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3 FOREARM EXERCISES - WORKOUT FOR AN OFTEN FORGOTTEN MUSCLE GROUP  by

 Steve Gaidi 		4/5/2008 at 10:49
It is a fact that most people who exercise for muscle mass concentrate on certain groups of muscles. Almost everyone at the gym pay the greatest amount of importance to developing their chests, shoulders, abs, and the upper part of their arms - biceps and triceps. Most people will also exercise their backs, mainly their upper backs. Most women, and those of the men who are more serious and more dedicated to muscle building workout, will work out their legs and behind as well.

With all this going on, it seems that one of the most important, most visible parts of the human body is often forgotten, neglected, or exercised too little - The forearms.

This is strange, when you think about it. It doesn’t make sense. A strong pair of muscular forearms is one of the most impressive things to see in a well-toned human body. So why is forearm exercising overlooked by so many?

There are two main reasons for that, in my view. One is people’s perception of priority. Chest, shoulders, abs, and biceps are looked at as the most important muscles to develop. The exercises that work on the m are the most popular, well-known to all amateur weight exercisers, and even to most non-exercising people.

The other is that many people who exercise believe their forearms are being exercised anyway, as a by-product of the other weight exercises they do. While this may be true to a certain degree, that’s a wrong way of thinking - it’s no reason ...
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FOUR TRICKS TO GETTING 6 PACK ABS  by

 David L Howard 		4/5/2008 at 10:49
Here are four "diet tricks" to help you get those six pack abs you have always wanted. In fact it is not a diet at all. It is subtle changes in your diet and a new way of thinking.

With these changes you do not have to go "low carb" or "low fat", or high or low anything to loose enough fat to be able to see your abs. The trick is in the balance of a diet that is made up of nutrient dense foods in their natural state. (eliminating as much processed food as possible).

It is the processing of foods that makes it dangerous and fattening. Most foods in their natural unprocessed state are inherently good for us.

1. Protein: Get enough quality protein in your daily diet - Protein has a high thermic effect. In fact for every 100 calories you consume the body burns 25 calories just to digest protein, thus the high thermic effect. Not to mention it’s a building block for maintaining and building lean muscle. And lean muscle is a major element for controlling your metabolism and therefore burning fat. It is a fact the more lean muscle you have the more fat you will burn. That is why weight bearing exercises have been shown to be more healthy and effective in optimizing fat loss and overall health.

2. Fiber: When it comes to the consumption of carbohydrates make sure that most all of your carbohydrate intake is from higher fiber sources like vegetables, fruits, and ...
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WEIGHT LIFTING TIPS - GROWING MUSCLES NEED THEIR REST  by

 Jon Cardozo 		4/5/2008 at 10:48
If you started a new weightlifting program recently, you probably are excited and eager to get results as soon as possible. That’s a good thing, since the motivation and desire will get you through the tough times ahead. When you’re having a bad day and are feeling too lazy to go to the gym, you need to remember why you started this program to begin with. Likewise, when you’re feeling the burning and soreness cause by lifting weights, you may be tempted to give up your commitment to muscle building all together. However, here’s something you may not have thought of before you started strength training: it’s possible to overdo it.

Just as you should be careful not to let go of your commitment, you should also be cautious and not put a strain on your body by training to hard or too often. As you progress and become a more advanced strength trainer, it will be especially important to give your muscles a day of rest. In fact, more than one expert fitness trainer has recommended that you limit yourself to less than 3 hours a week of weightlifting! To understand why, you have to remember that the actual growth of muscle occurs at rest - not in the gym. Exercising with weights will stimulate your muscles to grow, as long as they are challenged beyond their previous limits. The process of rebuilding the muscle stronger than it was before, believe it or not, occurs while you’re resting.

If you do ...
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WHY YOU SHOULD GAIN MUSCLE TO BURN FAT  by

 Jon Cardozo 		4/5/2008 at 10:48
Everywhere you look there is a new advertisement for weight loss products. It seems like every time I sit down and watch TV I see a commercial for a weight loss pill. There are billboards on the side of the highway and those annoying banners throughout cyberspace. Well, there’s a good reason for all those ads, as annoying as they may be at times. Let’s face it, millions of Americans are desperate to lose weight and would gladly shell out some cash to get some results. There’s nothing wrong with looking for a way to get rid of the fat, but wouldn’t you like to try a different, more exciting approach to burn fat? If so, there’s a method that you have probably overlooked until now, and that is strength training. I’m not saying that you should completely ignore aerobic exercises or give up on your diet plan, but there are some pretty compelling reasons to consider a weight training program when trying to lose weight.

