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The Lives of Hardcore Male Bodybuilders Introduction In the recent decade physical fitness has become a huge phenomenon within our society. Some reports estimate that the fitness industry is a billion dollar a year business and is only getting bigger. There are a number of different reasons...

The reason is very simple, the person that controls they nutritional intake and exercises a certain way will burn more fat. Here is an example Mr. Smith is 5’6 tall, 202, male, 31 years old He exercises about an hour a day, 5 days a week weight training and does not do any cardio. The weight...

How to transform your physique from out of shape, to a much leaner (toned/defined), fit and stronger one. I am writing this because everyday, I see new trainees carrying a bulking and/or cutting mentality when trying to achieve the physique they desire. Whether you are thin/skinny/flabby or...

To mods: Please move this to the "post your articles" sections. for some reason it won't let me post there at all. thank you. Maxing, is it really necessary? This is a question I am asked constantly by my friends. “I am bodybuilding, not powerlifting, so do I really need to max out?” ...

By Joshua Ulrich Hernandez There are a countless number of articles and ideas on how to gain mass, get big, get in shape, lose weight, etc. While some of the stuff is great information and can help you achieve some of your goals, it does not help you understand SPECIFICALY what makes up a great...

There is an old Zen saying; ‘You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour’ Meditation is purposefully focusing on the present moment, while remaining thoughtless. This is usually done by focusing on your breath which acts as an anchor...

Do not attempt to separate development of your upper and lower chest regions by performing an incline press, unless you are most powerful in a low incline position, due to some physiological advantage that you have in this position. Further, you cannot isolate different areas of the chest. If you...

Perhaps the most widely used supplement on the market today – protein powder in the number one quickest and most convenient way to get your daily protein needs met. Research supports the use of protein for building slabs of muscle, maintaining muscle, increasing metabolism and even reducing...

Evaluation of a Productive Workout First, let me start by introducing myself. My name is Joseph Merolle, and I have been competing in the natural amateur bodybuilding circuit since 2001. I have been training for 20 years, and have a Bachelor of Science degree in health science and exercise...

I was talking to a friend today and came up with a theory that there are ONLY TWO main reasons for the obesity epidemic that is causing Western society to get fatter and fatter. Temporarily forget about the toxic food environment, modern technology and the 100 other reasons that are running...

Numerous studies have trumpeted the cardiovascular benefits of green tea, the beverage of choice in much of the Far East. But elsewhere in the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East, black tea reigns supreme, and fewer studies have examined its heart-healthy properties. In terms of...

The old one hit 10,000 replies, which is where they start slowing the site down. This is the new one link to the old one http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=181983

When I reluctantly stepped into a big scary gym for the very first time as a lazy, unmotivated, stick-figured 18 year old, little did I know that it was the beginning of a journey of total transformation of both mind and body that would play a part in changing the course of my life. Achieving...

The main goal of bodybuilding is to improve one's physique and the two main ways to do that are to reduce bodyfat and increase muscularity. Muscle tissue is built out of proteins, which are turn assembled from amino acids, so getting the right mix and getting enough intake at the right times can...

Hello fitness world, my name is Ahmed Zaid. As someone who struggled with obesity growing up, I decided to make a change for the better and dedicate my mind and body to the fitness life. I like to call myself the guinea pig, because I spent the first 3-4 years of my fitness lifestyle experimenting...

Control Your Variables When it comes to lifting weights there are four basic variables within the gym: volume, intensity, frequency, and exercise type. Within those variables are other smaller sub-variables, such as rest periods and lifting tempo, but the focus is on the four big variables....

It may have earned its place in the modern household as a treat for kids, but four thousand years ago the first mugs of hot chocolate were serious business. The Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica, who were the first to grow the plant, were so impressed that their leaders reserved the beverage...

We’ve all seen it. Our favorite athlete, fantasy stud or ourselves falling victim to the injury bug. It is almost a fact of life that at one point or another we all will have some injury through physical activity. Most of the time it’s a sprained ankle or a strained muscle where a little rest...