Muscle Gaining

“One and a Half” Method for huge Biceps

“One and a Half” method is a substitute for the "21 reps" method in which you perform the top half of a rep seven times, then the bottom half seven times, then finish with seven full reps to ensure maximum growth for you biceps. With this "One and a Half" method, you follow each full rep with a half rep. The goal is to experience a maximum burn in your targeted muscles meaning in your case the biceps when using the "One and a Half" method. Let me explain how to do this for these muscles calle...

Goals around Body Perfect Fitness and Muscle Health

These are S.M.A.R.T Goals around Body Perfect Fitness and Muscle Health: S- Specific- Please make sure you know exactly what you are trying to accomplish. Lose 20 pounds, Get body fat percentage to 16%, etc. M- Measurable- How are you going to track it. A scale, a tape measure, or a special instrument. Also keep in mind how often as well. Daily, weekly,etc. A- Acceptable- Does it make sense? R- Realistic- Can you reach this goal in the time you set in the amount you want.Like losing 20 ...

Susanne Niederhauser

Susanne Niederhauser is another female bodybuilder with well sculpted muscles as you can see in the photos from the gallery and she decided to enter a gym together with her older brother Dieter at the age of 17. Actually Susanne Niederhauser was looking for a hobby as a change to the office job. Susanne was fascinated looking at photos with the trained bodies of "Anja Langer" and Cory Everson" from the beginning. When Susanne Niederhauser watched the first competition in autumn 1987 she knew tha...

World Health Day – 7 April 2010

1000 Cities, 1000 LivesWith the campaign 1000 cities, 1000 lives, events will be organized worldwide during the week of 7 – 11 April 2010.The global goals of the campaign are: 1000 cities: to open up public spaces to health, whether it be activities in parks, town hall meetings, clean-up campaigns, or closing off portions of streets to motorized vehicles. 1000 lives: to collect 1000 stories of urban health champions who have taken action and had a significant impact on health in their cities. Or...

Big Biceps mistakes:Too much isolation!

I think I speak for every man when I say we all want big biceps. Even guys who have big biceps want bigger biceps!The first big biceps mistake is too many isolation exercises.Compound and IsolationCompound exercises move the body through more than one joint movement, while isolation exercises only move the body through a single-joint movement. The king of all compound exercises is the squat. The squat uses many major muscle groups and bends at you ankles, knees, waist and hips. A big bicep compo...

Strategies to Motivate Yourself

Learning what uniquely motivates you is what will make you successful in your weight loss or weight gain journey.1:Write down your goals.2:Create a fitness action plan.3: Set a completion date.4: Enter a competition.5: Enter a competition amongst your friends.6: Plaster motivational quotes all over your house.7: Post your favorite fitness role model on your refrigerator.8:Post your favorite fat picture on your refrigerator.9:Type "Get off your Fat Butt" on your screen saver.10:Practice core stre...

Free Weights Or Weight Machine?

You have made the decision to finally get your body in shape.You want the convenience of a home gym. Now you need to decide which is going to be best for you, free weights or a weight machine. Which will give you the best muscle gain? Free weights(dumbbells, barbells) seem to have a slight edge over machines and here's why:Because you use different muscle groups with free weights, research seems to indicate you may get stronger with free weights over a machine. Working out with free weights also...

Training Tips For Women

1)Set a Goal. Decide what you want to get out of your workout. Are you after Madonna's arms or a job that requires you to have a nice sculpted body?Are you lifting weights to improve function, health, appearance, or sports performance? Once this has been determined, you can better tailor your routine, choosing exercises that will target the proper muscles. 2) Be Consistent. Once you commit to weight training, stick with it. True, a long day at work doesn't provide much inspiration, but resist t...

5 Tips for building Abs

1. Focus on the diet.Your diet is the main factor in how your abs will look. "Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym!"2. Minimize rest time in between sets.Try to only take 1 minute of rest [or less] time in between abdominal exercises. The goal is to keep rest to 30 - 40 seconds in between sets. Keep those abdominals burning!3. Contract and flex your abs in between sets.This technique helps to build abdominal definition. Bodybuilders have been known to stretch and flex in between sets to i...