Muscle Building Articles

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Tom Selwick @ Thursday, 29th July 2010

Using your elliptical machine can tone and sculpt your calves with its running motions. However, supplementing your elliptical workout with calf exercises and machines will help you to have incredible calves three times as fast. There are two primary muscle groups on the back of the lower legs - the gastrocnemius and the soleus muscles. The soleus is a wide, [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Wednesday, 28th July 2010

However when dealing with such nutritional supplements, and especially the newcomer to supplements and related performance enhancing products, the confusion as to which specific brand or product may well impact upon their decision to actually go ahead and buy whey protein, or perhaps another alternative product option. In order to realize the benefits of any nutritional supplement or range of products, [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Waters @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010

Looking for an in home gym? A home gym means different things to different people. For example, for some people it means a machine with weight stacks, cables and pulleys - similar to those in health clubs - that can help them build muscle. For others it means having a few cardio machines (like a treadmill and elliptical) plus a [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010

However when starting out within a gym routine and workout program, the question arises as to which are the best, and what is the best way to utilize these nutritional supplements. Unfortunately though, as with any product being marketed a lot of hype created around nutritional supplements as well as the latest and greatest mass gaining products, that promise spectacular [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Tom Selwick @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

One of the most popular games to play and to watch in America and around the world is basketball. The sweat, talent, and power of the athletes who play at professional levels are astounding to watch. These basketball professionals spent years and years training in order to be able to perform at this level. Throughout those years they needed to [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Tom Selwick @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

Pavel Tsasouline is one of the most successful body builders and trainers in the world. He immigrated from Russia where he helped train one of the top special service teams for the Russian army for several years. This special team was known as the Spetsnaz. He is also very well known by those who are interested in martial arts. Today, he [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Jack Landry @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

When you are participating in strength training you have to make sure that you know what you are trying to accomplish. As you are working to strengthen your muscles you have to have a goal in mind that will push you to work harder. Usually when people are participating in strength training they are concentrating on one of two goals. [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Dane Fletcher @ Wednesday, 21st July 2010

The gym is full of weights, benches, and machines designed to help you reach your bodybuilding goals. But seeing many dozens of machines can be intimidating - where to start? Which is the most effective? As with most things in life, it's always best to start with the basics and build a foundation. These are the five top exercises for [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Jack Landry @ Tuesday, 20th July 2010

Strength training is something that many people do not understand the importance of. You have to make sure that you take the time to find out what your body needs to not only be strong but also to be healthy. Your muscles are made to work hard and to strengthen your skeletal system so that you are able to stand [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By James Rathbone @ Monday, 19th July 2010

Trust me, you never need to do thousands and thousands of sit ups or run ten miles per week. All you may have to try to do is follow these axioms to get the 6 pack you wish. They need to obtain six pack intestinal muscles quick. However it is not that fast to have Abdominal muscles in a swiftly way. [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Jack Landry @ Thursday, 15th July 2010

Every time that you sit down on the weight bench and begin your daily workout you are not only building physical strength, but you are building mental strength. Mental strength is critical to achieving any fitness goal. At some point in your workout, the workout should become painful and difficult. You may feel like you are moving through molasses. This is [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Jack Landry @ Thursday, 15th July 2010

After re-committing yourself to get into shape once again, you decide that you want to achieve your goals through strength training. What many people realize is that strength training can make you stronger physically. What many people do not realize is that strength training can make you stronger mentally as well. It takes a lot of mind power to sit down [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Jack Landry @ Thursday, 15th July 2010

One of the weight lifting sports with the most history is the lifting of kettlebells. Kettlebells have been a large part of every Russian weightlifting workout for over 300 years. This sport is also known as the girevoy and it has a definite foundation in Russian culture. The effectiveness in how the kettlebell works shows through as well because of [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Thursday, 15th July 2010

Often times people will spend hours in the gym, whether it be for toning up, fitness or even as a stress reliever. However as one becomes more dedicated and focused upon their goals and objectives within the gym and with specific ends in mind the individual requires specific workout supplements that will help in achieving these ends. This is not to [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Thursday, 15th July 2010

Nitric oxide supplements have long been used in both the fitness community, and more so within the body building sector and is largely concerned with the provision of nutrients to the muscles and areas of the body that are being exerted within the exercise process and routines. This enzyme actually creates or provides an arterial lining, which in turn prevents [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Art Gib @ Tuesday, 13th July 2010

A lot of parents are scared about the thought of their kids engaging in youth MMA activities, because most people perceive the sport to be violent and dangerous, especially for kids. However, getting your kids involved in kids mixed martial arts is actually a great way for them to spend their time productively and get much needed physical activity. Advantages of [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Tuesday, 13th July 2010

So often do we see the use of these protein products within the gym environment and more so by the so called professionals, but what we are not exposed to is the use of these very same products by everyday people within their diets. Additionally, a little known fact is that whey protein supplements are actively used and 'prescribed' by [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Monday, 12th July 2010

Various trainers and fitness enthusiasts have different goals and objectives when it comes to their gym activities and routines, some might do so for the related health benefits that accompany a regular workout regime, whilst others are seeking to build muscle and improve their physique. Whatever your goals may be, the use of products such as weight gainer supplements offer [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

Three square meals a day...breakfast, lunch and dinner. Can a person achieve great muscle-building results with just three meals a day? Absolutely...and I'll tell you how. It's all about meal timing and quantity. Before I get started, please note it IS very true that you're better off eating smaller, more frequent meals, both for muscle building and fat loss. I'm not going to [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

If you have trouble feeling your glutes working in any of the lower body exercises you do, this is an exercise you're going to get a lot out of...it targets the glutes with minimal thigh involvement and it could be your key to a WAY better butt! This one looks suspiciously like a Bulgarian Split Squat but without the squatting. The Bulgarian [more...]