Bodybuilding Tips To Become A Strong Bodybuilder

By Ricardo d Argence

There are many varied ideas on what "plan" should be used to build muscle. On one thing they do agree, however. You must have a regimen.

The best way to start your new muscle building plan involves setting up an objective. That means you need to devise a goal and draw up the needed plans to follow it. There is a lot of information out there that and exploring such info will lead to a desire to achieve which eventually can be parlayed into success with the right motivation.

The following list of tips may not be best for all parties but they do cover a number of helpful points. That is why they are well worth considering.

1. Don't begin any serious weight lifting or body building regimen without consulting a physician first.

2. Set your goals out in advance. By clearly defining your expectations of a new bodybuilding program, you will have a realistic timeframe. When goals are unreachable you will be setting yourself up for failure. This can lead to wanting to quit which serves no purpose. Why become your own worst enemy? Stick with setting helpful long term goals that will deliver the results that you seek. You can reach them if you try.

3. Consider the costs. If you aren't already using a budget, start one. Then, determine what amount of discretionary funds you have available for your bodybuilding program. This will determine whether you can afford to have a home gym or if your needs would better be served by joining a club. Joining a club is still a good short-term introduction before spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on equipment that might not be appropriate for your needs.

4. Look towards more viable and less expensive alternatives to purchasing brand new equipment. Used equipment may end up working just as well as a new model. Why pay full price for a new release when an old model can work just as well.

5. You can combine club membership with your home gym. Purchase less expensive free weight equipment for use at home and join a gym to have access to the more expensive equipment. You can design your entire workout routines around a combination such as this.

6. Always eat healthy. This is a point that can never be stressed enough. The best bodybuilding aids center on good nutrition. Look for recommendations from a licensed dietician. Look into free seminars on diet and nutrition. Learn as much as you can about quality food and then devise a healthy diet.

7. When you use dietary supplements, be sure you know full well what you are putting into your body. Look at the packaging instructions as closely as possible. Seek your doctor's advice on the regimen that you are following. In particular, you may wish to seek the help of a qualified sport's medicine doctor.

8. Treat yourself right. While you will certainly need to push yourself in order to achieve certain goals, you do not want to make your workout program a self-defeating one. Overworking yourself can lead to making a number of unfortunate mistakes that will undermine your ability to succeed. OCD style approaches to bodybuilding are not what anyone will find helpful. - 17274

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In A Healthy Kitchen - American Brands Are Best

By Nick Jaggs

This is a very bold statement to be made when you look at some of the aspects involved in American manufacturing. If you look at their automotive industry the cars that they now produce aren't world class today. However, in the kitchen for those who lead a raw food lifestyle or those who care about health and nutrition then buying American made kitchen equipment is vital.

Both raw foodists and health enthusiasts expect considerably more from their kitchen gadgets than you or I would. The juicer they have in many cases will often be used as a kettle. Whilst the blender they have not only will be used a lot more regularly but will be required to complete very demanding blending tasks as well.

As for a dehydrator or food dryer these will be used more than the oven that the person has in their kitchen to ensure that the nutrients found in foods are preserved so providing them with a wide array of nutritious foods to eat. If you are someone who is thinking about buying such equipment to improve one's health and change one's lifestyle there are certain things you need to be take into consideration to ensure that you select the right sorts of kitchen equipment.

Of course value for money is an important consideration especially over the long term. Typically one would expect to pay 2 or 4 times as much for an American made blender, juicer or dehydrator, but over the long term the returns you get from these machines when used in a healthy kitchen makes the most economical. Yes you want equipment that will last but you also want equipment that can tackle more demanding tasks and this is where the American made equipment outshines the normal kitchen appliances one can purchase.

You may have a juicer at home already however this one is unlikely to be able to grind nuts into butter or create a fresh sorbet from frozen foods instantly. However, if you choose to buy the Champion Juicer manufactured in California getting these types of tasks done is very easy to do. But be aware you pay for what you get and when you realize just what this machine is capable of and how durable it is the price seems to pale somewhat.

