Mike's Fitness

Start Your Fitness Blog Today

Submitted by mike on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 19:14

I encourage you to start and keep your fitness blog right here at MikesFitness.com. It's completely free, it will keep you focused on your training, it will provide weight loss motivation, and it will let me check in on your progress and offer diet and exercise advice as well as answer your questions.

Fish Oil, Fructose, Glucose

Submitted by mike on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 09:12

Q: I read that fish oil can boost metabolism and aid in muscle repair.And is fructose more fattening than glucose?

Not able to get diet in office.

Submitted by jimmy.net on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:54

Hi Mike , actually its is very difficult for me to get the complete diet here in office and sometimes it becomes very difficult with colleagues to say them no for party.
Thanks for your support.I will try to diet mentioned.

Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred

Submitted by sheebs on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:15

I made it through day one week one of JM's 30 day shred workout. I made it 3/4 of the way through before I started to truly hate that woman.

Full Body Or Split Routine

Submitted by mike on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 09:39

Q: Hey mike, there is a sort of heard divided opinions on whether you should be doing full body workout or a split routine to get routine. Can you help me out on this one??

A: Both are perfectly good approaches. Full body is probably slightly better for strength development, but both are perfectly fine. There is no single perfect routine. You should vary your training throughout the year. Spend a couple of months with full body, then a couple of months with split, etc. Variety gives best results and you might learn which approach seems to work better for you.

Too Much Muscle Or Fat

Submitted by mike on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 07:41

Q: Hey Mike, I recently read a question a woman asked about getting ride of muscle in her arms and legs because she felt like she had a "man's body". Part of your response did not seem accurate to me because you told her a good way to test whether what is making her look bulky is the fat OR muscle was to flex, and if she still feels fat around her arms and legs, then it's the fat that is making her look bulky and not muscle. I don't think that's even a close to accurate way to "test" whether she (or anyone else) really is bulky from muscle or bulky from fat.

My Bulk Progress and Cutting Question

Submitted by jmac1908 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 20:07

It has been about two and a half weeks since my last post and I have gained about 4.5 lbs since then with the same fat measurements. I am really happy with my progress and hope to be about 175 by the end of February. (~167-168 at the moment) Recently I have been researching cutting diets and tips and I have a couple questions about cutting. I am about 13% body fat at the moment and my goal is to get a six pack by June, will this be possible if I start cutting in March? Should I gradually reduce my calories over a couple of weeks at the beginning of the cut?

Cheat Meal While On Diet

Submitted by mike on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 07:19

Q: While on this workout and diet, how many time can I have a cheat meal? And what should it contain?

A: Well, cheat meals and what they contain are completely up to you. If you are going to eat a cheat meal, then you might as well enjoy it! Obviously, the fewer cheat meals you have, the better. I'd say having 1-2 cheat meals per week will probably not impact your progress in any noticeable way.

Workout To Drop Body Fat

Submitted by mike on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 09:19

Q: Hey mike, I decided to change up my routine a bit as http://www.mikesfitness.com/content/drop-from-15-to-12-percent-body-fat was leaving me out of gas. Is this one good or should I keep the old one and drop a no. Of exercises??

Day 1
Incline db press 3x15
Flat db press 3x15
Pec flyes 3x15
Shoulder press 2x15
Lateral raises side 2x15
Shrugs 2x15

Day 2
Assisted pullups 3x10
Lat pulldown 3x15
Close grip lat pulldown 3x15
Seated row 3x15

Day 3
Bb curl 2x15
Preacher curl 2x15
Hammer curl 2x15
Tricep pushdown 2x15
Overhead tricep 2x15
Tricep dips 2x15

Day 4

Daily Cardio

Submitted by mike on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 06:32

Q: Do you think that daily low or high intensity cardio is a necessity for getting ripped?? Or once a week is good enough??

A: Daily cardio is almost certainly a bad idea if you are doing weight training on top of it. Your body needs rest. Taking at least one or two days a week off from all exercise is a good idea. I would recommend either 2-3 sessions of HIIT per week, building up to 15 minutes/session (search for HIIT on my site if you are not familiar with it) or 2-3 sessions of regular steady pace cardio of 20-40 minutes each.