Author: rxbodybuilders

Since our first days in the weight room, we’ve no doubt been indoctrinated to train in a method that splits the entire body up into a group of 4 or 5 days. Chest and back are given their own training sessions, as are legs and shoulders. Often, arms will have their own day or they will be split up, biceps falling on back day and triceps being placed with chest. If you look around your gym, there is a good chance you’ll see plenty of people training in exactly this manner. They arrive in the gym, train one body part,…

Q:  I’m confused about ab training. I’ve heard some guys say they never train them and that dieting and cardio will bring them out. Others seem to tag them on as an after-thought at the end of their workout. When’s the best time to train them, how often should they be trained and, also, is it beneficial to train different portions of the abs separately? A: I know how you feel. In fact, I remember attending a seminar once where  Mr. Olympia legend Lee Haney claimed that he never trained his abs. Dieting and cardio were all he needed. We…

Do you have an extremely poor back? Has it cost you a few spots’ worth of placing in shows? At the local and regional level of shows, it is usually conditioning and structure that wins shows. At the national and professional levels, most bodybuilders already have superior shape and structure, and conditioning is usually pretty similar among the top 5 or 7 athletes in each class. At the lower levels of bodybuilding, having an excellent back is a rarity, as many people just getting into bodybuilding have spent their first few years of training focusing upon the showcase muscle groups…

There is an ancient technique among loggers in American states. Those who have ever seen logs being transported by water, such as when logs are assembled from the forest where they were harvested and dropped into a river to swim down stream and then be lifted off at the factory, the technique is easy but very ingenious. An average guy would not transport more that ten in a day, for most will lie across the wrong way, others will block the flow, others will get out of the water and mostly, others will assemble together and then stop somewhere creating…

At the very outset, body building relies on intensity. Maximal gains are only achievable when the maximal intensity is achieved in the training regimen. It is maximal intensity that the body is propelled to commission growth of new muscle tissues. Without reaching optimally maximal intensity, the body pretty remains in the same level, comfortable since it can handle the demands of training. But once that absolute failure have been achieved, when intensity has fully stimulated particular targeted muscle group, then the body is forced to build some more in anticipation of handling the intensity better tomorrow. Increase Your Training Intensity…

Many of the machines in your gym probably get a bad rap. Compared to the free weight compound movements like squat, bench press, and deadlift, the Hammer Strength and Nautilus machines in your gym often look a little soft. Bodybuilders will sometimes see them as inferior, designed for women, children, and the elderly, never to be touched by a strong man seeking to add muscle to his frame. However, this is not true. It is very possible – and often advantageous – to use the machines in your gym to keep the muscle and strength gains coming. Let’s examine some…

Possessing a slim and tight six-pack for your midsection is key for looking good on the bodybuilding stage, or just at the beach. However, many bodybuilders will train the muscle group like any other. The truth is that the abdominals are built like no other muscle group, and must be trained differently as a result. Let’s examine some of the keys to effective abdominal training. Keep an open mind, as many of these techniques won’t apply to other muscle groups. Machines work! If you spent your leg and chest workouts hiding from free weights and relying solely upon the use…

The phrase “circuit training” is tossed around a bit in bodybuilding circles, most of the time in a very negative manner. Hey, circuit training is for girls, right? Oh, and old people too! Real men train heavy, using earth-crushing free weights and very low-repetition sets. They spend 4, 5, or even 6 sets at a time on each exercise, and over an hour on each body part. Circuit training is the opposite of that, right? First, let’s define circuit training. You will be completing multiple exercises in a row for one or more body parts. If it’s chest day, circuit…

Calf training is tough, no doubt about it. Compare it to training you utilize for body parts such as chest or biceps. When it comes to those areas, you can clearly see the muscle group being stimulated. Motivation is always there because people who take interest in your training or physique will often ask to see these body parts. And since they’re visible in just about any mirror you walk past or photograph you take, you are constantly reminded of them. Calves are a whole different story. First of all, they are usually concealed in your pants. Even when you’re…

Believe me when your success as a bodybuilder and your general health is at stake, you can’t even think of telling yourself that rules were meant to be broken. Bones however have been broken in the gym just by breaking a simple rule called safety precautions. There are guidelines that are set not to make your life any harder than it might already be. On the contrary, they are set to ensure that you achieve your goals in the shortest time possible as well as in the safest way possible. Here are some things that you need to embrace as…