Don't expect the blender you got in your local electrical store to be able to create flour from dried chick peas in less than 1/2 minute or to create a vegetable or raw fibrous greens smooth soup, because they can't. These machines don't have the capability and within a few weeks of using one in such a fashion it will begin to fail. This however is not what will happen with the American VitaMix or Blendtec blenders.

Raw fooders who fail to recognize the above fact in the beginning will end up wasting considerable amounts of money on some normal domestic blenders before they realize that the American ones we mention offer them in the long term better value for money. If you are after versatility and variety where food is concerned a food dehydrator that can create dried snacks and recipes is to be considered. There are many machines available but the Excalibur Dehydrator from California is not only far superior to many other models but it is much larger as well.

When it comes to juicers I have to agree that the Champion Juicer that declares it is "The World's Finest Juicer" is. The first Champion Juicer I had has now been given to my son because when they brought out a new black one following more colour choices being made in the UK I wanted to replace it. However the juicer that my son now has I had for nearly 20 years and yes it looks a bit rough around the edges, but who cares?

There are other juicers available, but not many that you can say have been used regularly for more than 20 years and still work like they have just come out of the box. Plus this one hasn't been used solely for juicing, it has been regularly used to create healthy fruit ice cream by having frozen bananas and raspberries rammed through it with some considerable force. Over a period of more than 50 years there have been over a million of these juicers sold worldwide. But more would have been sold if like the today's brand managers the producers of this juicer had remembered to use "built in obsolescence" when marketing it. Today the Champion Juicer which comes in four different colours is available in the UK through UK Juicers Limited visit them at www.ukjuicers.com.

As for the Blendtec Total Blender most people will have seen this featured on an episode of "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross" where he showed that it can easily blend a mobile phone. When you visit the manufacturer's website for this particular food blender there are series of videos showing that it is able to blend anything from baseballs to lava lamps. This may well be overstating how powerful this kitchen equipment is, but it does provide you with the assurance that the money you spend will provide you with a piece of equipment that can cope with any task set for it in a raw fooder's kitchen. Whereas a normal domestic blender will begin to disintegrate very quickly.

Dehydrating allows you to create a range of healthy foods with gentle heat such as fruits, fruit leathers, energy bars, crackers, vegetables meals and complete meals that an outdoor enthusiast can carry with them. Not only does this equipment help to keep more of the foods nutrients within them but it enables you to store them for much longer. Aficionados of these dehydrators soon learn that the best ones are those that offer horizontal air flow drying like that found in a fan oven, instead of the stacking tray kinds. These ones dry out the food less evenly and to ensure that everything does get dried out evenly during the drying process you will need to move the trays up and down.

The Excalibur Dehydrator which is made in Sacramento, California for more than 30 years now is one of the most reliable on the market today. It comes from a part of the US where seasonal produce is readily available and where people still like to prepare and store foods in their homes for future use using traditional methods. To get hold of the Excalibur Dehydrator and other kinds of American health food machines mentioned they are being imported into the UK by health enthusiasts at UK Juicers.

You may find it difficult to understand why as a Brit I am recommending that health enthusiasts look abroad to purchase reliable kitchen appliances rather than here. But if performance and long term value are vital to you then, just as they are for other health enthusiasts then these American brands should be your only choice as they will certainly deliver what is required of them. - 17274

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Personal Trainer Job Will Make You Your Own Successful Boss

By Jaque Moss

If you have ever fantasized about being your own boss, you know that stating a new business is expensive and risky. Many new businesses fail and the owners lose all of their investment. For an investment of just $34.97 you can learn the secrets of becoming your own boss.

This product is actually a complete guide on how you can become a personal trainer (a certified one at that), how you can put up your own training business and became a success in the process. Personal Training Job will give you all this plus more and you will know more about it by visiting its website, http://www.personaltrainerjob.com/.

The creator of this unique program is Joe Dynasty. Joe is a very successful personal trainer who services are constantly in demand. He decided to share his experience and knowledge with other people so that they could enjoy the same satisfaction that he has.

