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- What to Eat After a Heavy Exercise? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2020 from John Patrick PajarinEating a proper meal after exercise will help you heal, develop muscle, and plan for your next routine. The new year is here at last and it's a perfect opportunity to continue your new fitness goals. In any case, note that the workout will not stop when you leave the rec center or finish ...
Views: 562(1 vote) - Why Leg Raises Contribute to Back Pain - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2011 from Dr. Len LopezAbout 30 years ago we learned that straight legged sit-ups were bad for us because it caused back pain. But aren’t lying or hanging leg raises the same thing as the straight legged sit-ups – done in reverse? Aren’t we using the same muscles, whether we raise our legs and keep our upper body ...
Views: 5815(1 vote) - Writing Your Own Subliminal Messages or Affirmations - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Timothy KendrickSubliminal messages in the form of affirmation are some of the best methods to overcome several life issues, from physical to mental health. Sometimes you just want to have them to maintain excellent disposition or outlook about life. Moreover, you have the power to create your own ...
Views: 5326(1 vote) - Best Bodybuilding Supplement to Build Muscle and Lose Fat - At the Same Time - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Jason Paris, CSCSSorting through all the muscle building and weight loss supplements on the market can take some time and be a daunting experience. Every commercial and every ad claim that their product will strip away fat or pack on muscle like magic. You may have tried many of these different products and have ...
Views: 2427(6 votes) - 5 Worst Weight Lifting Lies That Cripple Muscle Building Results - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2006 from Jim O'ConnorWeight lifting is commonly promoted by leading health exerts in today's society. The promotion is good, but the specific workout instructions are skewed. They are skewed so badly that many weight lifting workout myths dominate the weight lifting world leading to lack of results. Weight lifting ...
Views: 24817(4 votes) - A Weekly Muscle Building Program - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2010 from todd bowmanMost people nowadays are looking for ways to get into shape. Remember, there is no better time than now to make changes to your body and lifestyle. I'm sure you realize it's not the easiest thing to get on a good muscle building program but that is what this article is all about. For you ...
Views: 976(4 votes) - Increase Your Muscle Mass with These Tips - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2010 from todd bowmanMany people want to gain muscle and lose weight. They might know a thing or two about how to gain muscles but now we want to learn how to gain muscle mass. Just remember that learning how to gain muscle mass is something that won't come overnight and you'll actually have to put in many hours ...
Views: 923(4 votes) - Build Muscle, Then Lose Fat: Your Concise Guide - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Tim RyanWhen a personal trainer first asks a new gym attendee what their goals are, they most often hear replies such as: "Build muscle lose fat", "build muscle then lose", "burn fat build muscle", "build muscle and burn fat". So it seems that most people want to build muscle mass and also at the same ...
Views: 1268(3 votes) - Muscle Gain Diet for Hardgainers – More But Smaller Meals - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from James McLainEating lots of food is a key element to a muscle gain diet. Now this can be hard because some feel stuffed full adding all those extra calories and many try and cram all that food into their regular schedule of 3 meals per day. BIG mistake! This leaves you feeling satiated and ...
Views: 1363(3 votes) - The Importance of BMI Calculation and Interpretation: - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2013 from parthiban vBody Mass Index (BMI) is one of the main terms which help us to value our weight. It spread throughout the world for finding whether a person is in good health or obese and it also helps to determine how much fat our body contain. Many researches had revealed the truth that a BMI among 19 ...
Views: 835(3 votes) - Harnessing the Power of Your Subconscious Mind- Part II - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Brandon Cook“If you accept a limiting belief, then it will become a truth for you.” – Louise L. Hay “People are anxious to improve their circumstances but unwilling to improve themselves, they therefore remain bound.” - James Allen In Part I of this series we began our exploration of the ...
Views: 2075(5 votes) - Heavy Resistance Training vs. Light Resistance Training - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from i-Supplements comFor years, one debate that has been tossed back and forth in just about every gym and fitness center across the country is; which is better, heavy resistance training or light resistance training? A variety of factors play into this debate, and the answers may not be as obvious as it may ...
