There are as many varied opinions on what “plan” one should follow to build muscle, as there are people who have those opinions. On one thing they do agree, however. You must have a regimen.
· You can begin by defining your objective.
· Why are you interested in body building?
· What do you hope to accomplish?
· What is your ultimate goal?
It’s all about commitment and belief. There is an abundance of information about how to begin and conduct your journey, but without a burning desire to achieve, you are doomed to inevitable failure.
The following tips are not intended to be a “one size fits all.” Take from it what you will. In that light, consider the following list:
1. Before beginning any serious weight lifting or body building regimen, consult your physician.
2. Set your goals. Define what you expect to achieve with your new bodybuilding campaign within a realistic time frame. If you create goals that are unattainable you are setting yourself up for failure. You can become bored, disappointed and disillusioned to the point where you may give up. This is a very sad outcome to what might have been the best decision of your life. Don’t sell yourself short. Set your long-term goals, of course, but also set short-term goals that are achievable. And, don’t forget to reward yourself when you do achieve them.
3. Consider the costs.If you don’t already have a budget, create one. Then, determine what amount of discretionary funds you have available for your bodybuilding program. This will determine whether you can afford to have a home gym or if your needs would better be served by joining a club. Joining a club is still a good short-term introduction before spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on equipment that might not be appropriate for your needs.
4. Don’t forget some of the low cost alternatives to purchasing your bodybuilding equipment. If used equipment is still functional why spend the extra dollars just for a little glitz! Good, brand name used equipment is every bit as functional as something right off a showroom floor.
5. Consider combining a home gym along with a membership in a public facility. Purchase less expensive free weight equipment for use at home and join a gym to have access to the more expensive equipment. You can design your entire workout routines around a combination such as this.
6. Eat healthy! This can’t be stressed enough. The only true bodybuilding aids are good nutrition. Consult a licensed dietician. Watch your local community calendar for free seminars on diet and nutrition. Learn all you can about what nature freely provides that can help you to develop a healthy diet.
7. If you choose to use dietary supplements, make certain that you know what you are putting in your body. Follow the packaging guidelines we outlined above. Ask your physician for his/her recommendations based on the regimen you have selected. No friend, coach or acquaintance can take the place of your physician. In fact, you may even investigate finding a physician who specializes in sports wellness.
8. Be kind to yourself. Yes, it’s important to push to achieve your goals, but it’s very easy to tip the scales in the other direction and create a nightmare for yourself. Obsessive, compulsive behaviors are not conducive to a healthy bodybuilding lifestyle.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Critical report into £2bn teaching deal
In a critical report the independent public efficiency watchdog Audit Scotland said the much-heralded McCrone deal, which gave teachers a 23% pay rise, had been good for the profession, but questioned the benefits for children and the taxpayer.
“The long-term nature of the changes, and the absence of clear outcome measures, mean that it is not possible to judge the value for money achieved from the additional spending at this stage,” said the report.
Earlier this year Audit Scotland criticised ministers for spending hundreds of millions of pounds increasing hospital consultants’ salaries with little or no benefit to NHS patients.
The report into the deal struck with teachers said that there has been stable industrial relations between employers and unions as a consequence of the teachers’ pay award.
Improved terms and conditions for classroom teachers has improved, with more opportunities for continuing professional development, lesson preparation and marking and less time being spent on non-teaching tasks due to the recruitment of administrative and support staff.
But Auditor General Robert Black said, “Performance management arrangements need to be strengthened to demonstrate that the agreement has delivered value for money and is improving education in Scotland.
“The agreement is strong in detailing what needs to be done and by when, but it is less clear about how the cost and impact of the changes introduced should be assessed.”
The report notes that “the lack of clear objectives on what the agreement was designed to achieve makes it hard to assess the value for money of the £2.15bn investment.”
It also states that “the long-term impact of the agreement remains unproven.”
