Archive for March, 2009

Learn To Gain Weight And Build Muscle

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

If you want to increase muscle mass and gain weight, remember that in order to effectively bulk up, you will need to be persistent in your efforts. Increasing your caloric intake is an important part of gaining weight and building new muscle tissue. When you feed your body more food than it can burn, you [...]

Bigger Body muscle bars…

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Here is how to eat your way top massive gains
Commercial Calorie bars are not new and they are not cheap, a good bar will cost you $2-$3 dollars a bar and I personally don’t think they are worth the money… for that kind of investment I would purchase a good and proven weight gainer
But for [...]

2 Simple Steps To Ripped Summertime Muscles

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Summer is on the horizon, and the time has come to kick back and relax under the sun. It’s time for beach days, barbecues and pool parties, and for any serious weightlifter these activities also mean one thing: it’s time for the shirts to come off and to showcase that rock-solid physique they’ve been working [...]

Know Your Muscles - The Lower Body

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Becoming familiar with the muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk shop with your training partners. The more familiar you are with the muscles you’re working, the better you’ll be able to judge what’s needed to make improvements. In this article we’ll get to know the muscles [...]

How Long Should You Rest Between Muscle Building Sessions?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

In an earlier article we concluded that muscles must be worked to failure if an adequate hypertrophic response is to occur. Whether this involves one or more sets is irrelevant as in either scenario the muscles must be worked to failure and beyond. This causes significant microscopic damage to the muscle tissues and it is [...]

The Importance Of Sets In Your Muscle Building Program

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

In an earlier article we looked at how repetitions contribute to the muscle building process, but is the position regarding sets just as clear cut? Unfortunately, the answer to this is no as some experts feel one set to failure is sufficient, whereas others argue that multiple sets are needed to ensure maximum muscle gains.
Research [...]

How To Gain Weight And Increase Muscle Mass

Monday, March 9th, 2009

If you want to increase muscle mass and gain weight, remember that in order to effectively bulk up, you will need to be persistent in your efforts. Increasing your caloric intake is an important part of gaining weight and building new muscle tissue. When you feed your body more food than it can burn, you [...]

Know Your Muscle Building Exercises - The Shoulders

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Every bodybuilder and weight trainer will have his or her favorite exercises for each body part. That’s how it should be - as you progress through the various stages of learning you’ll understand what works best for you. It is useful, however, to take stock of your progress every so often and carry out an [...]

The Importance Of Creatine In Building Lean Muscle

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Creatine monohydrate can rightly lay claim to being the most popular and arguably most effective bodybuilding supplement currently available. The beauty of creatine is that it is 100% natural and occurs in many foods so it’s unlikely to be banned from any sports or competitions.
Let’s first establish what creatine actually is. In brief, creatine is [...]

Increase Your Training Intensity - Pre-Exhaustion

Friday, March 6th, 2009

You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate progressively stronger muscular contractions, so this calls for an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with exercise duration as maximum training intensity will actually shorten the time needed to achieve maximal muscular growth.
In an earlier article I outlined [...]