This is a sponsored post. ----- The colder months are almost upon us, and with them comes the opportunity to bulk up and put on some solid muscle ahead of next summer. If winter is the time of hoodies and covering up, then it’s also the time to be hitting the gym hard and packing on as much mass as possible before you cut down to look amazing when shirtless next year. That means plenty of high protein shakes and good meals, but also confronting the realistic difficulties winter training presents. With the colder months also comes laziness and a lack of motivation. If that happens, it … [Read more...]
5 Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do From Home (Build Muscle & Burn Fat)
The people who are not able to consistently workout seem to have one of the following two excuses (sometimes both of course). They do not have enough time due to a busy schedule, and they simply do not have enough energy. Without going into a lengthy rant on time management and prioritization of your health – we want to offer a quick solution to both of these issues. It is crazy to think that people complain they don’t have enough energy because now days some of the top supplement companies make incredibly effective pre-workout supplements that will drastically increase your energy, … [Read more...]
Unilateral Exercises To Improve Core Strength
Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from FitnessOrStrength.com ----- We often use isolation exercise such as weighted crunches to target specific areas of our core, in order to stimulate growth or improve core strength. However, isolation exercises don’t provide the same level of overload that compound exercises can and if you’re like me, you may also find lots of core exercises boring and repetitive. Short term, implementing new compound exercises that work your core could reduce your need to isolate your core muscles and could help to keep you motivated by reducing the … [Read more...]
The Key Components Of A Muscle Building Diet Infographic
When you're trying to build up your muscles, the foods you eat will have a huge influence on your overall success levels. Eating the wrong types of food will reduce your energy levels during your muscle building workouts and inhibit your muscle growth while eating the right types of food will fire up your energy levels and maximize your muscle growth. This infographic discusses exactly what you need to be eating to build up your muscles and outlines The Key Components Of A Muscle Building Diet. Once you've checked out this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons … [Read more...]
Rehydrate Regularly For Maximum Muscle Growth Infographic
Water has many health benefits but rarely gets mentioned in relation to muscle building. However, if you want to develop big, strong muscles, filling up on fluids is essential. This infographic will tell you why water is so important when it comes to muscle growth and provide you with some top tips to help you Rehydrate Regularly For Maximum Muscle Growth. Once you've checked out this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below the post. Also, if you want more information on the points covered in this infographic, make sure you take a look at the … [Read more...]
How Often Do You Need To Eat To Build Muscle? Infographic
Meal frequency is one of the most hotly debated topics in the muscle building community. Some people believe three meals per day is ideal for muscle growth while others insist that you need to be eating every 2-3 hours to build up your muscles. This infographic will take a deeper look at this subject and answer the all important question - How Often Do You Need To Eat To Build Muscle? Once you've checked out this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below the post. Also, if you want additional information on the points covered in this infographic, … [Read more...]
How To Get A Six Pack Infographic
Hello Everyone. The following infographic is from Newitts. ----- Six pack abs are something that many people strive for but very few manage to achieve. Not only do they look great but they also provide you with the core strength and stability that's required to perform other exercises effectively, improve your posture and prevent lower back pain. This infographic provides you with all the tools you need to chisel your midsection and start to develop washboard abs and explains How To Get A Six Pack. Brought to you by Newitts … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Do Some Push Ups
Push ups are an excellent bodyweight exercise which strengthen and tone your upper body. They're also a great calorie burner when performed quickly and blast through an impressive 545 calories per hour (based on a 68kg/150lb person). However, the best thing about push ups is that they require absolutely no equipment which makes them highly versatile and allows you to perform them any time and anywhere. To perform a push up, kneel on the floor and put your hands on the floor in front of you about a shoulder width apart. Then straighten your legs out behind you, bring your knees off the floor … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Give BodyPump A Try
BodyPump is a highly versatile exercise class that uses weights to strengthen and tone your muscles and also give you an intensive cardiovascular workout. It also burns through a reasonable 450 calories per hour. So whether you're looking for a cardio class with a twist or simply want to make weightlifting part of your workout routine but don't want to do be doing it every day, BodyPump's a great choice. … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Lift Weights Slowly
Lifting weights rapidly may make you feel like you're making good progress. However, in reality you're setting yourself up for injury and making false progress because you're using speed and momentum rather than strength and power to complete the lift. By slowing down, keeping full control of the weight and using strength instead of momentum, you'll get the maximum benefit from your strength training, even if you have to drop the amount of weight you're lifting. You'll also significantly slash your injury risk. The articles below provide you with lots of weightlifting exercises you can use to … [Read more...]