It points out that 63% of head teachers have had to provide class cover and 22% do this once a week or more to deliver the reduced contact time laid down by the McCrone agreement.
The report also says teachers still face too much administration and paper work and that the support assistant recruitment target has not been met.
SNP education spokesman Fiona Hyslop, whose party backed the McCrone deal, said, “This report has shown that the McCrone agreement has been poorly implemented, and failed to deliver all the reforms expected or indeed value for money.
“It’s simply not on to throw over £2 billion at something without a plan for what it will ultimately achieve, but that’s what has happened here.
“We still don’t know what the educational benefits pupils and taxpayers have had for over £2bn of public spending.”
Scottish Tory education spokesman Lord James Douglas-Hamilton said, “The McCrone committee was primarily focused on restructuring the teaching profession and implementing a new remuneration scheme.
“The unintended consequences of this £2 billion plan have been head teacher recruitment problems and satisfaction about career prospects being low, especially amongst senior school teachers.”
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Lyrics for I Write The Sins Not Tragedies
Oh, well imagine; as I’m pacing the pews in a church corridor,
and I can’t help but to hear, no I can’t help but to hear an exchanging of words.
“What a beautiful wedding!, What a beautiful wedding!”
says a bridesmaid to the waiter.
“Ah yes, but what a shame, what a shame,
the poor groom’s bride is a whore.” Bandflex offers a maximum or 260lbs resistance compared to Bowflex's 210lbs
Bandflex has a total of 67 possible exercises compared to Bowflex's total of 60 possible exercises
Bandflex is about one third of the price of the Bowflex multi-position adjustable bench
lat pulldown for back or triceps
leg curl for your hamstrings (back of your thigh)
leg extension for your quadriceps (front of your thigh)
leg press using a bungee belt
preacher curl attachment for your biceps
seated row for your back and rear shoulders
bench press for chest cheap
light
quiet
it folds up (not many gyms fold)
offers a number of different exercises including fitness exercises
can perform a large number of exercises the bands stretch, that is they gradually get longer. You can easily order new bands at about $5 each so we recommend if you do buy the Bandflex you order a complete set of replacement bands as well
there is a belt which goes behind your back for support when doing leg press, but we would prefer something more. However, you are lucky to even have a leg press because most home gyms only offer it as an optional extra
and I can’t help but to hear, no I can’t help but to hear an exchanging of words.
“What a beautiful wedding!, What a beautiful wedding!”
says a bridesmaid to the waiter.
“Ah yes, but what a shame, what a shame,
the poor groom’s bride is a whore.”
I’d chime in with a “Haven’t you people ever heard of closing the god damn door?!”
No, it’s much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.
I’d chime in “Haven’t you people ever heard of closing the god damn door?!”
No, it’s much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of hope.
Well in fact, well I’ll look at it this way,
I mean technically our marriage is saved
Well this calls for, a toast so, pour the champagne
Oh! Well in fact, well I’ll look at it this way,
I mean technically our marriage is saved
Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne, pour the champagne.
I’d chime in with a “Haven’t you people ever heard of closing the god damn door?!”
No, it’s much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.
I’d chime in “Haven’t you people ever heard of closing the god damn door?!”
No, it’s much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.
n this Bandflex reviews you'll discover that the Bandflex Home Gym is intended as a much cheaper alternative to the famous Bowflex Home Gym and also to the Weider Crossbow. The Bandflex uses a system of 6 bungee cables (3 each side) to offer resistance while you are training, that is you stretch them as you lift. If you want more resistance you simply adjust it using a quick snap clip.
The maker's of Bandflex, Stamina, in their own Bandflex reviews claim the following:
Bandflex reviews also say that their gym is versatile enough to perform exercises for improving your fitness, not only your strength.
Equipment
Size
The Bandflex has a folded and an unfolded size.
Folded - 21.5"(length) x 27.5"(width)
Unfolded (ready to use) - 84.5"(length) x 21.5"(width) x 76"(height)
It is light at only 120lbs.
