I’ve noticed a trend in my gym, and even in the magazines, toward using less weight and higher reps. I know that you were an advocate of using heavy weights for fairly low reps. How do I know which way is right for me?
Yours is an excellent question and one that I faced early in [...]
Although this month’s column is a blueprint for beginners, more experienced bodybuilders should read it as a refresher. Beginners may not know all these basic rules of bodybuilding nutrition; more advanced bodybuilders often forget their roots and the standard nutritional elements that really work. When advanced bodybuilders substitute “high tech” techniques for basics, they commonly [...]
What is your favorite triceps shock routine?
I don’t have a specific workout, but I do have a specific principle: in every shock workout, I need to be able to build such a phenomenal pump that I can actually see and, more important, feel my triceps swell to their max with new size and hardness.
Developing that [...]
Stack these Gakic, citrulline malate & caffeine
Gakic
This acronym stands for glycine-1-arginine-alpha-ketoiscaproic acid. The amino acid glycine improves the body’s production of creatine and growth hormone (GH), and it also enhances the firing of nerves that stimulate muscles to contract stronger. The amino arginine boosts GH and nitric oxide (NO) levels. Alpha-ketoisocaproic acid (KIC) is a [...]
Has it gotten to the point where you feel as if you’ve tried everything in an attempt to add 5 or 10 pounds of muscle to your frame?
Everything may be a bit of an overstatement, but we’re betting there’s a simple remedy you’ve overlooked. When it comes to building muscle mass, you have to [...]
If you want to get big, you can’t just take a pill. You have to train hard and you have to eat right. If you want to make the most of your hard training and rigorous nutrition program, though, supplementation can definitely help. Adding a proper supplementation regimen to a strong foundation will support growth [...]
I was wondering if you could tell me the best way to get started in the modeling industry? Is just contacting the photographers directly the best way or are there reputable agencies out there now?
Fitness models need to take control of their own careers by contacting photographers and putting together portfolios that best showcase what [...]
Bodybuilders frequently train to failure when they work out–it’s how they define intensity. Powerlifters and other strength athletes, on the other hand, define intensity by the amount of weight they lift; they rarely train to failure. Yet if your goal is to build strength, you may want to think more like a bodybuilder. Thanks to [...]
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I’ve been struggling to make it through long workouts. Someone at the gym told me to take BCAAs every day. Is this good advice?
Yes, and here are the basics about these all-important supplements. There are three branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs): leucine, isoleucine, and valine. All three are essential amino acids, meaning that they must come [...]
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