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151. Increase Your Training Intensity - Partial Repetitions By Richard Mitchell
     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 the ways in which you can intens…



152. Know All about "Power Push Ups" By Venkata Ramana
     Push ups are the most convenient way to build up your chest, shoulders, arms and upper back. It can be performed at any place, and you don’t need to carry your gym with you wherever you go.Do you know that most of the men who train with weights cannot do single handstand pushups? When I first found this out I was stunned.A few Things to keep in mind:Ø Always keep your hands slightly wider than s…



153. Pipes, Guns, Bazookas - Killer Biceps By Allen Martin
     Pipes. Guns. Bazookas.Take your pick. Grab your weapon of choice.This common weight room jargon refers to the muscle that separates your elbows from your shoulders, those bulging beauties known as your biceps.Although biceps are considered a small muscle group, smaller than say the chest, legs, or back, their importance within a hard-core bodybuilder’s physique is undeniable. The double-bi pose …



154. Increase Your Training Intensity - Pre-Exhaustion By Richard Mitchell
     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 the ways in which you can intens…



155. How to Gain Weight and Build More Muscle Mass By Anthony Ellis
     In the health, fitness, and nutrition world, achieving optimal or desired body weight is dominated by a single theme: losing weight. The vast majority of products and services available on the market proclaim to achieve weight loss goals, and even the (often discordant) medical community is in general harmony when it comes to promoting weight loss options, including drugs and some surgeries.Ove…



156. Exercise The Right Way - The Bent-Knee Sit-Up 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 bodybuiiders' training regimes. It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing t…



157. The Dangerous Secret of Extreme Muscle Growth By David McCormick
     You've decided to join a gym, but you're not sure the best way to work out, and don't want to pay for a personal trainer who may not really know what he's talking about? Already an experienced weight lifter, but aren't getting the results you want? Read on for the best tips for working out if you have a full gym facility, and the secret to extreme muscle growth. Before and After You should alw…



158. The Secret Muscle-Building Technique You Must Use In Your Workout Routines By Faisal Khetani
     Are you searching for that "one" solution that blasts your plateau and sends your muscles into an explosive growth phase all over again?The solution to your problem has been under your nose all along...I'm not going to waste your time with "exercise variety" and "switching rep schemes", because chances are, you already know these common techniques and use them in your workout routines anyway.Wha…



159. Lose Your Belly Fat And Show Off Your Six Pack Abs By Chris Chew
     Have you noticed that most people will never fail to include abdominal muscle exercises in their routines and yet somehow or other, they can never own that coveted 6 pack abs?Have you been religiously doing your abdominal muscle exercises? Is your abs showing to your satisfaction? No? Why? Do you know that your abdominal muscle is one of the easiest muscles to build but yet why is it that most …



160. Bodybuilding While Working Full Time By Zach Bashore
     Many of us don`t have the luxury of being able to focus all of our attention on bodybuilding. Unless your getting paid by a sponsor or making some serious cash doing bodybuilding shows, you almost have to have a stable job to afford the necessities that are needed to having a good body. Assuming most of us work the typical eight hour job, how do we achieve balance between work, bodybuilding, an…



161. A Very Simple Program Anybody Can Follow To Gain MASS By Marc David
     Until I started following a routine to eat, my gains were minimal. Once I set my eating times to a specific time during the day along with a protein boost, I could see the gains immediately. This sample program is a quick way to get your protein WAY up and generally increase your food intake. But it doesn't require the traditional sit down 6+ a day to eat 30 chicken breasts and spend all…



162. The Role Of Whey Protein In Achieving Significant Muscle Gain By Richard Mitchell
     Most bodybuilders would agree that supplementing with whey protein is an important element in achieving serious muscle gains. This article will examine the facts relating to whey protein as a supplement and help you decide whether you need to follow this particular strategy. Whey protein is produced during the process that sees milk turned into cheese. It is also found naturally in dairy produc…



163. How to Become a Bodybuilding Champion - The Art of Focusing! By Greg Ryan
     Tiger Woods is the only one I know who has the ability to stop his down swing on a dime when it just does not feel right to go through with it. How does he do it? Over the years I have been able to teach myself one of the most important elements in making the most out of my workouts. What is it? It’s the ability to tune everyone, everything and every sound out in a blink of an eye.We see it pla…



