Food is the fuel that helps athletes perform their best. Without it, endurance, strength and overall performance will be down. If you want to get the most out of your workouts and athletic capabilities, your diet should be a top …
Most people think that making love is a kind of physical enjoyment and a good way to have a healthy relationship. But making love can do more than make you feel good and close to your partner. It can actually make you both physic…
It’s probably happened to you. You’ve finally gotten into a steady routine at the gym, showing up like clockwork every evening at 5:25 p.m. It’s taken you about a month, but your squats have been feeling great, you’ve managed to …
If you are on of those lucky people that are blessed with a skinny body that never puts on fat then you also know you carry a curse as well that makes it very difficult to put on muscle mass too. Skinny people build muscle quite …
As it is with everything in life, there are two ways to do things - do it as everyone else is doing it without questioning, or try to get the maximum output for the efforts you put in. When it comes to weight training, sadly most…
In fact, I recommend that anyone wanting to lose body fat should incorporate resistance training into their regular routine. The importance here is one of metabolism. When you get metabolically active tissue (muscle) active o…
If you glance in the mirror after doing a set of push-ups or curling a set of weights, it might look like you managed to build muscle instantly. But that short-term pump is temporary, thanks to increased circulation in your muscl…
There are some secrets in natural bodybuilding that easily get missed or even overlooked in the never ending bombardment of information through the net, magazines and gym gossip. So where do these gems really lie? T…
Do you eat, eat and eat, but it never goes anywhere? Why can't you seem to put on muscle fast enough? If this sounds like you, then your body type is most likely an 'ectomorph'. Hallmarks of this physique ar…
Would you be rather be told wrong information that would make you happy rather than being told less pleasant information that would help you reach your goals?? of course you want to know the truth and the truth is that body build…
A common knee injury is the meniscus tear. The meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped disc that cushions your knee. The knee has two menisci, one on the outer edge of the knee and one on the inner edge. The menisci keeps your knees stea…
If you've had the goal of transforming your body and building muscle, you may feel slightly overwhelmed with how to get started. With so much information floating around, we get that it can be extremely complicated figuring o…
For some guys, the answer to the exercise question will always be that they're looking to put on muscle. Whether you have a very specific goal, like getting into figure contests and bodybuilding, or you just want to…
Dumbbells are the most accessible free weights so they’re the first most people tend to try, either in the gym or as part of a home workout. They’re also among the most versatile weights you can use, and even if you usually gr…
How Do You Actually Build Muscle? Before we discuss the nuts and bolts of how to build muscle, we need to run through the basics on muscle physiology so that we’re all on the same page. When someone lifts weights, they create …
There has been much debate about the exact role of overtraining and resistance exercise. Some, such as Mike Mentzer, thought that just about all bodybuilders were overtraining—and yet there were many scientists who overwhelmingly…
the barbell shrug is one of the most commonly used exercises when people are looking to build the trapezius; whether it be from an aesthetic approach or from a functional strength approach. Being an isolation exercise, the…
Building muscle primarily takes place in two places: the kitchen and the gym. If you’re a seasoned lifter, you know the importance of properly fueling your body in order to get results. You need to have high levels of protein …
Whether your goal is to get bigger and stronger, or improve power and explosiveness for sports, you want to see progress — and pronto. But building muscle efficiently requires more than just putting in time at the weight rack.…
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