Body Building Information

Out of the hundreds of emails I get each week, more than half are from people who are interested in knowing which supplements to take or what the best way is to take the supplements they’re currently using.

So this article will show you when to take some of the top supplements and how to get the most out of them.

Creatine, glutamine, and protein are 3 of the top supplements for gaining lean muscle and strength. But what are the best times to take these proven supplements?

Here’s what I’ve found personally works best for me as well as tracking clients progress using these 3 supplements (which, by the way, are about the only 3 I recommend to clients, other than protein/meal replacements, EFA’s and a good multi-vitamin).

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If you are bodybuilding or weight training and are not taking any nutritional supplements, you absolutely will not even come close to reaching your full potential. You do not need any type of steroid or pro hormones or anything like that, but natural health supplements are needed to help your body recover and build muscle efficiently and healthily.

It is a well known fact that working out, whether it is aerobic or resistance, is very healthy and beneficial to our bodies. However, vigorous workouts also put stress on our bodies and can take a toll, particularly if we do not have the proper nutrients and vitamins in our bodies. We need the proper nutrients to even begin building muscle, and we also need nutrients and antioxidants to help our bodies recover from our workouts [ Continue Reading ]

What are the causes of muscle growth? To make your muscles grow in size and strength, three things are required. Three main factors are required to promote muscle growth:

1. A stimulus to the muscles – Weight lifting is needed to make the muscles work, use up the energy from body and cause microscopic damage to the muscle fibers.

2. Proper nutrition – for having success with intense exercise program the muscles need to replenish their stocks of fuel.

3. Rest – muscles repair the microscopic damage and they do grow during the rest or recovery phase.

Here are the supplements I’d recommend for Muscle-building.

Creatine :

This is a never ending source for positive health and muscle-building benefits for your muscle growth . [ Continue Reading ]

If you’ve spent any time in the bookstore browsing through magazine articles on bodybuilding, you’ve no doubt come across some pretty strong claims about how the latest supplement fad can provide you with unbelievable results. You may have also seen some recommendations on improving your workout technique and other such advice. What was probably missing from the discussion is the importance of a solid recovery phase when embarking on a new strength training or bodybuilding program. If you seem to spend all your time in the gym without making any progress, or if your initial muscle gains have reached a plateau, take a moment to think about your recovery plans (or lack thereof).

Are you wondering what the recovery phase is? Well, let’s review how muscle is [ Continue Reading ]

Rest between sets and workouts is an important aspect of building muscle mass.

Wait enough time between sets so that you are rested enough to perform as well as you did your first heavy set. Your second set needs to be as intense as the first so that the overload to the muscle is at least the same that it was the previous set.

You need to rest enough to be able to do what you just did, preferably more. If you do a set of six reps and then right after, without enough rest, can only do a set for three reps, you have not gained anything.

The overload to the muscle has been diminished. If, after doing a set for six reps, you rest two minutes, add 5 more pounds, and proceed to do another set of six reps, the overload has been increased, and so has the likelihood new [ Continue Reading ]