164. Personal Training: 3 Keys to Training Clients in Their Homes By Aaron Potts
     When considering your options as a personal trainer, one of the very first things to decide is WHERE you are going to train your clients. The most obvious answer for most trainers is to get a job at a local fitness facility and train clients there. This is certainly an option, and one that is recommended especially in the beginning of your career. The structure and experience that you will get b…



165. How to Become a Bodybuilding Champion – The Art of Weight Lifting By Greg Ryan
     In no disrespect to weight lifters, but bodybuilding and weight lifting are two totally different mindsets and training techniques. People will ask me the typical questions in the gym, “How much do you bench press? How much do you squat?" Quit frankly, I do not know. I do not pay attention to that part.Weight lifters lift the weight, bodybuilders FEEL the weight. Becoming a bodybuilding champion…



166. Moving From Beginner To Intermediate Level Bodybuilding By Richard Mitchell
     By now you've made significant progress in your bodybuilding career. For the past three to six months you've learnt how to perform the core lifting exercises in a technically correct manner. You've also conditioned the body and developed sufficient core strength to prepare yourself for a whole new level of intensity. Hopefully you've also built some rock solid muscle! But that's only the beginni…



167. The Importance of Maintaining A Weight Training Log By Raymond Burton
     Do you find gyms intimidating? Feel lost while doing your workouts? Tried different programs with no results? Not always sure of want exercises you are supposed to be doing? Or maybe you’re burnt out on the exercises your doing. A weight-training log may be exactly what you need.Walking into a gym full of big bodybuilders or women built like models can be very intimidating. Having all these beau…



168. Exercise The Right Way - The Seated Calf Raise 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…



169. Bodybuilding Sins That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts: Part 3 By Jesse Cannone
     Welcome to article number 2 in our series “Bodybuilding Sins That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts”. In this article we are going to talk about how bodybuilders tend to create massive muscle imbalances and what you can do to not be one of them. If you missed the first article, you can read it by clicking on the link below. Here’s a breakdown of the articles to look for: 1. Article:1 - Choo…



170. Exercise The Right Way - The Incline 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 bodybuiders' training regimes. It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing th…



171. Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes to Take Your Body to a New Level of Hardness By Mike Geary
     If you’ve been looking for a different training technique to break out of a rut, eliminate the boredom, and bring on new results, “complexes” may be just what you’ve been looking for. If you’ve never heard of “complexes” before, the basic concept is that instead of repeating the same exercise for multiple reps to complete a “set”, you sequence one rep of several different exercises right after o…



172. 7 Surefire Strategies For Fat Loss! By Richard Rigor
     1. Weight Training. Building lean body mass (muscle) will speed up your body's metablism. Muscle is "active" tissue, meaning it takes calories to maintain. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. You build muscle by doing resistance training exercises. Simple enough? Let's go on...2. Reduce Carbohydrate Intake. Say what? I thought you need a lot of carbohydrates for fuel? True, but…



173. The Secret Of The Perfect Program! By Trent Brook
     Another critical factor to be aware of, is the efficient use of time. If a routine is performed in approximately one hour, the muscle gains will be much less than if the exact same routine was performed in half and hour. This aspect is a “secret” to most. Time is one of the most effective ways to increase intensity of effort.When performing a workout, your breathing should be more rapid tha…



174. Waist Your Breath - Breathing For A Thinner Waist By Nick Nilsson
     The crunch exercise is the backbone of abdominal training. It develops the muscles of the abs to help you build that much-desired six-pack. But did you know that there is a way to do crunches that can actually decrease the size of your waist?The key to this technique is the top position of the crunch where your abdominals are contracted as hard as they are able to.When you’re in this top posit…



175. Build 80 Pounds Of Muscle? By Joel Mosley
     Is it possible to gain 80 pounds of shredded muscle without Steroids? Yes, but very difficult. A realistic goal for packing on muscle would be 7lbs/year....yes, 7lbs/year-without steroids. Arnold in his day (late 70's early 80's) weight around 240lbs ripped up at a height of 6'2". So if you weight 190lbs for example and you are around the same height, it could take you up to 7-8 years to get …






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