Le public n’en croit pas ses yeux, retient son souffle et se cache le visage : 15 voitures roulent sur les abdominaux de Danijel Peric, un allemand âgé de 26 ans. Et pendant ce temps-là il ne trouve rien de mieux à faire que de chanter en italien « O sole mio ». Comment peut-on obtenir de tels abdominaux en acier ? Et comment peut-on être aussi fou et se faire écraser par des voitures ? C’est ce que Danijel Peric va nous confier en interview. Vous pouvez consulter la vidéo en page 2.

Fitness.com: Première question: vous avez des courbatures?

Danijel Peric : Non, pas du tout. Je vais très bien. Après l’émission ça m’a fait un peu mal parce que quelques voitures ne sont pas passées comme il fallait. J’ai eu quelques bleus sur le côté gauche et quelques points douloureux mais sinon tout va bien.

Fitness.com : L’été approche, auriez-vous quelques conseils à nous donner ? Comment arrive t-on à avoir des tablettes de chocolat comme vous?

Danijel Peric : S’entraîner avec discipline, s’alimenter sainement et garder de bonnes mensurations. Seul un entraînement pour la sangle abdominale ne suffit pas. Les exercices doivent solliciter tous les muscles et aussi les obliques. Encore une chose : pas de glucides le soir, car l’organisme ne peut plus les éliminer.

Fitness.com: Décrivez-nous une unité d’entraînement?

Danijel Peric : Pour m’échauffer je fais dans une salle de fitness soit entre 35 et 40 minutes d’endurance soit 40 à 45 minutes d’exercices pour éliminer les graisses. Pour ma stature mon pouls est de 127 ou 128 battements. Pour m’entraîner j’utilise la plupart du temps un vélo elliptique, un tapis de course, un stepper ou un vélo. Cela dure au minimum 30 minutes. Une chose est sûre, plus on s’entraîne longtemps, mieux c’est. Après cette phase d’échauffement je fais des Sit-ups classiques. En tout entre 500 et 700. Je fais des sit-ups classiques que tout le monde connaît et des séries avec les coudes en diagonal vers la jambe opposée. Il existe encore une quantité d’exercices pour la musculature du bas ventre. Cette dernière est en effet très souvent négligée et donc les abdo forment un « Four-Pack » au lieu d’un « Six-Pack » . Allongez-vous sur le dos et tendez une jambe vers le haut et levez la jambe toujours un peu plus jusqu’à ce que le bassin ne touche plus le sol. Il y a aussi l’exercice « Eagle Abdominal ». On s’assoit dans l’appareil au sens strict du terme, pliez les jambes et prenez appui avec les pieds sur la barre prévu à cet effet. Attrapez la barre prévue pour les mains et tendez les bras vers l’avant. Cet exercice permet au buste d’effectuer automatiquement un mouvement vers l’avant et de ce fait permet de muscler les abdominaux. Le but de cet entraînement est de réduire la couche de graisse pour que la peau soit directement sur une surface dure.

Fitness.com : Pour vous maintenir en forme, faites-vous autre chose encore ?

Danijel Peric : Je joue au foot depuis l’âge de 9 ans et je suis joueur semi-professionnel dans l’équipe de Hambourg et nous sommes en division départementale. Je m’entraîne trois fois par semaine plus les matchs le weekend.

Fitness.com : Mais comment vous est venue l’idée de vous faire rouler sur le ventre par des voitures ? Et comment s’entraîne t-on pour une telle performance ?

Danijel Peric : Ce sont des amis qui ont eu cette idée. Mes abdo ont une certaine réputation et deux de mes amis ont eu envie, d’inventer un truc incroyable avec mes abdominaux. Pour plaisanter j’ai pensé à faire rouler des choses très lourdes sur mon ventre. Et après tout s’est enchaîné très vite. On a construit une rampe provisoire. Au début j’ai mis une planche sur le ventre et un copain est passé en voiture dessus et cela a fonctionné. J’ai pu supporter le poids un certain temps. Un copain a ensuite pensé qu’il fallait rajouter un plus, d’où l’idée de chanter. La scène idéale pour cette aventure était l’émission allemande « Wetten, dass… ? » (« On parie que….. ?). Mais ce n’est pas à faire tous les jours.

