Quick But Effective Workout Exercises

Most people think that for a workout to be successful, it has to be lengthy and tiresome. People often struggle to spend two hours or more in the gym in the notion that the more time spent exercising would translate into more gains (in muscle) or more losses (in fat). While such feats may be worthy of a round of applause, they are often counterproductive. There will always come a point where you would get tired of going to the gym, and even dread the several hours you spend there. Soon, you might stop working out and put all the efforts you exerted to waste.

However such should not be always the case. If you want to be able to keep with your fitness regime for long, you might want to try to make use of quick workout exercises that will allow you to spend less time in the gym, but still motivate you to continue working out in long terms. While quick workout exercises may not give you results as fast as you want, they will allow you to maintain your ideal body type that will remain with you in the long run. It is important to keep things simple so that you would not find things too tiring and dreadful, eventually you can add some more exercises to spice things up and keep you motivated.

Here are simple workout exercises you can do in the gym or at home. The workouts can be done in less than 30 minutes, which allows you to enjoy more time for other things.

Strength Exercises

For the shoulders – get two heavy dumbbells or any two equally-weighing objects for each of your hands. Lift the weights suspended in your arms using your shoulders and hold for three to five seconds, then relax again. Repeat this step for 8 to 12 times depending on the weight you are using. Do up to three of this set.

For the chest – lie on your back on a bench press or any similar sturdy flat surface. Before doing the normal bench press, warm up first by doing a set of 8 to 12 repetitions using a third of the weight you normally can lift. After the warm up, do three sets of 8 to 12 repetitions of your normal bench press routine. Just keep in mind to avoid arching your back as you lift the weights.

For the biceps – lie on an inclined bench with both hands carrying dumbbells of equal weights. Lift the right arm for two counts and return for three counts, do the same with the left arm. Repeat for 8 to 12 times. Do three sets of this exercise.

For the thighs and buttocks – with heavy dumbbells on each hand, gently squat until your thighs are parallel to the ground, then stand upright again. Repeat for 8 to 12 times. Do two to three sets of this exercise.

For the calves – stand upright with heavy dumbbells on each hand. Gently tip your toes as high as you can without wobbling or getting imbalanced. Repeat for 8 to 12 times and do up to two sets.

The workout exercises above are indeed quite simple and easy that you might think that they would not work. However such a simple regiment would be easy to maintain, and the results will come in time and last for you to enjoy your body. You may alternate the above exercise with a 30 to 45 minute cardiovascular exercise, so that you would also be able to shed off fat as you gain muscle.

To get fit, you do not need to spend hours in the gym. You just need to maintain a fitness routine and make it a lifestyle. Of course you should have a balanced diet and do everything in moderation. In time you and other people would see the results. Soon you will have the body you would want.

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How To Make Pasta From Scratch, The Simple Way (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients For Dough Of Pasta Recipe:

* 8 cups flour
* 8 eggs
* 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. To make your pasta recipe from scratch, put 7 ? cups of flour in the middle of a clean surface in the shape of a mound. Make a hole in the middle and add eggs and the olive oil. Beat the mixture well, starting from the inside and mix well to make the best pasta recipe.

2. Knead the dough with both your hands and make sure it's one huge mass by itself. Pick up the dough and scrape all the remaining bits from the work surface.

3. Lightly flour the surface some more and knead the dough for a little longer.

4. For the perfect pasta recipe, the dough should be elastic and have a slightly sticky consistency. Wrap the dough in cling film and keep it aside for half an hour room temperature.

5. You can shape the dough according to your favourite pasta recipe style.

Ingredients For Sauce Of Pasta Recipe:

* ? cup extra virgin olive oil
* 2 onions, diced
* 8 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
* 6 tablespoons chopped thyme leaves
* 1 medium carrot, grated
* 4 cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed with juices
* Salt to taste

Directions:

1. To make the sauce for the pasta recipe, in a large pan heat olive oil over a medium flame.

2. Stir in the onion and garlic, cook until soft and slightly brown.

3. Add the thyme and carrot until the carrot is quite soft for the pasta recipe.

4. Add the tomatoes and juice, keep stirring and bring to a boil. Simmer till consistency is quite thick and add salt to taste.

5. You can freeze the sauce for up to six months to keep making the pasta recipe you love!

Ingredients For Final Pasta Recipe:

* 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 2 medium red onions, diced
* 2 stalk celery, chopped
* 2 pounds Portobello mushrooms, quartered
* 2 ounces dried porcini mushrooms, soaked 10 minutes in warm water
* 2 cups tomato sauce that you've made
* ? cup parsley, finely chopped

Directions For Final Pasta Recipe:

1. Now to make the final pasta recipe, heat olive oil in a large pan.

2. Add the onion and celery and cook over a medium flame till it's soft.

3. Add mushrooms and cook for around 10-12 minutes.

4. Add tomato sauce from the pasta recipe and bring the mixture to a boil.

5. Meanwhile, boil pasta in water until soft, for a minute.

6. Drain and add it to the pan with the sauce. Cook until well-coated.

7. Add the parsley and your pasta recipe is ready to serve!

Rajiv Tiwari is an out and out gourmet whose love of food has made him travel to all top food destinations. In this bouquet of articles Rajiv discusses some quick tips on food recipes, and shows us how you can make people enchanted with lipsmacking food recipes. Pasta Recipe, Perfect Pasta

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