Weight Training Basics

A Man doing weight training basics: Biceps Curl

The incredible world of pumping iron…   You’ve probably already got a pretty good idea of what weight training is all about. You’ve may have seen people down at your local leisure centre or gym lifting weights – grunting and groaning, throwing weights around that the average person might not even be able to lift … Read more

Basic Guide to Weight Training at Home

Your very own iron temple…   Many bodybuilders (myself included) begin weight training in the relative security of their own homes. This has many benefits but also some disadvantages to training at a gym. For some people training at home is more suitable – it really depends on the kind of person you are. Many … Read more

Nutrition Basics

Grow, or grow not…   I’ll go to my death bed telling the world how vital proper nutrition is to a bodybuilder’s success. I’m sure the world at large doesn’t really need to know this but you, dear reader, might! 🙂 Actually, I’d say that eating correctly along with supplementation contributes some 60% (maybe even … Read more

Post Workout Guide

What to do post workout to get the most from your training   Consuming high quality protein and carbohydrate immediately after a workout can seriously improve your results. The hour or two immediately after each and every one of your workouts are the single most important hours of your day. More important than your actual … Read more

Water

  Most people, including most bodybuilders don’t give anywhere near enough attention to their water or fluid intake each day. As with the other four areas of this guide, water is critical to your bodybuilding success, nothing is a bigger killer of hypertrophy (muscle growth) as is dehydration. Let me explain… To grow, your body … Read more

Rest

  To show you just how important it is that you get adequate rest I want you to think about when it’s easiest for your body to repair and grow your muscles. During a workout? Far, far from it. In fact, a weight training session is probably the worst thing EVER for your muscles, in … Read more

Supplements

  A vital weapon in your muscle-building arsenal are nutritional supplements. Supplements come in all shapes and sizes, from tablets to powder to liquid. There are hundreds of different nutrients available to buy in many thousands of different products sold by hundreds of different companies world-wide. Take Bodybuilding.com for instance, probably the best US-based supplement … Read more

Muscle Building Diet

  Your diet is critical to your muscle building success! We can’t emphasize this enough. You can train as hard as you like, train like some insane demon in the gym but without proper nutrition you won’t grow as quickly as you could be. Eat poorly enough and you might not grow at all, or even … Read more

Beginner Training Routine

Beginners Guide to Building Muscle How to get big!   Remember that the goal of your weight training is to trigger your body into growing your muscles as quickly and as massively as possible. That simple. To maximize your growth you need to be able to identify as exactly as you can just how much … Read more