muscle

Understanding what is important about building muscle

Exercise to Failure for Muscle Growth - Fact or Fiction By Donovan Baldwin What is exercise to failure? Well, most simply, it's doing repetitions, often multiple sets, until you can't do any more. The muscle fails to perform. That's pretty straightforward, but, is it true? Yes and no...

Reasons You Need Amino Acids in Your Bodybuilding Stack By Brendon I Boid They may be present in your favorite protein powders and are found in most of the food you eat but believe it or not, most fitness enthusiasts and in particular, bodybuilders know very little about amino acids and the...

Very few people will dispute that the most popular muscle group for many gym rats is the biceps. It has its own emoji, for goodness sakes (you’ve used it and you know it). For anyone who ever flexed his or her arm when asked to “make a muscle,” training the biceps is a must. Some people may...

If you’re looking to burn fat and build muscle then you’ll obviously need to be training regularly and watching your diet. Losing fat is difficult enough, but losing fat and building muscle near simultaneously is extremely complex and is only something that only a select few individuals in the...

Four of the best supplements for fat loss and lean muscle growth If we had the choice, 9 out of 10 of us would have a much bigger and more muscular body, with much smaller body fat percentages. Many of us would ideally like to be at around 10% or less body fat, with large amounts of lean...

Peptides in simple words are amino acids. But peptides actually refer to a vast array of biological compounds with no uniformity in terms of their composition or their effect on our body. If we look at the history of peptides, they have long been used by the bodybuilding community. Although...

For anyone who is not associated with the bodybuilding and weight lifting world, the word peptides may seem as foreign to you as another language. But even if you have heard of them in passing, do you really know what they are and why it is that aspiring body builders want to use them? It is...

Bodybuilding isn’t simply a passion, it is a way of life, and it has to be said that the bodybuilding lifestyle is not an easy one. Building muscle is notoriously difficult, and if you’re looking for a quick fix when it comes to bodybuilding, well, sadly, you’re in for a great deal of...

If you’re looking to get yourself in shape before the end of the year, or to simply give yourself a bit of a head start against everybody else looking to get in shape for 2015 then before you go any further you need to know that the entire process is not going to be easy. There will be hard...

Three great bodybuilding benefits of casein protein Bodybuilding, or even just weight training in general, and protein go hand in hand with one another. Protein is a bodybuilder’s best friend and closest ally when it comes to building muscle and maximizing performance and recovery pre, intra...

Three great bodybuilding benefits of casein protein Bodybuilding, or even just weight training in general, and protein go hand in hand with one another. Protein is a bodybuilder’s best friend and closest ally when it comes to building muscle and maximizing performance and recovery pre, intra...

Obviously for anybody trying to build muscle, you will know how important it is to train regularly, train hard, eat right, and get plenty of rest in the process. If you can honestly say that you do all of those things and are not seeing the gains you were hoping for, it may be time to consider...

Eating to Gain Mass By Anthony Ellis This is usually the forgotten element of most mass programs. Food. The truth is, no one will gain muscle without food. It seems so simple and basic, yet most don't get enough of it to build muscle. Dieting for muscle gain is simply a matter of eating. You...

Five of the best muscle building foods possible Ever since Arnold Schwarzenegger burst his way onto TV and movie screens in the late 70’s, it’s probably safe to say that bodybuilding and weight training has been steadily becoming more and more popular with each passing day. Bodybuilding and...

Bodybuilding is indeed a tough job. It involves smart strategies and hard work that shows result only after a lot of compromises and time. Steroids are a magic ingredient of bodybuilding. Many may consider it not to be safe while others do like to incorporate steroids into their bodybuilding...

As a bodybuilder you must know about bulking. It is a key aspect of being a good bodybuilder. What Is Bulking? Steps, Diet, and More Bulking is a term commonly thrown around by bodybuilders. It generally refers to a progressive increase in the number of calories consumed beyond your body’s...

The Bodybuilding Diet Explained By Janos Kovacs Many people tend to glorify the term 'bodybuilding', associating it with the muscle-bound competitive bodybuilders that you so often see on television. The truth, however, is that the term 'bodybuilding' has a much simpler and less extravagant...

If you want to build massive amounts of rock hard muscle mass, then you need to master the fundamentals of bodybuilding nutrition. While there are many important components to a muscle gain program, none is more important than a well thought out muscle building nutrition blueprint. Outlined...

Carbohydrates are a very important part of your diet especially if you are a bodybuilder. That is why we need to know what carbs are. Read on! [/URL] What Are Carbohydrates (Bodybuilding Nutrition) By Gerald J. Riches If you're about to embark on a new health and fitness plan, it's imperative...