Body Building Information

Turbulence Training promises fast fat loss results for men and women who don’t have a lot of time for exercise. This is a bold promise, and the workouts promise maximum results in only three workouts per week.

Let’s take a look at this claim, and see if it really measures up!

Before we get to the program, let’s take a look at the expert behind the workouts. I’ve come across Craig Ballantyne’s name many times in popular fitness magazines such as Men’s Health and Men’s Fitness, and even in Oxygen and Shape magazines. So the program is clearly put together by a trusted fitness expert.

I’ve also talked to Craig about his training and education background, and I’ll be honest, it was impressive, unlike the trainers [ Continue Reading ]

It’s safe to say that building muscle is an obsession for quite a few men and women, but many approach it with preconceived notions about “no pain, no gain.” It’s true that building muscle requires a lot of hard work and a lot of pain, but only in strategic doses. A far too common reason for not maximizing the mass you want to put on is not giving your muscles time to “prepare and repair,” the focus of this article.

Prepare Your Muscles for Load

To begin each workout, it is important that you learn to properly warm up your muscles prior to putting them under load. Doing so enables you to have higher muscle output and it will also add to your efficiency. Of course, the most important reason is to safeguard yourself from injuries like [ Continue Reading ]

If I had a dollar for every supplement question I was asked, I’d be a millionaire.

And that’s unfortunate, because supplements are just that -they’re supposed to go with your good training and nutrition, not take the place of them. No supplement takes the place of good hard work in the gym– none.

But out of all the emails I get from people, most of them ask me which supplements they should use to build muscle, lose fat, or increase strength.

They don’t ask me how they should train or what they should eat. They want to know which supplements to shell out their hard-earned money on.

And I blame this on the slick marketing done by supplement companies. They lead you to believe that by taking their protein powder or fat loss pills, [ Continue Reading ]

There are many fine books, magazines, instructional videos and trainers who can provide information on how to perform exercises that build muscle. Whether using free weights, machines, cables or free-hand exercises, mastering the principles of resistance training is fundamental to building muscle. However, what is often lacking in these how-to guides is information on how to best organize one’s diet, rest schedule and exercise routine to maximize results. Building muscles and muscle mass is one of the toughest tasks you can attempt. Okay, sainthood is probably harder, but not by a lot. Your body is an extremely efficient machine. It retains the amount of muscle mass that is required to comfortably perform your daily routine — no more and no less. Excess bulk takes a lot of [ Continue Reading ]

As you probably realize by now, lifting is a serious business. To ensure that each muscle in your body gets a complete workout, you need to divide your body into sections. You should only exercise one section in any given workout, and work every muscle in that section to exhaustion. For the purposes of increasing muscle mass, the body is usually divided into two sections: Upper body and lower body. The upper body can be further divided into subsections: Chest and arms.

Here are some excellent arm exercises that will help you build muscle mass in an effective way.

Bicep Curls

Body Position – There are many variations of this exercise, but the most effective way is to use a curl bar. Grab the grips on the bar underhanded and you will be in the correct position. [ Continue Reading ]