Author: rxbodybuilders
We’re always looking for ways to shock our bodies into growing. It’s only when we find new ways to challenge our physiques – with new rep ranges, movements, or other variances – that growth occurs. Well, this body part split may be just what you’re looking for. You start with a week of super-intense training, then scale back for a week. Check it out! Week One Day 1 – Train chest in the morning. Eat lunch, take a nap and have a snack. Then train triceps in the afternoon. Day 2 – Train back in the morning. Eat lunch, take…
For a few years, you’ll have the classical, Zane-like physiques winning top bodybuilding shows, and everyone in every gym in America will be training with isolation exercises, completing high-rep sets, and trying to “pump” their way to a symmetrical physique. Then, a few years later when most people have tired of the swimmer look, powerful physiques will return to the forefront of magazine covers and bodybuilding stages. Soon, you’ll have every kid in America squatting, benching, and dead lifting their way through 3-rep sets in attempts to be the biggest guy in the gym. Though the pendulum swings every few…
Walk into any gym in America and find a guy completing his leg day workout. Chances are, he’ll be completing his workout in the same manner each time. He’ll begin with 5 minutes of walking on the treadmill. He’ll stop by the water fountain for a quick drink, and then he’ll immediately head to the squat rack to begin lifting heavy. He may feel he’s hitting the front thighs while they’re at their strongest, and he’s right. But if his goal is to be a bodybuilder, and not a powerlifter, he may be sabotaging his own progress. Let’s examine why.…
Biceps are, by far, the most noticeable and popular body part, both inside and outside of the gym. For this reason, many bodybuilders devote an inordinate amount of time to training this muscle group. While this may pay off in the beginning, where a moderately developed bicep will stand out on an otherwise untrained physique, the biceps often hit peaks before other groups. This leaves the upper arms lagging as the rest of your muscle groups see growth. Here are a few tips for stimulating some biceps growth! Train them once a week Yes, many top bodybuilders do hit their…
Many consider bodybuilding to be an art of illusion. This isn’t necessarily a sport where the biggest man always wins. The winner is more often the man that looks like he’s the biggest, at the same time displaying excellent conditioning as well as presentation. In many competitions, the most filled out middleweight will win the show, while the less defined heavyweight competitor must settle for less points. The V-taper is one of the most desirable illusions that bodybuilders want to present while on stage. Having the V-taper illusion will consist of the waist appearing very narrow and the shoulders appearing…
It is a very difficult task to achieve weight gain especially if you are a hard gainer. Being skinny is no joke, especially if you are a teenager. I remember when I was growing up, my early teen years was a living nightmare. I got teased a lot about my weight to the point that my self esteem was quite low. I could not even approach a girl without hesitating, and this was the period when everyone was dating. I got lonely and depressed until one day I decided enough was enough and sulking was not going to give me…
“Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but don’t nobody want to lift no heavy ass weight. But I will!” Ask any bodybuilding fan who spontaneously uttered those words in his training DVD, and he’ll probably be able to tell you that was Eight-time Mr. Olympia winner Ronnie Coleman. If you’ve seen his DVD, you know that Ronnie trained like perhaps no man in bodybuilding history. It was heavy, it was intense – but it was still bodybuilding training. He employed the use of extremely heavy weights – all of the time – in order to grow his muscles to levels unseen…
For many decades, a debate has raged between rivaling forces in bodybuilding training. Just like gun proponents argue 9mm vs. 45 caliber, or basketball players debate Nike vs. Reebok, a debate rages in bodybuilding with no clear answer in sight – until now. Should a bodybuilder train each muscle group ONCE or TWICE per week? Well, it all depends. Sometimes the answer is one, sometimes the answer is two. Sometimes, it’s neither! Let’s learn more. If you’re looking for a system which allows you to soak a muscle with sets, and really give yourself some serious time to recover before…
Fitness has been known to lead to a healthier lifestyle. Many people long to be fit and have a body whose muscles testify to it. The catch is consistency. Normally at the onset of your resolution to keep fit, one has a lot of willpower and will tend to go the extra mile. But after a few days without seeing the drastic change on the weighing scale, many tend to give up or opt for unhealthy substitutes like pills, diets and steroids. Physical exercise is a discipline that takes patience and dedication to cultivate. The end result is always, I…
Bodybuilding just like any other sports also has its challenges. And this is probably the reason why it is interesting. If there were no challenges I doubt if anyone would be interested in bodybuilding as a sport. One of the greatest challenges for a bodybuilder is overcoming a plateau. Almost every bodybuilder has experienced this challenge in there bodybuilding careers. For novice bodybuilders who have been unable to overcome there plateau then this article will help them achieve this. When a person hits a bodybuilding plateau, it is a very disturbing period and if you are not careful you could…