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As anyone engaged in bodybuilding will tell you, the process of building and sculpting muscle is one that requires intense focus and commitment. A dedicated diet and exercise regime is absolutely imperative to achieving bodybuilding goals. And as important as diet is, bodybuilding exercise is even more important.
Gaining lean muscle mass is the primary pursuit of all bodybuilders. All individuals who engage in resistance training to improve their physiques should be interested in the most efficient training regimens to get results. Too often, over the years, I have observed that the time people spend in the gym could be used much more [...]
To most outsiders, the world of bodybuilding must seem freakish. Images of huge, deeply muscled physiques strutting and posing in the tiniest of speedo type posing trunks leaves most people looking on with their mouths hanging open.
Beginning a new nutrition program is never easy, especially for beginners. If you are looking to learn how to structure your diet for building muscle and adding mass then follow the following proven principles of proven success.
If you are not getting the training results that you have come to expect, there is probably a good reason for it. Or several even. The following are the ten most common bodybuilding mistakes and one or more of them could be derailing your efforts in the gym.
Twenty two years ago I fell into the world of bodybuilding by accident. I had absolutely no discipline, determination or confidence in myself. After many championships, television shows, movie star clients and successful businesses here are a few training tips that I have learned along the way.
If you are serious about building muscle mass or sculpting your body you most likely supplement your diet with commercially available whey or soy protein powders (and possibly other supplements). No doubt within a short period of time you discovered the protein shakes whey powders produce may not be the best tasting drinks you’ve ever [...]
Resistance training exercise, or weightlifting, is crucial to attaining your goals. Research has shown that a combination of weight training and cardio sheds more pounds and boosts the metabolism higher than cardio alone. This is primarily because you burn several more calories per day for each droplet of fat that you replace with a fiber [...]
While many people think that bodybuilding has to do with building the muscles of the upper body, you also have to pay attention to lower body exercises. This is because the largest muscles in your body are actually located in the lower part of your body. You need to develop them in order to support [...]
With work, family obligations and an odd night-out everyday, it’s probably hard for you to find time to get to the gym on regular basis. That’s why it’s always a great idea to have a back-up workout option that you can do with minimal equipment. In the following workout, the only piece of equipment you [...]
Anabolic Steroids massively increase the bodies recuperative ability, allowing one to train longer and harder. To put it simply, any increase in intensity or duration can be offset by a subsequent increase in steroid intake, allowing the body to tolerate and recuperate from insane workouts which would leave the natural trainee drastically over trained and [...]
Fall of last year you figured a donut once in an awhile or some other fat and sugar laden nasty food wouldn’t hurt. Your excuse it is the” muscle-bulking season” or you will ”work it off”. The next thing you know your waist measurement is almost the same size of your chest. You look in [...]
Stretching both before and after exercise is key to any fitness program. Stretching prior to exercise warms up your body making it less prone to accidents and injuries. Stretching exercises increase joint and muscle flexibility making for a better workout. During the warm-up period, stretches should be held between 15 and 30 seconds.
There are many types of weightlifting exercises. The most basic exercise is weight training where a person lifts different weights in different positions for a number of times. Weight training can be done with various equipments, the most basic being a pair of dumbbells that are adjustable so different weight disks can be attached to [...]
A number of people wonder if yoga can improve their muscle fitness and strength levels. While they recognize that yoga can help reduce stress and increase flexibility and overall health , when it comes to increasing muscle fitness people think it might the most appropriate exercise to do the job. But, according to experts, yoga [...]
