This page may contain affiliate links. We earn commissions when you purchase through these links. Learn more Ask anyone who used to be smaller, “How hard is gaining muscle really?” and the answer will undoubtedly be “very hard.” Hypertrophy is not only a calorically intensive process, but the entire process of building muscle requires a[Read More]
Bodybuilding
How to Get Stronger and Build More Muscle in 3 Months – Fitness and Power
It’s been months if not years now, and yet your training program is still the same. That isn’t necessarily bad, but if you’ve reached several plateaus in your muscle and strength building efforts and can’t seem to bust any of them, that’s a good indicator that something needs to be changed. And this is a[Read More]
5 Rules Every Natural Bodybuilder Should Follow – Fitness and Power
If you’ve decided to turn to natural bodybuilding you’ve made the real choice. Not only do you avoid the dangerous side-effects of roids by becoming a natural bodybuilder, but you’ll achieve some real gains in muscles, as you must be aware how unreliable roid gains can be. However, this decision will take you to working[Read More]
12 Reasons Why You Should Start Cutting Fat as Soon as Possible – Fitness and Power
There are always periods when we let ourselves go a bit and like to indulge in our favorite foods, not minding how much we eat. Before we know it, we no longer recognize the person we see in the mirror. Muscle is there, but you can hardly see it underneath those slabs of fat. When[Read More]
How to train your arms smarter – Fitness and Power
Let’s take a look at the anatomy of the upper arm. Upper arms are composed of a set of two muscle groups – the triceps and the biceps. The biceps has two heads, and the triceps has three. Each head can be hit with a separate exercise. You could work the biceps, for example, with[Read More]
Reduce Your Rest periods To Gain Muscle – Fitness and Power
Did you know you can speed up your muscle development and gain muscle if you pay attention to one, very often neglected factor of training – rest periods between sets. You can increase your workout intensity and spend less time in the gym by manipulating the rest time between sets. Reduce rest periods By reducing[Read More]
How to Control the Insulin to Burn the Fat – Fitness and Power
Insulin is an anabolic hormone produced by the beta cells in your pancreas. As most fitness trainees know, anabolic hormones are a good thing; they help build muscle tissue and as that’s the primary goal of weight training/bodybuilding, it’s worth getting insulin on your side. However, insulin one of the hormones associated with digestion and[Read More]
6 Best High Glycemic Carbs to Build Muscle – Fitness and Power
Even though mainstream health wisdom condemns carbs now more than ever, bodybuilders know that the high-carb, low-fat diet is their best friend when it comes to both building mass and performance. Your muscles want glycogen and you better let them have it if you’re hoping for a skin stretching pump and new muscle growth! Of[Read More]
A Carb Cycling Trick To Help You Get Lean and in Shape – Fitness and Power
Among the hundreds of myths circling in the fitness and bodybuilding community, one of the biggest and most enduring is that if you’re having trouble getting lean, carbs are the main culprit. You must have also heard that ‘carbs are the devil’. That is why there are so many people out there who’ve been fooled[Read More]
33 Testosterone Boosting Foods – Fitness and Power
Exercise is an important part of looking and feeling good! Let’s be honest here; you want to look good not because you are thinking about a long and enjoyable retirement playing golf in Florida but because you want to look like an action hero when you head off to the beach or park! So, chances[Read More]