Physique and Bodybuilding
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Nutrition for the Athlete (part 2)
A few myths addressed, and basic macronutrient requirements In the previous installment, we gave a basic overview of the process of digestion and nutrient absorption. Before moving on to the real application section (designing your diet for maximum energy), it’s important to discuss a few implications of what’s been written
Supplement Roundup: The Real basics: Creatine, Preworkouts, Protein, BCAAs
Dietary supplementation tends to be one of the biggest black boxes in most athlete’s training programs. Anti-doping rules cloud the issues of what is “natural” and what isn’t, pharmaceutical-type labeling on herbal remedies and wild claims regarding performance enhancement or fat loss (rightly) turn most consumers into skeptics, and massive
I’m a Woman and I’m Worried Lifting Weights Will Make Me Bulky
You’ve got a client who’s thinking about lifting weights. She’s excited to start, but she’s also concerned that lifting will make her add too much muscle. She doesn’t want to look like the guys she sees at her gym, but she does want to start lifting. In this podcast, personal
Body Recomposition: The Minimalist’s Guide to Cutting without Losing Muscle
Written By: Adam Ali Body recomposition is a delicate subject in the world of fat loss and muscle gain. You have the camp that claims it’s pointless and then you have others who live and die by its efficacy. As with anything in the fitness world there is no ‘black
The 7 Laws of Training for Muscle Growth
Once you get the basics covered, nutrition is pretty simple. If you eat the right amount of calories and macronutrients, eat a fairly healthy diet, and stick to a sensible meal schedule, you’re basically set. Training for muscle growth can get more complicated, a lot more complicated. Walk into any
Attention Bodybuilders: This is Your Simple Guide to Building an Outstanding Workout Routine
Bodybuilding workout routines are like songs. New ones come and go, and most of them aren’t that different. It’s easy to get “hooked” on one for a few weeks before getting bored and trying a new one. But if you look at the songs that have endured over years or
An Inside Look at What it Really Takes to Prepare for a Bodybuilding Competition
Spend enough time on fitness blogs, and you’ll see pictures of bodybuilders, flexing in front of a crowd, covered in bronzer, showing off their lean, muscular physiques. You envy them, at least a little. Maybe you don’t want to be on stage, but you do want to be lean, strong,
How to Get Stronger and Build Muscle When You’re No Longer a Beginner
The first 6-12 months of weightlifting are easy. If you try to add weight every workout, and eat enough, you’ll build muscle and get stronger every week. It’s hard *not* to make gains at this point. Your body isn’t used to this kind of stimulus, and you make rapid progress.
How to Build Muscle with the Right Workout Program
Let me ask you a question: why do you lift weights? Are you trying to get stronger? Are you trying to gain muscle? Are you trying to improve your general health and fitness? If the main reason you lift weights is to gain muscle, rather than get stronger, then your
How to Stay Super Lean (Without Going Nuts)
Losing fat is hard. Losing a lot of fat is harder. But neither is as hard as maintaining a super lean physique — without going nuts. You’re probably willing to put up with dieting if you know the end is in site. What you’re not willing to tolerate is the