Fitness.com : Tout cela n’était qu’un gag ?

Des abdominaux « six-pack » en béton

Danijel Peric : Je savais que l’idée était cool. Mais je ne pensais vraiment pas à un tel succès.

Fitness.com : Comment cet exploit en live a-t-il changé votre vie ?

Danijel Peric : C’est incroyable. L‘émission de « Wetten, daß…. ? » a servi de tremplin pour acquérir une certaine popularité. D’autres chaînes de télévision m’ont invité et j’ai d’autres propositions de chaînes de production et de managers. Je dois remercier l’émission qui grâce à elle m’a donné la chance d’être sous contrat avec l’entreprise « Pool Position ».

Fitness.com : Quels sont vos prochains projets ?

Danijel Peric : Oui, il y a plusieurs propositions de magazines de fitness et de constructeurs automobiles pour des publicités et il y a aussi des entreprises de production qui sont intéressées par une coopération.

Fitness.com: Revenons à „O sole mio“. D’où vient votre passion pour l’opéra?

Danijel Peric : J’aime la musique classique. J’ai pris des cours de chants classiques. Pour moi le top c’est Luciano Pavarotti. Ce que j’aime dans les opéras, c’est le chant, la mélodie, la poésie et les histoires qui y sont racontées. Et l’idée d’ « O sole mio » a été intuitive. Je savais que si je devais chanter quelque chose pour cet exploit, ça serait « O sole mio » . Et ce fut le cas.

Fitness.com : Merci beaucoup et fitness.com vous souhaite bonne chance pour l’avenir !

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Measuring Body Fat

Many people who are watching their weight — or trying to lose some pounds — turn to their bathroom scale. But that old familiar standby is not the only way to measure one’s size. Another possibility to consider is your body fat percentage.

Body Fat: What Are the Dangers?

When most of us hear the words "body fat" they have immediate negative connotations. However, in the right proportion, fat is actually critical to our diet and health. In the not-so-distant past, the ability to store extra body fat allowed our ancestors to survive in times of famine, when food was hard to come by. Even today it’s essential to keep the body functioning, to preserve body heat, and to protect organs from trauma.

Problems arise when our bodies store too much fat. This can lead to a variety of health issues, including high cholesterol, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. Especially dangerous is fat stored at the waist, creating what is often called an “apple-shaped” body, as opposed to fat on the hips and thighs, a “pear-shaped” body.

“Normal body fat for men is around 8 to 15 percent of their total body weight and for women approximately 20 to 30 percent,” says Caroline Apovian, MD, associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management at Boston Medical Center.

Body Fat: How Can It Be Measured?

There are a variety of ways to measure the amount of body fat a person is carrying. “The most accurate way is ‘underwater weighing,’ which weighs the person on land and then underwater,” says Mary M. Flynn, PhD, RD, chief research dietitian and assistant professor of medicine at the Miriam Hospital and Brown University in Providence, R.I. “But equipment for this is very expensive and not readily available.”

Another fairly accurate option is Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA). BIA consists of electrodes being placed on a person’s hand and foot while a current (which is not felt) is passed through the body. Fat has less water and is more resistant to the current, whereas muscle, which contains more water, is less resistant. The resulting numbers are entered into an equation which figures the percentage of fat and lean tissue.

The easiest method is measuring waist circumference and determining the Body Mass Index (BMI). A waist circumference over 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men is cause for concern.

Figuring BMI involves a little more calculation. BMI is done by multiplying your weight in pounds by 703, then dividing that number by your height in inches two times. If the end result is less than 18.5, the individual is underweight;18.5 to 24.9 is normal; 25.0 to 29.9 is overweight; and over 30 is obese.

“However, you must be aware of this disclaimer. BMI alone is not an indication of body fat, especially in athletes and bodybuilders. Growing children under 18 years old should also avoid using BMI,” says Elizabeth Downs, RD, clinical dietitian at the Montefiore Medical Center at the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y.

One final way of determining body fat is using skin calipers to measure fat at specific places in the body. However, not only is it easy to make errors, but this method also doesn’t measure any interior fat or fat contained in thighs and women’s breasts.

Ultimately the percentage of body fat is just another number in the health equation. And if you are not happy with the result, all it takes is adding exercise and cutting calories to get it moving in the right direction.