The site will tell you about the opportunities available for personal trainers. It will take you through the steps you need to complete to become certified in this burgeoning field. There is minimal investment in a business like personal trainer since you are selling a service not a product. You make more money than you thought possible.

This guide shows you all the things you need to know to start your business and make it a success. Your services will be in demand and you'll be able to decide how much you want to make.

Personal trainers aren't tied to a nine to five schedule and they don't have to punch a clock. You can visit your clients in their own homes and work when you want. The job satisfaction you get from helping others adds to your success.

The site will also provide you with the forms you will need for your new clients. There is a form for medical history, exercise history and a pricing sheet. There is also an initial consultation form and a liability waiver. There are forms which explain your refund and cancellation policies.

All these form can easily cost you $80. With Personal Training Job however, you need not pay anything. It is already included in the price package of the guide.

The guide is in a form of an e-book that will teach you the step-by-step ways to get you certified, how to find your niche and stand out compared to other personal trainers, know the correct charges applied to customers and best of all, to know how you can get clients to keep on signing up.

The site included all these information and more in a direct, matter of fact manner that is very easy to digest. It can also prove to be convincing and easy to do. The design of the site is simple but provided with enough images and clickable icons that will keep the visitors from getting bored.

It doesn't cost anything to look at the site and it could change the direction of you entire life. The entire pack age is only $35 and it can open up a world of possibilities for you. This isn't much to pay and the benefits can be huge in terms of salary and job satisfaction. Take a look today. - 17274

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Avoiding the HCG Clinics with HCG Diet Direct

By Amelia Handley

No! They aren't. For a lot of people they aren't even the right answer. Dieting is difficult so anything that makes it easier or more comfortable is a good thing. And anything that does the opposite is a bad thing. Many see HCG clinics as...well, clinical. They can come off feeling cold and uncomfortable. For these people online options like those offered by HCG Diet Direct are a must.

The first advantage of the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula in comparison to HCG clinics is that you don't have to go into a clinic. It's okay if you're letting loose with a gusty sigh of relief right now. None of us find "clinical" settings that comfortable. And you can guarantee that one visit wouldn't be the end of the story at any HCG Clinic. They require many, frequent visits before the program is complete.

The second advantage of the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula in comparison to HCG clinics is that all natural aspect. The formula is administered orally in drops. The HCG Clinics often offer HCG injections; which while based on the use of human chorionic gonadotropin (a natural element found in the human body) are dependent upon the insertion of the needle (a foreign object that many of us just don't want be that close to). So you have the homeopathic benefit of knowing that you aren't introducing a strange or unknown substance (or object) into your body.

The third advantage of the homeopathic formula is that it's far more affordable than the typical HCG clinics popping up on every corner. HCG clinics have to charge more because they have high operating costs. They also charge more because they can. HCG methods of weight loss have only recently become popular amongst the general public and many say that one reason this occurred was because it was offered at a more affordable price. Others say that the reason it's been offered at more affordable prices is because the general public demanded it after discovering it existed!

And...we have to also point out that the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula is available online. You can buy it today. And it ships immediately. You don't need an appointment. There's no waiting period. You don't have to visit an office. None of that is required.

Basically...you've got a natural evolution here right in front of your eyes. The HCG injection has been improved and replaced by the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula as offered by HCG Diet Direct. There are no side effects. There is no decrease in the amount of average weight loss results. There are no negatives and all positives. It's a hard choice...but I know you can make the right decision. - 17274

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Amelia Handley studied exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.

How To Gain Muscle - Healthily

By Phil Edgar

Hello there! You've probably stumbled upon this article after searching the net for a while, trying to find information on how to gain muscle. I can tell you from my first hand experience that 99% of the gain muscle information online is either false or aimed at people who find it easy to gain muscle due to their genetic makeup.

If you want to be 100% sure that you're going to gain muscle instead of wasting your time and money, then you can download a professionally written how to gain muscle program from the internet. Everyone is different - weigh different, different strength levels, different body fat levels etc.

