Many people exercise and lift weights for years without seeing any progress. It’s important to remember that when weightlifting, it’s necessary to push your body harder every time, ripping muscles so that they will grow back stronger. This means you have to consistently increase the weight you are lifting on any given exercise (by small increments) and then give the muscle time to heal. The problem with many lifters is they go for quantity, which will never create bulk. Other More »

In deciding on a diet for a muscular physique, you first need to decide what type of muscle you want to build. There are two main categories: bulk and cut. Bulk deals with raw power and is not overly concerned with how the physique looks. Cut is when you keep a lean physique to better define your muscles. If you have ever seen Strong Man competitions on television then you have seen bulky physiques. Fitness shows have the extreme end of a cut physique. Since these are two drastically different More »

Bodybuilding is all about lifting weights, and plenty of them! Weight lifting is also referred to as “resistance strength training”. That is because in order for the muscle fibers and muscle groups to grow, they must be quite literally torn apart! It is by stressing the muscle fibers during weight lifting, that they are able to build into bigger and stronger muscles. That is also why nutrition also plays a critical role in bodybuilding. The stressed muscle fibers will take the nutrients you put into your body, and rebuild into stronger More »

For people who wish to gain muscle and acquire a body image that makes them feel comfortable, there are certain exercises that can be done and foods to eat that will help people. Exercises will help boost the strength and health of muscles. There are many exercises that will specifically train certain muscles. For instance, crunches are great for improving abdominal muscle strength, and dumbbell flies are great for training pectoral muscles. Understanding the importance of sets and repetitions are More »