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All the Ladies: 6 Reasons You Should Drop It Like a Squat

When my super awesome editor Michael (you know him as the creator of The Rx Review), asked me to write a piece on why us women should squat, first thing that came to mind is, “Why shouldn’t we?” Done and done. But one sentence does not an article make, so I forged ahead.

My second thought, thanks in large part to the recent MTV Video Music Awards, was Miley Cyrus’s flabby no ass. If you haven’t seen the comparison of her buns to an uncooked chicken, Google it. It’s well worth the chuckle–although it may scar you for life. For that I won’t apologize. Blame Miley.

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Reason 1: Miley Cyrus

Seriously though, Miley’s lack of backside is reason number one why we need to squat. We are women; we should have curves. It’s what makes us awesome.

You could achieve those curves with ice cream (ahem…or so I’ve been told), but if you want some boost to your booty instead of a sag in your seat, I highly recommend the squat instead.

Reason 2: Full Body Love

You might think of squats as a lower body workout — given the days following can leave you holding onto sinks and walls to lower yourself to pee and possibly even crawling up stairs because your legs are so wrecked.

So yes, you’d be right that your lower body is in play, but you’d be wrong if you think other muscles aren’t on the job as well. Your abs and overall core are helping to keep your body stable, so get ready to feel some pain when you laugh.

And in general, squats trigger hormones in the body that help to stimulate full-body muscle growth. Bottom line: Do squats and you’ll be awesome all over.

Reason 3: Calorie Killer

Don’t want to WOD today? That’s OK. But if you’re still looking to burn some calories outside of the box, skip the cardio and do some squats. Squats build muscle, and muscle burns calories more efficiently than cardio can.

In fact, when you run, bike, or Zumba, you’re burning calories only for the time that you’re doing those activities. But when you squat (or strength train, in general), you keep killing calories even when you’re back to your regular daily routine of sitting at a desk working away.

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Reason 4: Get Higher and Faster

Do you suck at box jumps? Is there very little difference in your jog, run, and sprint speeds (and who am I to judge!)? If so, make squats your new BFF.

The stronger your legs and core are, the better you’re going to be able to jump higher and run faster. Aim for a deep squat with good form, and you’ll be on your way to a better vertical and actually seeing a difference when setting your paces.

Reason 5: Klutz Prevention

As a self-proclaimed klutz and prone to all things accidental, I love anything that will prevent me from further hurting myself. With that said, I give my gratitude to the squat. Why? Because squats, when done correctly, can act as a bodyguard.

I’m not ashamed to admit that I have weak stabilizers and connective tissues, but the more squats I do, the stronger those body parts will become, and the less likely I will get injured–barring where stupidity just steps in (which may be more often than I care to admit).

Reason 6: Funny T-shirts

Yes, I saved the best for last. Funny t-shirts? Um, yes please! When you squat, you get to widen your workout wardrobe to include tops with such sayings as:

“I squat more than your boyfriend.”
“Don’t ya wish your girlfriend could SQUAT like me?”
“This is why I squat [arrow to butt].”
“Squat: The difference between having a butt and an ass.”
“I [upside-side down heart] squats.”

Seriously, I could go on all day. These shirts are awesome. But you know who can’t wear them–Miley. Why, because she doesn’t squat and her ass is the bottom-line proof of that.

So what have we learned today, ladies? Don’t be Miley Cyrus. Go do some squats instead

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5 Moves for Getting the Best Ass Ever, Demonstrated by Jen Selter

1. Donkey Kicks. Start on all fours, hands shoulder-width and knees hip-width apart. Keeping your right foot flexed and leg bent, raise your right leg and press your heel toward the ceiling until your foot is directly above your butt. Squeeze your glutes and slowly return to starting position but keep your knee off the ground. Repeat this 15 times and then switch legs.

2. Doggy Hydrant. Start on all fours, hands shoulder-width and knees hip-width apart. Keeping your feet flexed and knee bent, open your left leg out to the side until your inner thigh is parallel with with the floor. Squeeze your glutes and your abs and return to the starting position with your knee only slightly off the floor. Repeat this 15 times and then switch legs.

