Amal Hantash Fitness News

  It’s an age old question that encourages a world of debate when answering. The truth of the matter is, there’s no real right answer. Consider a few things that can influence this. How Do You Build Muscle? If we’re talking about building muscle and not truly focusing in on our lifting performances, then we’re talking hypertrophy in its purest form. We can’t increase the amount of specific muscle fibers that we possess, but we can increase the size of our existing fibers. In the past, many believed that this was a black and white thing; namely, training for higher rep ranges...  Read more →

It is a scientific fact that winter, especially the holidays, are horrible on your waistline.On average, people gain around 1-2 pounds each holiday season. This might seem like a small amount, which it is, but it appears that 1-2 pounds isn’t lost the subsequent year.So while New Year’s resolutions are great, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure… or something like that.Now the story of the holiday weight gain is probably less due to the singular days of Thanksgiving and Christmas and even New Years, and more due to the cumulative change in behaviors that happen over...  Read more →

Could you live without fast food and sweets? That is an important question that you should ask yourself. And if you are addicted to sugar and processed food you should conquer your cravings and start a new healthy lifestyle.   Can you do that? We are sure you can and we recommend following a seven-day no junk food challenge. By following this seven-day weight loss challenge you will develop healthy eating habits, drop excess pounds, improve your health, increase your energy and become more confident. You should definitely try to face this challenge! It can be really hard at first...  Read more →

Usually, when something sounds too good to be true, it is. Not the case here. Though chocolate and other sweet treats didn’t make the cut, I’ve got a dietitian-approved list of foods you can eat unlimited amounts of without sabotaging your diet and fitness goals. Not only are they low in calories and high in fiber, but all eight foods also offer up a host of other health benefits—chomp away. 1. Celery Calories per cup, chopped: 16 Celery is probably the most notorious "negative-calorie" food (that’s not actually a thing, by the way). What’s meant by the commonly used term? There's this thing called...  Read more →  

So many traditional ab exercises are simply performed lying on the ground, and involve an inordinate number of crunches, sit ups, and planks.But I'm here to tell you that there’s more than one way to tone your abs. And you’d be surprised by just how effective some of these weighted barbell exercises are. In a comment below, share with us today one abs exercise you benefited from.   1. Barbell Rollouts Quite similar to wheel rollouts, this helps teach you body stability and flexibility through the core. You begin the exercise by kneeling on the floor. Weight your barbell and... Read more →

This Is How You Can Get Ripped Body And Build Muscles  Read more →

Everyone wants to get those 6 pack abs that they can flaunt at beach or to impress people around them. However getting washboard abs is not an easy task. It takes lots of efforts and patience to get there. There are several factors that affect the sculpting of your abdominal muscles as you need to melt excess fats and build muscles. To get the ripped abs it is important to cut on fats and then train on the abs. Here we are listing 6 tricks that will shape your abdominal muscles: 1. Diet Diet is one of main aspects of... Read more →