Muscle Building Articles

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Deborah Schaefer @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 12:33 PM

What do you see when you look in the mirror in the mornings? A skinny body devoid of all muscle? Do you look like a long distance runner that has not had a good meal in a long time? Are you fed up with the laughs at the beach and pool when you take off your shirt? No worry, you can start making a difference today through a simple, but effective weight lifting program. Follow these steps and you will be on your way to a stronger, more muscular body. First let's talk about where you... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hanson @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 10:18 AM

Pull ups are hard, but they are one of the few true tests of strength. I say this because some powerlifters can bench 600 or squat 800, but they also weigh 300+ and can barely manage 5 pull ups. This is one of the few exercises where you can measure relative fitness by comparing the ratio of the number of pull ups completed to bodyweight. Some of you might get mad at me, talking about powerlifters training for strength rather than endurance, but the fact of the matter is that when I was ... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hanson @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 10:03 AM

Let me tell you about a recent conversation with one of my friends over IM. This guy used to lift with me back in college, but he is working on his own business right now and hasn't touched a weight in almost a year. So they guy goes out and gets a gym membership and starts training again last Monday. This is how the conversation went down: friend: my muscles hurt friend: chest and tris are killing me friend: i can barely move friend: i didn't push that hard ... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steven Walters @ Thursday, 17th July 2008 @ 5:50 AM

In the past decade we've seen an explosion in the number and range of sports supplements and legal anabolics being use by bodybuilders and athletes of all types. The demand for sports supplements is growing larger everyday as competitive athletes of all types strive to reach the peak of their performance. Today's supplements are increasingly designed to make use of athlete's full potential. Today's legal anabolic supplements are much more targeted and effective than in... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hanson @ Thursday, 17th July 2008 @ 5:15 AM

Many people, when they start lifting weights, believe that training to failure on every set of every exercise is the key to growth. This is one of the biggest weightlifting myths, and one that is nearly impossible to squash unless you educate yourself on exercise physiology. What Exactly is Failure? Failure is weightlifting is defined as the inability to generate the force required to complete the full range of motion for a single repetition. Many people, experts and trainees, fall... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Jimmy Smith @ Thursday, 17th July 2008 @ 2:13 AM

Christian Bales Batman workout for the upcoming Dark Knight sequel has turned the actor from skinny to jacked in a matter of weeks. For the Dark Knight, Christian Bale underwent an intense training regime to make sure that he was a believable Batman. Anyone who has ever watched Christian Bales workouts know that he can change his body for whatever the role calls for. Well for Batman, he had it tough. Not only did he have to add substantial muscle since no one wants to see a scrawny and we... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Dave Lemanczyk @ Wednesday, 16th July 2008 @ 10:00 PM

No matter how strong your individual parts are, they must be able to work as a whole to be complete. This is an applied understanding of physical training through function. Since core strength has become the new catch phrase of the fitness industry, I feel as though it is my job to teach you the truth about it. * How can I train the body as a unit and why is core strength important? The human body needs to be conditioned entirely to build balance. Without balance, there is imbal... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Alan Largo @ Thursday, 10th July 2008 @ 1:56 AM

Getting yourself a better regimen of training with weights is not very difficult. But making sure that you have the right information regarding the optimal way to build those muscles is a must. Numerous people fail at their attempts to gain that superstar body because they do not know the best way to body build. Before you take the plunge, try to get hold of as much information that you can. That can often be found in numerous training guides and body building books. Onc... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Rick Hendershot @ Wednesday, 9th July 2008 @ 5:33 PM

If you want to whip yourself into shape and achieve some muscle growth it can be a slow process, which may require more effort than most people want to invest in it. As anyone who has ever tried bodybuilding knows, muscles develop slowly over time with regular work outs. Frequent work outs are a must to build muscles in a controlled way. Bodybuilding trainers usually recommend that you have a routine that you do at least 3-4 times a week to see significant muscle development. more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Gerry Marshall @ Monday, 7th July 2008 @ 9:09 PM

Are you as successful at body building as you would like to be? Have you tried to improve certain muscles and not really seen the results you are looking for? If this is the case, there is a fair chance that with a little bit of basic knowledge of anatomy you could start to experience the results you want from your body building workouts. In a nutshell, knowing where each of the main muscle are and how you can grow them most effectively is all you need to know about the anatomy of body b... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Warren Wong @ Monday, 7th July 2008 @ 2:58 PM

