Tag: "body"

The Need For Speed: With This Expertly Engineered Program, You’ll Accelerate Your Muscle Growth By Manipulating The Speed of Your Repetitions

By admin on Jul 19, 2010 in Workout Routines

You’ve undoubtedly tried different programs in search of more size and deeper cuts. You’ve gone high rep, you’ve gone low rep, you’ve pyramided up, you’ve pyramided down–hell, you’d do the freakin’ Hokey Pokey every day if some study somewhere proved that it packed on muscle. One overlooked variable for many bodybuilders, however, is rep speed. [...]

Bodybuilding Food Alternatives – Twelve Surprising Muscle-Building Foods

By admin on Jul 06, 2010 in General Nutrition, Nutritional Tips

To build mass, it’s a great idea to stick with the basics of nutrition–take in plenty of protein and complex carbohydrates, as well as enough total calories to support growth. Check out the standard fare of hardcore bodybuilders and you’ll see what I mean. They rely on chicken, beef, fish, egg whites and protein powders [...]

Strong Science – Training Research On The Ideal Rep Range, Number Of Sets And Workout Frequency To Maximize Results

By admin on May 26, 2010 in Workout & Fitness Tips, Workout Routines

When it comes to the perfect training program, there are three key variables for gaining strength and muscle mass: the number of sets per bodypart, the number of reps completed per set and the frequency with which each bodypart is trained. Yet, if you were to ask the bodybuilding industry’s biggest pros for their numbers [...]

6 That Cutting Edge – Six New Fat-Burning Ingredients That Can Boost Metabolism And Get You Ripped For Summer

By admin on May 15, 2010 in Losing Weight, Nutritional Tips

Since ephedra was taken off the shelves, you’ve probably been looking for a worthy fat-burning replacement and were disappointed by products that didn’t live up to the hype. But due to recent leaps and bounds in supplement science, most new fat-burning products contain a selection of several ingredients designed to work together to maximize the [...]

15 Power Foods – Get Stronger And Bigger With These Essentials

By admin on May 10, 2010 in General Nutrition, Nutritional Tips

When it comes to the infinite number of foods that you can put in your body, there are good foods and there are bad foods. Clearly, you know to avoid the bad foods Whenever possible, but When it comes to choosing the very best foods for your physique goals, that’s an even harder decision. FullyFlexed [...]

More Or Less? How Often To Train To Look And Feel Great

By admin on Apr 25, 2010 in Training For Sports, Workout & Fitness Tips

“As a new bodybuilder, green and brimming with enthusiasm, I found myself at the gym every day, often twice a day, during my first years in the sport. I read everything and talked to everyone I could and took what I learned to the gym more often than I should have. Of course, all’s well [...]

1-2-3 Grow – Pay Attention To These Key Nutrition Numbers To Lower Your Bodyfat Levels And Dial Up Big Muscle Gains

By admin on Apr 19, 2010 in Nutritional Tips

Bodybuilders are number crazy. What do you weigh? What’s your bodyfat percentage? How big are your arms? How much do you bench press? How many minutes of cardio do you do? How many days a week do you work out? And on it goes. All this obsessing about weights and measurements, although necessary to a [...]

Big T Do’s And Dont’s – To Keep Your Manly Hormone Levels Running High, Follow These Dietary Guidelines

By admin on Mar 26, 2010 in General Nutrition

DoEat enough The amount of calories you consume each day should be enough to maintain your bodyweight. Lower-calorie diets are associated with lower testosterone levels. Consume around 18-20 calories for every pound of bodyweight. Eat animal protein Studies show that vegetarian diets lead to lower blood testosterone levels and higher amounts of “inactive” testosterone even [...]

Instinct For Success

By admin on Mar 20, 2010 in Workout & Fitness Tips, Workout Routines

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 [...]

Mass frequency – If You’ve Hit A Training Plateau Or Are Dissatisfied With Your Progress, Try This 12-week Program That Manipulates Your Bodypart Training Frequency

By admin on Mar 16, 2010 in Workout & Fitness Tips, Workout Routines

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 [...]