Get Ripped! with Jari Love

Research has shown that weight lifting is the only way to change the shape of your body. However, traditional weight lifting – with all its stops and starts – doesn’t burn enough energy for fast weight loss and time-efficient weight maintenance. Most of us don’t have time for both weight training and cardio. That’s why Get Ripped! combines the two by using high repetitions with light resistance in a perfectly paced workout that works all muscle groups, keeping your heart rate high and burning maximum calories.

How does Get Ripped! work?

* It optimizes the amount of calories you burn by increasing muscles mass and speeding up your metabolism.
* The routine uses resistance in effective, easy-to-follow sequences designed to increase both muscle strength and endurance.
* Carbohydrates are used as the main fuel source during the workout. Fat is burned after the workout. After doing the workout for only a short amount of time, your faster metabolic rate increases the amount of fat you burn while at rest.

Why does it work?

* Unlike traditional weight lifting, you don’t pause to rest your muscles between exercises. Instead, you immediately go to the next movement. This does two things: First, it keeps your heart rate high, using more calories than almost any other type of activity. Second, it shortens the amount of time it takes to get an optimal workout for every muscle group by working each muscle to fatigue.
* Get Ripped! incorporates progression into its method. Once you’re strong enough to do the entire workout with relative ease, you increase the amount of weight. This ensures your body will continue to respond and the workout never becomes obsolete – you increase intensity as your body adapts.

When and where can it be done?

* Get Ripped! can be done anywhere. All you need to do this workout is comfortable clothing, proper shoes, some dumbbells (bar or barbells), an exercise step (or a sturdy table that you can lay on, for exercises like the chest press), and a heart rate monitor (very useful, but not mandatory). If you don't have dumbbells, you can use household items such as jugs of vinegar, hardcover books, or cans of soup – anything that adds weight is effective.
* Early morning or late evening, it’s 55 minutes of intense self-care you fit in anytime that works for you.

Equipment needed to start your Ripped! workouts:

1. A workout Step is optional for all the Ripped workouts
2. Free Weights or Body Weight:

Absolute Beginners: You can start by using your own body weight.
Beginners: 2 sets of dumbbells. We recommend 2 - 5 pounds (1-2.5 kg) for females and 3 - 8 pounds (1.5-4 kg) for males.
Intermediate: 2 sets of dumbbells. We recommend 3 - 8 pounds (1.5-4 kg) for females and 4 - 10 pounds (2-5 kg) for males.
Advanced: 2 sets of dumbbells or a barbell. We recommend at least 6 - 8 pounds (3-4 kg) for females and at least 8 - 10 pounds (4-5 kg) for males.

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