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101. The Two Biggest Myths About Abdominal Training By Anthony Stai
     If you have ever read a fitness magazine...If you have ever watched TV ads about latest machines that will "magically" reveal your abs...If you have ever gone to a gym and seen tens of people lying on the floor doing crunches....Then beware - because chances are you are a victim of the two biggest abdominal training hoaxes!Myth # 1Just doing some midsection exercises can reduce your "love handle…



102. Secret Training Tip #242 - Be 10% Stronger in Leg Curls Instantly! By Nick Nilsson
     This is a trick to be done on a leg curl machine. By simply changing where you grip your hands on the machine, you can increase your strength in the movement by as much as 10% instantly!Lie face down on the bench as you normally would when doing the exercise. Instead of gripping the machine on the handles below the bench with your arms bent, extend your arms straight overhead in front and grab o…



103. Build Thick and Wide Back Muscle to Compliment Powerful Chest Muscle By Chris Chew
     Want Your Back Thick And Wide To Complement Your Powerful Chest Muscles?I believe that most of you who are reading this article are already working out in gyms and have already build awesome muscles especially on your chest and arms. However, I do note one discrepancy is that whenever I visit the gyms, for some reasons or another, people seem concentrate on building massive chest muscles but neg…



104. "How Do I Gain Weight?" By JP Clifford
     Try asking people how to gain weight and you'll likely see some bewildered faces staring back at you. For the majority of people, hearing that question is akin to hearing the questions, "How do I stub my toe?" or "How do I run out of gas?" Those confused faces not withstanding, the question is a legitimate one and one that frustrates those who find themselves on the light end of the scale. Wh…



105. What Causes Muscle Growth? By Richard Mitchell
     In order for muscles to grow, three things are required: 1. Stimulus - exercise is needed to make the muscles work, use energy and cause microscopic damage to the fibers. 2. Nutrition - after intense exercise the muscles need to replenish their stores of fuel. 3. Rest - it is during the rest or recovery phase that the muscles repair the microscopic damage and grow. Muscle size increases due …



106. How To Get A Flat, Toned Stomach By Lynn Bode
     One of the most common fitness questions this time of year is “How can I tone my stomach for swimsuit season”? Typically, people believe that the guaranteed quick route to obtaining a rock-solid six-pack is a path packed with hundreds of sit-ups or abdominal crunches. Wrong!The reality is that even if you do crunches every day you aren’t guaranteed to get the stomach you desire. Getting those hi…



107. Power Mass Training for Building Muscle Mass By Gregg Gillies
     Many people believe you need to train with a variety of weights and reps in order to maximize your muscle building progress. I believe that you can find the appropriate rep number for your muscles and it is best to stick with that range most of the time.However, in weight lifting, the mental aspect of bodybuilding is also extremely important. And some people will get more out of their workout …



108. Tips for Building Muscles Quickly By Tim Gorman
     Maybe you are thinking of starting a muscle building routine, and you want to plan an effective strategy. Maybe you’ve already started working out, but you just aren’t seeing the results you wanted. Either way, follow these tips, and you will begin to see results faster than you thought was possible.First of all, when you start working out to build your muscles, you want to be careful not to o…



109. The Role Of Repetitions In Your Muscle Building Program By Richard Mitchell
     Repetitions are the basic building blocks of any strength or muscle building program but it is something that many lifters take for granted. How often do you see people at the gym speed through their reps, breathe haphazardly or fail to complete each rep correctly from a technical perspective? There is much more to the simple rep than meets the eye. The first thing to note is that a repetition …



110. Machine Exercises That Suit Beginners By Richard Mitchell
     The aim for beginners to weight training must be to lay the foundations for the intensive workouts that their bodies will eventually be subjected to. Obviously successful bodybuilding involves bringing together disparate elements such as nutrition and rest but choosing the right exercises is crucial. In this article we'll outline the machine exercises that will enable new bodybuilders to develop…



111. Why You Do Not have Killer Abs or that 6 Pack Abdominal Muscle By Chris Chew
     Ask any woman what is the most attractive part of a male body and most of the time, they will tell you it's the six pack abs, meaning that your abdominal muscle showing up with beautiful definition. Your abs is considered by many as a sexy muscle and is a symbol of a fit and healthy man. Women are instinctively drawn towards a man brimming with health and fitness because it is a primitive indica…



112. Exercise The Right Way - Seated Pulley Rows By Richard Mitchell
     Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from the perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing the basic exercises that constitute the core of most bodybuilders' training regimes.It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing the…



