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Climate change a climate of fear

We are being inundated with negative reports of climatic changes that are going to we are told change the way future generations live. But how much are just graphs, books and movies embellishing on natures usual machinations? The problem with trying to predict the climatic conditions in the next 50 years is the many variables that climatologists agree make forecasting future temperatures an unclear science.

Climate of fear

The climate message is being shouted from the roof tops of governmental organizations and from the very heart of science itself, but looking at the facts and figures rather than crystallizing the implications of mans activities upon the planet the information only adds to the confusion.AL Gore had us shaking in our seats with his movie "Inconvenient truth" Rachelle Carson and her book "Silent spring" back in the 60's was warning we were heading for environmental disaster, yet mankind is still deliberating as to whether we act or continue our deleterious activities.

Think globally act locally

Think globally act locally the catch cry of Green peace back in the early 80's has never been more relevant than today, rather than acting individually we are collectively in denial and it suites our agenda. The agenda of a wanton lifestyle that is chewing resources faster than nature can produce or repair. Now you don't need to be an Oxford scholar to work out that mans activities are having a deleterious effect upon the eco system regardless of the climatic changes. So rather than worry ourselves about the science behind global warming or climate change let’s just focus on lifting our individual impact upon the planet, and guess what? We will start to see this mess turning around for the better.

The environmental message from the roosters coop.

Ripped abbs

Out of all the body parts it’s our abdominals that seem to hold the most allure, abs transcend the gender barrier even women pursue the holy grail of body building, the six pack. A great slab of abs not only signifies hard work but also is the litmus test for your bodies’ level of fat and can also indicate your level of physical activity. Conversely ribs like a grey hound could also be an indication of malnutrition or anorexia. So how do we get the illusive abs? And does the same exercise and eating regime hold true for both sexes?

The washboard

I like to train the abdominals from every angle , if you think of your abs as a girdle that supports your torso you start to formulate how best to train each individual muscle group. Yes there is more than one muscle group that make up the abdominal girdle and improving the integrity of all of them will help to showcase your midsection to your best advantage, short tops for girls and sans tops for the peacocks’.

The routine

Sit ups, sit ups and sit ups! I always try to do at least 200 everyday that  i train which is four days a week, unlike most other muscle groups the abs can stand high intensity routine without becoming fatigued. Conversely if we were to train our legs every day or arms before long they would be sending up the white flag. For the busy beaver i recommend doing a range of different sit ups in between sets of other exercises. This allows you to get the high volume in without the necessity of hanging around the gym any longer than need be. I always start with 2 sets of 50 crunches and then 2 sets of 50 hanging leg raises, for most that could be sufficient but I tend do a few hundred more side bends with 20 kilo weight alternating the hand. And then 100 cable crunches. By this time I’m over abs and on my way out the door.

Eat lean to look mean

If you’re not genetically gifted to be lean (thanks mum and dad) then you will need to up your cardio and reduce your caloric intake. Once you start to see those abs peeking from under your T you know you’re on the right track. If you don’t eat enough calories and try to starve yourself to get abs you will find it will be at the expense of the rest of your physique. Train hard but also smart, remember the hare and the turtle fable, well under that shell he had a mean set of abs.