If you could find out about a way to get much more out of the food you are already eating, allowing you to gain muscle weight at a faster rate, would you be interested?If you could find out how to not feel as bloated, gas-y, or down-right "heavy feeling" in the stomach after eating a meal, would you want to know?If you could find out an easy way to help your body better use the protein, carbohydrates, and fats you already eat help you build more...more
One major concept that everyone seems to be confusing now-a-days is muscle fatigue versus muscle power, in search for techniques that will allow you to build and gain muscle weight.When your main goal is to gain as much muscle weight as possible, you have to know exactly which of the two "factors" you are training for, either to "fatigue" the muscle, closely related to "pumping" and "burning" it, or to use "power", meaning lifting as much weight...more
The greater effort you put into something the better results you will have. For a long time this has been a universally accepted maxim that has applied to many varied parts of life and from a historical perspective has usually been regarded as the standard in muscle building exercise. The more time you spend fine-tuning yourself using muscle building exercise, the more athletic you will become. Therefore it only makes sense that the longer you spend in the gym with muscle building exercise, the stronger and more muscular your body will become. Contrary to what you might think, the answer with respect to muscle building exercise is a resounding no! It is in this area of bodybuilding that popular wisdom goes straight down the plughole.When we look at the muscle building exercise from its roots, it is very clear why this is so.All processes that occur within the human body are centered around keeping you alive and healthy and this applies doubly to muscle building exercise. Through thousands of years of evolution the human body has become a finely tuned organism that can adapt efficiently to virtually all conditions that are placed upon it. Our body sends signals when we are hungry or...more
How would you feel if you discovered that almost everything you were doing with building muscle was dead wrong? Imagine all the time, money and effort you have spent in the gym was contributing to building muscle - the wrong way! Everything you have read on building muscle has left you with little to show for your hard earned efforts...There are...more
We have all heard that weight lifting is beneficial for our bodies to maintain lean tissue, increase strength, and boost metabolism. The challenge arises when we base our weight lifting routines on certain myths. This, of course, leads to wasted time, and less than optimal muscle building results. Therefore, it is safe to say, we are not getting a...more
What do you do when you hit the wall in muscle sculpting? Most times people complain about this when they notice that their strength, energy, and power seems to have stagnated or stopped increasing. They complain that despite their increased intake of proteins and increased workouts that they see no improvement in their activity. My main reason of writing this article is to help you appreciate and understand how this very problem affects you or will affect you in the future if you have not experienced it before and how you can cope as well as conquer this dilemma.You have to understand that the ability of the body's cells and tissues to grow to full potential involves more than just feeding it with overloads of food growth components found in foods such as protein. Other chemical compositions play a role in this metabolism. Such components as the body's PH (level of acidity or alkalinity), cell membranes, enzymes, glands, hormones, etc plays a vital role in the body's regulation.Therefore, the body's ability to grow depends on some stimulations that are triggered by such bodies as hormones, steroids etc to cause a consequent rejuvenation of the entire body system. These bodies...more
Nobody empathizes more with the skinny-legged guy who feels self-conscious about his underpinnings than I do. I grew up with sisters who laughed at my legs whenever I'd put on a pair of shorts. It wasn't until we were both adults that one of my...more
So you're stranded on a deserted island... How do you keep your muscles bulging and ripped?... Push-ups of course!Push-ups along with a few other simple body exercises such as (body squats and sit-ups/crunches) could keep you looking buff in almost...more
People tend to make muscle building a lot harder than it should be. I can't say I blame them. With a plethora of muscle building magazines, stores full of hard to pronounce supplements, and advertisements promoting the latest fitness fad it's pretty...more
Seriously, there's virtually no point in bulking up by consuming excess calories in an attempt to 'pack on mass' or 'get huge' If you are training naturally and want a lean, muscular physique. All you are doing is being indulgent and unfortunately...more
Busy people live their lives according to their diaries which is effective and efficient. Yet for some reason, often when starting an exercise program they won't book themselves in. Rather they will simply decide to exercise and sure enough because...more
A colleague of mine recently earned his 'Pro Card' (A designation to be able to compete in the professional ranks for cash. Generally you have to win your weight class at a national championship) in the premier natural bodybuilding federation the...more