This means that every single person who wants to gain muscle has a different starting point.

You may want to start gaining muscle straight away or you may want to lose a few pounds of body fat before you start gaining muscle. Whichever way you want to start off, you'll need to know exactly how to go about it, as you can't do both, contrary to popular belief!

A downloadable muscle gain program will show you lots - including how to eat properly and healthily. It'll teach you all about the things to eat, how to cook them, how many calories and nutrients to intake everyday and at what times of the day to eat what.

It'll also teach you how to train. If your aim is to bulk up, then you should be training with heavy weights, no more than three times per week. It'll show you exactly what exercises to perform and on what days. How many reps to perform and how many sets to perform.

You'll learn lots of other cool stuff on top of that like the importance of rest, how much sleep to get, the importance of hormones (testosterone, growth hormone, insulin etc) and how to naturally manipulate them for your advantage. Plus other stuff that you've probably never even heard of before!

You can download a top how to gain muscle program from the net right now for about the price of a tub of protein. What this means is that you won't have to waste anymore time or money on going to the gym or buying supplements. You can just get straight to gaining muscle fast - guaranteed! - 17274

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What Is a Good Liquid Diet for Weight Loss?

By Jesse Regan

There are many identified methods that claim to lose weight, most common of these is exercise and going to the gym, even sports are also believed to help lose weight too. Liquid-diet weight loss programs are also gaining popularity in many obese patients; others use it for different reasons such as detoxification of their body. Basically, these liquid-diet programs use liquids or juices to replace the solid meal that is causing the person's obesity. Common sense tells us that this kind of diet program would definitely promote weight loss since there are no more fats and other cholesterols that enter the body. Nevertheless, despite its positive result of making a person slim, stopping you intake of foods that give you essential nutrients is not healthy. So read on ahead and find out for yourself some of the liquid-diet programs that are popular today.

Medifast is a low calorie diet that will bring about rapid weight loss - in the region of 2-5 pounds per week. The diet is undertaken by purchasing meal replacement products from Medifast that will provide an optimal calorie and nutrient amount for both men and women.

In following this diet program, the person takes up to 5 times a day an assortment of puddings and soups as the replacement to his or her daily solid meals. The program also has its own supplemental meal consisting of a "lean and green" meal composed of a cup of vegetables and a piece of meat. The program divides its 5 meals a day with a 2-3 hours interval and a strict rule to the person to only have a liquid (water) intake of 64 ounces each day during the program. Calorie intake is also controlled in the program and allows only a maximum of 1000 cal per day. Though this liquid-diet program recommended having the supervision of a doctor, its food products can be purchase without one. Medifast offers a lot of food choices but their popular product is their shakes. All their food products claim to have the capacity to provide the essential nutrients to its user while undergoing the diet program.

2. Optifast Therapy - This is a wide-ranging approach to reduce or eliminate obesity in a person, and is already available to any interested persons in the U.S and Canada. Not only that, foreign obese person's can now also avail of this liquid-diet program since it is now already sold worldwide. Created by the Novartis Medical Nutrition Corporation, this liquid-diet program is planned for people suffering obesity. Individuals who are overweight and experiencing health problems caused by their excessive weight may also take the program.

Shakeology is one of the latest innovations in Liquid-diets. It is a product from Beachbody that is packed to give you a full supply of vitamins, reaching 23 vitamins in all counts, minerals and other essential compounds that will allow you to effectively absorb the nutrients you take. This is still a liquid-diet because it is in shake form.

So, there you have it. A list of popular liquid-diet weight loss programs for any person obese enough to demand such overweight remedies. But remember, never fully substitute these liquid-diets to solid foods and always try to balance it up with supplements such as tonics and juice supplements so to keep you healthy as you undergo these weight loss programs.

There you have the best samples of tips about diet and getting fit. - 17274

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Get To Know How To Start Bodybuilding After 40

By Scott Fisher

Now is a great time to turn your chubby or unfit body into an athletic figure. There is no reason to believe that bodybuilding over 40 is less effective than it was 20 years ago. However, there are some precautions you should take to protect your health as you exercise.

