Monday, July 27, 2009

Tips on Getting A Ripped Muscular Chest Fast

By James Traynor

Many people would agree that a big bulging set of pectoral, or chest, muscles look great not only under the shirt but when you take your top off at the pool or beach. One of the most important areas to address in achieving this is fat loss.

You will find that most people who have a great set of pecs and abs often look healthy, full of vitality and feel confident. This is because it gives you a good shape under a shirt or when you take your top off at the pool or beach, which gets peoples attention. The problem arises if you have a thick layer of fat over these muscles. This can make you look fat and flabby and may even give you man boobs.

A common misconception is that in order to get the chest muscles looking toned and big you need to do many hundreds of press ups or bench presses. They can build up the muscle to a certain extent but they are not going to get rid of that fat layer. It is this layer of fat that is the greatest obstacle in getting ripped chest muscles. Even a skinny guy with a low layer of fat can get great appearing pecs.

So, you're dying to know what the secret is? Well it's not really a great secret. You basically need to get rid of this fat layer by reducing your calorie intake and burning excess calories.

The problem remains that if you are a bodybuilder, simply reducing your calories is not always a good idea as it can send you into a catabolic state and reduce the size of that hard earned muscle. Many bodybuilders face this particular dilemma after spending months of bulking up in the gym. It is therefore, a fine balance to achieve the state of building muscle mass yet removing fat.

A healthy way to achieve this goal is to maintain an adequate calorie intake and increase the proportion of your calorie intake from protein. It actually takes more calories to burn protein than it does carbohydrate or fat so taking in more protein can help in reducing fat accumulation.

To burn those excess calories incorporating cardio routines into your workout program is very important. A good calorie busting exercise is to work those large muscles in the body such as the quadriceps muscle on the front of the thigh. These powerhouses burn heaps of calories when worked and generate heat.

The aim is to put this information together into a full workout program that you can follow over time. One way is to spend time searching and doing your research on the internet. Another option is to buy a ready made program.

The advantage of these programs is that everything is done for you. You will get a routine that you can follow regularly and is known to work. Not only do they contain routines for building muscle but also to burn off those excess calories and fat.

The biggest obstacle that you will need to overcome, however, is time and indecision. To get anywhere you have to start and just by doing something regularly you will be amazed at how fast you will see results.

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