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Strength Training Sports Strength training workout structures vary greatly depending on the specific goal. Powerlifting. Powerlifters generally train 3 to 4 days per week, structuring workouts around the bench press, squat and deadlift. In many cases an upper/lower workout split is followed...

Your body has to balance between creating and breaking down muscle tissue. When you eat protein and weight train, your body produces new proteins. When you rest and digest your food, your body breaks down and removes damaged proteins. The overall ratio of this daily cycle determines your overall...

The general rule of thumb on expiration dating: Vitamins and herbs lose potency pretty quickly. Standard industry policy is to load most vitamins with higher dosages up front (up to 20% higher) so they last the full length of the expiration date. Beyond expiration vitamins and herbs will degrade...

Key Points If You Don’t Have Time To Read The Whole Article: Childhood obesity rates have more than doubled over the last 20 years. If a child is ready for sport activity they should be ready for some type of resistance training. Multiple studies have concluded that supervised resistance...

TL;DR Version Blood Pressure (BP) is a complex vital sign, and cannot be easily taught and all encompassed within even several pages of text. You could take an entire semester long course in college learning the physiology of blood pressure and still not know everything about it. The point of...

When you want to build lean mass (i.e. muscle tissue), your goal should be to maximize muscle hypertrophy while minimizing fat gain. More often than not, gym goers treat mass-building phases like an invitation to get as bulky as possible, resulting in unnecessary fat gain. To mitigate this, the...

When I go to donate blood they ask about steroid use. Am I possibly harming someone else? The primary concerns for steroid users giving blood are infectious disease transmission. Given that users self-administer injections there is a concern about knowledge of proper needle handling and use...

People often contend that Mr. Olympia competitors are simply genetically gifted and they take large amounts of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) so everything else they do is immaterial and subsequently swept under the rug. While I would be foolish to dismiss the significant role of genetics...

So I invited a friend to this board couple months ago. He’s not new to training or diet but using AAS is all new for him. He’s not competing just wants to add some extra muscle look feel good like we all do. I sent him to dyel for his gear explained as much as I could about different compounds...

With the long, hot summer of 2022 quickly turning to a crisp and fresh autumn, many of us are re-thinking our training plan and wondering how to stay consistent in the cold. If you are asking yourself if training in colder climates is OK or questioning whether being of mature age may increase...

Weed through all the bad advice and misguided information tossed around gyms and the Internet. These tips help you to remove the confusion and improve results. 1. Deep squats are bad for your knees. 2. Crunches and sit ups give you six pack abs. 3. You can only train each body part once a week...

All you need to know about tendonitis and muscle building. Outlines the symptoms, common causes, rehab etc. A must read if you suffer from tendonitis. As muscle builders push their bodies to the limits muscle injuries become more common. Tendonitis is becoming an increasing problem for...

Push ups are a fundamental movement that anyone can benefit from doing. Make your push ups more challenging with these 6 variations and progressions. It’s common for people with strong upper bodies to think that they’ve “graduated” from the standard push up, simply because their bench press...

Carbs may fuel your muscle gains, but are they also adding unwanted bodyfat? Here's a breakdown of the what and when of carb intake for fat loss. Carbs…the bodybuilder’s best friend and worst enemy all rolled into one. They're essential for energy, endurance, muscle building and recovery when...

Should you eat a high carb diet or a low carb diet? Find out the role carbs play in reaching your goals & how to plan them into your diet accordingly. Billy Shakespeare is believed to have written the famous words, “To be, or not to be. That is the question”. What most people don’t know is that...

Fat loss hacks? Muscle building hacks? Ignore the hype! It's time to stop relying on shortcuts and start implementing sane solutions for diet success. The word "hack" has been a bit overused and misunderstood in the last few years. Once thought of as a quick and efficient way of doing something...

I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea yesterday. Having 40 apnea episodes per hour. I’m actually kind of excited to get a cpap and hopefully I will feel better. I hear it’s a game changer. Has anyone here had a big change in energy levels after a cpap? I mentioned to the nurse today that I...

You want abs & you already know that nutrition is an important part to getting them, but where should you start? Check out this visible abs diet guide. Remember that episode of Oprah where she gave everyone cars and yelled, “You get a car, and you get a car, and you get a car”? Today’s article...

This complete guide explores the benefits and dosages of L-citrulline supplements. Learn about citrulline and citrulline malate and how they can help you reach your goals. This Guide Teaches You: About the physiological role and benefits of citrulline. Who should consider taking a citrulline...

Do you want a great beach body? Who doesn't! But that isn't a specific goal. Learn how to change your workouts, maximize body parts, and create your dream physique. What workout is best? The above is a question I do get quite often and the answer is: " I don't know...but you do." What I mean is...