{"id":4274,"date":"2011-06-21T07:20:43","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T11:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2011-07-08T12:02:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T16:02:57","slug":"whats-the-best-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/whats-the-best-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the BEST workout? – Bodyweight VS. Weight Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\nWhat do you think of my new cartoon image?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your Muscle Building Coach has gotten a new makeover…<\/p>\n

Granted the proportions maybe a tad bit exaggerated, but that’s what I’m striving to achieve with my own workouts.<\/p>\n

And speaking of workouts…
\nOne question that I often get from my online followers is:<\/p>\n

What’s the BEST workout?<\/i><\/u><\/p>\n

Bodyweight Exercises
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Now I honestly don’t think there is a true “right”<\/em> or “wrong”<\/em> answer to this question as there are pros and cons to both types of training…<\/p>\n

With weight training workouts you have endless variety in your training. Working out in a well equipped commercial gym allows you to work every single muscle group and train your body from all angles with the wide variety of equipment that’s available.<\/p>\n

But let’s face it…<\/em>
\nIt’s not always convenient to get to the gym for a workout. And if you live in a small town there may not even be a decent commercial gym within a reasonable driving distance.<\/p>\n

So having the option of doing a bodyweight only workout without having to go to the gym is important to your Total Fitness Bodybuilding routine. And even if you have the luxury of going to the gym everyday, there are still benefits to bodyweight training.<\/p>\n

When you do bodyweight exercises and move your entire body through space, there is a higher level of neuromuscular activation, compared to doing exercises where you just move your limbs.<\/p>\n

This higher level of neuromuscular activation places more stress and demands on your body and helps to stimulate a higher level of muscle growth. This is why squats are harder than leg presses and why pull ups are harder than pull downs. Whenever you move your total body through space it stimulates your central nervous system to a greater degree.<\/p>\n


\nI’m sure you’ve probably experienced this already…<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

For example, if you do an all out set of squats you’ll feel a much deeper level of muscular fatigue than if you did an all out set of leg presses. Even though you’ll be able to lift a lot more weight with leg presses, they are not as physically demanding because of the lower level of neuromuscular activation.<\/p>\n

Squats Are Harder Than Leg Presses Due To Higher Levels Of Neuromuscular Activation.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n
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Now when it comes to bodyweight training a lot of folks are very limited in what they can do. They think in terms of doing push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and squats…
\nThen they start to run out of exercises…<\/em> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Granted those are all great bodyweight exercises, but there is so much more that you can do with bodyweight training. And that’s why I wanted to let you know about a killer new bodyweight only training system that my friends Adam Steer<\/a> and Ryan Murdock<\/a> have developed called:<\/p>\n

The Shapeshifter Body Redesign Program<\/a> <<== click here<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is by far the best bodyweight training program that I’ve ever seen. It’s also one of the highest quality and most innovative programs I’ve seen in a long time, period.<\/p>\n

Even if you are a hardcore gym rat like myself, you can still supplement your training with these killer bodyweight only workouts and take your personal fitness to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

And you can get a sneak peak at this quality and innovative bodyweight training system by clicking the link below. Talk about a killer preview… This is seriously cool!<\/p>\n

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\nVideo Preview of Shapeshifter Body Redesign:<\/a> <<== click here<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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