Views: 9501(5 votes) - How to Build Chest Muscles - Exercises & Muscle Growth Fundamentals - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from James McLainHow to build chest muscles is not just about bench pressing a bar bending with weight. First and foremost it is about applying the fundamental muscle growth concepts that assure faster and more consistent muscle gain. If you are a skinny Ectomorph body type this is even more important as ...
Views: 2091(7 votes) - 3 Best Exercises to Build Upper Back Strength - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Tony SchwartzThe upper back is typically one of the first victims of "mirror training". Mirror training is the workout system that most guys seem to be following today, and it involves workout out only the muscles you can see in the mirror. This means primarily the arms, chest, and abs. The issue with ...
Views: 5013(4 votes) - 3 Essential Steps To Gaurantee Bigger Biceps Quickly - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from Tim RyanThe show muscles, the guns, the biceps, the pythons whatever you want to call them they always have a special place in weight lifters vision of what they desire. Your guns are quite possibly the easiest muscle group for people to view which is possibly why they have achieved such important ...
Views: 2274(2 votes) - 3 most important bodybuilding workout safety tips - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2019 from Mohimenul IslamEvery year a lot of people get injured during bodybuilding. This is only because people do not have proper knowledge about bodybuilding. Another reason could be the wrong type of exercise. Different type of people need different types of exercise and the only physician can understand what is ...
Views: 636(2 votes) - 4 Tips To Get Bigger Muscles - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2010 from todd bowmanRoutine: Let’s talk about exercises that help you get bigger muscles. The important thing is that you max out when lifting while continuously trying to increase your weight. A max is simply one rep with the most weight you can do. Every gym session, your ultimate goal would be to increase your ...
Views: 1191(4 votes) - Best Meal Replacement Shake - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from i-Supplements comEating healthy is a common concern with most Americans. With childhood obesity and heart disease on a steady incline, weight management and building a strong metabolism along with a sensible fitness program should be the goal for most people. It seems like every week a new diet is released with ...
Views: 2235(2 votes) - How Many Calories Do I Need Per Day? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Marc DavidHow Do I Calculate Caloric Needs Based On My Goal (gain/loss/maintain)? Listen, figuring out how many calories a day you need to lose weight, maintain your weight or gain weight really isn’t too hard. And with the formula I’m about to give you plus a very cool website, you can easily track ...
Views: 28224(10 votes) - No Gym, No Problem: Five Reasons Why A Gym Membership Is Not Necessary For Fitness Excellence - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Britney RockAs recently as a couple years ago, I would have found my own claim to be completely outlandish. I was an avid gym-goer and tenured personal trainer. On a daily basis, I preached the benefits of regular gym visits, cardio sessions and frequent weight training days. The gym world was a second home ...
Views: 3289(2 votes) - Poems - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Frantz-Earl RobinsonPoems give an insight into the writer’s emotions and perspectives on a person or object. Exciting ideas can be brought to life through the wonderful art of poetry. Poems allow the poet to express himself in fewer words thus getting across his point efficiently. It is the joy of a poet to deliver ...
Views: 1501(2 votes) - "New Bodybuilding Study on the Benefits of 'Deadlifts'." - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2003 from George PapazoglouDeadlifts are a very potential muscle-building exercise, that will rejuvenate your entire physical condition, to a whole new level -- if executed astutely. Here are some facts, on how Deadlifts can dramatically improve your physical power, to singularly maximized levels: * Deadlifts Will ...
Views: 9911(3 votes) - Body Building - How to Succeed 6 - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Peter RadfordBodybuilding Supplements Overview Bodybuilding supplements consist of a number of different substances used by athletes or individuals participating in a variety of physical activities, including weight training. Their purpose is to act as an aid in the building of lean muscle mass or to ...
Views: 1125(3 votes) - How To Get A Six Pack In Half The Time! - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from John AlvinoMost fitness experts agree that your abdominals help to support and protect your spine, and thus, they must never be fatigued before doing any non ab exercises such as, chins, rows, deadlifts and squatting movements. These "experts" state that when your abs are fatigued, you are at a ...
Views: 865(3 votes) - Learn About Protein Shakes - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from i-Supplements comProtein shakes have been around since the early days of bodybuilding. For years athletes and bodybuilders from around the world have constantly used protein shakes to build muscle and lose fat. Protein is one of the body’s main building blocks for muscle, skin, bone, and other tissues. Protein ...
