Burn Fat Exercises, part 2
On the previous page I talked about the kind of exercises the burn the most fat and gave you a few examples to put to use if you are not already using them.
Here I want to take a minute to identify a few exercises that not only burn very little fat, but may also just flat out be a waste of your time and effort in the gym.
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- Bicep Curls - These are by far the most popular exercise when it comes to “working out”. Unfortunately, the biceps are one of the smallest muscle groups and thus do not burn a significant amount of calories when exercised. Even if you load the bar up with tons of weight and really strain to get those last few reps in, your heart is not going to work overly hard to supply your biceps with the blood and oxygen needed.
- Tricep Extensions/Kickbacks - Another workout favorite among many. The triceps, just like the biceps, are relatively small and again do not burn a significant amount of calories when exercised. Your arms may burn and tremble when doing these or your bicep curls, but the overall workload and the amount of energy necessary to perform the exercises is relatively small.
- Crunches – Doing basic crunches or almost any variation of them is great for abdominal strengthening. Doing these crunches does not burn a huge number of calories and for this reason the abs are not as important as the muscle groups listed on the previous page.
- Calf raises - Calf raises are great for muscle growth in the calves, but when it comes to fat burn they are pretty much bottom of the list. The range of motion paired up with the small size of the calf muscles make the overall effort and energy needed to perform this exercise very negligible.
The arm exercises on this list are the most commonly used and really do you the least good.
Most women do their arm exercises after they do their cardio routine in hopes of “toning” their arms. Exercising the bicep and tricep is ok, but you will really be better served doing compound/complex exercises for your four major muscle groups to get full and better arm development. Also see the article on arm toning exercises for a few new ideas to put to use.
Most men do their arm exercises before doing anything else (if they do anything else at all). The “beach body” mind set of only exercising what is visible plagues many and leaves many men discouraged and on and endless quest for bigger arms. Big arms come from moving big weight, big weight gets moved through compound exercises, not the isolated curls and extensions. Again, focusing on the four major muscle groups listed on part one of this article will greatly improve the size and development you seek.
The arm exercises in general are done in an often misguided attempt to get into better shape. You can go into any gym, grab a pair of dumbbells, find yourself a position in the mirror and start cranking out some curls quickly and easily. After several sets and a mild sweat, your arms feel tight and tired and you pat yourself on the back for a good workout.
When your workout is finished you have effectively burned very few calories for the time you have spent in the gym and spent most of that time exercising the body parts that have the least impact on your physique and are often covered up and not visible.
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