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		<title>How to Build More Muscle &#8211; 3 Shocking But Important Tips That People Rarely Know About Muscle Gain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Most people want to build more muscle. Whether it&#8217;s for a contest, or just to show-off at the beach during summer. They make one mistake when they&#8217;re desperate to gain those last few pounds of muscle.</p>
<p>What mistake? Before I answer that, let&#8217;s dive in to these 3 simple tips that can accelerate you muscle gains.</p>
<p>1.<b> Avoid Training More Than 2 Days In A Row</b></p>
<p>We do actually have other systems of our body to take care of besides the muscular system. They are the central nervous system, hormonal system and immune system.</p>
<p>Each of them plays their own unique role in supporting the muscular system. When you train, you place stress on the other systems too. Training a different body part everyday may seem like it&#8217;s putting off stress on the muscular system, but it&#8217;s actually harming the other systems if you train more than 2 days consecutively.</p>
<p>2. <b>End Your Training As Soon&#8230;</b></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most people want to build more muscle. Whether it&#8217;s for a contest, or just to show-off at the beach during summer. They make one mistake when they&#8217;re desperate to gain those last few pounds of muscle.</p>
<p>What mistake? Before I answer that, let&#8217;s dive in to these 3 simple tips that can accelerate you muscle gains.</p>
<p>1.<b> Avoid Training More Than 2 Days In A Row</b></p>
<p>We do actually have other systems of our body to take care of besides the muscular system. They are the central nervous system, hormonal system and immune system.</p>
<p>Each of them plays their own unique role in supporting the muscular system. When you train, you place stress on the other systems too. Training a different body part everyday may seem like it&#8217;s putting off stress on the muscular system, but it&#8217;s actually harming the other systems if you train more than 2 days consecutively.</p>
<p>2. <b>End Your Training As Soon As You Feel That You Haven&#8217;t Gotten Stronger Than The Previous Workout </b></p>
<p>What I mean is if you could bench press 100lbs for 8 reps last week, but today you could only do it for 5 reps, go home immediately!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s your body&#8217;s way of telling you that it hasn&#8217;t recovered properly from the last workout. Guess what will happen if you continue training a body part that hasn&#8217;t recovered properly? The muscles are damaged even more and need more time to recover.</p>
<p>And you are easily susceptible to a workout injury. Injuries won&#8217;t exactly heal overnight. It will take months before the doctor gives you the green light to go back to the gym. So are you still thinking of continuing with your training if your bench press was worst than the previous one&#8217;?</p>
<p>3. <b>Another End Your Training Tip</b></p>
<p>Just like Cinderella&#8217;s story, where she has to go home at 12 o&#8217;clock, you have to stop your workout when the time&#8217;s up!</p>
<p>That time limit is 60 minutes. Let me give you a biology lesson : the human body can only withstand so much punishment before it shuts down. After 60 minutes of intense iron-pumping session, you testosterone levels drastically decrease by up to 80%!</p>
<p>Testosterone is an important factor in muscle growth, in case you have no idea. Even if it&#8217;s your last set but the time&#8217;s up, drop it. Forget about it. The last set is gonna do more harm to you more than it will in stimulating new growth.</p>
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		<title>Build Muscle While Resting?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Believe it or not, nine out of ten lifters in the gym do not know this simple fact&#8230; and it&#8217;s actually a shame.營gnorance of this fact cost guys countless hours of wasted time and effort in the gym and ultimately leads to failure. They become discouraged due to the lack of results despite there greatest efforts. But why is that? The answer is simple. They do not understand the fundamentals of building muscle! Most guys have the perception that they are building muscle while they are in the gym sweating and pounding away at the weights. Actually, you are doing the exact opposite! Give me a minute and I&#8217;ll explain&#8230; During your weight training you are actually breaking down your muscles, not building them.</p>
<p>When you train properly (which means training to muscular failure) you are creating microscopic tears in your muscles. This explains the soreness that comes with the few&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Believe it or not, nine out of ten lifters in the gym do not know this simple fact&#8230; and it&#8217;s actually a shame.營gnorance of this fact cost guys countless hours of wasted time and effort in the gym and ultimately leads to failure. They become discouraged due to the lack of results despite there greatest efforts. But why is that? The answer is simple. They do not understand the fundamentals of building muscle! Most guys have the perception that they are building muscle while they are in the gym sweating and pounding away at the weights. Actually, you are doing the exact opposite! Give me a minute and I&#8217;ll explain&#8230; During your weight training you are actually breaking down your muscles, not building them.</p>
