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There is no doubt that bodybuilding is made up of 50% exercise and 50% of good food and ample rest. If you have been training hard at the gym and are beginning to wonder why you haven’t got to the desired results of your efforts, it may be a time to look at your diet. There is absolutely no question that eating for size is a science. To gain quality mass you must follow a balanced healthy eating plan. Anyone who has been in the sport for a while has no doubt heard about a “see-food” diet. This basically means eat all the food you can see. However while there is some truth to this fact, it is imperative that you understand what food you should eat before and after your workout and through the rest of the day to gain maximum results from your efforts. Below mentioned are a few healthy diet tips to help you eat the right way in order to gain quality muscle. Read the rest of this entry
Every newbie at the gym has certain fitness goals in mind when they start out but one of the most common driving forces is the desire to build a six pack. A perfect abdomen or abs, is hard to create because it requires a lot of dedication but once you get into the groove and are determined to work hard, you too can have a perfect six pack. Read the rest of this entry
A lot of people think that the first step to achieving your physical and fitness goals could either be the correct training program or the correct diet. However the first step to achieving these goals could be something as simple as choosing the correct gym. While this may sound rather strange, it is in fact true. The correct gym could help you reach your goals faster. Listed below are some of the qualities you should look for before choosing a gym: Read the rest of this entry
Normally the first giveaway about the fact that a person has been working out is a noticeable change in the size of their arms. Everyone wants to pack a pair of cannons in their arsenal and a as a result of this, the desire to build bigger arms. When we talk about building arms, lets remember one thing that your biceps and triceps, in comparison to your other muscles groups, like, chest, back; shoulders or legs are much smaller. As a result they do not require too many exercises to grow. In addition you should also remember that even while working out other body parts, like for instance your chest or back or even shoulder, you are using your arms and hence they are getting a work out. So when you dedicate a separate day or days to work them out, you might actually be over training them. Read the rest of this entry
Gaining weight guide
Gaining weight is something that is not easy for every person, especially a skinny person whose body is prone to remaining on the thinner side. To gain weight, a person has to eat a lot of foods that contain protein, fat, vitamins, carbohydrates and calcium.
The number of calories that a person eats in his or her daily diet plays an important role in the rapid weight gain process. A person has to eat at least 500 calories more than he or she eats on a normal day. A person also has to eat 5-6 small meals within a time span of 2 and a half hours or 3 hours to have the required amount needed for rapid weight gain. Consumption of more calories in the diet is very important for rapid weight gain.
Bodybuilding & weight training guide
Bodybuilding is an art form and a sport that requires intense practice and a good sense of common knowledge, it isn’t a sport you can just walk into and pick up the heaviest weight you can possibly lift and swing it about. It’s a sport which requires good technique or form; this form should be practiced again and again until you know it off by heart.
Correct form simply means knowing the exercise you are performing, what muscle groups it works and how to perform the exercise correctly in itself. Ideal form is defined as a movement of the limbs in the widest range of motion possible, using slow movement and making sure the muscle contracts.
If you don’t have the correct form then you will simply not succeed and worse still you risk causing yourself a severe injury which could end your career in bodybuilding before you even get it off the ground.
Bodybuilding & weight training guide
Many successful bodybuilders started off working out at home even those who went on to successfully win championship bodybuilding competitions. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune when you are starting out, you don’t necessarily have to buy the most expensive equipment or the best and many times you can start out with bargains from eBay or your local free ads paper.
There are advantages to starting out working out at home, for a start you won’t be surrounded by muscle bound hunks that could make you nervous, so you will be able to slowly gain the confidence in your own time without feeling under any pressure.
Bodybuilding & weight training guide
A lot of bodybuilders choose to go into the sport while in their teenage years; this could be for several reasons such as getting picked on in school because they are too skinny or they are keen on sports already and want to improve on their shape and body build. We as people are all different shapes and sizes but there are basically 3 different categories of body shape which we all fall under.
Determining which body shape category you fall under is the first hurdle to cross before committing yourself to bodybuilding. The three main types of body shape are ectomorph, endomorph and mesomorph.
Bodybuilding & weight training guide
We all know the key to sticking to and maintaining a successful healthy diet is to eat food which is not only good for us but is also quick to make and tastes good too. Diet for a body builder is no different, to build muscle mass successfully a good healthy protein rich diet is essential, food which is high in calories, carbohydrates and some fat is what should be on the menu.
A sensible diet aimed at building muscle should consist of around 30% protein, 55% carbohydrates and 20% fat of course this is only a very rough guide; everyone is different so to find your optimal nutritional requirements you will have to experiment a little. Once you have figured out the correct nutritional requirements for you then the next step is devising a menu, in order to build muscle you should aim to eat about 6 meals a day.
Bodybuilding & weight training guide
The person with the ectomorph body shape will have a struggle with putting on weight and keeping that weight at the desired level, this is always going to be the main concern of the ectomorph body builder. A well balanced diet and the proper nutritional requirements are essential for the bodybuilder’s success but more so when you have this body type.