First of all, we need to be clear that the goal is to lose fat, not just to lose weight in general. If you cut your calories drastically, you’ll definitely end up losing weight, but much of the weight will be lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is denser than fat, so don’t panic if you initially gain some weight after beginning strength training exercises. In addition to the obvious benefits (such as improving your overall physique and increasing your strength), strength training helps to ...
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HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING BUILDS MUSCLE FASTER  by

 Suparna Sinha 		4/5/2008 at 10:47
Focusing on short but tough workouts using basic movements and heavy weights is high intensity training does build muscle faster. Your workouts should be less than an hour but intense. Training To Failure is the most popular phrase used for high Intensity Training. This means that if you are doing some sort of high intensity training exercise to build muscle and keep on repeating it until you fail to do so, you have failed. We fail only if we want to. Because muscles contract and relax according to stimuli from the brain, so if we want we can make them work longer. This endurance is tested in High Intensity Training. The longer you endure the faster your muscles will grow.

High intensity training stimulates the muscles intensely but for a brief period of time.You derive the maximum benefit in a minimum amount of time. As the time required is less you preserve the precious energy your body has for other activities.

The time period between two workouts should be a lot for the muscle to develop. Because during high intensity training the muscle is under more strain and therefore needs more rest to grow.

High intensity training experts shuns steroids and supplements and feel they are a hazard to your health. Your muscle builds faster on taking these, but on discontinuing, the results are ghastly even fatal. So it is best to avoid these to build muscle and keeping them that way.

High Intensity Training to build muscle faster was created by Arthur Jones ...
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RELATIVE STRENGTH GUIDELINES FOR MMA  by

 Eric Wong 		4/5/2008 at 10:46
When I meet a mixed-martial artist for the first time, I often get asked the question, "How strong should I be?" The answer I always give is "Stronger than you were a week ago." But after that, I tend to give in and talk a little bit about how strong and in what exercises constitutes a realistic target.

However, it must be said that the most important thing for a fighter is relative strength as opposed to absolute strength. Fighters need to be as strong as possible for their particular weight class, so if getting any stronger means an increase in bodyweight, then it may not be worth it.

For example, if you fight at 170 lbs, if you can deadlift 350 lbs, there is little benefit to bringing your deadlift to 450 lbs if it means you have to bump up and fight in the 185 lb weight class. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t bump up to a 450 lb deadlift, it just means you’ll have to work on the neural component and your movement efficiency as opposed to hypertrophy.

Now, what are some general guidelines to follow when thinking about how strong you should be if you’re a mixed-martial artist? Use the following formulas to figure out a base level of strength to aim for. Plug in the weight class you fight at as opposed to your normal weight. So if you walk around at 200 lbs but you fight at 185 lbs, use 185 lbs as your multiplier.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CORE STRENGTH TRAINING PROGRAMS  by

 Jon Cardozo 		4/5/2008 at 10:46
If you’re starting any kind of strength training program, I would like to encourage you to take a moment and learn a few principles that can greatly enhance your experience.

You probably already know that weight lifting forces your muscles to resist the weight by trying to lift it, hence it causes the muscle to grow in response to the stimulus. These are the basics of muscle growth. However, if you’re planning to build large amounts of muscle over the long term, there is much more planning involved and you need to gain some more knowledge along the way. There is a high probability of injury if you do not take the time to incorporate some smart techniques. Using common sense like not lifting weights that are way beyond our capacity is good advice, and unfortunately it has to be mentioned because too many people ignore it and end up injured. In addition, regular stretching will lengthen the muscles and make them less prone to injury. However, there’s one component of strength training that you should not ignore if you’re serious about injury prevention and want to maximize your strength training program. The component is core strength training.

Why is core strength training so important? Simply put, it provides the foundation to build upper/lower body strength, whether your primary goal is increasing your running endurance or just better job performance. With this in mind, it’s easy to see why core strength training is fast becoming a popular component in fitness circles. The ...
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TOP TEN MUSCLE BUILDING EXERCISES  by

 Jonathon Allmark 		4/5/2008 at 10:45
Weight training is an extremely valuable way of training that should be considered by everyone. Whether you are trying to improve your strength, put on some major size, lose some fat or to improve your performance in specific sports, weight training is essential for the highest level of success. In the past training with weights was left to the bodybuilders. Now after research has moved on it, and the benefits are clear is used widely for many different goals. If you look at the training program for any top athlete now days, you can almost guarantee that they will have weight/resistance training incorporated in there somewhere.

