Body Building Information

Ever wonder why some guys can train in the gym day after day, month after month, year after year, suck down raw eggs and protein powder and pop every body building supplement pill they can get their hands on…and BARELY see any progress?!

And what about the guy who seems to go to the gym, just look at the weights, follow it up with a diet of Twinkies and cheesecake and somehow add an inch to his biceps in the process?

Frustrating, right?

While body building magazines and “guru’s” would love for you to believe that building muscle is as simple as “performing this exercise for this many reps”, it’s actually a very PERSONAL process and YOUR body building results will depend on many factors…including the body you were born [ Continue Reading ]

“A Healthy body, healthy mind keeps you fit for life”, now-days its neglected due to the busy schedule and the level of stress we face. However, the most effective way of combating stress in an eventful day could be Exercise. I personally take exercise as a serious issue just like having a good nights sleep, nutritious diet, reading or watching super comedy and prayers. We all have the same excuse “no time”, “too busy”, “too tired” or many more, but exercise has become an integral part of my life. You don’t have to do exercise to become body builders or wrestlers. Perhaps, the best way Psychologically to boost the self-esteem, appreciating self-image & relieve from stress is only exercise. I practise thrice a week: 15-20 minutes [ Continue Reading ]

Is strength training without weights really effective? And will those exercises really benefit you to strengthen your body? The answer to both of those questions is YES, and I will show you why. Body weight exercises can be some of the most beneficial ways to build muscle without any weight training equipment. One example is you can use the resistance of your own body weight performing pull ups. This is a wonderful exercise for building muscle in your back, shoulders, triceps, and chest.

There are many strength training exercises without weights using your own body weight that you can do, they are:

Pull-ups (chin-ups) A Pull-up will build muscle and strength in the back, shoulders, triceps, and chest. You will even seem some growth in the biceps. Pull ups are [ Continue Reading ]

If you are reading this, you are probably one of many people who is not satisfied with how they look. Most of us would love to have a trimmer waist, and if not, have a more muscular physique. How can one go about burning away unwanted fat while building a trim muscular figure?

There are a number of theories, but some are superior than others because some adhere to a few simple principals that will be outlined below.

The body is a machine. It is built for adaptation, procreation, and survival. This is what has kept us alive as a race for the millennia. The problem is that only recently has our sedentary lifestyle demanded that we lose extra energy that we store as fat around our waist, thighs, and other places. When we used to hunt for food, we not only ate more nutritious [ Continue Reading ]

Is weight training exercise important when dieting? Many experts will quickly tell you “yes” if you ask them this question. Why? It’s because weight training builds muscle and helps increase the body’s metabolic rate. This means, that even while resting, a person who weight trains and who has built more muscle in their body will burn more calories than a person who doesn’t do any weight training.

Plus, weight training workouts typically burn more calories per minute of exercise than cardio workouts do.

But, for women especially, the thought of doing weight training exercises with the intent of building muscle scares them because they think it will make them look less feminine and too masculine. A woman shouldn’t worry though. Unless [ Continue Reading ]