Author: rxbodybuilders

Sets and reps.. They are the mainstay of all workouts. After all, without their measure, no workout would have meaning and no body could be built. But are sets and reps more about creatively expressing a kind of bodybuilding license or personal philosophy, or are they truly scientific tools by which we build precise body parts of a certain size and shape? Art and science can converge, particularly in this case. That’s because sets and reps and the results they bring in particular and specific combinations, deliver very definite things based on mathematics. The mathematics of training include sets and…

The fitness craze is a booming commerce Industry and here in lies the danger. A forty year old man is conned to believe that he can be transformed to look as good physically as that 25 year old, muscle bound, college dropout staring at you in the middle of the keep fit magazine. What they deliberately and purposefully fail to tell you is that this boy spent more time in the gym than in the classroom and that is why he looks the way he looks. The myth that a forty year old pen pusher, as they call us, can…

There are a few different ways you can train in the gym. Do you train like a person who walks on eggshells, timid of an injury and never really ready to push yourself to the limits? Do you train halfheartedly, giving incredible focus to some body parts while neglecting others? Or do you train all-out, like a man with nothing to lose? If you are looking for a leg workout which allows you to completely saturate the upper thighs with blood and delivers serious growth, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s get started. Leg Extensions This intro to leg…

The following advice is For Advanced Bodybuilders Only As bodybuilders solidify their adherence to the rules of bodybuilding, something starts to happen. They begin to succeed. They grow like they’ve never grown. Their strength reaches new level, and their bodies reach new sizes. Consistency delivers results. And as results begin to accumulate the body is suddenly able to handle new workloads, and must, in order to continue to grow. There are two ways a body can be challenged in order to stimulate new growth- Training heavier and training longer. Training heavier is always the goal of beginner and intermediate bodybuilders.…

It is wise to never think that by putting oneself in a type of muscle building food diet is such a painful process. Essentially, if ones goal is to lose fat or gain muscles, working to get a proper nutrition happens to be 80 percent in the whole exercise of bodybuilding. If a person has not yet grasped this then he/she could be along period away from a focal point of observing any result. The wonderful news is that ones taste buds can be omitted from suffering if the owner does not really want them. This doesn’t mean that a…

A number of exercises have been recognized for the drastic ways in which they have contributed to a complete overhaul of bodybuilding as a sport. These exercises are an integral part that makes up a holistic bodybuilding program. It is not good to take for granted some important tidbits that matter most to us. Basic exercises have been around for so long that we tend to think that their usefulness has died. It hasn’t. Stretching exercises form the core of every bodybuilding routine. The processes involved when doing each exercise are very important. They require to be mastered as early…

Q:  Ab boards… I see some guys using them and some guys not using them, and the ones who use them seem to have better abs. Are ab boards the best thing for building abs? A: Not necessarily. Truth is, ab workouts should focus on isolation. However you are able to achieve that isolation is what you ought to go with. Some people can really bear down on their abs on an abdominal board that has a slight foot elevation. But remember, you can lose isolative focus on anything – the floor, a board, or in some other crunch position.…

Do you have a tough time adding size to your physique? You lift heavy, sleep at least eight hours, and take good care of yourself. You follow a strict bodybuilding diet, opting for piles and piles of yellow rice, pasta, chicken breasts, and lean cuts of turkey. The problem is, despite all of your best efforts, you are just unable to consume enough calories to actually add weight to your frame. Now, you could add the weight if you wanted to toss in 5 Twinkies and a whole lotta cinnamon rolls to your daily diet. However, this would obviously result…

From aching body joints, stiff backbones to sore muscles, bodybuilders are always complaining of injuries and impairments that shadow their gym lives. Injuries are second to normalcy to any bodybuilder or athlete though more prevalent to those who are in full bodybuilding excursions, due to that psychological or physical stress that has been placed upon the body. Injuries cannot be just wished away and might cost one the gains one has labored, by missing work outs, lack of sleep as well as ending that promising career. It is thus paramount to be aware of the different injuries that one at…

We all start from about the same spot when it comes to lifting weights. True, our bodies are all built differently, and we all have different beginning muscle sizes, body types, body fat levels, and muscle insertions. But when it comes to being introduced to weights, and growing our training environments and knowledge, the evolution is usually the same. It usually starts in middle school. Perhaps we played a sport, or maybe we didn’t. We begin to see differences in our bodies from our peers as we all enter puberty. It becomes obvious to us that some of us have…