As mentioned one of the most common reason for using weights for training, is to increase muscular strength and size. There are literally hundreds of exercises that can be performed to make gains in this area, all with their own advantages and disadvantages. So how do we know which ones to perform? Well everyone has there own preferences, below is a list of my top ten ’power’ moves to increase the size and strength of your muscles.

10. Seated Calve raise - I’ve added this in to put out the importance of proportions, for a well rounded physique. There is nothing worse than having great looking upper legs muscles, and them being ruined by being held up by a twig like calve! The seated calve raise is an excellent way of targeting the lower leg muscle, it really isolates the lower leg. It is also very ...
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BODY TYPES AND BODY BUILDING MUSCLE  by

 Mickele Ross 		4/4/2008 at 21:27
When trying to build muscle it is very important to first figure out what plan you should follow according to your body type. This can make a huge difference in the results you get and can save you a great deal of time and possible pain.

There are basically three body types and there are specific ways you should train for each. The three are:

Endomorphic

This body type is defined by a soft body with a rounded shape. These people usually have an over-developed digestive system and underdeveloped muscles. The problem with people that have this body type is that they have a love of food, so this is the first thing that should be worked on.

When deciding on a training plan the main goal should be to lose fat and keep it off. Going on a diet will NOT work. A lifestyle change is needed. Sweets, sugars and junk should be limited or if possible cut out all together. Your calorie intake should be lowered, but you should eat more meals per day in small quantities. Six meals a day should be the target of your eating pattern. The weight training program should be a relative light weight with a high rep range (12-15 reps). After you reach round 16-18% body fat then a training program with heavier weights and a rep rage of 8-12 should be put in place if you want to add some muscle.

Mesomorphic

These are those "naturally fit" people. If you have a rectangular figure with an upright ...
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DIET PLAN TO BUILD MUSCLE MASS  by

 Suparna Sinha 		4/4/2008 at 21:26
Let’s get few things straight. Whatever your weight is, write down your daily diet (including chips and colas) on a sheet of paper. Make 30 of such sheets for the month and write the date on top of each blank sheet. Don’t cheat. Write down everything you ate today, also the number of glasses of water you drank.

You will surely find that you are not eating enough to build muscle mass. Maybe you are eating triple the quantity of food you need to, but all the wrong kind of stuff. You feel that to build muscle mass, you need to gain weight, so hey, lets eat whatever we chance upon to find in the fridge. Some of you are undereating, much less than what your body requires, hence your frail or skinny frame.

So here is the solution. Both of you need to eat lots of protein, the true muscle builder. Protein is present in generous quantities in eggs, meat, cheese, milk, pulses and nuts. The underweights can loads of all the stuff but the obese need to be careful with nuts and meat. Just a helping of meat twice a day and a maximum of 30 grams of nuts. Also the milk has to be skimmed, otherwise the cream will add into your fat. If you take care of your protein intake in your diet plan, building muscle mass will be a lot easier.

And now carbohydrates. They are the chief energy producers and are present in starch and sugars. If ...
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BODY BUILDING SUPPLEMENTS  by

 Steffan Jensen 		4/4/2008 at 21:24
A great shaped body is one that has almost no visible fat on it and is healthy. Body builders have to follow a process under which he develops fiber for his muscles; this is done through different exercises, good rest and with proper calories. Increasing weight and having muscles is not gained with exercises only, you need supplements that help to build your muscles and remove any fat from your body. These supplements are known as body building supplements.

Vitamins are an example of these supplements. Vitamins are taken to increase the metabolic reaction in a person’s body. Through research it has been found that 90% of Americans do not get nutrition from the food they eat, therefore there is a lack of vitamins. When body building you need vitamins to provide you with strength and energy that is lost during the session. Following are some of the common used vitamins.

Vitamin C:

Vitamin C is also known as Ascorbic acid, it is a vitamin that is soluble with water. When you take a balanced amount of this vitamin your body will be able to:

1. protect your muscle cell from different types of injury.

2. it allows the binding of oxygen and hemoglobin by absorbing iron. This in result allows you to perform much better.

3. helps in the creation of steroid hormone

You can find vitamin C in tablets, drinks and capsules.

Vitamin B6:

Vitamin B6 in its pyridoxine form is well suited for body builders. Its main advantage is that it allows the utilization of metabolism ...
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 Why You Should Gain Muscle To Burn Fat

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