113. Add Intensity To Your Muscle Building Workout By Richard Mitchell
     One of the biggest difficulties facing bodybuilders is how can they be sure that all muscle fibers have been recruited and exhausted during a given exercise and it is only by achieving this that muscle gains can be maximised. The simple answer is, you have work beyond failure and experience a higher level of training intensity than before. This also ensures that workouts remain challenging and …



114. Arm Exercises For Beginning Bodybuilders By Richard Mitchell
     Most people new to bodybuilding pay a lot of attention to building big arms, sometimes to the point of overtraining. Don't forget, the arm muscles are brought into play during most exercises aimed at other body parts so care must be taken not to overdo things. Having said that, the arms are complex body parts in their own right and deserve a properly focused exercise program. In basic terms the…



115. Exercise The Right Way - The Decline Dumbbell Bench Press By Richard Mitchell
     Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from the perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing the basic exercises that constitute the core of most bodybuilders' training regimes.It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing the…



116. How Proper Calorie Fragmentation Improves Body Composition? By Hristo Hristov
     It is a well-established fact that calories control everyone's bodyweight. No matter how many meals a day you have, it is the calorie balance in the end of the day that matters. If you eat fewer calories than you are burning, you will lose weight. It won't matter if these calories come from chocolate, bagels, meat, eggs, fruit or whatever else.Calories control bodyweight.What about body composit…



117. Exercise The Right Way - The Biceps Curl By Richard Mitchell
     Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from the perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing the basic exercises that constitute the core of most bodybuiders' training regimes. It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing th…



118. Quick Tips for Older Than 40 Bodybuilding / Weight Training Trainees By Karri Koivula
     Recuperative massageTrigger point therapy (fancy name for massage)is a common method for relieving chronic pain related to sports injuries.It is the most important tool in any athlete’s tool box; you might be surprised how many old nagging injuries can be dealt with just very simple massage techniques.But you need to do it the right way, the idea of massage is never to massage the pain area, ins…



119. Water Makes Muscles More Elastic?! By Paul Zaichik
     Before you say, “yeah, yeah, yeah I know to drink 8 cups a day and live until a hundred. Boring, heard it all before” and close the page… your best bet would be to read on, for what you are about to learn may indeed not only broaden your circle of knowledge, but save your life.I feel like the end of June is the perfect time to bring the topic of “water” to the attention of my fellow athletes.We …



120. Muscle On The Brain By Susan Rutter
     "A six-week cycle's gonna cost ya $170, lady -- you wanna know how to use 'em?"This was the bit of flotsam I picked up in the interest of leaning what families with teen boys face during last week's National Family Week focus on family fitness and health.Call it the afterglow of the Summer Olympics or an offshoot of Extreme Makeover, or; heck, it could be the impact of Hollywood stars and singer…



121. How To Get The Greatest Possible Muscle Gains... And... Still Have Time Left Over To Just Goof-Off! By Trent Brook
     The number one thing you need to get from this article is this. Significant increases in the muscular size of any particular muscle group, can not be achieved without similar increases throughout the entire body. Any and all exercise performed has an indirect effect on all the body’s subsystems and muscular structures.An exercise which primarily involves the legs, produces to varying degrees, …



122. How To Get Six Pack Abs By Shawn LeBrun
     Whether you want to get six pack abs, or just looking to lose a bit of extra luggage you're carrying around the mid-section, there are 3 "key" areas you need to focus on to get six pack abs.Strong abs not only help strengthen your lower back, but also improve upon your posture. Most lower back injuries occur, believe it or not, due to weak abs. Focus on these three areas and over time, you will …



123. Glucosamine Review and Potential Benefits By Marc David
     Something interesting happened as my triceps workouts continued in their intensity. After doing some triceps elbow extensions and numerous other elbow extension exercises, I began to feel effects of what is known as elbow tendonitis. The symptoms generally included a pain with any movement of my elbows. So much so, that even resting my arms on a chair began to have an associated soreness to t…



124. 8 Simple Ways To Lose Fat By Shawn LeBrun
     1. Set a goal for yourself and get real about achieving it.Until you set a goal of how much body fat you want to lose, you are just dreaming. It needs to be specific and written down. If losing body fat is what you want to do, you must be willing to achieve it at all costs.If you do not want to lose body fat enough, you will continue to give yourself reasons not to work out. Get real and tell yo…



125. Here's The Quickest Way To Build Muscle And Lose Fat By Shawn LeBrun
     So, you want quads the size of tree trunks or biceps that bust out of the sleeves of your shirt?Well, let me ask, are you taking a step forward, each and every day, going after what you want to achieve?Or are you a member of the "I want it now but don't want to work for it" club, simply sitting back waiting for things to come to you?It's no secret that life rewards action. If you sit back and wa…






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