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...

How to Bench Tips and Common Mistakes

If you don`t know how to bench properly and in order to correct your eventual common mistakes to improve muscle growth please read carefully this "How to bench tips and Common Mistakes" post. Lack of over-all body tightness is one of the mistakes Keep the bar in line with the wrist and elbows (tip) Don’t push the bar off you. Push yourself away from the bar to bench better and grow muscle faster Tighten your back (good how to bench tip, isn`t it? :D) Get your upper back and core stren...

Bodybuilding off season bodybuilder photos

Today i will talk about off season bodybuilders in bodybuilding and i will show you a big collection of photos with a majority of bodybuilders that are also very known. What is a off season bodybuilder? Well, the term of off season is used for that period of time that is far away from bodybuilding competitions, approximately 4-5 months before them when the real bodybuilder`s nightmare begins with diets and lots of cardio. Competitive bodybuilders try to make muscle gains in the off seas...

Maximize Grip Strength

When you`re starting to lift heavy weights, your grip strength increases enough as the rest of your body but sometimes it doesn`t so you should consider some exercises to maximize your grip strength: first of all grip and squeeze the bar as tight as you can and hold through your set because this activates more muscles and you will see that you have more strength and better form at the gym, rub your hands with chalk it will maximize your grip take your normal deadlift posture and grasp the bar wi...

Megan Fox’s Workout and Diet Plan

Megan Fox`s Workout!!!Megan Fox had a personal trainer that tried to make her do a time compressed body-weight routine. Her trainer understood what she needed to look sexy and be slim, without adding weight.Planks:Her workout routine relied more on plank training.Planks are by far the best move for women to get sexy, flat abs like Megan.A short ab circuit:After crushing her abs with planks, she would then spend 15-20 minutes doing a circuit that involved knee ups, leg swings, and ball leg lif...

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...

Jargon Used In Bodybuilding

Steroids: 1.Cycle: A period of steroid use often 8 or more weeks in length, followed by a similar period of disuse. 2.Pyramiding: This is when users build up to their heaviest dose on a cycle. Though prevalent in the early days of steroid use, this method was found unnecessary and is virtually no longer practiced. 3.Stacking: The process of combining drugs, or using more than one drug within a cycle. 4.Tapering: This is the opposite of Pyramiding. Users begin with their highest dose and ...

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...

Principles to train effectively and safely

WARM UP and COOL DOWN: Most workout-related injuries can be avoided by proper warm-up and cool-down. Your muscles need a 5 to 15 minute warm-up as well as a brief cool-down. This is true for all weight training workouts! START AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL: If you begin weight training at high levels you risk serious injury. You will also develop poor form, which will hinder your efforts and discourage you.If you cannot lift the weight your working with 12 times with proper form, the weight is ...

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...