Monday, 4 April 2016

Top Reasons to Consider Battle Rope Training

Conventionally only used in martial arts gyms and in football training, weighted battle ropes today are increasingly becoming an integral part of mainstream gymnasiums around the world. Battle rope training is essentially a full body strength workout that also offers sufficient cardio. This form of workout is excellent for those who wish to target their upper body and core, since these are the primary movers in a quintessential battle rope workout routine.

People who wish to build muscles without relying on ultra-heavy weights absolutely love this regimen. Since the ropes helps create tension and force from angles that are otherwise not possible in basic weight training, your muscles are able to make new gains.

Here are some of the top reasons why you should consider Battle Rope Training :

  • Get Cardiovascular and Resistance Training at the Same Time

 Regardless of the exercise you perform with battle ropes, you will soon find your heart rate climb up quickly while also getting that burning sensation in the muscle group that you are working with. While many people may argue that you can achieve this with regular weights, you will find yourself pushing harder to achieve the same results. Furthermore, battler ropes can be combined with any exercise. For instance, you can do regular waves and static lunges at once.

  •  Make Good Use of All Muscle Groups 

Most professionals will tell you that the key to any strength routine is compound functional resistance training. It is next to impossible to utilize the ropes without having to make use of all muscle groups. This regimen helps work on all your core muscles in a way that most other training tools cannot. They make use of your shoulders and hips to brace your core and stabilize your spine during more hard-core movements. Battle ropes are an excellent way to increase your work capacity on the whole.

  • Low Impact Regimen with Big Results

This form of exercise is rather versatile allowing you to do maximum force exertion training with jumps, etc., just like one would do with jump routines, sprinting uphill and other high-impact workouts. If you cannot take high-impact training, you will still receive the same results. Here, instead of doing high-intensity interval training with your legs, you can simply use your arms and continue to optimize your heart rate, functional training and oxygen deficit.

  •  Achieve Maximum Caloric Burn

 There is no substitute to pushing yourself hard when it comes to burning more calories and losing body-fat. There is undoubtedly a direct relationship between the effort you put in and the amount of calories you burn. Battle Rope training allows you to increase your heart rate with minimal effort, work all your muscle groups all at once and workout for prolonged duration through low-impact on your joints, central nervous system and other body parts. All of this comes together to help you achieve your goals in an effective manner.


Squad Fit Gym recently opened its second branch in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi offering the best in class battle rope training infrastructure for your low-impact high-result training needs.

Thursday, 31 March 2016

TRX Training 101 – All you Need to Know

Conceived by the Navy SEALS, Suspension Training bodyweight exercise has soon become popular around the world for its ability to develop balance, strength, flexibility and the stability of the core all at once. This workout requires the use of the TRX Suspension Trainer which is an extremely portable performance training tool. TRX workout equipment is designed to leverage gravity and use one’s own body weight to perform a variety of different exercises.

Those who have relied on this training system swear by it because –
  • It is possible to workout anywhere with this equipment since it is lightweight and portable
  • It is known to deliver effective and fast total-body workout
  • It is extremely helpful in building a rock-solid core
  • It improves one’s muscular endurance
  • Whether you are a professional athlete or a senior, people with all fitness levels can easily use it
  • It is easy to set up outdoors, in a gym, at home or even in a hotel


Here are some of the other Core Benefits Presented by TRX Training –

  • Maximize Workout Time


TRX training helps you train various parts of your body all at once. With reduction in time spent in pacing from training station to another, you are able to maximize the time you a lot each day to your training.

  • Every Exercise Challenges the Core


Few people know this but your core is more than just your abs. TRX workouts help you challenge not only your abs but your other core muscles in your pelvis, back and chest. This in turn helps improve the stability, balance and flexibility of your body. Every action you perform in your everyday life makes use of your core – whether you bow down to pick up something, play a sport or wash your beloved car.

  • Helps Prevent Injuries


With a stronger and more stable core, you are able to prevent injuries not only in your lower back but also in other parts of your body.

  • Customizable Workout Routines


In TRX training it is possible to adapt the system to your personal fitness level by simple readjusting your body further away or closer to the anchor point. You needn’t go looking for additional set of weight to add more load on the fitness machine. All you need to do is change the position of your feet. This way, you are able to perform more demanding exercises instead of wasting time looking for appropriate load.