3. Chair Kicks. Grab a chair (preferably a tall chair) and face it away from you. Stand an arms-length behind the chair with your feet together and grab the back of the seat with both hands for balance. Lean forward slightly and lift your right leg directly behind you, keeping your knee straight but not locked. Squeeze your glutes and make sure to square your hips with the chair; don't open your hip out to the side when you kick behind. Raise your leg as high as you can and then lower your leg with control and return to the starting position. Repeat this move 10 times and switch legs. Do two sets of these.

4. Squat Pulse. Begin standing with your legs wider than shoulder width apart, toes turned out, and your arms straight out in front of you. Squat down and keep your knees in line with your toes, squeeze your abs tight, and keep your back straight. Stay in squat position and pulse up and down, raising and lowering your butt six inches or so each time. Pulse 10 times before relaxing and standing. The trick is to stay in squat position until the end; don't stand up until you're finished. Repeat 15 times and do three sets of these.

5. Squat Kick. Start standing with your legs wider than hip-width apart and your toes slighty turned out. With your arms straight in front of you, lower yourself into a squat until your butt is just below the height of your knees. Make sure your knees stay behind your toes when you squat. If your knees reach past your toes, widen your stance a little bit. Next, stand back up and when you reach starting position, lift your left leg as high as you can directly to the side of you. Lower your leg back to the ground with control. Repeat 10 times and switch legs. Do three sets of these.

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Weight Loss: Losing Stomach Fat At The Gym-Abdominal weight loss

Consistency is ice bath weight loss the key to losing belly fat at the  gym Abdominal weight loss

Woody Allen said, "80% ice bath weight loss of success is just a show," and there is much truth in this statement. Losing belly fat and successfully Abdominal weight loss maintain permanently Abdominal weight loss is not a weight loss diet or supplement. The only thing that Abdominal weight loss will work for you long term is good nutrition  ice bath weight loss and consistent exercise.

Burn more calories than you consume

To lose weight, or Abdominal weight loss more importantly, your body fat is to burn more calories than you consume. It is a fact, a physical law of the universe, which Abdominal weight loss states that all energy is stored either in the form of heat or mass. The mass in this case is the fat that sticks to  Abdominal weight loss your body attractive, especially around the Abdominal weight loss stomach area.

Your goal is to turn your fat into water fasting weight loss  heat energy by work or exercise. Work your body needs energy which may come from the calories in foods you eat, or retained in the body tissues, whichever is easier for your body to convert or burn. The calories you burn recently consumed first, then your water fasting weight loss  body starts to convert to body tissues.

A good diet will help you any exercise program, weight loss. You can get an idea of who small changes in your diet can make a big difference in Abdominal weight loss this article: Foods that help you lose weight.

How much time will get rid of belly fat?

A very general rule of thumb states that to burn a pound of fat you have to do 3500 calories worth of exercise. Remember that your fat stores are burned only once it has exhausted the calories of the food you just ate. If you are weight remained stable, neither increases nor decreases before starting to go to the gym, then you know that everything you do with the extra exercise will help to burn stomach water fasting weight loss  fat.

The amount of exercise you do in the Abdominal weight loss gym varies, of course, and the calorie counters on exercise machines are not as accurate as you might think, but it will give you an idea of who many calories you burn. Widely could burn 10 calories per minute to run on a treadmill if you are a mixed routine and maybe some fitness equipment or maybe a class of 500 calories per session is quite feasible ice bath weight loss.

You can not lose belly fat quickly water fasting weight loss  and ice bath weight loss hope to remain Abdominal weight loss permanently

But you think that 500 calories per session is not Abdominal weight loss going to lose belly fat quickly if you need 3500 calories to lose one pound of fat, you're right. This is why most people can not lose weight by going to the gym. They do not realize that losing belly fat requires consistency to work once or twice a week for a few weeks and do not see improvement Abdominal weight loss as a capitulation.

500 calories a day is a pound of fat in a week, if you go to the gym every day. Lose a pound of fat a week is a very safe and healthy way to lose weight and you should find it difficult to maintain in the long term.

If you are too busy to go every day like me then 3-4 times Abdominal weight loss a week is a good goal. This should allow you to lose ice bath weight loss a pound of fat every two weeks, which is a great weight loss plan for the long term ice bath weight loss.

