Blast Away Fat and Get Your Abs, Chest, Shoulders, Back, And Arms in Their Best Shape Ever Using Multi-joint Exercises

Let's face it, we all want to be in shape and catch someone's eye.
None of us like putting on our clothes and seeing our tummy hang over
our jeans or our arms looking like a set of bat wings. With
multi-joint exercises, you'll be able to blast away fat at record
speed, as well as get your chest, abs, shoulders, back and arms into
the best shape they've ever been in your life.

When you want to find a way to build strength and fire up your
metabolism to burn away all that fat, it is best that you concentrate
your exercise routine on including exercises that deal with many
joints at the same time. With a perfect foundation, you'll be able to
add lean muscle as well as burn fat. To do this, it is very important
to know many single-joint and multi-joint exercises.

What exactly is the difference between single-joint and multi-joint
exercises?

Single-joint exercises usually work and engage muscles that surround
and focus on one moving joint. An example of this would be a bicep
curl because it only moves the elbow joint. Multi-joint exercises are
those that engage in rotation around many joints. Multi-joint
exercises are said to stimulate how our body both works and plays.
Many of our daily movements require multi-joint exercises.

This is precisely why we need to use multi-joint exercises, simply
because they determine how our body works and moves. With daily
activities, our bodies don't just use one muscle or one joint at a
time. Something as simple as walking is a multi-joint activity. Though
walking isn't complicated, it involves every joint and muscle in our
lower extremities.

Why are multi-joint exercises important in a regular exercise routine?

1. Time efficiency. Multi-joint exercises are able to save you time
that you have to spend in the gym working out. Because these exercises
are able to allow you to engage in many muscles and joints all in the
same exercise, you are able to work more of your body, decreasing the
amount of time you have to spend.

2. High metabolic cost. That's right! Doctors have even been able to
prove that multi-joint exercises get our metabolism working 30 to 40
percent higher. As you work more muscles at the same time, you are
able to burn more calories while your metabolism rates are high and
pumping.

3. Helps to train our neuromuscular system. Having a steady and
healthy neuromuscular system is able to improve our balance. Whether
you plan on walking across the tightrope in the circus or just walking
down the street, balance is important. Because multi-joint exercises
use many muscles and joints at the same time, your body learns how to
work together with the many parts that makes it.

4. They're more fun. Who said working out couldn't be fun? With
multi-joint exercises, you are able to tone and shape your body while
having fun with it. You don't have to stick to the boring sit-ups or
crunches. With multi-joint exercises, you can take pleasure in doing
simple exercises while adding a little spice to them.

5. Variety, variety, variety. We all want to be able to have some sort
of change in our lives. Start with your exercise program! If you
incorporate multi-joint exercises into your routine, you are able to
do many different types of exercises each day. Change and variety is
good, especially if you want to have fun while getting into shape.

Here are some effective multi-joint exercises:

Squats: Squats, as dreaded and boring as they may be, help to build
powerful and strong thighs and hips as well as toned a toned back,
shoulders, arms, and chest.

Deadlifts: This exercise uses joints throughout the whole body. They
are able to work both your lower and upper body muscles.

Leg Presses: These exercises are used to work the hamstrings, quads,
and your glutes. With these, you'll be able to have toned legs and a
firm butt!

Front, Side or Reverse Lunges and Stepups: These exercises are able to
work each and every leg muscle. These can get quite boring, so try
doing all three types of lunges. A lunge requires you to drop your
knee 90 degrees to the ground.

Bench Presses, Dips and Pushups: All of these exercises add muscle to
the shoulders, back, and chest as well as the triceps. They are able
to work most of your upper body muscles.

Overhead Presses: These exercises are great for working out your
triceps and shoulders.

Pulldowns, Pullups, Barbell Rows, and Dumbbell Rows: As you do these
exercises, your back and bicep muscles will grow. You are able to work
out your back as well as your arms.

Upright Rows: Upright rows are great for exercising the shoulders as
well as the upper back.

So when you really want to blast away fat and get your abs, chest,
shoulders, back, and arms in their best shape ever then consider using
multi-joint exercises.

_By: *Steve Hochman*_

*About the Author:* Steve Hochman is the founder and CEO of Next
Level Fitness. O.C.'s fastest way for you to get fit. Personal Trainer
Orange County Ca, Irvine Personal Training, Weight Loss Personal
Trainer Orange County Ca, Irvine Personal Training, weight Loss.