The Newbie Mass Building Program

As a personal trainer and gym rat, I have seen this scenario at the gym numerous times. A skinny guy joins the club with hopes of adding slabs of muscle to his thin frame. He wants that athletic build that so many guys on TV and in the movies sport.

So he wanders around the gym a bit looking at the racks of dumbbells, various equipment, and barbells. Typically he will watch the bigger guys and be very curious about what they are doing and wonder if he should do that as well. Then he ends up at a bench press station, starts loading weight on, and begins lifting while envisioning how he hopes to look.

...then within a few weeks he is usually following a machine circuit and not making the gains he wanted.

So what happened?

Usually the poor guys just never learn the basics of a mass building program geared for newbies. But don't worry because we have a great one here which helps lay a proper foundation for building those big slabs of muscle!

Last Updated on Monday, 14 May 2012 23:23

How to Stop Making Excuses and Make Time to Work Out

You have a plan to get in shape and start working out. You have every intention of exercising, but something always seems to get in the way. You want to do it but you just can’t find the opportunity. If this sounds like a problem you’re struggling with, there’s an easy way to solve it: stop making excuses!

When people claim that they just don’t have time to exercise, what they really mean is that they don’t want to make time to exercise. The truth is that everyone has time to exercise. If you think you’re different, you’re not. When you can finally stop making excuses for yourself, you can make time to work out. Here’s how.

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 May 2012 23:24

The 4 Hottest Workouts of the Decade

We've all seen the workout and diet fads and heard the rumors about what gives miraculous results and what really doesn't do anything at all. So how do you keep them straight, exactly?

If you're a workout buff (or a gym rat, if you will), listen up. Here are 4 of the hottest workouts for men and women alike to hit the gyms this decade that actually work!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 02:05

Health Risks of Dietary Supplements

As with anything you put into your body, you should be concerned about the health risks dietary supplements can cause. Just like too much sugar is bad for you, even nutrients that are good for you, such as Omega-3 fish oil, can have side effects if taken in too large a quantity. And what’s more, the FDA is always coming up with new warnings regarding certain products with ingredients that it feels are unsafe. Therefore, you need to be on your guard regarding the health risks dietary supplements can cause. As an example, supplements do not undergo the same level of research and scrutiny that medications do. So, for example, a new Alzheimer’s drug will receive years of testing whereas dietary supplements do not. So the first thing that I would recommend is that you treat any supplement as a prescription medication and speak to your doctor about the health risks dietary supplements you are planning to take can cause you.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 06 May 2012 15:31