BASIC

Goal Perception VS Health
Every individual person has its own set of goals and his/hers way of thinking.
Because of that they frequently make mistakes when it comes to choosing the
right way to achieve a certain look. People often start exercising in order to look
more like someone else, without realization how much and in what way their
own body proportions and individual characteristics can be changed.
Body proportions and individual characteristics are inherited from parents
so our shoulder width, hip width and bone length can not be changed. The
part of our body that we see in the mirror, and the one we can modify by training
is comprised out of muscles and fat. We can make a slight increase in bone
diameter by applying pressure on them with muscles, but we can’t make them
longer or grow more (at least there’s no natural way to do it). We can however
make our muscles longer, bigger and stronger by exercising and our body fat in
check by healthy eating and leading a healthy lifestyle.
To conclude, every man’s (or woman’s with that said) goal shouldn’t be just
to lose some weight, increase muscle mass or look better, it should be reducing
body fat to a lower level, so that an entire organism can function better and be
healthier in general. Strengthening bones and joints, bettering body functions
and physical appearance, fighting against inactivity and bad eating habits should
be the primary goal of a rational individual that wants health and success.
Being in shape means achieving a state in which your body can perform everyday
tasks with ease and recover quickly from intense physical activities. Our
body works in a way that can be, roughly, summarized like this: the brain controls
different systems through glands of the endocrine system which produce certain
hormones which further influence all of our bodily functions, from our sense of
touch to our heart beats. Well balanced secretion of hormones is based upon
proper intake of nutrients and on the function of the neuromuscular connection.
Strength training is the only approach that helps in development, keeping and
re-balancing aforementioned functions and systems in the most effective and
completely natural way.
From this point we move onto more favorable and popular topics. Go to the
next section to learn about getting the six pack abs.