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Anatomy Of A Rep!
The repetition is the single most basic, but at the same time, the most fundamental factor in bodybuilding.
Section: Training :: Apr 24, 2002
Ballz 2 Da Wall Intensity!
Learn about my training techniques for killing my muscles at each workout!
Section: Training :: May 29, 2003
Bulk-Up Program!
The bodybuilders' most common pastime, trying to increase the efficiency of
his/her program to maximize muscular gains. Here is my favorite: It is based on six meals per day, and training 4 times a week.
Section: Training :: Feb 02, 2001
Bullet Proof Back!
Within the next few months, I will have a complete set of articles, each one dedicated to a different muscle group.
Section: Training :: Mar 07, 2002
Cardio For Bodybuilders!
Similar to resistance training, there is science involved with cardio to heighten its results. The amount of bodyfat lost is in direct relation to the number of fat burning elements you zero in on.
Section: Training :: May 07, 2002
Crazy Legs!
Within the next few months, I will have a complete set of articles, each one dedicated to a different muscle group.
Section: Training :: Mar 07, 2002
Cut-Up Nutrition!
The key to losing body fat is to burn 500 more calories than you consume. After 7 days, you will have eliminated, or burned, 3,500 calories. Since 3,500 calories is equivalent to 1 pound of fat, you should lose 1 pound of fat each week.
Section: Nutrition :: Mar 07, 2002
Designing A Home Gym!
There are several advantages that make working out at home more productive than going to a local gym.
Section: Training :: Mar 07, 2002
Designing A Routine!
The first step in designing a workout routine is to determine what your goals are. If you are just lifting weights for something to do, then it really doesn't matter what goes on in the gym, and you shouldn't be wasting your time reading this article.
Section: Training :: Mar 07, 2002
Eccentric Training!
Eccentric training (also known as negative training) is a technique that allows you
to push your muscles past their normal point of failure and allows you to lift
(eccentrically) 30 to 40 percent more weight that you could normally handle
concentrically. Learn how to perform them to bust through your plateaus!
Section: Training :: May 06, 2002
Effective Full Range Of Motion!
Range of Motion. The knowledge and application of this concept, or lack there of, is often the deciding factor weather or not all your hard work in the gym will pay off into maximum muscle growth.
Section: Training :: Apr 05, 2002
Forced Reps!
This training principle is based on Strip Sets, but instead of losing intensity while stripping the weight, you are able to force out a few extra reps with minimal assistance from a spotter.
Section: Training :: May 27, 2003
Full-Blown Cannons!
To develop championship quality arms, the biceps, triceps and forearms must be trained into huge, proportional mounds of muscle. The triceps contain two thirds of your upper arm's overall mass while the biceps contain the other one third.
Section: Training :: Mar 21, 2002
How To Get 3D Shoulders And Monstrous Traps
Within the next few months, I will have a complete set of articles, each one dedicated to a different muscle group.
Section: Training :: Mar 07, 2002
Locke's Injury Free Training!
There are several different ways to train with
weights, but if you are working toward
the mass aspect you must train
intensely using heavy weight. If you train
using maximum weight you are on a thin
line between optimal muscle fiber
recruitment and severe muscle damage. Here are EIGHT common causes of injuries.
Section: Training :: May 20, 2001
Optimizing Creatine!
Creatine monohydrate is by far the most popular bodybuilding supplement on the market today.
Creatine can also increase lean muscle mass, accelerate fat loss and increase the rate of protein synthesis, while minimizing protein breakdown.
Section: Supplements :: Apr 02, 2002
Overtraining!
Overtraining is a major factor that will determine the quantity and quality of your gains in the gym.
Section: Training :: Mar 25, 2002
Powerful Pecs!
Within the next few months, I will have a complete set of articles, each one dedicated to a different muscle group. Each article will include a super-set and an effective strength building exercise to help you blast through any plateaus.
Section: Training :: Apr 01, 2002
Priority Training: How Important Is it?
If you're looking to become a bodybuilder, and you've been reading my articles, then
you probably realize by now how much emphasis I've been placing on the
importance of overall bodily symmetry versus being the biggest guy on the stage. Here is how to build up your WEAK body parts.
Section: Training :: Jan 19, 2002
Progression!
To build a top notch body, it is important that you learn to train smart . By training smart, I suggest putting emphasis on learning techniques that will increase the intensity and efficiency of your training.
Section: Training :: Mar 02, 2002
Recovery Process!
I believe that the best bodybuilders are the ones who put the most effort into designing a recovery process which meets as many of the muscle growth elements as possible.
Section: Training :: Mar 07, 2002
Smokin'...
As few as five years of smoking can have a permanent effect on the lungs, the heart, the eyes, the throat, the urinary tract, the digestive organs, the bones and joints, and the skin. Teens, listen up...this is for you! See how smoking and bodybuilding work together.
Section: Training :: Jul 15, 2000
Supersets For Super Size!
Even though you may have used supersets
in your training before, you may not know it
in all its forms, or the many different ways to
incorporate it into your workouts.
Section: Training :: May 29, 2003
Supplements For Ages 16 - 17!
Supplements are a very complicated portion of bodybuilding and I believe they are fundamental to your success as a bodybuilder.
Section: Supplements :: Mar 07, 2002
Supplements For Ages 18 & Up!
Supplements are a very complicated part of bodybuilding and I believe they are fundamental to your success as a bodybuilder.
Section: Supplements :: Mar 07, 2002
Teenage Bodybuilding My Way!
n order to become a successful teenage bodybuilder, you must understand and attempt to perfect four basic concepts involved in the sport.
Section: Training :: Apr 07, 2002
Ten Rules For Protein!
Ten simple guidelines can help make you into the powerful monster you always wanted to be.
Section: Nutrition :: Apr 12, 2002
Ten Tips To Maximum Intensity!
You've probably heard people in your local gym talking about workout intensity. Here are 10 ways to increase intensity in your workout!
Section: Training :: May 29, 2003
The Power That Is Glutamine!
Glutamine promotes anabolic conditions in muscle tissue and boosts the rate of protein synthesis by increasing the hydration in muscle cells.
Section: Supplements :: Mar 27, 2002
The Truth About Calories!
There are several reasons why bodybuilding is a very tedious sport. There's a rigorous training split to be followed each and every day, where you must strive to break, or at least meet the weight and reps from last day.
Section: Nutrition :: Mar 21, 2001
The Ultimate Cutting UP Program!
In order to reap full benefits and excel in the sport, you must try to understand exactly how the human body works and how it will react to certain dieting and exercise strategies.
Section: Training :: May 10, 2002
The Ultimate Mid Section!
In order to get that ripped and rock hard mid section, your training consists of hundreds and hundreds of painful and uncomfortable reps, or does it really have to?
Section: Training :: Mar 29, 2002
Train Heavy... But Train Smart!
More muscle is what I'm after, not the approval of the pack. This should also be
your attitude if you really want to see what your genetics will allow you to do. Here are two general rules to adhere to while training heavy.
Section: Training :: Apr 16, 2002
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