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  • Top 5 Protein Powders For Best Muscle Gains

    whey gold standard

    This article is submitted through our Guest post feature, please encourage more guest posts by commenting , liking and sharing where possible… If you are serious about building lean muscle mass, protein shakes are a necessity.  First of all, consuming enough protein without any shakes is very difficult, because for optimal muscle growth you need at least 160-200 grams of protein daily (if your body weight is 80kg, as example). General rule of thumb is to consume 2 grams of

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    11 tips for injury prevention in bodybuilding, part 2.

    It’s the second part of the series you will learn even more tips to prevent injuries and keep progressing safely. You can find the first part here – “11 tips for injury prevention in bodybuilding, part 1“. 7) Be focused. When you perform the exercise you must focus on technique and the muscles you train. So your focus must be in 2 places at one time. Contradicting already, isn’t it? What you need to know is this – when you

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    11 tips for injury prevention in bodybuilding, part 1.

    Intense training and injuries can go hand in hand, fortunately it doesn’t have to be that way. You can prevent all of your injuries by following some simple guidelines and common sense. Below you will find the most important tips to make sure you can progress quickly and safely. 1) Warm-up before your first set! Obvious, but so much people skip the warm-up. Some people warm up with light weights on the first exercise set, but that’s not nearly enough.

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    Machines in bodybuilding. Are they any good?

    Exercise, mental strength and focus

    We hear a lot of controversy, whether machines are any good for building muscles or not. Some people prefer to stick with free weights only, others focus on machines. But what really works and what doesn’t? Basically, there are 3 types of machines: Smith machine (unique in machine category). Pushing/pressing machines and other machines without cable system (operating with levers). And all kind of cable machines. If we sort these machines by effectiveness, list will look the same – starting

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    What a complete newbie should do in the gym.

    If you are going in the gym for a first time, or you are on your first few weeks of training, there is something you need to know. If you want a truly great body you need to start with a strong foundation. The best way to do that is to have 3 short and light trainings with only compound movements. When you are just starting out, there is no reason to waste your time on isolation exercises. People like

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    Advice on eating fish as a bodybuilder

    Eating fish

    We all know how important Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are. We can’t survive without them and they have dozens of benefits. And of course fish is the best source for these. So does it make sense to eat a lot of fish? Not really. Unfortunately, most fish has a small amount of toxins and heavy metal as mercury in their bodies and eating a lot of fish could lead to side-effects in a long term. The bad part about

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    4 Exercises for Legs you can’t miss

    Five simple but effective strength training strategies to garner maximum results

    When it comes to leg training it’s pretty straightforward. We can say it’s reasonably simple, but not easy by any means. The hardest compound movements will give you the biggest benefits so you should include some of these exercises in each leg workout. Below you will find 4 exercises, which will help you improve your legs significantly, if you do them. 1) Squats Shouldn’t be a surprise. Squats stimulate your full-body better than any other exercise. You can pack more

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    3 Best types of meat for a bodybuilder

    Everyone knows that eating lots of quality meat is a critical component in building muscle. But what type of meat should you choose? Article below will give you the answer and in addition to that you will know what types of meat should be avoided. 1) Turkey fillet Also called turkey breasts (skinless). It’s a very good source of protein (around 22.5 grams per 100 grams of raw meat), almost zero fat (less than 1 gram) and it tastes great

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    How much cardio you must do as a bodybuilder?

    Strength training strategies

    Building muscle mass (hopefully via a structured workout plan for muscle building) is always a priority, but you shouldn’t discard cardio if you want to be lean and, what’s more important – healthy. However, different people will need different amounts of cardio. Endomorphs (people with body type which is predisposed to store more fat than others) and people who are already overweight will obviously need more cardiovascular training than mesomorphs (people who tend to gain muscle easier than others and

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    Training chest with Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnie

    Do you know any man who goes in the gym and does not do any bench presses? Probably not. While bench presses are amazing for building overall chest muscle mass, there are far more than that in developing thick, massive and striated pectorals. We will take a look at “Austrian Oak” chest routine and analyze the exercises, which could help you to build your chest and improve the areas that are lacking. And Arnold is known for his super-huge chest.

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