Think putting yourself on a muscle building diet has to be a painful process? And that maybe muscle building recipes can be confusing? Whether your goal is fat loss or muscle building, getting proper nutrition is at least 80% of the game. If you don’t have that figured out, you are going to be a […]
The Ultimate Hard Body Workout Exercise
The Front Squat: As you may have already discovered, the squat is at the top of the heap (along with deadlifts) as one of the most effective overall exercises for stimulating body composition changes (muscle gain and fat loss). This is because exercises like squats and deadlifts use more muscle groups under a heavy load […]
How to Weight Train for Maximum Muscle Gain
Weight training involves the use of equipment that enables variable resistance. This resistance can come in the form of “free weights” like barbells and dumbbells, machines that use cables or pulleys to help you lift the weight and bodyweight exercises like pull-ups or dips. Free Weights vs. Machines vs. Bodyweight Exercises For maximum muscle gain, […]
Weight Lifting Rules For Skinny Runts
You wake up in the morning and look in the mirror. Pleased with your appearance? If you more resemble the appearance of a long distance marathon runner than a world class sprinter, don’t worry, you aren’t alone. You just need to start following these weight lifting rules. There are quite a few guys who simply […]
For Maximum Fat Loss and Muscle Gain, Focus on Both Consistency and Variability in Your Workouts
In one of my recent articles, I spoke about the fact that you must alter your training variables that make up your workouts if you want to continuously get good results, whether it is losing weight, maximum fat loss or building muscle. While changing your training variables is an integral part of the success of […]
A Complete Body Workout With The Ultimate Mass Routine!
Are you looking to build some serious size, but can’t find much time to train due to a hectic, busy lifestyle? Then look no further, I have the routine for you! The Ultimate Mass Routine Muscle mass comes from hard work on the basic exercises, heavy weight, lower reps, taking each set to at least […]
Body Part Isolation vs. Complex Movements in Muscle Strength Training
Working as a fitness professional, there is one type of question I get all the time that shows that many people are missing the big picture regarding the benefits of muscle strength training. This popular question usually goes something like this: “What exercise can I do to isolate my _______ (insert your muscle of choice […]
Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes to Take Your Body to a New Level of Hardness
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 […]
Looking To Gain Some Lean Mass Women? Here’s What You Need
You’re not likely to hear the average person on the street tell you that they want to gain some weight, however amongst the gym-going crowd this is a common expression. Don’t be misled though, the majority of these people aren’t just talking about weight in general, they are talking about adding pounds of lean muscle […]