When it comes to building strength and muscle mass the negative portion of the exercise is often overlooked. Max Bench Press contestants, bodybuilders and pro athletes all use negatives to improve strength and to build muscle and to get an edge in their sport. So how can you use negatives? Let me explain. 3 phases…
The purpose of the board press is to train specific ranges of the pressing motion in order to increase overall power for a bigger bench press. This is actually pretty simple. The lifter places a stack of boards on his chest. The bar is lowered until it touches the boards, and is pressed back up. The…
With literally hundreds of different supplements available and so many that are based on bogus claims and ridiculous hype, it’s almost impossible to find even one that delivers results. In my opinion after using the supplement Beta-Alaine for over 2 months along with my own unbiased research you can now add Beta Alanine to the…
When trying to add muscle to your frame you need to understand that you have to consume more calories than your body requires to maintain your current body weight. This means you have to eat more of everything; especially protein rich foods. Protein is important in both maintaining and building muscle. Many bodybuilders eat huge…
Beta-Alanine Supposedly much of Beta-Alanine’s effects come through boosting the synthesis of an intramuscular dipeptide (two amino acids) called carnosine. To function effectively, muscle cells rely on the powerful intracellular buffer carnosine to avoid becoming acidic (low pH) during exercise. If you want your muscles to remain strong and maintain powerful contractions, they need to…
Your body and muscles is approximately 75%!!! So it should come to no surprise that you need to stay hydrated to build muscle. 5 IMPORTANT reasons why water is critical to your bodybuilding GOALS (1) Maximum Strength. Hydration means best possible strength. Strength can decrease by as much as 15% with a decrease in optimum hydration levels of…
1. Dont starve yourself!!! You must eat after your workout. After your workout routine your body is desperately looking for any source to convert glucose into glycogen so your muscles can begin to repair themselves and grow. All fitness experts who have obtained a “Ph.D” agree if you don’t eat after exercise, your body breaks…
Catabolism is the breakdown of muscle tissue to produce energy. This is something you want to avoid at all costs when trying to build muscle. It is already difficult enough to build muscle as it is so why let your hard earned muscle tissue get eaten away? The opposite of catabolism is anabolism, the state…
When is the best time to take creatine for the best strength and muscle building results? I have to admit; there is a lot of varying opinions on how and when to take creatine supplements. Some sources say you have to take creatine first thing in the morning, others say before your workout, others say after…
The best way to explain how creatine works to build muscle is to give you a real life example everyone who lifts weights can relate to. I’ll start off with a bench press example. This is how I know for a fact that creatine supplementation works!!! Let’s say you want to get 5 reps with…