Once you have researched bodybuilding and feel you understand the elements of fitness over 40, you should also study the success of other men and women bodybuilders your age. Find several people with body types and fitness goals similar to your own and use them as role models. Use them to create your own training schedule and program. Also, note how gradually they began training, including their reps, weights, and cycles.

When you first start bodybuilding over 40 you should probably choose a longer cycle that will give you more rest. Your body will need extra time for renewal and repair because it is not accustomed to this activity. In an ideal program, you would exercise a muscle group on day 1, rest the next two days, train another group on day 4, and rest for two days. On day 7 you would train the remaining muscle group or groups and then rest another two days before starting the cycle again. As your skill and fitness level advances, you can shorten your rest and your cycle if you prefer.

Do not push yourself in the beginning by adding too much weight. Younger people often start off with too much weight. They cannot really start at a higher weight than you, but their bodies can repair the damage they are causing more quickly. In fact, you should start out at a very low weight. This amount varies, but make sure it is low enough so that you can maintain control at all times and perform the proper movements.

You should begin bodybuilding over 40 by using higher repetitions with your lighter weights. 15 reps are a good place to start. Some experts recommend a "periodized" style where every other cycle you use slightly more weight but perform fewer reps. It will be up to you to determine when your body can repair and renew fast enough to begin this type of training. Eventually, you will be able to lower the reps and add weight at every cycle.

If you want to prevent injury and get the maximum benefit from your training, you should start with a thorough warm up. After stretching, most experts recommend a light 5 to 10 minute session of cardio. Afterwards, you should warm up the body part you are targeting that day by lifting half of the weight for about 10 reps. For example, if your goal for that day is to lift 200 pounds, you should warm up with 100 pounds or less.

If you have a prior injury, you will need to protect it. Even if your injury is more than a decade old, you will have to take caution not to re-injure yourself. Always talk to your doctor before beginning a bodybuilding routine, especially if you have been hurt before. Your doctor may recommend you use a brace or avoid certain movements.

These simple recommendations will help you practice safe bodybuilding over 40. If you have more questions or are concerned you may injure yourself, consult a certified trainer. They can show you how to train your body. Using caution and asking for help will prepare you for a more intense workout down the road and get you started on the path to fitness. - 17274

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Liquid Diets Are Not Good For Weight Loss

By Walter Marsaki

Many people wonder about liquid diets in order to lose weight. Want to know the truth about them?

It is not good to take liquid diets for many days. You may burn a little bit of fat, but you will also burn muscles of your body.

Your body will not get all the required energy for its functioning from the liquid diet. So what will it do?

At first, the body will try to get energy by burning fat then later on will burn muscles to gain more energy. So you will lose muscles with continued use of liquid diets.

Once you start eating solid food, the weight that you lost might come back again. But the muscles are unlikely to be back so easily.

When you lose muscles, you will become weaker. You have to do regular exercises in order to gain back the muscles.

As muscle loss equals weakness, so you are causing a lot of harm to your body by using liquid diets.

Most people are not accustomed to low calorie intake that you get from liquid diets. Most liquid diets will consist of calories in the range of 400-800 per day.

Drastic reduction in calories might cause a lot of unwanted side effects. Thus it is better if you try to lose weight slowly and steadily and not aim for overnight weight loss.

The major problems associated with liquid diets are muscle loss, sudden and drastic reduction in calorie intake, weakness and keeping the weight off.

Remember that you cannot continue liquid diets forever. Once you start solid foods, it can get pretty difficult to maintain the weight loss. The weight is likely to come back. As such, liquid dieting is a temporary solution.

Sometimes, you might gain back more weight than when you started out. At other times, you might gain back atleast some of the weight you lost during dieting.

These temporary solutions will cause muscle loss more than real fat loss. They can also cause metabolic rate to drop.

Beware of continuing liquid diets for a long time. They might cause serious health problems.

