Author: rxbodybuilders

Bodybuilding progress is often very one-sided. When you first enter the gym, you’ll see incredible gains in terms of muscle mass, and you’ll shed a great deal of body fat, during your first year of solid training and clean eating. The following year, things will continue to be good, but the gains will be slower. You won’t gain muscle at the same rate, and it’ll become much harder to burn that body fat. By year 5, 10, or 15, you will likely discover you are just treading water, hoping to maintain your gains made in earlier years. Here are some…

Q: If you had to do just one exercise for your lats, which would you think is better: Chins or pull downs? A: I hate those “If you were stranded on a desert island and could take only one pair of shorts….” questions because they aren’t realistic. But, since you asked, I’d personally say ‘chins’ are better. And it isn’t always qualified with whether you are lighter or heavier either. Some guys do chins at a lower weight because they can handle that body weight on the chin bar, but quickly abandon them once they grow and pack on mass. Chins build great…

Q:  My buddy in California said that a lot of guys in Gold’s are using HST training and that it is the fastest mass-building routine you can do. Can you give me an idea of the basics of the principles and provide a workout I can do just getting into it? A: Sure. Hypertrophy specific training is an idea and set of principles. It’s not really a set routine, but yes, I can provide you with a routine that you can do as an example. First, here are the elements of HST and what is is based upon: Mechanical load…

Bodybuilders love to bench press. It’s a movement which allows one to demonstrate his strength, and pump up most of the upper body at the same time. Chest, triceps, and shoulders all receive stimulation from this very useful movement, and body mass grows as a result of its use. In some individuals, however, the movement does lead to problems in chest development. Whether it be due to short arms, chest shape, muscle insertion locations, or just plain lifting technique and feel, many bodybuilders develop great shoulders and triceps, but poor triceps, as a result of using the bench press. When…

From whichever angle you view it, competition with the self in bodybuilding is always more productive and less pressurizing than competing against other individuals. Even more, the competition is totally in line with the objectives set out for a personal bodybuilding program. In diet quality, we focus on the nutrients injected into the body. All necessary nutrients must be included and balanced in such ratios as are adequate to meet the needs of an intensely developing body. The proteins must be high enough to cater for fast massive growth of new muscle cells. Thirdly, it is a dietary requirement that…

If you want to improve the quality of your life, feel better than you have in years, and protect yourself from diseases and injuries then this article is going to help you achieve this. You need to undertake the following strategies; 1. See The Advice Of An Expert It is important that you meet your health and fitness goals. If you want to see the result’s you have been dreaming of then you need to go and see an expert so that you avoid guess work. You should not try to solve your own health and fitness program on your…

Many bodybuilders are usually very confused when determining there proper vitamins to include in there nutrition program. The muscle tissues rely on certain minerals in order to grow and increase in size. For you to become a successful bodybuilder you need to ensure that you include these minerals in your dietary program. Many bodybuilders make the mistake of overlooking the importance of vitamins and the place a lot of emphasis on carbohydrates. This is because carbohydrates contain a lot of calories compared to vitamins and promote intense training. This article will help you know which vitamins are useful for a…

Belly fat is like any other accumulation of fats in the body. It is very dangerous and leads to poor health and reduces the form of the body builder. This is why it must be reduced and different workout plans used to handle the issue in an efficient way. There are very many exercises which will be introduced to you, meant for loosing fats on the belly but this should always be handled appropriately. No matter the types of exercise, there are facts which are always in play for loosing fats around the stomach region. You first need to forget…

Q: My gym has a reverse hyper-extension machine – that has a half circle you lay over and lift from your legs for low back work, instead of at your waist. Have you seen one of these and are they okay to use? I’ve had lower back problems forever, and know the only way to a stronger low back is to work on it, but I’m afraid I’ll just keep injuring it. Give me the lowdown on this equipment – I don’t ever see anyone using it? A: Where do I start? This is probably one of the most valuable…

Enter any gym in America, and there is no doubt you will see someone training abs. Particularly, upper abs. In most every gym in the country, at any given moment, you will see several people doing crunches, either on a bench or on a machine, in hope of building a spectacular midsection. Crunches are king. They are the default choice. Yet oddly, crunches only train half of the abdominal muscles. Crunches emphasize the upper abs. Of the eight individual raised ridges, crunches only address the top 4. The bottom four remain untrained and neglected by most trainers. Fortunately, if you…