With the weeks becoming warmer and the days becoming longer one can only sense that the Summer Season is right around the corner. In the fitness industry, the foreshadowing of the humid, sunny, beach weather brings out the people who have been hibernating on their couches all winter long. Most people will be wearing less clothing which means they will be showing more skin which ultimately means that they will need to exchange that extra layer of fat that they added on over the winter months for some ripped, hard, lean muscle.

If you've ever opened up a fitness magazine or read an online article or blog written by a health professional then I'm sure you've heard the standard "rules" for working out.

Rule 1: Reps - If you want to add size it's recommended that you keep your reps between 6-8. If you are training for strength and power only, then you should keep your reps between 1-3. And if you are training for "tone" (Ugh, I really hate that word!) then you should keep your reps between 12-15.

Rule 2: Diet - If you want to get big then you must eat big. If you want to get "shredded" well then you need to avoid carbs at all costs and do copious amounts of cardio. And if you want to just "tone" then you should do a cleanse.

Rule 3: Cardio - Do too much and you will lose muscle. Do too little and you will get fat. Do it on the Step Mill or Stairmaster and you will get "toned".

Okay, I'm just going to come out and say it - Rules are meant to be broken and that's what I'm about to do! Oh and FYI if you're looking to get "toned" then this is definitely not the article for you. Try googling CrossFit or Bar Method, perhaps you will have better luck.

So with out further ado I bring to you my own set of "rules" to help you transform your physique and improve your overall health & fitness:

It's a brand new start to a brand new week. For most people who take the weekends off to rest and relax with their friends and family the start of a new week also brings a start to a new workout week. Mondays for example are usually known throughout the bodybuilding community as "International Chest Day" because it seems as if every single fitness enthusiast (especially men) are all lined up waiting to use the bench press or are taking turns using the cables to do their cable crossovers. The typical chest routine I always see people doing will start with a flat barbell bench press, followed by an incline dumbbell press and then finishing off with some type of flying movement using either the cables or the famous pec dec machine (which by the way I never use when training chest). The typical rep range that most people will feel comfortable with during their workout is usually/always 8-15 reps (no more or no less). Oh and I notice that generally most/all people tend to always start with lighter weights on every single exercise and gradually pyramid/increase their weights up for each ascending set. So there you have it. That's weight training in a nut shell......

Leg cramps, problems catching your breath, overall fatigue, dehydration - all of these things can happen during sex. On top of these issues, you might find yourself in the midst of passion when suddenly the thought of your jiggly bits (the parts of your body that you don't like) pop into your head. Maybe to make matters even worse, you realize the position you are in might not be so flattering to your physique from your partner's perspective. You become so self conscious of your body that you no longer enjoy sex. In fact, perhaps now you even fear it.