How can you better manage post-workout soreness if you are serious about bodybuilding? If you have made a commitment to take your bodybuilding journey to its rightful conclusion then you definitely need a game plan for post-workout muscle soreness. Some bodybuilders don’t mind the pain; if this fits your attitude about it then congratulations, you’ve overcome a major obstacle to progress. However, if the opposite is true and the pain actually prevents you from lifting heavier weights or engaging in more strenuous movements then today’s blog post […]

Why does post-workout soreness occur? People who lift weights on a regular basis know the feeling well. The pain often manifests twelve to twenty four hours after a heavy or intense workout. It affects all or nearly all of the major muscle regions that were used during the heavy workout… And the pain can be intense, too! Delayed-onset muscle soreness or post-workout soreness is exceedingly common in the bodybuilding world. There are even “spray on” painkillers for people who can’t stand going about their day with stiff […]

What are the performance secrets of superstar bodybuilders when performing reps? When it comes right down to it, the number on advantage of veteran bodybuilders is technique. Because of their long experience in bodybuilding, amateur/professional champions have been able to learn or develop their own unique training techniques that bring them the best results at any time in the year. Of course, if you’re a complete beginner you don’t have these techniques yet. You’re at a point in your bodybuilding journey where you’re still learning the basics […]

How can you perform the best repetitions while working out? A repetition or “rep” is the act of performing a specific movement that satisfies the completion of a single “unit” of exercise. For example, a bodybuilder performs 1 repetition of a dumbbell curl when he is able to raise a dumbbell near his chest. A set on the other hand, is the pre-determined number of repetitions that a bodybuilder will perform in succession. The number of sets and number of repetitions per set varies depending on the […]

How can you transform your workouts into pro-level muscle building sessions? Let’s face it: we aren’t always confident about our workouts. There is always a seed of doubt buried in the midst of our exertions and that seed grows into a forest of anxieties when we see how well other people are progressing with their own workouts. You don’t have to feel anxious anymore. Experts have been studying fitness and bodybuilding for a long time and fortunately, there is now a “canon” of guidelines for bodybuilders to […]