<p>When you train properly (which means training to muscular failure) you are creating microscopic tears in your muscles. This explains the soreness that comes with the few days after your workout. When your muscles heal, they rebuild themselves bigger and stronger. So what does all this mean? Why does it matter? Well by now the answer should be obvious. Your muscle growth actually takes place outside of the gym! Your recovery time is just as important (if not more important) as your time spent inside of the gym! Therefore, an adequate amount of rest between your training sessions is essential. If your muscles never have time to heal, they will never grow! It&#8217;s as simple as that. To sum it all up, make sure that you train hard the gym. Push your body as far as it can go, and then get out of the gym!燱eight lifting only breaks down your muscle, not build them. You will not develop any more muscle by spending extra time in the gym. You are just wasting time and it is actually counterproductive. If your muscles are still sore then there is no reason to train them! This means that they are still repairing from your previous workout. Too much time in the gym will cause over-training, which is a huge muscle killing mistake.</p>
<p>Best Wishes,</p>
<p>Greg Shyne</p>
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		<title>Vince Delmonte&#8217;s No Nonsense Muscle Building Review!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 03:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ways to Screw up in the Gym &#8211; Vince teaches this in his course, almost 98% of trainees make these mistakes, if you avoid them you can potentially make twice the gains in half the time. Your workouts will become smarter, not harder.</p>
<p>Is there anything I don&#8217;t like about this product?</p>
<p>Well, there are only a few things I don&#8217;t like. No nonsense Muscle Building has one major problem; it&#8217;s too full of valuable information. When I first read through the report and watched the videos, I was so overwhelmed by the amount of information Vince has packed in, I felt like hanging up my hat and finding an easier read.</p>
<p>Then, I realized I was simply crazy. I&#8217;ve encountered far too many half asked muscle building guides that were full of fluff and skimpy on the hard-hitting details, while No Nonsense Muscle Building goes step-by-step into everything I needed to learn&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ways to Screw up in the Gym &#8211; Vince teaches this in his course, almost 98% of trainees make these mistakes, if you avoid them you can potentially make twice the gains in half the time. Your workouts will become smarter, not harder.</p>
<p>Is there anything I don&#8217;t like about this product?</p>
<p>Well, there are only a few things I don&#8217;t like. No nonsense Muscle Building has one major problem; it&#8217;s too full of valuable information. When I first read through the report and watched the videos, I was so overwhelmed by the amount of information Vince has packed in, I felt like hanging up my hat and finding an easier read.</p>
<p>Then, I realized I was simply crazy. I&#8217;ve encountered far too many half asked muscle building guides that were full of fluff and skimpy on the hard-hitting details, while No Nonsense Muscle Building goes step-by-step into everything I needed to learn about building serious muscle.</p>
<p>The second thing I don&#8217;t like about No Nonsense Muscle Building is that the reports are distributed in PDF format (this is the most common way eBook reports are formatted, which allow for you to download them extremely easily)</p>
<p>The only reason I&#8217;m complaining about the PDF format is because No Nonsense Muscle Building isn&#8217;t exactly a &#8217;short report&#8217;. It&#8217;s literally a book-length manuscript with tons of diagrams and how-to&#8217;s. You pretty much have to print it out in order to follow along. I went through two ink cartridges printing it out myself. (You could always read it off your computer screen, but I like to have a copy that I can hold in my hands)</p>
<p>Also, Vince&#8217;s instructional videos that come with the course are of such high quality and so full of detail that each runs over 10, even 20 minutes. Because of this it would take me and my slow internet quite some time to download them. I found myself sitting in front of my computer, sipping a cup of coffee eagerly waiting for them to download.</p>
<p>But the wait was definitely worth it. 營 can&#8217;t argue strongly enough how much I like the videos and how clearly all the workout routines were demonstrated by Vince and all the concepts explained. It was like he was actually right in front of me, coaching me step-by-step on what I needed to do.</p>
<p>燭hat said, I should also tell you that No Nonsense Muscle Building isn&#8217;t one of those secret Hollywood muscle building courses that don&#8217;t work. Vince&#8217;s methods and training tips work, but you will have to learn them first, and you&#8217;ve got to put all this knowledge into action. It might take you some time before you start seeing results, maybe two weeks or even a month. However, if you stick to the plan you will see results.</p>
