Body Building Information

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 ]

Experience seems to be the best teacher as many athletes come to admit that they could have got great results in a shorter period of time if they had cared to track their progress on a regular basis. Weightlifting charts are the right tools to help one keep logs: they can focus on the training peculiarities, the adjustment of the dietary and nutrition plans or they can simply record the size of the muscles at various points in time. Weightlifting charts are great for anyone who’d like to be aware of how things stand all along a training program: this will stop all worries about not putting on enough muscular mass or burning too few calories.

Weightlifting charts have been included in many body building programs, as they allow the athlete to be constantly aware of his or her [ Continue Reading ]

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).

There’s a [ Continue Reading ]

The Fountain of Youth World Summit with Ryan Lee, fitness professional, the founder of Prograde Nutrition and fitness sites Sports Specific and Work Out Pass.

Kevin: Great. Well, tonight is going to be absolutely awesome. I know that for sure and as you know I don’t like to waste any time and as everyone else knows I don’t like to waste any time. Let’s get right into it. Let’s talk a little bit about your story, how you began in the workout business?

Ryan: Okay and I will cut right to the chase too. Basically, I’ve been a fitness professional since ‘94. I’ve always worked out my entire life since I started at 12 years old working out in my basement, you know, with the Joe Weider set. I progressed up. I was a [ Continue Reading ]

Like everything else in your life, emotions are a primary element in both your motivation to reach goals, and your performance level. When someone enjoys what he or she is doing, they will no doubt do it better. Parents who unconditionally love their kids are more likely to be better moms and dads. People that have the ability to concentrate their emotions into ways to help them achieve goals will have better results when trying to reach those goals. Bodybuilding is no different.

If you diet and train using a very strict routine and follow it exactly for several weeks, you’ll start to notice consistent gains. The consistency of gains gives you a great sense of satisfaction, and only drives you to train more intensely and be stricter with the diet. Any time where you see [ Continue Reading ]