Weight Training Terminology

February 2, 2010

If you are planning on getting into weight training and thinking of starting a home gym here is the equipment you’ll need and the terminology you’ll need to know before starting your first weights routine.
In terms of equipment for a personal home weight training program, the following basic home gym equipment is needed: a bar, [...]

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Weight Training Fundamentals and Techniques

February 2, 2010

When you are beginning weight training it is important to learn the fundamentals of the lifts you are doing. Here are some of the basics you will be relying on through out of your weight training cycle.
Grips
There are three basic barbell grips: the overhand grip, the underhand grip, and the combination grip (one hand [...]

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5 Best Muscle Building Foods For Hardgainers

November 1, 2009

As a hardgainer, you understand the importance of protein, and when you are trying to include more protein in your diet, there is only so many cans of tuna you can have before you begin to hate tuna with a passion. The trick is to eat muscle building foods which are versatile and can be [...]

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Basic Muscle Building Stack – What To Include In Them

October 31, 2009

Since we are on the topic of building muscle without equipment in these tough economic times, I thought it would be a good idea to list the essential ingredients you should include in a basic muscle building stack which you can take pre and post workout to increase strength and gain some quality muscle.

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Caffeine – Is it Good for Working Out?

October 28, 2009

By far, caffeine is the most popular drug in the world. But is caffiene good for working out? That is the question many lifters would like the answer to. We drink coffee, cola, tea and energy drinks, so we consume a lot of caffeine everyday. But what do you really know about it? Is it [...]

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Build Muscle Without Weights Using Bodyweight Exercises

October 23, 2009

Many “bodybuilders” dismiss bodyweight exercises as being not hard enough and not providing sufficient progressive overload to build muscle. That maybe the case if all you did was regular pushups and situps, but you are not here to just learn the basics.

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Creatine Monohydrate – A Practical Guide To Using Creatine

October 20, 2009

One of the few bodybuilding supplements which I can recommend using is creatine monohydrate. Most supplements have no scientific research showing if they work or how safely they work. Creatine is an example of a nutritional supplement with sufficient scientific research to show its safety.

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Reading Food Labels

October 19, 2009

Understanding how to accurately read food labels is a very important skill when starting a weight gain diet. It’s an important skill because you want to be able to determine how much protein, carbohydrate, and fat is present in the foods that you eat, and which foods to avoid.

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Awesome Arm Workout

October 16, 2009

Now that you know about the best arm exercises which you can utilize to build bigger arms, you can include them in an awesome arm workout. An awesome arm workout is a workout that makes driving home hard after your workout sessions. A fantastic arm workout for me should include drops sets as well as [...]

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Training to Failure – Good or Bad for Hardgainers?

October 13, 2009

The concept of training to failure is based on high intensity training (HIT). First, let me explain what “training to failure” actually means. When you lift heavy weights to build muscle and do the maximum number of reps and sets possible by you, your muscles get tired and reaches a state of absolute failure, where [...]

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