do it right.

It’s called supersetting.

It’s working another muscle(usually antagonist(opposite) muscle) while allowing the first muscle to recover(rest) while working a fresh muscle.

It can cut training in half.

It’s worth mentioning that it’s easy to sacrifice quality(slow, controled, concentrated reps) and get a ineffective workout.

tell me some body building exercises without weights?

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010


Stomach/Abs:
Crunches – lay on your back with knees bent and arms crossed over your chest, pull your upper back off the ground.

Side Crunches – lay on back with knees bent and arms crossed over your chest, lay your knees to one side, pull your upper back off the ground towards your legs.

Reverse Crunches – lay your on back with your legs vertical and place your arms wherever you wish for balance, raise your legs, rear end and lower back straight off the ground, lower back down to start position.

Tower Sit Ups – lay on your back and hold your legs vertical while keeping them straight and keep your arms by your ears, keeping your arms on your ears and legs like they are touch your toes or whatever you can get to.

Tuck Ups – lay on your back with your legs and upper back of the ground with your arms at your sides, bend your knees as you pull them towards your upper body, lower back to start position. Balance on your rear end as you do these.

Pike Ups – same as tuck ups only you keep your legs straight the whole time.

Leg Lifts – lay on your back resting on your elbows, lift your legs up as far as you can without bending them, lower your legs till they ALMOST touch the floor hold 5 seconds, repeate, your legs should not touch the ground at all during this excercise.

Hollow Rocks – lay on your back with legs and upper back off the ground with your arms straight by your ears, rock back & forth as many time as you can. You could also hold the position.

Hollow Hold – same as Hollow Rocks just don’t rock back & forth.

Side rocks – lay on your side, put your arms that is on the bottom up by your ears, bend the other arm and put in front of you for balance, now lift your legs and the arm by your ear off the ground and rock back and forth.

Side ups – lay on your side, with whichever arm is on the bottom go up on your elbow keep the other one at your side, use your top foot for balance by placing it slightly in front of the other one, now lift your hips as high as you can, then lower back down to start position.

Legs:
Mountain climbers – standing regularly put one foot forward to go down on your knee, then push back up to standing position, repete with the other leg. Don’t bang your knee on the ground as it is bad for your knees.

Wall sit – find a wall, put your back up against it slide down like you were sitting in a chair (without the chair). Your legs should be paralell to the ground, hold as long as you can.

Frog Jumps – stand with your feet shoulder width apart, bend your knees as much as you can, now jump as high as possible.

Calf raises – stand with your feet together, raise your heels off the ground as far as you can, lower back to start position. You could also do these one foot at a time.
Another version is to put your heels together, but keep your toes apart, then raise your heels off the ground, lower back to start position.
One more version is to stand with your feet shoulder width apart with your toes pointing out (just a little or whatever is comfortable for you), raise your heels off the ground, lower back down to start position. Make sure to stretch out your calves after these.

Walking up & down stairs.

Walking or runnning up hills is great!

Arms:
Pushups – done in any way (i.e. tricep, regular widearm, etc.) If you need to, do them on your knees!
Your could also hold the pushup position as long as you can.

Reverse Pushups – find a chair, bench or something about that height, facing away from the chair place your hands on the edge of the chair & keep your feet in front of you & straight, bend your arms & lower yourself down as far as you can, push back up to start position.

Walking pushups – find a hall or long room, get into pushup position & do 1 pushup, walk your feet towards your hands while keeping your knees straight, now walk your hands back out to pushup position & do another pushup, do that all the way down the floor & back. To make it tougher do more pushups in between & walk your hands out further after the pushup before moving your feet towards your hands again. During this excercise your hands & feet should never move at the same time.

Superman rocks – lay on your stomach, hold your feet and arms off the ground then rock back & forth. You could hold this with your feet & arms off the ground. This excercise also works back & some leg muscles.

Handstand if you can (they are easier with the aid of a wall…lol) – put your hands on the ground and kick one of your legs towards vertical the other will follow, hold as long as you can. This is great for shoulder mucsles plus it is supposed to be excellent for the brain.

What are compound exercises and what is superset? a body building question?

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

i have these questions also can i set my arms means bicep like arnold schwarzenegger?tell me those exercises which arnold did? did the arnold have wizrad or his bicep is genetically his peak is on the long head and fantastic our bicep in armpit side why?

compound exercises utilize muscles across two joints, isolation exercises only utilize muscles across one joint. examples are below:

Compound : squat
Isolation : leg extension

Compound : dip
Isolation : triceps extension

Compound : bench press
Isolation : fly

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* a super set is when you perform 2 exercises for the same body part back-2-back. for instance you could perform a set of squats or leg press then go immediately to the leg extension and perform a set.

body building anyone know any bicep exercises without using weight or equipment?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

i hate using dumbells and barbells etc i prefer using my body weight to train but i recently moved into a new house and my pull up bar will not fit on any of the door frames as they are abnormally small, i really need to work my biceps can anyone help me please? im not looking to lose weight as i am 5′11 and i only weigh 11stone i just really need to find some bicep exercises.

Well there aren’t many effective bicep exercises without weight or equipment but you could try push ups and maybe dips (these will mostly focus on the chest though)

Should I do body Building for Muay Thai or still train explosives and Power?

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Okay, Im very strong esocailly for my size. 6′2 195. I use exercise that use the entire body like pull ups, Bench pres, dead lift, clean and press,The snatch, ETC. I want to loose some fat and I was wonder should I train like a bodybuilder or keep Power training with more Cardio.
Im in college so I haven’t been to the gym or train in Muay Thai for a couple of months.

Short, high intensity exercises like interval sprints mixed in with the exercises you were already doing should help and your diet is also a big part of becoming leaner and stronger

should i start body building?

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

im turning 18 in a month and im 5 feet 8 inch tall and weight is about 50 kg im a little underweight and skinny so i wana start making up muscles is it right for me does body building exercise gonna stop my height growth or it has any other side effects or should i start it much later

nah your height growth wont stop, u can start doing gym, its better u take protein powder something like whey protein before work out and after work out ,but dont overdo it or go for big weights ,just take it easy… start with lower weights

in a body building program which exercise should be done first? push ups or pull ups?

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

you know the order must be important

It doesn’t really make a significant difference which one you do first, but I would personally do the pull ups first, as they are slightly more strenuous.

which one is better to be used after body-building exercises; whey, soy or casein(milk) protein powder, why?

Saturday, May 1st, 2010


Whey is faster acting. So, Whey.

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