Archive for October, 2008

The Truth About Achieving A Ripped, Rock-Solid Chest (Oct 31)

Everyone wants a huge chest, plain and simple. It is all too common to see inexperienced lifters slaving away on endless sets of bench presses and cable crossovers in search of full, thick pecs. The reality is that there is nothing complicated about building an impressive chest. The bottom line for huge chest gains is […]

What is HGH? (Oct 30)

HGH is not an anabolic steroid, but a peptide-based (protein) hormone that is much more closely related in structure to compounds like insulin than steroids. But for bodybuilders, the important thing about GH is that it does produce effects comparable to anabolic steroids. Growth Hormone is a powerful anabolic compound that has been proven to […]

Are You Overtraining? (Oct 29)

Many people start bodybuilding because they want to either gain muscle or lose fat, and feel the need to exercise six hours a day to achieve their fitness goals. Training for that long will not give you the results you are looking for, in fact, it will lead to overtraining. This article is going to […]

Muscle Building Tips (Oct 28)

Before beginning any serious weight lifting or building muscle program, talk with your doctor.
Establish your goals. Specify what you expect to accomplish with your new building muscle campaign within a realistic time frame. If you create goals that are not reachable you are setting yourself up for failure. You can become […]

Test Your Test to be the Best! (Oct 28)

Bodybuilding or building new lean muscles is nothing more than an equation that needs to be balanced. Several areas are pivotal to becoming the champion you aim to be! To become the best, you must account for every area that contributes to your success, not just the surface stuff (i.e. tanning, posing, […]

How To Use Dumbbell Hand Grip Adjustments To Maximize Your Weight Training Routines (Oct 27)

In the pursuit of your physical goals you must always be receptive to education. If an opportunity to improve your training presents itself grasp it, learn it and apply it. Sometimes it is huge change such as a brand new training program other times it is a subtle concept like the one I will discuss […]

Mind over Muscle: Unleashing your Mind for Explosive Growth (Oct 24)

If there is one thing that cripples bodybuilders, athletes and all health enthusiasts more than anything else, it’s their lack of respect for their own minds. We can all be guilty of losing focus or motivation from time to time. We all struggle with negative thoughts and images that tear us down or […]

Exercise The Right Way - The Stiff-Leg Deadlift (Oct 24)

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 […]

Shoulder Injury (Oct 23)

“The Cause” (part 1 of 3)
Most people think that the shoulder is a ball and socket connection much like the hip joint; nothing could be further from the truth. The shoulder is made up of two main bones the humerus the large bone in the upper arm, and the scapula the fan shaped bone of […]

Bodybuilding, the Symmetrical Side (Oct 20)

Symmetry is how the body parts fit together to form your structure and how your upper and lower body are balanced, as well as your left and right side.
Flex Wheeler and Lenda Murray have to have some of the best symmetry I have ever witnessed in the sport of bodybuilding. They both possess cannon ball […]