Muscle Gaining

Romania`s miracle quads owner Alina Popa

This is a all about muscle blog so let`s talk about muscles. For today let me start with a foreign female bodybuilder named Alina Popa, a 168 cm tall romanian girl. Alina Popa had endless energy resources when she was young and she loved sports thus the start of her muscle growth. Alina began with some track running when she was 12 years old. She didn’t do competitions in track and field but in her summer holidays Alina Popa used to train 2 times a day, about 3 hours each time. She loved to spr...

Chris Hemsworth`s Workout and Diet Plan for Thor

Are you waiting to see the new movie "Thor"? Cause i sure am and i can barely wait... from the trailer it seems that "Thor" will be a blockbuster but now let`s get back to our main subject today: Chris Hemsworth, his muscle workout and his diet plan! Chris Hemsworth`s Workout for "Thor" For playing the role of Thor, Chris Hemsworth required an amazing transformation with his physique at least (we can`t doubt his talent in acting) and for that transformation Chris really gave all his energy a...

Vitamin D gets converted to a steroid hormone!

Now listen to this! If you`re a bodybuilder and want to boost your muscle size and strength you'll have to consider supplementing with Vitamin D. Vitamin D gets converted in the body to a steroid hormone: 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D. Aren`t steroids made for bodybuilders that need more strength in the muscles?Well then it makes sense that vitamin D would have some effect on strength. This active form of vitamin D binds to something scientific like "nuclei of muscle cells" etc. but when it bind...

Jared Padalecki, Supernatural Muscles

Today i will talk about a WB series star, and that star is Jared Padalecki from Supernatural. Do you know what made me write about Jared Padalecki and his muscles? Well the WB series Supernatural that just keeps me plugged with those two brothers, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) :D. These two actors are quite big and Sam Winchester`s (Jared Padalecki) height is about 6'4" or 1.93 m so you can understand how he got nicknames like: Sasquatch, Jare, J-Rod. Jared Padalec...

Why is it better for you to chew slowly

When your mother told you to chew up your food she did it for a reason and that reason of chewing is not only that it helps to break down the food mechanically, but also helps to release more digestive system enzymes to carry the process further. If you don't chew your food enough, it may result in incomplete digestion. An incomplete digestion resulted from not chewing means that there are less nutrients like amino acids, getting to your muscles, and this could limit your muscle growth. In an...

A Big Breakfast for Big Muscle Gains

Breakfast is your post workout meal but also probably the most important meal of the day to promote muscle growth. After hours of fasting your body is primed to absorb and utilise far more nutrients than it is able to at other times from the meals in that day. Blood glucose levels are low, muscle glycogen and amino acid stores are low and your body will be in a state of dehydration, you are like a zombie. When you eat that breakfast, your body will release a hugely anabolic hormone called in...

A Clove of Garlic raises your Testosterone Levels

The stinking rose, the garlic, has been shown to raise testosterone levels, a key hormone in muscle growth and strength. Garlic has an additional benefit because it lowers cortisol levels. Cortisol is an catabolic hormone, an adversary of testosterone, as the two compete for the same growth-stimulating sites within muscle cells. Cortisol causes the breakdown of muscle protein. Since garlic stimulates testosterone and inhibits cortisol, it has great potential as an anabolic agent (just like st...

The Ectomorph

The ectomorph physique is a fragile and delicate one. The bones of an ectomorph are light, joints are small and muscles are slight. The limbs are long in proportion and the shoulders droop. The ectomorph is a linear physique. Straight up and straight down, and may appear longer than he or she really is, due to the length of limbs coupled with lack of muscle mass developed on those limbs. The ectomorph is not naturally powerful and will have to work hard for every ounce of muscle and every bit of...

Barbell and Dumbbell Rows to Build a Bigger Back

Row Row Row your boat, let`s go down the sea.. what am i talking about here? Do you want a bigger and thicker back? Try implementing some "rows" to your routine because building a great back without at least one rowing exercise in your routine it is not possible! Every type of row is a compound lift, which means it stresses numerous muscles simultaneously. Chin ups, pull downs and pullovers force you to do the former, and rowing emphasizes the latter. Due to the mechanics of these motions, t...