Being on liquid diets for many days might cause damage to kidneys and lungs. Your immune system may also become weak with liquid dieting. These are important organs of the body and one should be careful regarding them.

I am sure, no one will like to cause permanent damage to these organs. Hence it is better to try to lose weight through healthy methods.

Remember - liquid dieting may not at all be effective for long term weight loss. So it is not a recommended method of shedding pounds. - 17274

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Bleeding Hemroids - Best Remedies for Your Relief

By John Cole

The most severe form of hemroids is bleeding hemroids. A key thing to remember is that not all rectal bleeding may be linkede to hemorrhoids. The best way to discover if you do have a hemroid is to seek a Doctor. There are many tests and investigations that are done to decide if you have internal hemroids or external hemroids.

Many of us have no idea about prolapse of an anal cushion.These are known as hemroids.Though the state of being swollen will not exist for long, the after effect is very crucial , as it results in painful bowel movements or bleeding in your stool.

Bleeding hemroids is when there is a blockage of blood in the rectum. When blood is blocked off too long, the veins can not stand the pressure. When you sit down, it squeezes the vein which makes you feel pain in the rectum. The squeezing actually puts more pressure onto the veins and leads to bleeding hemorrhoids.

Constipation is a condition when solid excretory matter evacuated from the bowels becomes hard. Quite often this leads to hemorrhoids. Usual rubbing of the anal passage results in bleeding, which is observed in the stools. Though it is not an alarming condition, it should not be neglected. The sooner you find out how to stop bleeding hemorrhoids, the better it will be.

Bleeding hemorrhoids occur most often in people who are overweight due to the constant pressure placed on the lower half of the body. If you have a family history of hemorrhoids you are more likely to suffer from them. Pregnant women are also at high risk. Fortunately they generally disappear after the delivery of the baby.

Once you've been diagnosed with this condition, you need to start treatment for bleeding hemorrhoids. You can resort to allopathic treatment, homoeopathy, and herbal cure to get relief from the symptoms of this condition. In addition to whatever treatment you are following, it would be a good idea to incorporate foods that are high in fiber, so that you can prevent or reduce constipation, which, in turn will put less pressure on your anal canal.

VENAPRO gives you some relief when searching for some remedies. VENAPRO can actually cure bleeding hemorrhoids and brings satisfaction to its customers. ZENMED Ziro Cream and AVATROL are other good remedies. - 17274

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Start With the Best Muscle Building Supplements By Reading Reviews

By Aaron Wilding

There are a lot of muscle building supplements on the market right now. This can make it really hard for anyone to know what supplements are actually going to work for them and which ones are not. If you're looking for a supplement to use, try looking at online reviews and awards to see which are popular and seem to be working for others.

You can find user review sites all over the internet. Sometimes the reviews are helpful, but sometimes they are not. Don't base your opinion about a particular supplement on just one review, make sure you read several from trusted sources to really get an idea of how good a supplement might be.

Another great way to find out which muscle building supplements and brands are worth checking out is to look for the ones that have won awards. For example, Bodybuilding.com recently published their winners for their 2009 supplement awards.

These awards are based on not just which products are the top sellers, but also on which ones users voted for the most. In this way awards are also like a large group review of the different products on the market. For example, for four years now BSN nutrition has won the 'Brand of the Year' award. Do you think, then, that this is a brand worth considering?

Awards like this have given companies like BSN nutrition a good following. This is one way that they become a brand that others use and respect. But this doesn't just go for BSN. Others that have constantly been nominated for such awards include Optimum Nutrition, Dymatize, Universal, and many others.

Awards and reviews can give you a good place to start you're looking to add supplements to your nutrition plan as a way to improve your physique. The problem is that even after reading about all the reviews and awards you'll still have to see how any particular muscle building supplement reacts in your body. This is why there is so much debate over different supplements: some work well for some while they don't work for others.

Keep it safe while you're experimenting with different supplements, but you're going to have to put the time and money into it to find what works. But also keep in mind that if your nutrition and workout discipline are not in line yet you may not get good results from your supplements anyway.

