"Stomach exercises" are among the most frequently asked about and searched on (via internet) yet misunderstood subjects in the entire field of health, fitness and exercise. Regardless of age, experience or gender, everyone wants a flat "stomach" because the abdominal region is the true showcase of your physique. Since the abs are usually the last place to "shape up" and "lean out," then most people would say that if you've got abs, you've got it...more
After her stroke, Francine Corso, a software engineer who worked on NASA's lunar lander, was housebound from 1992 to 2001. Her left arm was twisted up near her neck, making it difficult to pull on a blouse, and her fingers curled so rigidly that her nails buried themselves in her palm. When she finally learned to rise from her wheelchair, her contorted left leg had the so-called horse gait of many brain-injury victims she stepped toe-downward,...more
Build muscle and body building is the process of developing muscle fibers through a variety of techniques. It is achieved through muscle conditioning, weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. Build muscle workouts are intended to focus on certain muscle categories, and foods are consumed with the purpose to build the body's metabolism and boost mass.In this article we will focus on weight training to build muscle for body builders. Weight training develops both strength as well as the size of skeletal muscles. It uses the power of gravity to oppose the force generated by muscles through contraction. Weight training uses a range of specialized equipment intended to target particular muscle groups and movements.Some people refer to weight training as strength training. While they are not precisely the same, they are both alike to each other. Strength training focuses on mounting muscular strength and size. Weight training is one type of strength training using weights as the key force to build muscle mass.The basic values of weight training are pretty much the same as those of strength training. It involves a manipulation of the numbers of reps, sets, tempo, exercise...more
Are you interested in gaining muscle mass on your body? What are you doing about it? If you think that you will create bulging biceps and six pack ab muscles within five days then you should look for a miracle drug. It takes weeks of intense fitness training, dietary supplements that boost formation of muscle mass, and toning the already existing...more
Human growth hormone (HGH) is present in all of us. It is the basic reason why children grow taller, develop muscles and finally reach puberty. However, biologically the growth hormone levels in humans reduce considerably after reaching puberty. This is the reason why people don't grow taller after a certain age. It is not only about growing...more
Discover how funny man Ryan Reynolds went from thin and lanky to a yoked action star. Learn what Ryan had to do in order to transform his body and how you can copy that exact work out.If you want to have a lean and fit body with prominent biceps and triceps, and washboard abs, then you should take some tips from Hollywood's very own party animal, Van Wilder star Ryan Reynolds. He was just another Hollywood entrant with average looks consisting of a good height, blonde hair and lanky appearance. However, his role in the 2004 action movie Blade Trinity, he needed to change his body type into one that would make the audience believe him in his character.This is where changes started appearing in Ryan Reynolds' workout regime. He needed to stop being the thin, average teen star and transform into an action hero. The first step to accomplish this feat involved gaining a good amount of muscle to his body. This would take care of his lanky, thin look. Hence, Reynolds gained 20 pounds of muscle mass on his body in five months. However, this was not the only thing he did. He made sure that his body fat count was as low as 3%, when he had 11% of it to begin with.Therefore, for all you lost...more
The next time you're at the gym stop for a few minutes and take a look around at the people working out. Chances are you'll see the following steps being completed by just about everybody there:1. complete one set of exercise2. get up and walk around...more
Not long ago, brain science firmly believed that your brain could not grow once you grew up but rather would shrink over the years. This was believed to be a safe conclusion seeing that brain autopsies seemed always to suggest that the brain lost...more
One of the most abused and misunderstood factors that determines whether you build muscle fast, or simply join the ranks of the so-called "hard-gainers" is the manner in which you perform each and every repetition.It's a plain fact that you don't...more
Natural bodybuilding provides the perfect technique to get healthy and build a good physical shape while not having to be bothered about the pessimistic health outcomes of steroids and other chemically made supplements that could be harmful from...more
Ok, in case you didn’t get it the first time, gluteal muscles are your BUNS. Who doesn’t want a tight set of buns when you are showing off at the beach? Well, if you don’t have a tight set, chances are, you won’t be showing...more
The newbie bodybuilder (as I like to call him) is impatient and is seeking that magic key or secret ingredient that will result in him acquiring his dream body or weight lifting goals in the fastest time possible. In our consumer society we are not...more