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Love handles are disgusting.  I don’t think anyone finds them attractive in way, unless a person loves fatties.  Love handles accumulate as the overall body fat percentage increases.  This is more of a problem for men, as men hold most of their fat in their waistline, and women hold most of their fat in their butt and thighs.

Being an Orange County Personal Trainer, I have seen many bodies, both men and women, that are carry large of amounts of fat around their waist.  And it is not pretty.

The best way to get rid of love handles to decrease overall body fat, through a combination of weight resistance, diet, and cardio.  You should lift weights about 3 to 4 times per week for at least 45 minutes.  Do some abdominal work about 2 times per week, but there is no need to work your oblique muscles directly. 

Eat a clean diet, consisting of more raw foods.  Count your calories, so you know exactly what you are taking in.  This is crucial for continued success. 

And as far as cardio, I recommend interval training such as wind sprints and stadiums.  This type of stop and go cardio will help burn alot of fat and shake alot of it off your butt and hips.

I know.  This sounds some what stupid.  But, woman do ask me this sometimes.  Unless a woman has a particularly small neck, women should not train their neck muscles.  Just by doing shoulder exercises will be enough for most women to have a symmetrical, tone, yet feminine neck.

I recommend that women stay away from working their trapezius muscles.  This are the muscles that are at the base of the neck.  Usually people work this muscle with shrug exercises.  Don’t do it women.

Ron Khawar

www.getfitorangecounty.com

That’s right, I am not only an Orange County Personal Trainer, but I am also a marriage counselor.  I know, you are probably thinking, “what is this guy talking about?”  Well, couples that stay fit together have better marriages than those that don’t.

I have been personal training in Orange County for several years now, and from my experience, the couples that I have seen that work out and value their health, not only have much more in common, but also have much better marriages.  Besides, what a great way to bond with your mate.  Staying or getting in shape with your significant other will do so much for not only your marriage, but your body and health as well.

Train hard and eat even smarter.

Ron Khawar

www.getfitorangecounty.com

I know you guys out there know exactly what I am talking about.  The guys that are so fat that their chest looks like a pair of woman’s breasts.  Pretty sick, I know.  But, that is what happens when men gain just too much weight.  First, because of the large weight gain, there is so much adipose tissue (fat) that is around the chest area.  And second, because of the high body fat levels, a hormone inbalance develops, where the testosterone level drops and the estorgen level rises, causing charteristics of a woman.

Well, no fear.  There is a remedy for this that is very simple.  Just lose weight and get your body level down to a healthy range.  All you have to is start a exercise regimen that consists of weight lifting and some interval training, such as wind sprints or stadium running.  Then, all you have to do is eat clean.  And by clean, I mean eating non-processed foods.  Foods that are natural and in their raw state.  Start doing this and your man boobs will disappear shortly.

Ron Khawar

www.getfitorangecounty.com

Happy Holidays to all of you.  This is the time of year to have a great time with friends and family.  Also, this is the time most people are packing another 5 to 10 lbs. of pure lard.  And I know, everyone is going to start their new diet and exercise program come January.

Well, I want to help all of you get into great shape by destroying some myths.

1.  In order to get into great and lean shape you need to do tons of cardio.

This is wrong.  Slow-paced cardio is the worst thing.  You don’t burn that many calories.  Plus, your metabolism is not boosted very long afterwards.  Whereas if you do intense stop and go training, known as Interval Training, jacks your metabolic rate tremendously for up to 48 hours afterwards, burning a ton more fat.

2.  Your dreams of a lean and sexy body are locked in these fat-loss pills.

NOT TRUE.  Most of your supplements do not work.  They are a complete waste of money.  All you need is to just follow an intelligent exercise program and a healthy diet.

3.  Doing tons of situps and crunches are going to give you a flat stomach.

WRONG!  Doing tons of ab exercises are not going crush your belly fat and get you six pack abs.  You can’t spot reduce fat.  In order to get a flat and tone stomach you need to lose overall body fat.  The best thing is to do whole body workouts that will burn tons of fat, combined with a good nutrition program.

Follow these simple tips and you will see a new body appear in 2009.

Ron Khawar

www.getfitorangecounty.com

I get asked this question all the time, “How do I build big biceps?”  As a personal trainer in Orange County, most people are walking around in 70 degree weather, with most of their body exposed.  And of course, all of our clients want to look great.  And the men, all want nice, muscular arms.

First, there are three basic exercises every person must incorporate in their workout to build muscular arms.  There are the standing barbell curls, preacher barbell or dumbbell curls, and standing alternating dumbbell curls.  These three exercises should serve as a foundation of your biceps workout.

The standing barbell curl is a great size builder.  When you perform it, make sure you don’t use your shoulders at all.  Most people cheat by moving their shoulders so they can lift more weight.  The preacher curls which are performed on a preacher bench are great to fill in the lower biceps, to give you that complete full biceps.  You can perform this with either a barbell or dumbells.  I suggest you mix it up.  And lastly, the standing alternating curls are performed with dumbbells.  Make sure you supinate (rotate your palms outwards as you bring the weight up) each hand to maximize your bicep development.

Here’s to building some big biceps.

Ron Khawar

www.getfitorangecounty.com