Author: rxbodybuilders
Most bodybuilding training involves a fairly straightforward set routine in the gym. You complete a set, you wait 60 to 180 sets, and then you complete another set. This “lift, rest, lift, rest” routine works most of the time. However, as the human body is a highly adaptable organism, over time it does become tougher and tougher to challenge the body into new growth. We can try new exercises, different order of movements, and varying rep ranges. However, after time, even those methods tend to stop delivering results. Because of these limitations, some bodybuilders, many years ago, determined that the…
Bodybuilding is an exciting and very addictive engagement once you get into it for good. The fun, thrill, and adventure are very striking to a fanatic and it ends up being a lifelong commitment. In fact, there is no sense of building muscles with so much sacrifices and effort only to stop after achieving the objective. The moment you seize your workouts, the muscle gains will be lost in bouts of body fat accumulated and the once defined and toned physique will loose out to shapelessness. Bodybuilding must be viewed as a lifelong commitment that keeps an individual in the…
Shoulder training can be anything you want it to be. It can be slow and basic. It can be fast and complex. You can over-think things, working to stimulate individual muscle fibers. You can overwork the muscle group, using repeated supersets when they really aren’t all that necessary for stimulating growth. You can pyramid, drop-set, and slow-mo your way into training mediocrity. Or you can go about a more traditional, non-exciting way of training. One tried-and-true way to train shoulders always works, no matter what you level of training experience or ability: Keeping it simple. Train heavy using free weights.…
The time has come. You’ve spent your entire life being just another average Joe. You’re in your late thirties, or maybe even your forties. Your kids are entering high school, and you’re starting to think about other things in life. No longer are you satisfied with the same goal of “working hard enough to put food on the table, then watching TV until bedtime”. No, you’re starting to think long-term now. You have started to take your financial planning seriously, and you are on your way to paying for your kids’ education soon. You’ve taken care of others your entire…
Carbohydrates provide various benefits for a bodybuilder seeking to increase body mass. They contain plenty of calories which act as the sourced of fuel for the body. When the body burns calories it is able to generate energy necessary to carry out the body functions. However you need to be aware that there are several tips you need to follow if you want carbohydrates to work for you. They include the following; 1. Increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates For you to be able to undertake intense workout in the gym, your body requires to be nourished with plenty of…
Workout 1: Upper Body (Monday and Friday) PR Zone 1: Chest/Lats (20 minutes) A-1: Bottom Position Bench Press A-2: Bent over Barbell Row Wait five minutes and then do: PR Zone 2: Triceps/ Biceps A-1: Standing Military Press from the nose A-2: Weighted Chin-up Workout 2: Lower Body (Wednesday and Saturday) PR Zone 1: Hamstrings/Quads (20 minutes) A-1: Bottom Position Barbell Squat A-2: Stiff Legged Dead lift Wait five minutes and then do PR Zone 2: Calves/abs (10 minutes) A-1: Seated Calf Raises A-2: Weighted Sit-ups Lets go over some key points on the exercise selection here. One, why do…
If you have a well-developed back, then you already know the importance of barbell rowing. It’s essential for developing thickness in the upper back, and for lats that can best be described as ‘flaring’. Barbell rows are popular, but there are times when they are rendered ineffective because the bodybuilder uses too much weight, or allows their body “English”, or swing, to move the weight. Emphasis is taken off of the upper back muscles, and growth doesn’t occur as it should. Years ago a bodybuilding and health & fitness legend named Vince Gironda devised a new exercise which is still…
The forearms, or the hand grip more specifically, are often the most likely single point of failure on back exercises. Many bodybuilders find themselves reaching the point of failure on exercises like barbell rows, chin-ups, and deadlifts not because the back muscles are exhausted, but because their hands are no longer able to hold onto the bar or barbell. After all, the back is a large and complex network of muscles, while the hands and forearms are much smaller. Some bodybuilders will use wrist straps to affix the bar to their bodies. This allows the hands to act more as…
Bodybuilding progress is often very one-sided. When you first enter the gym, you’ll see incredible gains in terms of muscle mass, and you’ll shed a great deal of body fat, during your first year of solid training and clean eating. The following year, things will continue to be good, but the gains will be slower. You won’t gain muscle at the same rate, and it’ll become much harder to burn that body fat. By year 5, 10, or 15, you will likely discover you are just treading water, hoping to maintain your gains made in earlier years. Here are some…
Q: If you had to do just one exercise for your lats, which would you think is better: Chins or pull downs? A: I hate those “If you were stranded on a desert island and could take only one pair of shorts….” questions because they aren’t realistic. But, since you asked, I’d personally say ‘chins’ are better. And it isn’t always qualified with whether you are lighter or heavier either. Some guys do chins at a lower weight because they can handle that body weight on the chin bar, but quickly abandon them once they grow and pack on mass. Chins build great…