  • Innovative Form of Workout


Conventional strength building exercises focus on the movement in the front to back plane along with curls and presses. All these exercises are performed when sitting such as bench presses, barbell squats, etc. None of these workout regimens help work with your core. TRX is an innovative form of exercise that focuses on building your core body strength.
Sign up for a TRX Training program at the Squad Fit Gym in Vasant Kunj New Delhi and you will soon be able to build a strong and stable core, lose some weight and decrease your risk of injury on the whole.

Monday, 14 March 2016

Five Must Try Soups

Everyone's comfort food with a side of garlic bread or plain old bread sticks, soup is a must have for those cold, unforgiving days. It is a better alternative to caffeine and a great substitute for painstaking meals. A soup can go a long way in preventing those annoying sniffles without you having to cook up a storm in the kitchen. The best part is that you can make a big batch and consume over a couple of days at a stretch. So what are you waiting for? 


Five Ingredient Broccoli Soup RECIPE!!!



Vegetable Chowder RECIPE!!!



Mushroom Soup RECIPE!!!



Lentil Soup RECIPE!!!



Tomato Soup RECIPE!!!


Sunday, 14 February 2016

WOMEN WEIGHT-LIFTING? YUP!

Here we are again, to defeat another misconception. This is about women, who are afraid of weight-lifting. The stereotypical fear of bulking up like men has held women back from taking that extra step. Did you really think bulking-up will be THAT easy? Well, it isn’t! Secondly, women can’t become she-hulk that easily! On a contrasting note, strength training has its own sway...


IT’S MORE EFFECTVE AT LOSING MORE
The biggest advantage about lifting weights is the ability of your body to burn fats during and after working out. After heavy reps and sets of strength training, you continue to consume additional oxygen in the hours and even days that follow.




SHELL OUT MORE CALORIES WITH WEIGHTS
It is interesting to know how our body, with increased strength and lean muscle mass, uses calories more efficiently. Just the way sitting burns more calories than sleeping, standing burns more than sitting, walking burns more that standing, running more than walking, strength training burns bigger and better calories than just running!




HEALTHY HAPPY BONES!
Women while ageing most likely lose bone mass as well as muscle mass. Lifting weight, as studies show, reduces the chances of losing bone and muscle mass. This adds up with the decreasing risk factor of osteoporosis. The early you start doing weights, the better the chance of maintaining healthy, happy bones!




RELIEVING STRESS, PHEW!
Researches continue to follow that women who do strength training possess better management techniques to handle stress and face fewer adverse reactions to stressful situations. Of course! Exercising in general is a great way to manage stress, but strength training proves to be better again, try it to notice!




So the next time you ask your gym trainer to fix you a work out regime, don’t forget to make a mention of strength training. Love these weights and these weights will love you back! Go Lift It Up!!


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Thursday, 4 February 2016

DELUSIONAL TRAINING

Hi readers, I hope you are coping up well with your fitness routines! So while you stick to your workout regime, try keeping in mind these which might lead you to a weight-loss plateau. Where no matter how hard you try! You just don’t reach your target goal.

EMPTY STOMACH, WRONG!

You must have read it a gazillion times that one must work-out early in the morning empty stomached, it will have better effects. But that is a myth, understand... If you don’t have the source of energy, how will you burn calories? Thought about it? So before you work out in the morning or evening, snack up on something light and healthy an hour before you start. This will indeed give you that energy to lose weight.

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KEEP YOURSELF HYDRATED!

Another thing that gym trainers and instructors observe is that women who get obsessed about reaching their goal weight often stop drinking water amidst of working out. Keeping yourself hydrated is very important. When your level of energy is abstained from water, it runs out too soon leaving you with fatigue and weakness. Your body consists of 70% water; drink water to reduce water.

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TOO MUCH OF TREAD MILL?

“Take 5 rounds of that huge park and you will be good” every other person would repeat it quite often. So we keep running on the tread mill continuing our beliefs in the clichés. One mistake majority of the women commit is to run, run and run on the tread mill at the same boring pace and then leave! That defeats the entire purpose of gym. The trick to losing weight is BALANCE! Run on the tread bill for 10 mins all together. Run for 2 mins at full speed and then slow down for your body to restore energy and then again sprint for the next 2 mins and repeat the same for 10 mins. See the difference yourself!

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LIFT THAT WEIGHT UP!

All women are scared of buffing up. So lifting weights becomes a big time NO-NO! But did you know by adding lean muscles it is easier to burn more calories, added, you even burn them when you are not working out. Moreover, women can’t bulk up that easily like the way men do. So be carefree and fearless to pick up those sets of dumbbells and do the high-powered weight-bearing reps of squat jumps, lunges and much more!

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