<p>So, if you&#8217;re truly interested in achieving an incredible body, you need to check out Vince Delmonte&#8217;s No Nonsense Muscle Building. It really does deliver on what it promises. It&#8217;s price fairly, too.</p>
<p>Oh, and one last thing that I forgot to mention, in Vince&#8217;s video tutorials, he is going to let you steal his 燾losely guarded 52 week weight training routine. I bought the course just for this routine; it&#8217;s truly worth 10, even 100 times what Vince charges for it.</p>
<p>The Verdict: Highly Recommended 9.5/10 stars. It&#8217;s by-far the best muscle building course available anywhere on the internet!</p>
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		<title>Amazing Muscle Mass Building Workouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As you read each word of this article you will learn some great muscle mass building workouts. Just imagine how good it will feel to finally notice your muscles growing day by day until you look the way you want!</p>
<p>In this article I&#8217;m going to tell you the most effective muscle mass building workouts you can do that you must include in your workout routine if you want to see results.</p>
<p>1) Pull-ups<br />Pull-ups build the muscles in your back and your biceps</p>
<p>2) Bar dips<br />Bar dips build the muscles in your shoulders and chest</p>
<p>3) Shoulder press<br />Shoulder press builds the muscles in your shoulders and triceps</p>
<p>4) Bench press<br />Bench press builds the muscles in your chest and triceps</p>
<p>5) Dead lifts<br />Dead lifts build the muscles in your lower back, hamstrings and quads</p>
<p>6) Squats<br />Squats build the muscles in your hamstrings, quads, calves and upper body.</p>
<p>These workouts will really help.</p>
<p>When you go to the gym you should&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you read each word of this article you will learn some great muscle mass building workouts. Just imagine how good it will feel to finally notice your muscles growing day by day until you look the way you want!</p>
<p>In this article I&#8217;m going to tell you the most effective muscle mass building workouts you can do that you must include in your workout routine if you want to see results.</p>
<p>1) Pull-ups<br />Pull-ups build the muscles in your back and your biceps</p>
<p>2) Bar dips<br />Bar dips build the muscles in your shoulders and chest</p>
<p>3) Shoulder press<br />Shoulder press builds the muscles in your shoulders and triceps</p>
<p>4) Bench press<br />Bench press builds the muscles in your chest and triceps</p>
<p>5) Dead lifts<br />Dead lifts build the muscles in your lower back, hamstrings and quads</p>
<p>6) Squats<br />Squats build the muscles in your hamstrings, quads, calves and upper body.</p>
<p>These workouts will really help.</p>
<p>When you go to the gym you should lift weights very intensely and go for the heaviest you can manage. Heavy is the key as lifting heavy weights will force your muscles to grow and adapt, so every time you workout aim to lift heavier! And before you know it you will be lifting weights that you could only have dreamed about lifting before.</p>
<p>Of course these are great workouts that will really help you, but you will get no where if you don&#8217;t eat the right diet. You need to eat foods that are high in protein and high in carbohydrates. Food like chicken, red meat, green vegetables, egg whites, potatoes, oats and rice.</p>
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		<title>Killer Push-Up Variations For a Bigger &amp; More Defined Chest, Shoulders and Arms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s most likely the first exercise that you learned and the one lay-people do almost instinctively when they try to work out. Yet, the Push Up it remains one of the most valuable and effective movements, provided you know how to use it to its fullest potential. I have found that although the push up is well known and commonly practiced in the world of strength training, it&#8217;s still very misunderstood and underutilized among performance and fitness professionals, as well as with exercise enthusiasts.  This article will show you how to use creative push up progressions and variations to; Build Hypertrophy (increase muscle size) and Increase Strength It&#8217;s my goal to give you a new appreciation for the push up and help you understand that its more, much more than just another &#8220;old school&#8221; gym class exercise.</p>
<p><b>A Quick Rant on The Perfect Push Up Handles</b></p>
<p>I will admit that I think&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s most likely the first exercise that you learned and the one lay-people do almost instinctively when they try to work out. Yet, the Push Up it remains one of the most valuable and effective movements, provided you know how to use it to its fullest potential. I have found that although the push up is well known and commonly practiced in the world of strength training, it&#8217;s still very misunderstood and underutilized among performance and fitness professionals, as well as with exercise enthusiasts.  This article will show you how to use creative push up progressions and variations to; Build Hypertrophy (increase muscle size) and Increase Strength It&#8217;s my goal to give you a new appreciation for the push up and help you understand that its more, much more than just another &#8220;old school&#8221; gym class exercise.</p>