Pushups are part of all strength training routines, physical education programs in schools and the military fitness programs. All athletes do these exercises to help them get in shape when they are training for an event. Many experts say that nothing surpasses the overall effect of well being that engaging in this type of exercise has on your body. They are often called press ups because of the nature of the activity - you press your body upwards using your hands. However it does take strength a... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Warren Wong @ Monday, 7th July 2008 @ 2:52 PM

The push up is one of the most beneficial exercises you can do and you don't need to buy any expensive exercise equipment. It is the single most effective exercise you can do it you want to improve your level of body fitness. This is because it combines weight lifting, cardiovascular exercise and stretching in one exercise. You don't need to go a gym to do this exercise because you don't need a lot of space for it. For a beginner, doing push ups may be quite difficult beca... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Warren Wong @ Monday, 7th July 2008 @ 2:28 PM

Push ups are specific exercises that you do when working out in a strength training routine. They are also called press ups because that is what you do - press your body up by using your hands. You start the exercise by lying in a prone position face down on the floor and then raise and lower your body using only the strength of your arms. This type of exercise helps to strengthen the pectoral muscles in the chest wall and the triceps, which is the muscle in the upper part of the arm between the... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Mike Carter @ Saturday, 5th July 2008 @ 5:20 PM

If you have heard of creatine ethyl ester, there is a very good chance that you have heard many incorrect things about this form of creatine supplement. In this article, we will address many of the common misconceptions while presenting the facts about creatine ethyl ester. The first common myth about creatine ethyl ester is that it does not work at all. This misconception comes from published reports of studies of certain brands of creatine ethyl ester. These reports state that some c... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Dave Lemanczyk @ Saturday, 5th July 2008 @ 3:03 PM

Basketball training needs to be carefully designed based the movement patterns that exist within the game. This understanding allows players to train using dynamic movements that promote function. For example; an exercise that includes a movement application is favored over one that is stationary. In addition, movement training primarily increases a human beings capacity for functional strength and conditioning. * Are individual basketball skills important in training? Yes a... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steven Walters @ Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 @ 7:04 PM

When you talk about legal steroids the subject of prohormones is sure to come up. Prohormones are precursors to parent hormones such as testosterone, nor-testosterone, nandrolone. These hormones are converted to parent hormones via liver enzymes. Prohormones are used mainly by athletes looking to increase size, strength, endurance, reduce recovery time or add lean body mass. They are most often used for increasing muscle mass or reducing body fat levels. Pro-hormones, and/or Pro-steroids... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Dave Lemanczyk @ Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 @ 11:33 AM

Attaining fitness is actually quite simple, with a barrel or a keg. Human fitness is an applied understanding of mankind's evolutionary physicality. Today just as yesterday, mankind's employment, daily physical requirements, mental challenges, and habits make him who he is. As human beings, we have become more dependent on the things that we have created. This would include for example; cars, trains, airplanes, etc. Global technological advancement has improved the quality... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Mike Carter @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 9:50 AM

If you do much bodybuilding or weight training at all, then you have probably already tried creatine monohydrate or creatine ethyl ester supplements. If you have not yet tried supplementing with creatine, you should at least seriously consider it. However, you may have heard many myths and unsubstantiated rumors about the potential adverse effects. In this article, we will give you the facts about the scientifically proven benefits of creatine ethyl ester, as well as the documented side effec... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Benjamin Brook @ Thursday, 26th June 2008 @ 2:36 AM

While people have always had a concept of beauty, that concept has changed throughout the years. Obese women were once the epitome of sexy because extra weight was a sign of health and hinted at their abilities to bear many children. Tanning booths may be popular now, but paleness was once the most desirable skin tone, as it meant the individual had the luxury of remaining inside, unneeded in the fields. Until the end of the 19th century, muscles were not really a focal point of attracti... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Gerry Marshall @ Thursday, 26th June 2008 @ 12:58 AM

Would you like to add a few healthy years to your life? Or maybe regain some of that miss-spent youthful vigor? Try weightlifting for a lift in your overall health. Weightlifting has many proven health benefits and is something you can do at any age. There really is no age limit to lifting weights or doing some other 'resistance' training that will help strengthen your bones. In fact, as you age this becomes more important to help ward off osteoporosis. But there are right and w... more...