Building muscle mass without lifting weights is attainable. There are many body-weight exercises that promote muscle mass gains. According to Ideafit.com, As you master your own weight, you will not only look better, you will also learn how to train three-dimensional movement, acquire a greater kinesthetic awareness and become empowered as you perform tasks with…
This four-week bodyweight workout will give you a bigger, stronger chest. Almost every man wants to develop a full, thick, round chest. Don t believe me? Go to any commercial gym on a Monday and try getting a bench. It s harder to find than a parking spot in New York City, and you will behold the spectacle of every chest exercise known to man being performed throughout…
New research on the growth of type I and II fibers suggest we may have been selling our slow-twitch fibers short by only training heavy. Type I fibers are maximally stimulated with longer duration sets requiring lower loads. Type II fibers respond best with short sets with heavy weights. There are a lot of ways to vary intensity in your program, like periodizing training…
Do you truly know how to build muscle and gain weight quickly? If you knew how to build muscle then the skinny jokes would have ended long ago. If you knew how to gain weight quickly then the blank stares would stop when you tell someone you work out with weights. And if you knew how to build muscle and gain weight quickly you would no be longer frustrated that the…
So you want to get bigger and stronger, like this guy. Leopard print leotard optional. Maybe you’ve always been the skinny guy and can’t gain weight to save your life (trust me, I’ve been there). Maybe you’re a bigger guy and you’d rather have broad shoulders than a broad waistline. Maybe you’re a female, and you’ve realized that lifting weights with the right diet…
Conventional gym wisdom has long offered a basic rule of thumb for novice and intermediate weightlifters: If you want to increase muscle size, lift relatively light weights for a lot of reps. If you want to get strong, lift heavy weights for just a few reps. Simple, right? But a new study of relatively experienced weightlifters is challenging that old gym law. The…
As strange as it may sound, there is a way of mimicking the effects of anabolic steroids by implementing a few secrets of anabolic nutrition. I call this the MuscleHack Anabolic Nutritional Strategy (MANS). I m not saying that you ll see the same gains as a roidhead, you won t. No natural diet will replicate the effects of anabolic steroids. However, your results…
Losing weight fast with the best diet plan was not that difficult after all. I slammed my locker shut and decided TODAY is the day I am changing my life and am going to lose the weight now. POVERTY, HUNGER, AND OBESITY ARE THEY RELATED? HOW? CAN THIS INFORM CLINICAL CARE? Alan Meyers, Boston Medical Center. ZONE Diet | The Zone DIETS | The Zone Diet PLAN | The Zone…
After reading this post you’ll understand the difference between weight loss & fat loss, but also which one you should aim for and how. Weight Loss vs. Fat Loss. What’s the difference? Let’s start by defining weight loss & fat loss so you know what I mean here. Weight Loss. You want to lower your body-weight, the sum weight of your bones, muscles, organs…
To build a bigger and leaner physique, bodybuilders and average guys alike often turn to the same strategy: eating everything in sight, or “bulking, ” and then burning fat, or “cutting, ” by reducing calories and eating cleaner to reveal the new muscle beneath. It works, but it takes time and can cause you long-term damage on a cellular level—and it can make it very…
1. Inchworm Stand with feet hip width and core tight. Bend from the waist, place hands on the ground, and walk hands forward, keeping legs straight. When you arrive in a high plank, quickly walk hands back toward feet and stand. Make it harder: Add a push-up when you are in the high plank position. 2. Power Skip Stand with feet hip width and core tight. Raise right…
People who gain fat easily need better insulin sensitivity. Use metabolic techniques such as drop sets, supersets, complexes and intervals. Keep carbs low-ish much of the day, but use supplements containing carbs before and during workouts. Save the carby meals until after training. Heat therapy increases core temperature that turns on the heat shock response. This…
What supplements would work well with a spring/summer cardio plan? Bonus Question: Why is it so important to stay hydrated during this time? Have you ever experienced a situation where someone became extremely dehydrated? Show off your knowledge to the world! The Winners: First Place Well, it seems as if it is that time of year again. Everyone is beginning to cut…
You CAN gain muscle and lose fat at the same time and I will show you how. Common wisdom is that you have to gain some fat to gain muscle, its the whole bulking and cutting mentality. I’m here to tell you its wrong, at least for most people. Because of many peoples unrealistic expectations about adding muscle they come to the incorrect conclusion that you can’t gain…