<p><b>A Quick Rant on The Perfect Push Up Handles</b></p>
<p>I will admit that I think those perfect push up handles are kind of cool. However, being cool doesn&#8217;t always translate into being effective. That aside, I have a philosophical problem with the name &#8220;Perfect Push Up&#8221; I dislike using the word &#8220;perfect&#8221; in regards to the push up or any exercise for that matter. First of all, nobody is perfect. Secondly- the word perfect, in this case, implies that there is only one best way to do an exercise. Let&#8217;s face it, we come in all shapes and sizes and because of that we don&#8217;t all move in the same way. Therefore, it&#8217;s completely unreasonable to hold everyone to the <u>exact</u> same standards.  It is for this reason that I prefer to use the word &#8220;ideal&#8221; in regards to proper mechanics during sports and lifting. This is a much more general term that can be individualized by saying &#8220;what&#8217;s ideal for that person&#8221;.  <i>&#8220;Perfection is reserved for the divine and not for humans&#8221;</i> <i>Unknown</i></p>
<p><b>Push-ups for Hypertrophy (Bigger Muscles)</b></p>
<p>When training for Hypertrophy, we need 2 things; &#8211; High volume  &#8211; Constant muscle tension Here are 3 unique push up variations that fit the above categories and therefore are great for building hypertrophy</p>
<p><b>Swiss Ball Squeeze Push-Ups </b></p>
<p>In this exercise the hands are placed lower on the sides of the ball than a normal ball push up. This is a small change that makes the exercise more difficult by forcing the exerciser to squeeze the ball very hard in order to avoid falling and continue the exercise. The squeeze creates a tremendous amount of tension on the Pecs, shoulders and triceps. A weight vest and/or elevated foot position can be used for increased overload.</p>
<p><b>The Arko Wheel Push/Fly-Up</b></p>
<p>This exercise is just plain tough! The combination push-up / fly really allows you to maximize Pec and Shoulder recruitment. It should be note that this movement demands allot of torso strength and control. A weight vest can be added for overload. I think that&#8217;s its important to say that I have no affiliation with the Arko wheel company, I just love what you can do with these things.</p>
<p><b>Feet Elevated Push-Up w/Plate</b></p>
<p>If one arm push-ups aren&#8217;t your style then you might want to try this variation. This style push up can actually work to develop hypertrophy or strength depending on the weight, tempo, reps and rest used. Use a heavy enough plate and your abs will be talking to you as well.  <a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.t-nation.com/article/bodybuilding/everything_pushups&#038;cr=">Click here</a> to see pictures and videos of each exercise listed above.</p>
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		<title>Weight Training For Calves, Neck, And Forearms &#8211; Bodybuilding&#8217;s Most Neglected Body Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Many bodybuilders train religiously, 4 to 6 days a week.  They plan every meal, and measure every gram of protein, carbohydrate, and fat.  They set their alarm clock and never miss a minute of sleep.  They take their supplement like clockwork.  They stay on top of every new bodybuilding innovation.  Yet despite this meticulous planning, research, and hard work, they often overlook the third-tier body parts.</p>
<p><strong>Calves</strong></p>
<p>Anytime you wear shorts, your calves are on display.  They are the failure point in squats, without argument the most important movement in bodybuilding.  Yet many trainers completely ignore calf training, or relegate it to 2-3 sets of seated raises at the end of leg day. This is unacceptable.  Calves are a showpiece muscle group, viewable clearly in every bodybuilding pose.  They aren&#8217;t fun to train &#8211; but they are definitely required.   Train your claves twice a week with 6 to 9 sets.</p>
<p><strong>Neck</strong></p>
<p>Many bodybuilders do&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many bodybuilders train religiously, 4 to 6 days a week.  They plan every meal, and measure every gram of protein, carbohydrate, and fat.  They set their alarm clock and never miss a minute of sleep.  They take their supplement like clockwork.  They stay on top of every new bodybuilding innovation.  Yet despite this meticulous planning, research, and hard work, they often overlook the third-tier body parts.</p>
<p><strong>Calves</strong></p>
<p>Anytime you wear shorts, your calves are on display.  They are the failure point in squats, without argument the most important movement in bodybuilding.  Yet many trainers completely ignore calf training, or relegate it to 2-3 sets of seated raises at the end of leg day. This is unacceptable.  Calves are a showpiece muscle group, viewable clearly in every bodybuilding pose.  They aren&#8217;t fun to train &#8211; but they are definitely required.   Train your claves twice a week with 6 to 9 sets.</p>
<p><strong>Neck</strong></p>
<p>Many bodybuilders do no neck training at all.  This is a mistake.  They put their bodies at increased risk for strains and other injuries due to strength imbalances.  You cannot train your shoulder, chest, and traps hard, then neglect the muscle group which holds them all together!  Use 4-6 sets of neck crunches or neck bridges, twice a week.</p>
<p><strong>Forearms</strong></p>
