Monthly Archives: June 2012
Supersets For Super Human Size & Strength
Supersetting is one of the most powerful muscle-building techniques you can use—and that’s not conjecture but scientific fact. Just as the name suggests, supersets can produce some spectacular superhuman results—plus, they’ll give you a big psychological kick as well. When you superset, you move from one exercise to another without taking a rest. You can superset opposing, or antagonistic, muscle groups, such as the biceps and triceps, or use two movements for the same muscle group, such as barbell curls and preacher curls.»
To Build Muscles You Need A Bed And Not Just A Gym
Never under any circumstances, unless you enjoy wasting your time, should you train the same muscles on consecutive days. For example, if you train chest and triceps on Monday try and stay away from using them in any lifts on Tuesday as they haven’t had a chance to heal properly. My personal routine right now (and it changes many times a year) is a full body weight training routine followed by a day of cardio followed by a day of rest.»
Intensity, the Key to Muscle Growth
Intensity is defined as exceptionally great concentration, power or force. It is what separates those that make modest gains over the years from the ones that make massive gains year in and year out. If you look around the gym, it is easy to spot the people that train with a lot of intensity. Training with maximum intensity will literally force your muscles to grow, it leaves them no choice. They have to adapt – they have to grow.»
Are You Getting Enough SLEEP After Training Hard And Eating Well?
We all know that to pack on muscle, training provides the stimulus, nutrition provides the building blocks and sleep provides the time for growth to occur. Despite this readily accepted notion, most trainees and trainers alike place much more emphasis on the training and diet aspects with sleep usually being, (for most), no more than an afterthought.When’s the last time you exchanged sleeping tips with a gym buddy?! The internet too is sprawled with a huge number of articles and forum posts all offering the latest training & diet guidance, advice & tips.»
How To Gain Muscle And Get Ripped
The truth is that it all depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. If you’re trying to lose some body fat but keep the lean muscle that you’ve built on, then this is what you need to do. Take your bodyweight in pounds (we’ll use 150lb as an example for the sake of this article). This would mean you would need to eat around 150 grams of protein, 150 grams of carbohydrates and 60 grams of fat (150 x 0.4) per day.»
Post Workout Ideas to Maximize Weight Loss Results
As you most likely know, your post workout meal is extremely important. The objective is to pick a meal with some quick carbs to digest and quickly digestible protein to kick start your muscle repair. The increased levels of amino acids and carbs promotes an insulin spike and gets those nutrients back in your system to help repair the tissue you just broke down during your workout. For the best results (if you’re going for a lean tone body) your supplement should generally contain between 250-500 calories.»
Hardgainer Mindset to Bring About Muscle Magic
People who are very thin and are giving their best to gain some pounds and still facing difficulty are classified as hardgainers. While some people blame their genetics, others believe that it’s the efficiency of their metabolism that burns out their calories throughout the day. How to gain muscle is indeed a challenging question for hardgainers. Gaining weight is all about eating more and training hard. If you follow this direction you will consistently see your muscles growing and weight increasing.»
Best Post Workout Nutrition
Your post-workout nutrition is by far one of the most important meals of the day. Your energy will be running low from the exertion that you just put your body through, and your muscles will be trying desperately to repair themselves. It comes as a shock to me that most people I come in contact with at the gym don’t get their post-workout required nutrients. Why? If you’re putting yourself through all that hard work, doesn’t it make sense to give your body what it needs to progress and recover?»