Warranty
The maker's of Bandflex offer a 5 year warranty on the frame but only 90 days on parts
Pros
While writing this Bandflex reviews we decided that the Bandflex has a number of attractive pros:
Cons
This would be like all the other Bandflex reviews if we didn't include the cons:
Overall
We decided that the Bandflex Home Gym offers a good alternative to the Bowflex and Weider Crossbow at a budget price (up to $1000 cheaper!). If you want something that you can easily move around or fold up and still do a decent workout, than you will be happy with the Bandflex Home Gym. Its also good if you don't want to annoy your neighbors with the clanging of iron weights.
Prices from the Internet's leading sports merchants. Prices have gone up all round on the Bandflex recently. UPDATE: the Bandflex has come down in price and is now cheaper than when I first reviewed it
Fitness Improvement
Find a Gym
Today exercise and sport is promoted by all media, television, internet, videos, magazines and advertisements.
If you choose to join a health club or gym, you must do research and consider the place you register with in all aspects. If you ask why, well, like every other item you purchase, from a computer to a car, you are investing your money and your time, if you make a bad choice by choosing a gym that is not suitable to your lifestyle, you just won't go there, and this is a waste of money
The first thing to consider, is the location of the gym. You will probably make this choice by taking one that is near to your home or work. This is a perfectly good reason for a choice as you will be motivated to go to the gym, because it is close by, but on the other hand, you must not choose your gym by the location only. Lets say it is close to you, but what if it not suitalbe to your needs.
Motivation Tips - The second thing to consider, is what this place offers you, is it equipped with the sports equipment that you would want to use and does it contain contain enou
gh fitness equipment for all the members, so you won't have to wait in line for a long time just to use something, is the equipment up-to-date or are they very old, is the environment around the equipment well kept, and what about the instructors, check if they are certified, and if they are helpful and friendly. You might also try asking the health club members about the gym, generaly and specificaly. This will help you to gain the kind of information that you need in order to make your final
The third thing to consider, is the price. You must know that what you get out of the gym is according to the price that you pay. Check if this price is within your limit and it includes in the beginning all you need, to avoid later on add-ons to the price just for the things that you require. Also see if you can handle the price monthly or annually. Don't be embarrased to ask for a discount, they need you as a customer, asking for a discount won't hurt you, it might just help.
The fourth thing to consider, or to read and think about is the contract you sign when registering. ellipticals
Read the contract carefully, and don't rush into signing. If you don't understand something in the contract ask them to explain it. Check whether you can cancel the contract and see for how long you sign the contract, and the refund could be entitled too.
You have to check out the gym that you are going to register with, like every other thing in life that you buy, if it is not suitable ,you will not use it
It is recommended to take out a good health insurance policy before starting a fitness regime as you dont know what could happen to you at the health club, presummably most reputable health clubs can offer you a health care or health insurance plan
In order to keep up your fitness and health plan it is imperative to do exercise on a regular basis and eat healthy food at regular intervals during the day.
For those of you who are too busy and claim have no time to go to a gym or health club there are many places today that cater for 24 hour fitness and are open well into the night.
The type of sport you take on is totally individual and everyone should should choose a sport he enjoys. If you join a gym or health club for instance their are many different sports equipment to choose from such as; spin bikes, ellipticals, treadmills and weights. These gyms whether they are boxing gyms or multi gyms have many sport accessories available to you and offer a fitness program that is individually set up for you which can include; excercise and aerobic fitness classes.
Nowdays it is recommended that even someone who has heart disease or has suffered a heart attack should do exercise. There are many programs available for improving cardular vascular fitness. (This of course must be done with the supervision of a professional and a doctor).
For those of you who due to any health reasons cannot leave the house there are many home health care programs available. For these check with your doctor or on the internet.
Before you enter into a hard sport regime read a sport book that will help you understand the options available for you from hard core sport to walking and swimming.
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