<p>In most social, work, gym, or any other situations, your forearms are on display.  They are the primary grip on 90% of movements you use in the gym.  Yet for some reason, many bodybuilders neglect their forearm work &#8211; opting to do a few sets of wrist curls now and then, or not training them at all, figuring their forearms get plenty of work from other movements.  While it is true they do get some work with most movements, and there are some genetic freaks who never need forearms training, most of us would benefit tremendously from hitting them hard at least twice a week for 6 sets.</p>
<p>Nobody forgets to train chest, back or quads.  Rarely do you miss an arm or shoulder day.  But calf, neck, and forearm training often go neglected, resulting in poor stage placings, unbalance physiques, and injuries.  Be sure to hit your third tier body parts every week!</p>
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		<title>Why Working Some Parts of the Body is Not Ideal For Body Building!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Most trainers in muscle sculpting emphasises on the building of particular body parts. While this is not recommended, it should be understood that sculpting only some part of the body muscles could be detrimental to one&#8217;s health. There are many parts of the body that need to benefit from the body building activity and much attention should be given to all these for a healthy body building exercises.</p>
<p>The body is made up of small muscle and large muscle groups, deltoids, triceps, biceps, latissimus dorsi, and others. All these parts and others that are not listed need equal concentration when building the muscles. You should never ignore any of these parts else you have inconsistency in your body exercises. The workouts employed to sculpt the muscles should also be balanced to maximise your chances of reaching your goals at the end of the day.</p>
<p>In other to reach goals, the muscle builder&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most trainers in muscle sculpting emphasises on the building of particular body parts. While this is not recommended, it should be understood that sculpting only some part of the body muscles could be detrimental to one&#8217;s health. There are many parts of the body that need to benefit from the body building activity and much attention should be given to all these for a healthy body building exercises.</p>
<p>The body is made up of small muscle and large muscle groups, deltoids, triceps, biceps, latissimus dorsi, and others. All these parts and others that are not listed need equal concentration when building the muscles. You should never ignore any of these parts else you have inconsistency in your body exercises. The workouts employed to sculpt the muscles should also be balanced to maximise your chances of reaching your goals at the end of the day.</p>
<p>In other to reach goals, the muscle builder need to maintain a schedule that must be followed on a consistent basis. However, your schedule should also allow for resting to enable the body to adapt itself well to your routine. Overworking the body can only cause health problems. Ideally, three times of workout exercises should be included in the exercise routine. When you are starting out you can use 15 minutes, then increase it to 30 minutes, and finally to one hour full body workouts per exercise.</p>
<p>Another area that need your attention is your diet plan. You will need to stick with a plan that will enable you to reach peak performance in your muscle building activity. There may be times you will need to refine your diet plans. Some also add such enhancers like food supplements, and other herbal products to help grow the body. While i would recommend this as a good measure, it should not be sorely relied on. As some have the habit of depending on these products by taking huge amounts of these into their body expecting a built body. If you are doing this, desist from it, it&#8217;s no good.</p>
<p>Muscle building is an activity that you need consistent volume of good information to maintain. You will need to read and make researches on what works and what doesn&#8217;t. You will find reviews, experiences and apply them to yourself. You also want to note that the body has forearms, upper trapezius, calves, and hip flexors and other areas you need to pay special attention to during your workouts exercises. These areas can suffer injuries if high quantity of stress that results from these exercises bearing on them.</p>
<p>Working other parts of the body may need you to consider such exercises as leg presses and prone curls for the leg, crossing routines for the chest, and others such as lateral raise, row back, low back exercises, bench presses, rotary shoulder, and others that help to work other parts of the body.</p>
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		<title>Fast Training Techniques For Bodybuilders on the Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Forgive the crunch pun, but is the best way to describe these tips on how to get some quick exercise training in when you have little time to do it.  We all have busy lives but for some of us who have made it a priority to stay in top shape, with little or no time to spare, here are some ways that you can continue looking and feeling great throughout the day with little to no effort.</p>
<p>Quick Pull Ups</p>
