Body Building Information

Muscle building is a continuum. There is no “end” to it. You can always build more muscle than you have. What makes this really challenging is that the process by which you efficiently build muscle changes as you move through the continuum. Beginning lifters should use different training parameters than professionals. A further complicating factor is that your body is a variable as well. How do you account for that?

For example your body type makes a huge difference in the type of training you should do. So as you can see finding that right mix becomes very difficult. This is one of the reasons that I struggle with the “Programs” that so many offer. I would never suggest that anybodies program doesn’t work. Of course it did for them. [ Continue Reading ]

There are literally thousands of vitamins and supplements available for purchase today. Each type of supplement such considering calcium, ginkgo biloba or multivitamins has many brands available made in a variety of different ways. Some vitamins are derived directly from natural sources such as oranges, oils, plants and vegetables. And for each vitamin available naturally, there is a vitamin pill available too.

Although the vitamin supplements claim to be the same, you may not be getting the amount of nutrients that you imagine you are getting. It’s not to say that synthetic vitamins are inferior to their natural supplements, but it’s important you the differences. Another important consideration is the fillers used in vitamin supplement pills. Some [ Continue Reading ]

If you’ve spent much time at all in the gym, you might be confused. There’s the buff hulk who grunts like a wild animal while pumping free-weight poundages you only dream of. He’s the one who tells you to pile on the weight until your bones practically break.

There’s the zero-bodyweight tight-muscled marvel who could model for a physiology class. He suggests you eat only egg whites and protein shakes, and he’ll be happy to sell you supplements and some Amway products. There’s the treadmill hero who could run to the moon and back without breaking a sweat. He advises heavy cardio and few weights. Other ideas abound: carrot juice, illegal steroids, free weights only, negative lifting, ankle weights, electronic ab belts…

Getting in [ Continue Reading ]

Women who body build need protein just like men do. However, women who just workout occasionally or who work out two to three times per week also need protein. You don’t need a protein made especially for women, so you shouldn’t believe the marketing hype. If you’re a woman and you like to work out and you’re looking for a physique that will really turn heads, all you have to do is search for a good whey protein supplement with no side effects. That means finding a protein supplement that doesn’t have any added chemicals or ingredients. Just plain old protein, that’s all you need and women can use the same whey protein supplements that men use.

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It’s so common for men and women to use whey protein supplements that [ Continue Reading ]

You only need two types of bodybuilding exercises to craft a really effective routine. Efficiency is a thing of beauty, unless you actually prefer to spend half your life at the gym, breathing sweaty air, and getting frustrated when you don’t get results. Use your brain before your brawn, and you’ll work smarter and see success sooner. It’s been a few years since I step on a bodybuilding stage (15years) but one of the tools I used for success in competition was visualization. Most bodybuilders don’t apply this technique to their training but it really makes a difference in not just your confidence but also you physical performance.

We have all heard how Michael Jordan used to imagine himself making the game winning shoot every night and I think it goes [ Continue Reading ]