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Fix those clicking shoulders. . The regular lateral raise can cause clicking and irritation that we talked about earlier in the week. . Add this simple tweak to the movement: halfway up the rep begin to rotate the dumbbell up and end with it pointed to the ceiling. . By doing this you allow the...

This study found that lower body muscle groups recovered from damaging isolation movements more quickly than upper body muscles. For bodybuilders, isolation days can be important for bringing up lagging muscle groups, and this study shows that you can add in more isolation days for the lower...

All of our muscle contractions are controlled by neurons from the brain and spinal cord. By focusing on a specific muscle while working out, we can increase the neuronal activity to the specific muscle, meaning more muscle fibers will be activated by the nervous system. . This is called...

Should You Lift Weights Before Doing Cardio? Or Do Cardio Before Weights? You’re a busy man. So when you work out, you aim to get in both strength training and cardio exercise in a single session. But should you do weights or cardio first? To help me answer that question, I talked to my...

Do you squat ass to grass? . Squats are one of the most common & best compound leg exercises there is. It involves the majority of your major muscles; the calves, quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus, back and abdominal muscles. Studies have looked into the squat extensively to get insight on correct...

Why is it that cardio is always the hot topic of fitness discussion and seems to be the fix all solution to burning fat? As we have all learned and I have written about in the past that cardio is not the fix all solution when it comes to body compositional changes anymore. New times have...

Achieving just about any goal is simple: there are some things you must do, and there are some things you shouldn't do. We make these "do it" and "don't do it" decisions all day long. They add up. And all of them involve willpower, whether it's doing the tough exercise you really don't want to...

🔹In our entire body we have only have about 2,000 calories worth of carbs stored. About 400 calories or 100 grams of that is in our liver as glycogen. The other 1600 are spread across all the muscles in our body (400 grams). - ⬇️It’s important to know that only the muscles being trained will...

For any given lifter at any given time, some exercises are better than others. By "better" I mean a more optimal benefit/drawback ratio. What makes an exercise "better?" Lots of things: . • Exercises you can perform safely and effectively are better. If bench presses hurt your shoulders and you...

HOW MUCH DAILY PROTEIN INTAKE IS REQUIRED TO BUILD MUSCLE?by ProSource Product Research Team Here at ProSource, in all our years of hearing from and advising athletes, probably the most common question we hear is this: Why am I not getting bigger? (Which is to say, more muscular. Hardly...

For a long time, people have been talking about “muscle memory” and that your muscles have the ability to remember stimulus. For instance, if someone was sick or injured and had to stay out of the gym for any long period of time, when they went back in, they would be able to more quickly gain...

We often hear people freak out because they AREN'T getting sore, thinking that their workouts were a waste. Here's why you don't need to be worried. . Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the muscle ache experience 24-72 hours after exercise. It is frequently referred to as a sign of a...

themusclephd ��Muscle activation is highest in the first half of the lift when your muscles are at a mechanical disadvantage and have to produce an immense amount of force to overcome the weight. The mechanical advantage increases in the second half of the lift AND your muscles...

Should you be consuming protein before you go to bed? And if so, what types of protein will optimize muscle growth? Read on to learn about pre-bed protein. Of all the factors associated with muscle growth, the single biggest barrier to*building lean mass*could be adequate protein consumption...

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<hgroup style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">Training Effectively To Build Muscle Mass with High Intensity Training and High Volume Repetitions</hgroup>Bodybuilding has been a mainstream sport and fitness activity for several decades now. However there is still a debate over...

Carbohydrates – The Master Fuel A diet rich in carbohydrates increases endurance performance because of the extra store of carbohydrates in the muscles and liver called glycogen. Work completed in the early 1980’s by David Costill at Ball State University showed that if athletes did not...

Have any of you guys notice a difference when using supplements and gear? I’ve done creatine on it’s own, gear in its own and igf in its own and now I’m doing all 3 and i can feel hardness on muscles even. I know about anavar and creatine is There any synergy with what I’m taking since it feels...

Lat Pull-Down Basicshttp://www.fitnessandpower.com/training/bodybuilding-exercises/back-exercises/5-lat-pull-variations-complete-lat-development Aesthetics aside, the benefits of having a strong back are innumerable and range from better posture and improved spine health to injury prevention and...

Yes I am old school, Yes, I like things better back in the late 70's, 80's and early 90's. I am not saying that I am correct, just giving my opinion. I remember when diuretics were outlawed after the death of a bodybuilder. I remember when Vince McMahan tried to go head to head with the IFBB...