<p>It is recommended that somewhere in your home in a place where you will not mind having installing and having a pull up bar such as a closet or the entrance to a private bathroom, that you do this for easy quick access to a few sets a day.  Making sure you are positioned right and the bar is even, doing about 3 to 4 sets per day will give you&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Forgive the crunch pun, but is the best way to describe these tips on how to get some quick exercise training in when you have little time to do it.  We all have busy lives but for some of us who have made it a priority to stay in top shape, with little or no time to spare, here are some ways that you can continue looking and feeling great throughout the day with little to no effort.</p>
<p>Quick Pull Ups</p>
<p>It is recommended that somewhere in your home in a place where you will not mind having installing and having a pull up bar such as a closet or the entrance to a private bathroom, that you do this for easy quick access to a few sets a day.  Making sure you are positioned right and the bar is even, doing about 3 to 4 sets per day will give you that upper body workout that you need to maintain what you have already worked hard on.</p>
<p>Squatting</p>
<p>When doing squats it is essential to make sure that you do not allow your knees to come in on the ascent.  Not using proper technique when doing a squat will result in knee problems eventually.  Doing about 3 to 4 sets of these will give you the lower back and leg strengthening you need for each day.</p>
<p>Simple Stretching</p>
<p>A lot of times we can forget that simply stretching our bodies can also work out our muscle groups and this is basically the essence to yoga.  Some people are not a fan of the art of yoga and that is perfectly fine but doing stretches not only wakes your muscle up to handle the workout for the day it still keeps tone intact.  Side stretches and floor stretches should easily provide what each muscle group needs to get awake and ready.</p>
<p>Some simple less time consuming floor stretches are as follows:</p>
<p>Sitting on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you, slowly you will posture yourself to sit straight up and reach slowly as high as you can and hold the position for 5 seconds then slowly descend to reach and touch the tip of your toes.  Be careful not to hyper-extend your feet.  Hold this position for 15 seconds and then slowly return to the upright position.  You will benefit most by doing this 5 times.</p>
<p>Staying in the current position, spread your legs apart just to the point of feeling the stretch in your upper thighs.  Stretching your arms up and holding the position just as in the first floor exercise and holding the position for 5 seconds and then slowly ascending to the floor and making your way to position your head as close to the floor as you can.  Be sure not to arch your back too much, trying to keep the same straight posture as you were when you were sitting straight up.  Over arching your back can cause lower back pain that could last for hours.</p>
<p>Doing these simple exercises once or twice per day will keep your body in check between lifting and workouts.</p>
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		<title>Bodybuilding Mass Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>There is no foolproof bodybuilding mass diet for every person. Each individual is as unique as a fingerprint. Your body will react to different foods in different ways than say the guy next door, just because your body is completely and totally different in all ways, shapes, and forms. What may work for your neighbor, will not necessary work for you. Therefore, in bodybuilding, it is important to determine how your body reacts to certain foods.</p>
<p>Doing this, will take some homework on your part. You need to do some research and study just what you and your body needs on the bodybuilding mass diet. One of the key elements in this diet is the carbohydrates that you consume. Carbohydrates are important to building mass and knowing which ones are more effective will assist you in building the right diet for you and your body.</p>
<p>There are two different types of carbohydrates&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no foolproof bodybuilding mass diet for every person. Each individual is as unique as a fingerprint. Your body will react to different foods in different ways than say the guy next door, just because your body is completely and totally different in all ways, shapes, and forms. What may work for your neighbor, will not necessary work for you. Therefore, in bodybuilding, it is important to determine how your body reacts to certain foods.</p>
<p>Doing this, will take some homework on your part. You need to do some research and study just what you and your body needs on the bodybuilding mass diet. One of the key elements in this diet is the carbohydrates that you consume. Carbohydrates are important to building mass and knowing which ones are more effective will assist you in building the right diet for you and your body.</p>
<p>There are two different types of carbohydrates important to it. These are complex carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are easier for the body to break down. Simple carbs are in foods such as dairy and fresh fruits. As the name simple suggests, the body can digest these types of carbs easier than complex carbs.</p>