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Abdominal Weight Loss Diet-Abdominal weight loss

A healthy diet is one of the key elements that help maintain and improve the health not only of abdominal fat or obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Consuming a healthy diet requires adequate amounts of all nutrients and an appropriate amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from a variety of foods to maintain the Abdominal weight loss balance of fat, protein and carbohydrates.

Food can be classified into two main categories regarding weight loss. Abdominal weight loss   The first is called the high food concentration and the second is the low concentration of food. Cereals, dairy products, meat, most junk foods are the best example of the high concentration of calories while vegetables and fruits have a high water content but low in calories. weight control diets intended to maintain a controlled weight. Plans designed to achieve abdominal weight loss are generally divided into four categories Abdominal weight loss  , namely, low fat, low carb, low calorie and low black seed oil weight loss  in calories.

Healthy weight loss is important and can Abdominal weight loss  not be obtained through a healthy diet instead of using dangerous Macadamia weight loss   surest such as weight loss pills and fad diets. These methods result in a person to lose significant amounts of lean muscle and mass. A study suggests that eating enough fiber black seed oil weight loss  to get firm and nice abs like the indigestible part of fruits, vegetables and whole foods that helps Abdominal weight loss   to achieve a flat stomach at home. Therefore, it is important to emphasize the power and balance to achieve the best results, it is recommended to eat at least three to five servings of vegetables 44 ounces two black seed oil weight loss  to four servings black seed oil weight loss black seed oil weight loss   of 4 ounces of fruit and water fasting weight loss  about 1 cup of cereal grains Abdominal weight loss   per meal.

Most people think that drinking too much water black seed oil weight loss  will give them puffy water fasting weight loss  abs, Abdominal weight loss   but it is just the opposite. Therefore, to get a flat stomach in the house cup at least 8 glasses of water per day oz drinks with little or no calories, caffeine or sodium, including herbal tea is the best. Sodium may have water fasting weight loss  a bad reputation, but it is also essential for the regulation of body fluids and blood pressure, as well as nerve transmission, muscle function and absorption of important nutrients. An important thing to consider is to eat Abdominal weight loss  five times a day and schedule five smaller, more frequent throughout the day meal. Research shows that stress triggers cortisone, a hormone that increases appetite and fat deposition around the organs in the abdominal region that is associated with heart disease, diabetes and cancer Abdominal weight loss.

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Abdominal Weight Loss

Most people think that their excess abdominal fat is ugly, Abdominal weight loss keeping your abs to be seen, and make them aware of your body.

This abdominal fat is not only ugly, but it is very weight loss abdominal fat Abdominal weight loss unhealthy and is a risk factor that must be addressed. Most research abdominal pain weight loss has determined that it is not healthy to be overweight and have excess fat. However, Abdominal weight loss having excess abdominal fat is particularly dangerous.

First, in their abdominal region there are Abdominal weight loss actually two types of fat. The first is the subcutaneous fat that covers your abs to be seen. The other type of fat is visceral fat is located deep within the abdomen around Abdominal weight loss organs and beneath the muscle. This visceral fat is what gives men the abdominal pain weight loss look "beer belly" and it's hard when you press it.

Visceral fat and subcutaneous fat in the abdomen major risk factors such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension and other serious diseases. One reason visceral fat is so dangerous is that it releases inflammatory abdominal pain weight loss molecules Abdominal weight loss constantly.

So there is a solution to get rid of that extra fat abdominal pain weight loss? Abdominal weight loss There is no miracle solution, supplements or pills that will. The real way to lose belly fat and keep it off is the combination of a nutritious diet of unprocessed natural foods and strategic exercise program that stimulates the metabolic and hormonal Abdominal weight loss response in your body. The training program and dietary intake is very important to get six pack Abdominal weight loss abs you want and weight loss abdominal fat stay healthy and slim abdominal pain weight loss.

Not all exercise programs stimulate abdominal fat Abdominal weight loss loss. You need to find one that focuses on abdominal fat. For the loss of the most effective fat, you need a regular and frequent departures cardio work, strength training with weights and a restricted diet consisting of calories that contribute to the realization of building muscle too.

Because a lot of people fail in their form and objectives of fat loss is at the beginning have the best intentions of a change in lifestyle, but after a while, they return to their old habits that put excess body fat to them first. So stay with your plan and as you see the fat fall off and have visible abs, you are encouraged so that you never have the chance to return to their old habits.

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