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Building Bulk: Five Easy and Killer Post-Workout Shakes
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Building Bulk: Five Easy and Killer Post-Workout Shakes Editors note: The emphasis of this article is quick, easy and nutritious protein packed shakes for post workout recovery. These post workout shake recipes hit the spot for recovery and convenience.…
A great workout starts with a great warm up
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A great workout starts with a great warm up There a few different types of people when it comes to warm ups before strength training. There’s the guys who walk into the gym off the street and just start their workouts. They don’t do anything before; no…
How to get fit on a budget
How to get fit on a budget You don’t need a gym membership to get fit The fitness market is like any market, a place where capitalist conglomerates sell products that consumers want, not need. So…
Three-fold attack for Six Pack Abs
Three-fold attack for a six-pack One of the many things gym goers up and down the country still fail to grasp is how to attain that holy grail of aesthetic perfection – the elusive six-pack, or in…
6 Reasons Why You're Not Building Muscle
6 Reasons Why You're Not Building Muscle Increasing strength and adding muscle mass is the most common fitness goal besides losing weight. But quite often, many guys (and gals) in the gym are not…
Strength Training for Beginners
Just Do It: 6 Easy-to-Implement Tips When Starting Strength Training So, you’ve decided to finally begin working on a lift routine? You’ve got your weights in your hand, and you’re ready to go – or…
Best Training Split for Bigger Muscles
A training split is the term given for the weekly routine a weight lifter sticks to, in terms of which muscles they'll work together in a session and which day to work them. We will discuss two…
Shocking Study: 20 grams of protein for maximum muscle benefit
For years I have advised bodybuilding and strength athletes to consume about 1 ½ grams of protein per lb of bodyweight per day. Typically this is divided into servings with roughly 40 grams each.…
German Volume Training for Bigger Muscles
German volume training was first introduced by Germany and made extremely popular through Rolf Feser, the former head coach of weightlifting there. Vince Gironda, one of the smartest bodybuilders…
How Does the Fittest Person in the World Train?
To answer that question, you first have to buy-in to what it means to be fit. Fitness can be defined in various ways, but most would agree that good overall fitness is usually indicated by an…
Body-weight Exercises for Busy Parents
Your average parent seldom has enough “me time” to just relax a bit with their significant other, let alone devoting themselves to an exercise regime, weight loss program or having a personal trainer…
Optimizing Chest Development Through Pectoral Angular Science
Optimizing Chest Development Through Pectoral Angular Science By Ivan Blazquez, M.Ed, B.S., ACSM, NGA/IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Triathlete Introduction When it comes to achieving optimal pectoral…
Change up your Workout Routine to Build Strength and Endurance
Simply being more active, whether it’s through an aerobic exercise or through strength training, can build up your endurance. When someone is just beginning to build endurance, it’s a matter of…
Building Maximum Muscle – Supplementation
Anabolic Surge Series: Building Maximum Muscle – Supplementation by Jim Brewster There’s always some debate when it comes to supplements. Do they work? Do you really need them? Proper…
Building Maximum Muscle Nutrition
images/muscle-building-nutrition.jpg Building Maximum Muscle - Nutrition By Jim Brewster - Part 3 of The Anabolic Surge Series: When it comes to getting the best results, the correct timing and…
High-Intensity Interval Training: Less is More
High-Intensity Interval Training: Less is More By Ivan Blazquez, M.Ed, B.S., ACSM, NGA Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Triathlete Introduction Weight loss, in particular, fat loss is a very common goal…
The Anabolic Surge Series - The Workouts
The Anabolic Surge Series-Building Maximum Muscle Part 2: the Workouts by Jim Brewster Training Frequency, Set Totals and Recovery Anyone who's ever read any of my articles knows how much I talk…
The Anabolic Surge Series – Building Maximum Muscle
This article is part 1 of a 4 part series which will cover all aspectes of Muscle Building from diet to workout. Be sure to read them all! Pretty much anyone who's ever picked up a weight has done so…
Surfing – The Ultimate Upper-body Workout
As the summer approaches, we’re all looking for ways to keep up our training, without spending hour after hour in a gym. There’s nothing worse than sitting on an indoor bicycle at the gym or running…
Top 5 Exercises for Joint Pain
When struggling with joint pain, the last thing most people think would provide relief is exercise. In fact, many individuals feel that exercises for joint pain would actually exaggerate the problem,…
How to get Healthier Every Time You Walk
Did you know that the way in which you walk is indicative of longevity? This is according to The Journal of the American Medical Association’s January 2011 issue. The conclusion was arrived at after…
The Top 5 Men’s Fitness Myths
The Top 5 Men’s Fitness Myths Ever since the first caveman lifted a boulder to obtain a ripped six-pack, men have tried almost anything to achieve the ideal sculpted body. Time passed, and several…
Improve Your Running Stamina
Improving your stamina is of utmost importance if you want to get the maximum out of your training sessions and still enjoy the workout. Good stamina is key to athletic performance and excellent…
