Author: Kevin Ramsey

In the world of competitive bodybuilding, the illusion of size often trumps actual size. Bodybuilders will choose to under-develop certain muscle groups in order to make other body parts appear larger. For example, some bodybuilders will avoid abdominal training in order to make the shoulders appear larger and wider. Or, another example is the new pros that have had to reduce their quadriceps training in order to let their genetically challenged calves appear larger. The forearms are a muscle group whose training is debated among bodybuilders. Some bodybuilders feel that the biceps appear larger when the forearms are small. Some…

Strength training is training to increase your strength – but you didn’t need me to tell you that, now, did you? Once upon a time, it was believed that strength training was only useful for those who wanted to build muscle mass: i.e., the sole province of bodybuilders. Nowadays, however, it’s well-known that athletes of any stripe can reap benefits from strength training as well. If you want to obtain these benefits for yourself, try these helpful hints. Training Frequency However intense your workout is, you won’t get any benefit from it unless you rest sufficiently afterward. You can improve…

Bodybuilders are different in the likes, all to do with bodybuilding. There are preferences of individuals and the bodybuilding field gives different options from which one can choose from in training. But it has been noted that there is perhaps no part of the human body that many bodybuilders want worked up, and a good look attained, than the abs. Girls prefer a slim flat stomach and for men it is everything linked to the six packs. The abs are almost becoming a symbol of body fitness or a determination of who is good looking especially for the guys. You…

Many people in bodybuilding are confused on what is the best approach to handle bodybuilding. It is with this kind of confusion that specialist in bodybuilding are required to intervene and give directions as to which way to adopt and recover the lost steps in bodybuilding. There are the compound exercises and isolation to choose from the bodybuilding routines and they tend to be very complicated. The specialists tell you that, compound exercises are the favorites for everyone wishing to have enormous exercises. But there comes times when one cannot be able to do the compound exercises and has to…

The body building industry is today full of skinny body builders who, despite intense workouts, remain feebly muscled. Others have attained a marginal hypertrophy and then hit a plateau for ages. These body builders no longer dream or even hope to bulk up solely because they blame poor genetics. Multitudes of those who once ventured into body building have quit or are just about to because they have established beyond any doubt, that they are hard gainers. The sad thing about these body builders is that they can never harness the effort necessary or the mindset crucial to explore new…

Q: What do bodybuilders, non-bodybuilders, astronauts, garbagemen, supermodels, carbaholics, and every other group in the world have in common? A: They all want a well chiseled midsection – a six pack of abs. However, many people believe that ab development is just like any other muscle group. You train them now and then, and by sheer willpower alone, they’re pop out one day in all their glorious sexiness. This, obviously, is not the case. Developing a great midsection is a combination of training, diet, cardio, and avoidance of all those little bad things that keep those abs hiding. Here are…

Helmut Strebl deservedly nicknamed the shredded. This bodybuilder, among others, is distinguished by defined muscles and a minimal percentage of subcutaneous fat. He achieves a similar result due to a special approach to the training process. Having exchanged the fifth decade, he feels great and does not cease to perform at various competitions. The professional career of Strebl is not limited to participation in competitions. He actively maintains a diary of his trainings, and also conducts classes on an individual basis. Helmut has an outstanding athletic figure and ideal proportions, therefore is an excellent motivating example for many bodybuilders. Realizing…

Bodybuilding is a fever that is very contagious and the further it spreads the better for the victims! It leaves them feeling healthier and looking amazingly great…if all illnesses were like this one the world will be such a better place. Who would want to be immunized or vaccinated? The pros in body building were all once beginners and some if not most may have even been in a worse shape when starting out as compared to you. This is an art that requires physical discipline and mental discipline as well. It entails more than just walking into a gym…

Teenage body building has of late become fashionable. This may have arisen from a belated impression that muscled physiques now have on the youths. Most modern youths yearn to show some muscles all in a bid to be termed as sexy and or macho. To teenagers, body building has become purely a way of enhancing appearance or amplifying athletic abilities. And anything popular with teenagers, be it drugs, parties or sex, body building has also acquired a negative connotation among teenager’s parents. Most are sure that their sons and daughters love body building only because there is something sinister that…

Q: What are the best protein sources for bodybuilders and building the body? A: I feel that they fall in this order: Meat Poultry Eggs Fish Whey protein powder Milk Cheese Nuts and nut butters Truth is, eggs have the most perfect amino acid profile and should be a staple of all bodybuilding diets – at least in the morning. However, red meat offers the vitamins and minerals, iron and more importantly, creatine content that you need to succeed in building muscle. If it’s lean meat you’re looking for, then chicken and turkey have some of the leanest profiles. As…