<p>Complex carbohydrates are more difficult, hence the word complex, and take far longer to digest within the body than the simple carbs. Complex carbs are in foods such as legumes and vegetables. Carbohydrates are generally bad for bodybuilding and should be limited if at all possible. In the bodybuilding mass diet, carbohydrates can actually work against you.</p>
<p>When on the <a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.BodyBuildersGuide.com/Bodybuilding-Mass-Diet">bodybuilding mass diet</a>, you want to limit your carbs, either simple or complex, and avoid them at all cost within an hour of your bedtime. When you go to bed, you are in a lying position. You remain in the position usually seven to eight hours or more. Because your body is not getting adequate physical activity, these carbs cannot be digested and burned adequately. What this means is that instead of increasing mass, you will actually be increasing fat.</p>
<p>Another aspect of it is that you are to eat more often, but eat less at the same time. Our general day consists of three meals each day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, in bodybuilding, it is suggested that you eat six to eight meals each day. Instead of making these meals big meals as you would the three meals each day, you make these much smaller portions.</p>
<p>The idea behind this method is that while you are eating more often, you are doing so in less bulk. This means that your body has adequate time to digest the smaller amounts of food and burn them, than it would if you were to eat a large breakfast, lunch, and dinner.</p>
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		<title>Is The Latest Creatine Supplement Worth Your Money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As creatine is the bodies natural way of supplying energy to muscle cells it is no surprise that many top athletes including olympic gold medallists Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell have used a creatine supplement. The latest creatine supplement to hit the market is called Creakic and claims to be the most powerful creatine pill in existence. This article will look at the supplement Creakic and see if it can live up to its claim.</p>
<p>The most common way people go about building their muscles is by intense training sessions. <br />What they don&#8217;t realise is that by doing this they can actually be limiting their creatine uptake and thus their muscle growth. Along with the effectiveness of any creatine supplement they may be taking. As scientific studies have shown that intense training sessions increase the body抯 reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels.</p>
<p>Reactive oxygen species are highly toxic molecules that impair the muscles&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As creatine is the bodies natural way of supplying energy to muscle cells it is no surprise that many top athletes including olympic gold medallists Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell have used a creatine supplement. The latest creatine supplement to hit the market is called Creakic and claims to be the most powerful creatine pill in existence. This article will look at the supplement Creakic and see if it can live up to its claim.</p>
<p>The most common way people go about building their muscles is by intense training sessions. <br />What they don&#8217;t realise is that by doing this they can actually be limiting their creatine uptake and thus their muscle growth. Along with the effectiveness of any creatine supplement they may be taking. As scientific studies have shown that intense training sessions increase the body抯 reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels.</p>
<p>Reactive oxygen species are highly toxic molecules that impair the muscles creatine uptake. After spending years looking into this problem a team of researchers lead by Dr. Marvin Heur believe they have found the solution. Unlike other similar supplements Creakic neutralizes the reactive oxygen species resulting in increased creatine adsorption and muscle growth.</p>
<p>Of course all this comes at a price. When compared to other similar supplements Creakic is the most expensive and unlike other creatine supplements comes in capsule form. Each bottle contains 180 capsules which is about a months supply. As the manufactures recommend that you take two servings each of 3 caplets a day. One in the morning and the other immediately after your workout or if your not working out that day any other time during the day will do.</p>
<p>So does Creakic live up to its claim of being the most powerful creatine pill in existence. <br />Anecdotal evidence would appear to back up this claim with people reporting quicker recovery from workouts, increased muscle size and strength. Though one of the biggest draws seems to be that the capsule form is easier to take than powder.</p>
<p>That抯 not to say that other creatine supplements are ineffective in fact many do produce <br />impressive results and for a lot less money than Creakic. Though there results do suffer <br />when compared to those produced by Creakic. But this shouldn&#8217;t come as a big surprise as <br />the scientists behind Creakic have spent years researching and developing a way to combat <br />the problem of reactive oxygen species.</p>
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