Building Muscles helps you build Amazing Abs

Add strength training to your exercise program and you'll burn more calories all day long! Building muscles will help you slim down that waistline and flatten up your stomach!

The principle of progressive resistance refers to continually and progressively placing demands on the body that are greater than it is accustomed to. A reasonable guideline is to increase the training weight about 5 percent, and decrease the repetitions by two to four when a given load can be performed for the desired number of repetitions with proper exercise technique.

For example, if you can easily do 16 repetitions while performing the chest press exercise using 100 lbs., increase the weight to 105 lbs. and decrease the repetitions to 12 to make gains in muscle strength and endurance.

Many fitness enthusiasts suggest you work your upper body one day and your lower body the next. Or do them all, but every other day. Start by doing 10 repetitions of each exercise, and each week increase your repetitions by two until you can do 16. Then break the workout into two sets of eight repetitions and increase your reps again until you do two sets of 10 to 15 reps.

Remember to start your program slowly and progress deliberately to higher intensities, duration, and frequency. Always listen to your body; if you experience unusual soreness or fatigue, take a break, and return to your workout at a lower intensity or duration once the discomfort is gone. Exercise and Building muscles will get you on the road to getting in shape fast and enjoying a healthier, happier life!