The Dark Side of Cardio

When asked to picture a typical "fat loss" workout, you see yourself on the treadmill or running outside for hours each week (and hating it!). Heck, that's why so many people give up so quickly, or don't even bother to start in the first place. And did you know launching into a heavy program of cardio is the last place a beginner should start?

Because many beginners to fitness are often overweight and unprepared for exercise, excessive cardio only predisposes them to muscle and joint injuries, especially when doing repetitive exercise on a daily basis.

 

Imagine if you will someone that hasn't exercised in years, is 40 pounds overweight, and doesn't have proper training shoes. Send them out on a 30-minute jog and I guarantee you they'll be injured in one or two workouts. Their body just isn't ready for it! With each workout, you'll make the injury more serious and simply get closer and closer to a doctor's visit, rather than to your dream body.

 

So instead of getting fit, jumping into a full-out cardio program can often knock someone right out of their fitness program before they even start to lose an ounce of fat.

Yep, cardio is like good ol' water torture...because pressure, when applied over time, will break you down.

So where should absolute beginners start? If you are a beginner, or you train beginners, you should start with the Introductory Workout on page 35 of the Turbulence Training for Fat Loss Manual. You'll use basic exercises (even some where you are lying down!) to build up the muscles of your lower body and reduce your risk of injury from training, all while losing fat safely. And then you can move into the even more-effective, fat burning workout routines of the regular Turbulence Training program.

Cardio only looks good on paper,

CB

PS - Take your fat loss one day at a time...

"At mid-life, pushing 300 pounds, and highly skeptical of quick-fixes, I learned of Turbulence Training and decided it was a program which made sense. It's about hard work, sensible eating, and getting stronger. I found the efficiency of the program to be appealing. In less than an hour, 3 to 4 times per week, the workouts are manageable on a busy schedule. It produced not only weight loss of close to 60 pounds; my strength increased rather dramatically. I have recommended the program to many men who are seeking an efficient, yet demanding, program for fitness and healthy eating."
Todd Thompson, Texas

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