Views: 1621(3 votes) - Learn about Whey Protein - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from i-Supplements comAsk anyone who works out and takes a protein powder what type they are using and most likely their response will be “Whey protein.” Whey protein has been a staple supplement for years in the bodybuilding world and also in many other athletic events for those wanting to gain muscle for one simple ...
Views: 1735(3 votes) - 3 Quick Steps to Build Muscle Easily - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Tim RyanThere are numerous articles, websites, blogs, magazine columns and such like that all give information and advice about the easiest ways to stimulate muscle growth. So, if there are all these varied methods to stimulate muscle growth then how come it is so such a difficult task for certain ...
Views: 1037(1 vote) - 3 Simple Steps To Building Maximum Muscle - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Sean BarkerEven with today's technology, everything is still not completely understood on what causes muscle growth. There are actually a whole series of biological processes that are triggered after hard, heavy weight training. Despite all the advances in medical science and human kinetics, the most ...
Views: 1567(2 votes) - 6 Rules to Gain Muscle from Skinny Beginnings - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from James McLainFor years the bodybuilding industry has been growing as they sell new products like weight gain supplements and an amazing variety of complex and often completely USELESS gimmicks and machines. Building muscles from skinny bodies is what fuels this rampant expansion because if you are a skinny ...
Views: 922(2 votes) - 7 Tips for Building Chest Muscle Fast - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Tim RyanWe have all seen the bodybuilder, athlete, gymnast, sportsmen with the large muscular chest, with great depth and mass. It looks really impressive and is what many aspiring bodybuilders strive for. So how can you build muscle chest fast? Well, here are 7 sure fire ways to build muscle on your ...
Views: 7234(2 votes) - Active Recovery Post Workout - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2019 from Grant DonovanThe term Active Recovery otherwise known as AR is used in the weight and fitness industry as the engaging in a series of low-frequency workout routines after each workout. These exercises are generally done during the cool-down phase immediately after a successful workout or can be used in ...
Views: 610(1 vote) - Add an Inch to Your Arms in 30 Days or Less! - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Tim RyanThere are many reasons that people want to build muscle mass on their biceps. For the majority of people going to work is all about wearing a shirt and tie. This of course means that only your biceps are really visible. Perhaps this is one reason why there is such a fascination in getting big ...
Views: 2817(1 vote) - Advanced Ab Exercise Burns Fat And Carves Your Midsection! - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from John AlvinoIn order to achieve a defined and sexy stomach, you must use highly effective ab exercises to sculpt the abdominal musculature. But carving your stomach muscles is only half the story. To have your six pack finally become visible, you must burn off the layer of belly fat that is covering ...
Views: 1242(2 votes) - Advanced Bodybuilder Routines - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Emile JarreauTraining routines of advanced bodybuilder are greatly different from that of a beginner. The differences in the training regimens include not only the weight being used, but the frequency of the lifting and usually the diet as well. An advanced bodybuilders physique can be a thing of beauty ...
Views: 1136(1 vote) - Amino Acid Supplement - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Neel AlfredMen hoping for monster muscles used to be the only people who routinely used amino acid supplements. But not any more. Today, these protein precursors are popping up all over the place. The amino acid taurine puts the pep in Red Bull energy drinks. Amino acids are found in many forms of life. ...
Views: 970(3 votes) - Anabolic Steriod Alternatives for Muscle Building - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from i-Supplements comAnabolic Steroid Alternatives If you find yourself flipping through the pages of the popular muscle building magazines, pictures of immensely muscular men (and even women) will undoubtedly stand out. One of the first thoughts that usually pops into someone’s mind about these ...
Views: 2814(2 votes) - Best Shoulder Workout Promote Growth in Delts - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from i-Supplements comMassive shoulders let the whole world know that you’re serious about lifting weights. Whether in a tank top or going shirtless, huge, round delts are an impressive sight to all. If you’re one of those individuals whose shoulder growth has come to a standstill, the following is one of my best ...