So work hard to get your workout and nutrition plan right first. Once you have that part down you can start looking into which muscle building supplements to try. That's when you'll find that they give you the most bang for your buck. - 17274

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Muscle building supplements can be a great addition to your nutrition plan to gain more muscle, lose extra weight, or reach any other goal you've set out to accomplish. You should learn more about brands like BSN nutrition, Cytosport, Universal, and others to see how they can help you reach your goals.

Lifting Heavy Weights Makes Women Shrink, Not Grow - Women's Personal Trainer in Washington, DC Discloses Why

By Josef Brandenburg

You may have heard this warning more than once, if you are a female who is fond of workouts - Avoid lifting heavy weights, unless bulking up is what you want. This common piece of advice couldn't be more wrong. Your DC based personal trainer explains the truth about what would happen to women who lift heavy weights.

Why is it impossible for women to build up muscles like men in spite of lifting heavy weights?

One reason is that the levels of testosterone hormone in men and women are not the same. The only difference is that women have only 15 to 20 times less the amount of testosterone hormone than men. But this difference is enough to keep women from building the kind of bulky muscles that men can. That is why it is absolutely fine if women lift heavy weights assuming that their health and physical strength supports this.

The truth about what will happen when women lift heavy weights?

Since women have a little amount of testosterone, their body gets toned up instead of developing bulk muscles whenever they lift weights. They end up developing muscle without mass, because of the lower testosterone levels.

* More sets and repetitions lead to development of muscle bulk; however women restrict themselves to lesser repetitions.

When men lift weights, they tend to do more number of repetitions using heavy weights. Women on the other hand use small weights. Hence, they do not develop volume, just strength.

* Heavy weights build strength, not size.

Women who lift heavy weights only end up gaining all of the strength and none of the bulk. While lifting weights, the muscles are as stressed as much as the nervous system. This is going to provide women with neurological improvement and better muscle strength but not size.

* There advantages of lifting weights are manifold for women

Now that all your doubts regarding weightlifting and bulk in women have been clarified, you have every reason to take up lifting heavy weights, provided your health and physical conditions allow it.

Lifting heavy weights has several benefits, so you are doing yourself more harm than good by keeping away from heavy weights. It improves your muscle strength and also ensures that connective tissues and bones become stronger. This helps you in dealing with health issues that occur with old age like osteoporosis. - 17274

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How to Increase Muscle Mass Fast

By Mark Petterson

Almost everybody wants to have some muscles with the exception of sumo wrestlers. If you want to achieve muscles the fastest way, then you need to strictly follow a very effective muscle building routine and remain faithful to it. Set your goals and really push yourself in realizing them.

In addition to the usual fitness equipment, there are some products that have surfaced that claim to help you increase your muscle mass in less time. But you need to be wary with these products if you so decide to include them in your routine. Bear in mind that not all you hear and see are true, especially if they promise quick results.

You have heard of protein bars and shakes that are supposedly designed to help you gain muscle mass, right? Well, some of them do deliver expected results. Some of them do not. The same can be said on other fitness products. When you want to try out any product to get you the muscles you desire, it is prudent that you seek expert opinion first.

But still, nothing compares to building muscles the old fashioned way.You have to carry some weights, stick to your exercise routines, and really watch what you eat. You might be in some pain but as what the old saying says, no pain, no gain.

Speaking of diet, you can help gain more muscle mass by greatly reducing or eliminating your saturated fats intake. You need to feast on essential fats since they really take good care of your body. Take out some fatty items from your menu like French fries, burgers, and hotdogs.

You can also increase your muscle mass by taking in essential vitamins and minerals. Your body will need them provide you with an energy boost when you do your workout routines. Also, give your body adequate rest. Overworking your muscles hamper the development of your muscles and making them more prone to fatigue. It would be better if you can sleep at least six hours everyday.

There is always no substitute for hard work. You have to understand that muscle building is a long process and that there are no fast and easy solutions to get what you want. You have to work for it. It might take you a lot of time, but if you persevere and stay true to your course, then all your effort will be worthwhile. - 17274

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