Author: rxbodybuilders

The role of steroids in the enhancement of the athletic performances of various individuals is nothing that can easily be swept under the carpet. There are numerous cases that span back as far as the 60s where athletes have been known to take steroid drugs so as to increase their chances of out-performing their rivals. The first incidences that really caught the public eye have to do with the weightlifters that were supposedly put on steroids by their American medical physician and as a result they were able to break the world records that stood at the time. This was…

Purists may tell you that combining cardio and strength training just won’t work, or creating interval training from ordinary workouts is a waste of time. But athletes who prepare for actual sports – not aesthetic Speedo comparisons up on a stage – know that this is one of the most effective ways not only to gain size, but to gain strength, agility, balance, and performance. Interval training is a way to work both the aerobic and the anaerobic systems within the body at the same time. It’s an obvious time-saving tool, but also a valuable training tool that nets more…

Leg day has arrived and you need something new. You’ve gone with high volume. You’ve tried low-volume. You’ve attempted every variation of failure sets and intensity techniques dictated in the oh-so-famous Weider principles. You’ve knocked yourself around the gym just about every way you know how. Well, it’s time for something new. Let’s conduct a thigh workout consisting of six-set supersets for front thighs, followed with 12×5 for the hamstrings. Start in an empty gym, either in the middle of the day or late at night. This kind of training, six-set supersetting, cannot be completed in a crowded gym. Don’t…

With most sports and hobbies, there are always amateurs who are occasionally as good as the pros in those fields. In some bedroom in America right now, there is some 18-year old kid playing guitar who shreds on a level way beyond greats such as Eddie Van Halen. On some playground in some Midwestern town, there’s some kid who will never step foot in a college gym who can knock down 3-pointers on the local playground more consistently than Kobe Bryant. There’s probably some high school quarterback with slow feet who can toss a ball accurately 70 yards who will…

In the efforts to gain muscle mass – particular on the thighs – many bodybuilders will do a lot of crazy things. They will attempt insane super-sets, drop sets, failure sets, and everything in between. When all of these things stop leading to results, they will circle their wagons, return to the basics, and visit their powerlifting friends for tips on simply lifting using heavy squats. This is a glorious day for the lifter who likes to go heavy, and a very painful experience for those who don’t enjoy that kind of pain. Squat pyramiding isn’t that difficult to plan.…

Muscle tissue in your body requires a steady stream of protein in order to recover from tough workouts and spurn new muscle growth. While standard food is the primary source of protein you should be using, there is a great deal of benefit you can provide to the muscle growth process by consuming whey protein. The mixture of 40 grams (2 scoops) of whey along with 2 cups of cold water is perfect for delivering the maximum amount of protein your body can consume on a given day. Ideally, if you wish to garner the best possible effect from the…

Bench presses are some of the most important exercises in body building and they should be maximized in terms of performance. This is why a body builder must suit himself and be prepared to workout on bench presses intensively just to make sure their chest and arms are well developed. It is a type of training which is mostly used by body builders bearing in mind that, it is used to tone the most observable parts of the body. All this means that, you should learn how to practice on a bench press and how to fully benefit from the…

It’s very rare that you will see training routines designed for all three of the muscle groups of the arms. Sure, you’ve probably seen a million routines which challenge the trainer to jump from the biceps to the triceps and vice versa. These training routines are superb for delivering a fast pump to the upper arms, saving time while achieving muscle stimulation synergy on many levels. However, you will very rarely see a routine like this which includes forearm training. Let’s face it, forearms are some of the most boring body parts to train. Many bodybuilders neglect them accidentally, as…

The role of protein in bodybuilding hardly needs introduction. It is a known fact even amongst primary school children that proteins are the basic blocks of muscle building. Protein is what makes the difference between the athletes who have large physiques and those who are just in the gym without a clue as to what results that they want to achieve. Though they are required in large amounts it should not be the green light to eat from protein-rich foods haphazardly. Indeed there are various ways in which you can optimize the positive effects gained from using proteins when you…

The triceps comprise about two-thirds of the upper arm. Many bodybuilders will spend ungodly amounts of time training their biceps, only to neglect their triceps. They’ll develop that 1/3 of their arm to its maximum, all while the other 2/3 sit far below its potential. This type of training is counterproductive, and it robs the bodybuilders of an inch or two of upper arm mass that they should be enjoying. Here are four tips for increasing overall triceps mass, which will add some serious size to your upper arms. Ease back from the machines and cables If you were to…