The Monday Morning Man’s Chest Routine
It’s mid-January and you know what that means - every woman on planet earth has limited her menu to lima beans, white rice and non-fat milk. Because after all, it is Resolution Season. But not you.…
mTOR - Key Protein in Muscle Building
(NaturalNews) The latest science has proven that a special protein called mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) holds the key to muscle building and rejuvenation. Dysregulation in mTOR pathway leads…
2 Steps to Start a Running Program as an Overweight Person
Beginning a running program as an overweight person can be tricky. In fact not all people should run—even if they like to do so. Running is a cardiovascular exercise per excellence and require lots…
Finding the Right Fitness Trainer
Although one of the most common reasons people turn to personal trainers for assistance is because they’re beginning an unfamiliar workout program, hiring a personal trainer can help you meet your…
Kettlebell Fitness
If you haven’t yet caught on to the Kettlebell craze for your fitness regime, you’re missing out. Despite the odd name, Kettlebells have nothing in common with either coffee or churches, but rather…
3 Surefire Ways to Build a Paramount Posterior
3 Surefire Ways to Build a Paramount Posterior Nothing promotes self-esteem better than a rounded, rock-solid pair of glutes, but are you doing the right things to get them? You eat all your peas and…
Metabolic Cross-Fit Training
As a professional natural bodybuilder, my training approach is nothing short of intense. Now while I focus more on weekly consistency, I will have 1-2 workouts that are insanely intense and are…
The Repetition - The Best Rep for the Best Results
The Repetition - How to Preform The Best Rep for the Best Results It's easy to focus on advanced training principles but it's just as easy to look past the basics. This is something I see all the…
Get Super Ripped with Super Sets
In a recent workout, I realized that super-sets are common to many, but the manner and context in which they are performed can be different, thereby leading to different results. I recently performed…
Amazing Workout with Bands
I use bands all the time and get an amazing workout. The diversity of exercises you can do with one or a few sets of bands is absolutely incredible and all you need as a little space and a few solid…
How to Get Back into a Running Program
images/running-program.pngHow to Get Back into a Running Program Many of us have running in our history. In fact, we often refer to it as something that we "used to do regularly", rain or shine. What…
How Treadmills Can Help Build Muscles
The reason why most people start running is to build muscles. I myself started running to reach this exact target. At the beginning, I used to run on flat surfaces in the park. Soon after, I started…
Mirror Muscles - Five Reasons Looking in the Mirror is Destroying Your Fitness and Physique
Are the mirrors in the gym actually hurting your workout? Why are there so many mirrors in the gym anyway? Find out the 5 reasons why mirrors may be ruining your workouts.
Accelerate Fat-Loss with Antagonistic Muscle Group Post-RT Cardio
Most people know to perform cardio after weights, however, did the mode of cardio ever cross one's mind as being a potential additional factor in one's fat loss goals?,,, All in all, this new…
Drop Sets
Drop set can be done with barbells, dumbbells or machines. You set up 3 progressively lighter bars/dumbbells or use the machine's weight stack pin, take your first working set after warm-ups to a…
Whittle Down Your Waist: Proven Ways to Flatten Your Belly
My approach to whittling the waist is simple and is just that, to decrease the circumference of the waist. This I have found is actually easier than getting a 6-pack. While the 6-pack is a nice thing…
How to develop a Six Pack
You should ask yourself why you are willing to spend hours doing cardio, perform multiple sets and reps in the weight room, and participate in every kind of group exercise in the world, but not spend…
How to Go From Regular to Ripped
This article will teach the fundamentals of getting cut and ripped. ,,,, the main idea is to get one to lose bodyfat while sustaining and building lean and hard muscle. I have always believed that…
Bring Up Your Biceps
What's the first muscle people want to develop when they start training? Some might say the chest or even the lats but my money has to be on the biceps! It's not the biggest upper arm muscle and in…
Rest Pause Workout Technique
Of all the intensity techniques out there, I have two favorites: drop sets and rest pause. Drops are a lot of fun and can take a normal set and turn it into a brutal one but they have one major…
Unique Movements
Unique Movements, the Uses of a Power Rack and Exercises you Should be Doing! by Jim Brewster
Extended Set Techniques
The concept of progressive overload is one of the most important in bodybuilding. There are different types of progression – the most basic is to add weight to the bar when you can hit a certain…
Supplements - The Great Evil?
Lately, it seems like supplements are coming under attack from all sides. Just this morning, I listened to a video from an “expert” about ab training who made ridiculous comments about how dangerous…
Bring Up Your Chest
Excellent Muscle Building Chest Workout: The chest may seem simple, but in reality it is a large, complicated area. When training the chest, you have to insure complete development: overall chest…
20-Rep Squat Routine
The 20 rep Squat is without a doubt one of the most demanding exercises you can do. You will definitely know what pain is all about after one set of these! by Jim Brewster
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