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There’s no substitute for experience but you can avoid some common mistakes early to set yourself up for long-term success. First-time lifters tend to respond to any kind of training initially as long as it’s not too advanced. They can get away with full-body splits done three times a week, or twice-a-week splits. But I wouldn’t say there’s necessarily a right kind of split; I like the basics. Make sure you ease back into your training, increasing the intensity each week, as well as the volume (number of exercises and sets) rather than trying to get back to where you…

One of the main reasons why Cobus dominated the overall line-up at the 2014 Amateur Olympia Africa is his impressive, trademark most muscular pose. That degree of muscularity and vascularity is imposing on any stage, and draws the attention of the judges, when combined with the correct stage position and a powerful stage presence. To give you the inside scoop on how he creates South Africa’s most-muscular most muscular pose. Cobus shares his top posing and training tips with us in this exclusive interview. How do you incorporate your arm workout into your weekly training routine? I train biceps and…

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Olympic weightlifting has emerged from its place in the shadows and is no longer just a sport in the Olympic Games. With the popularity of CrossHit, weightlifting has found its way into mainstream fitness as it has moved from elite gyms to certain health clubs that now supply bumper plates for their members. Along with the newfound popularity of this form of full-body lifting, however, has come a plethora of lifters who have good intentions but who use the exercises incorrectly. Weightlifting was initially designed to measure an athletes power, strength, flexibility and mental grit. In order to lift a…

If you’re looking to improve your physique and you have an interest in bodybuilding, you should understand from the outset that cardio training is essential for you to meet your bodybuilding goals. In addition to resistance training, you should be heavily engaged in many different cardiovascular strengthening exercises to keep the body fat off and help you maintain that sleek, ripped look. Here are ten of the best proven tips. 1. Perform Cardio Every Day For the best cardiovascular fitness possible, you simply must train every day. You don’t have to kill yourself each day, but you definitely need to…

Let’s face down the basics – you want to build new muscle, right? You know it will not be an easy task, but it is one that you are certainly ready to face! Training is important, but you know that everyone around you trains to the utmost of their potential. You’re in the gym 90 minutes a day with your buddies, destroying those weights. No, training seems to be equal and at the peak of your potential. It’s the fuel for that training, as well as the recovery, that you need to address. Let’s look at the basic key components…

Q: Is it true that red wine is good for one’s health? A: As long as it’s not abused, red wine can, indeed, have a beneficial effect on your health. For a long time researchers were aware of the cardiovascular benefits of the flavonoids contained in red wine. More recently, they’ve discovered two other classes of antioxidants that further contribute to the well being of the drinker. The first, called saponins, act to prevent the absorption of cholesterol in the body while the second, resversatrol, is thought to inhibit tumor development in some cancers. Flavonoids are antioxidants found in the…

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We all know that we should be taking our vitamins on a daily basis. This has been drilled into our heads on a daily basis since we were young. The reason, of course, was so that we could “be healthy”, whatever that meant. As we got older and moved into the sport of bodybuilding, vitamins were probably consumed because we knew they played a key role in the muscle building process, which is true. But what kind of vitamins we should be taking, along with the actual reasons, often elude us. Let’s examine a few reasons why we should be…

Bodybuilders are often very insecure people by nature. What draws most to the sport of bodybuilding? Usually it is the realization that one is just too small for one’s tastes. With weights come new strength, new muscle size, and a new confidence. As lifters evolve into bodybuilders, targeting individual muscle groups more and more in the name of complete physique development & balance, some weak areas become clear. And of course, the lifter delivers dedicated training to these areas to better isolate and conquer them. Then, there is the envy. This of course is the jealousy that arises when one…