Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Perez
Quick question: What’s more important to gain muscle mass, the amount of weight you lift or the amount of natural anabolic hormones your body releases in response to muscular stress (as is the case when performing a set)?
The answer to that question is very important, since it can make the difference […]
Jump roping dates back to early human history, when the Egyptians used to use vines for jumping over. Jumping is a natural human movement-children naturally love to jump. Adults may feel more inhibited, choosing not to jump simply for the fun of it.Add a rope, however, and you suddenly have a purpose and valid excuse […]
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Stick to Basic Compound Movements
The core of your routine should be made up of exercises that involve the use of a large mass of muscle and the movement of several joints. Those exercises stimulate a lot of muscle and cause your body to release anabolic […]
Self-confidence and satisfaction about your physical appearance affect the way you perceive yourself and how you interact with others. You may feel self-conscious of your size, shape or how you look in clothing. Have you ever considered breast augmentation? Would changing your bust size give you a boost? Many women have […]
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS - Burn The Fat!
Weight Training Super Sets - Wouldn’t it be great if there were a safe and natural way to build more muscle in a shorter period of time? In this day and age of exercise gimmicks and quick fix solutions, most intelligent people would be skeptical if they […]
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS - Burn The Fat!
I started bodybuilding nearly twenty years ago, and during that time, I’ve had the opportunity to experiment with literally dozens, if not hundreds of high intensity training methods. These include supersets, giant sets, pre-exhaustion, negatives, partials, static holds, continuous tension, peak contraction, 5 sets of 5, 8 […]
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS - Burn The Fat!
Patience. It’s the one thing you never seem to have when you’ve got a body fat problem. You want the fat gone and you want it gone now! And why not? It seems so do-able. Everywhere you look, you read and hear promises of quick weight […]
The very first thing you should do is get the basics down. Every fitness competitor should be able to master the basic strength and flexibility moves: one-arm pushup, straddle hold, the splits, and kicks. This should be done before you ever starting putting together a routine. You should be able to execute these moves properly […]
Sorry about being lax in updating ya’ll on my progress. So here goes…
Being a hard-gainer and all, I have been eating about 2500 calories a day while at the same time minimizing my activity level in order to gain some much needed pounds BEFORE I start my heavy lifting mass gaining program.
I started at 115lbs […]
Contest Eligibility:
All contests except for the State Championships are open to all NPC registered athletes who possess a current NPC card.
The Texas State Championships is limited to NPC athletes residing in Texas.
Competitors can now enter either open or novice divisions […]
By A W [ 24/11/2005 ]
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GAKIC, chemically known as glycine-l-arginine-alpha-ketoisocaproic acid, may be new to Bodybuilders, athletes, and sports enthusiasts, though it has been in development for 8 years already and many studies have been done on this supplement. It’s not like creatine, a stimulant or a generic pre-workout […]
There are a plethora of acne medications currently on the market. Some of these are prescription medications, such as accutane. Others are over the counter chemical compounds, such as benzoyl peroxide. There are even herbal based acne medications, such as tea tree oil. However, many of them are not as effective as advertised.
By Nishanth reddya
There are as many varied opinions on what “plan†one should follow to build muscle, as there are people who have those opinions. On one thing they do agree, however. You must have a regimen.
· You can begin by defining your objective.
· Why are you interested in body building? […]
BODY FAT MEASUREMENTS (U.S.)
Men 26% Women 36% —-> OBESE
Men 24% Women 34% —-> AVERAGE
Men 18% Women 20% —-> GOOD
Men 14% Women 16% —-> ATHLETIC
Men 10% Women 12% —-> EXCELLENT
Men 06% Women 10% —> BODYBUILDERS
Do you think the above is truly realistic? or Do you think that is is pure bunk? or Lastly, do you […]
By Tony Meyer
You have decided to start bodybuilding. So you have your own expectations of how it will be and what you will get. May be your primary goal is just to get rid of unwanted fat to look more attractive and younger? Or you are interested in competitive bodybuilding? This sport - the bodybuilding […]
As a beginner bodybuilder, you just may be doing much too much too soon. This can result in a feeling of overall tiredness and…
When performing the classic Vince Gironda 8 sets of 8 program, you select only ONE exercise per body part and you train half your body each session (approximately 5 exercises per workout) for a total of 40 sets. Perform 3-4 workouts per week, each muscle is trained no more than twice per week
Next to “six pack abs,” the one muscle group that almost every man and woman wants the most st is arms. So, instead of boring you with a ton of arm training physiology and long words like capillarization and coracobrachialis (yawn), and instead of giving you a single arm routine (gets old too fast), I’m going to skip the science and theory and go straight to the good stuff!
Brue J. Nadler M.D. wrote the following on the misc.fitness.weights newsgroup
In the course of preparing to compete once again in a “Natural Bodybuilding” contest, I began to question just how natural was this whole process. While I realize the in its true definition, NATURAL is intended to mean steroid-free, in many people’s minds it […]
One reason, among others, that some female bodybuilders are unjustly accused of using steroids or other growth drugs is that many people are so deeply invested in their common belief that a woman simply cannot get so muscular without artificial aid.
It’s a psychological and social tactic by which someone can reject very muscular women […]
By Will Brink, author of:
Muscle Building Nutrition
Muscle Gaining Diet, Training Routines by Charles Poliquin & Bodybuilding Supplement Review
Diet Supplements Revealed
Real World Fat Loss Diet & Weight Loss Supplement Review
People that follow my stuff know I generally write about nutrition, supplements, training, and other topics that are more science based than subjective topics, such as what […]
By Pauline Nordin
There is a lot of bad information out there on the subject building muscle and how to stay fit. We’re being told over and over again about how difficult it is for women to gain some muscle mass due to our hormonal setup. Male trainers convince the majority
of female trainers to go for […]
by Klaudia Larson
• EAT OFTEN!
Make it a rule to eat something every third hour!
Don’t ever let it pass longer than 3 hours between meals! This will keep your blood sugar on an even level all day, which gives you more energy to your workout, keep your fat burning up all the time and you will […]
By Steroid Encyclopaedia Team
With the increased popularity and acceptance of Anabolic Steroids in the United States and elsewhere, as personal trainers it is incumbent upon us to become more educated with respect to their proper usage in bodybuilding and conditioning.
My observation as a personal trainer is that they have become so widespread that to ignore […]
I am a naturally small babe. I can eat 3000 calories a day for 3 months and still be lucky if I gain a few pounds. Being 5′ 2″ (5 feet 2 inches) tall and 125 lbs in the off-season and 107-114 pre-competition, AND inheriting the genetics of my mom and dad, it is […]
If you are looking for the Women’s Bodybuilders Photo Gallery — For now, Check out the “Female Bodybuilding Gallery” HERE. I am designing a brand new and up to date gallery of both Amateur and Professional Women Bodybuilders along with Fitness Babes.
But give me some time since I have a zillion other things […]
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