Views: 3245(3 votes) - Bigger Hips in a Month? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2015 from Shivani SharanHave you also been one of those women who have asked this question before? All of us know that having bigger hips has certain perks but, have you ever tried digging into the logic more than skin deep? Sometimes, beauty isn't just skin deep and in fact, our bodies reflect our health and mental ...
Views: 1405(1 vote) - Boditronics - Muscle Focused Food Technology - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2010 from Yossarian FisherIt is easy to understand the fact that if a person trains intensely each day that they will start depleting their muscles glutamine stores before they have fully recovered from the workout resulting in daily loss of glutamine. Though the body can produce glutamine, any intense physical exercise ...
Views: 1310(1 vote) - Body Building - How To Succeed - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Peter RadfordHistory Early Years Bodybuilding has its roots in India in the 11th century when men would lift a specifically sized piece of stone in order to determine which of the participants had the greatest strength. However, bodybuilding became established in the West sometime during the 1880 ...
Views: 1227(1 vote) - Body Building - How to Succeed 2 - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Peter Radford1970’s Onwards In 1977, the film Pumping Iron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the famous bodybuilder, was released. This gave the sport a huge publicity boost. At about this time the IFBB, the International Federation of Bodybuilders, were the pre-eminant force in the sport. Conversely, ...
Views: 1110(1 vote) - Body Building - How to Succeed 3 - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Peter Radford1970’s Onwards Continued There was an attempt by the IFBB, in the early 2000s to make bodybuilding an Olympic sport. In 2000, it successfully obtained full membership of the influential IOC. It then attempted to have the sport classified as a demonstration event at the Olympics. The ...
Views: 1032(1 vote) - Body Building - How to Succeed 4 - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2009 from Peter RadfordNatural Bodybuilding This is sometimes referred to as a form of body modification, which refers to the deliberate alteration of the human body for non-medical purposes, such as aesthetic reasons, and self-expression. However, it is more commonly referred to as a version of bodybuilding in ...
Views: 1040(2 votes) - Body Building - How to Succeed 5 - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Peter RadfordNatural Bodybuilding Drug testing – continued There are numerous organisations associated with the sport of Natural Bodybuilding. The more significant are as follows: INBA - International Natural Bodybuilding Association INBF - International Natural Bodybuilding Federation NGA - ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Build Muscle Up: Three Things You Absolutely Must Do - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Tim RyanJust as a tree cannot grow with out sufficient water, sunlight and soil no matter what else you give it, to build up muscle your body also has several things that you absolutely must provide it with in order to grow. No amount of fancy exercise equipment, supplement or outfit will allow you to ...
Views: 1755(1 vote) - Building Large Legs - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from James HartBuilding Killer Legs How can you tell a serious bodybuilder? Most people train chest and arms and walk around with matchstick legs. If you are serious about building a truly spectacular physique your legs must be worked to the limit. Not only will this add more weight to your frame, training ...
Views: 1901(1 vote) - Climbing - Climb To The Top - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2010 from Bruce McClellanEver since I was young, the trees called to me. I loved to climb. About halfway down the street from my childhood home, my best friend, Peter Esposito, had two large evergreen pine trees in his front yard. They must have been well over 50 feet tall. As a daily ritual, we would crawl under the ...
Views: 1190(1 vote) - Common Bodybuilding Myths That Confuse Most of the People - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2018 from Jaclyn TengFor most of the people, bodybuilding is more than just a hobby. But for some of the other people, it becomes more than a hobby once they start taking it on a serious note and dedicate their specific time for building a muscular body. However if a newbie starts to plan for bodybuilding, there ...
Views: 832(4 votes) - Common Weight Lifting Mistakes - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2019 from Grant DonovanWeight Training seemingly at times is a world by itself. With the vast amount of circulating information it is difficult at times to learn what exactly should be done, the do's and the don'ts respective to weight training and the available techniques. Many people who have taken the decision to ...
Views: 585(1 vote) - Dumbbell Vs Barbell: Which Is Better For Weight Training Workouts The Dumbbell Or Barbell? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Steven TyrieWhen thinking about and planning weight training workouts, sometimes it is hard to decide between the dumbbell vs barbell option and which would be more appropriate in different situations. Both the dumbbell and barbell have their strong points, but also weak points that should be considered. In ...
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