Building a Home Gym: Achieve Your Fitness Goals Without Breaking the Bank
In recent years, the popularity of home gyms has skyrocketed, with fitness enthusiasts of all levels opting to exercise in the comfort of their own home gym. Having a home gym offers convenience, flexibility, and the ability to tailor home workouts to your specific needs. However, before embarking on any home gym/ home workout area, it's essential to determine if your space is suitable and how to create a home gym that meets your fitness goals and allows for great home workouts, without breaking the bank. However, before you set out to do any damage to the bank, there are...
The Increased Demand for Shorter Workouts: Exploring the Effectiveness and Benefits
In the ever-evolving world of bodybuilding and fitness, one emerging trend has been the increased demand for shorter workouts. Many individuals, from recreational lifters to elite athletes, are gravitating towards high-intensity, time-efficient training sessions. This blog aims to explore the reasons behind this trend, examine the scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of shorter workouts for building size, strength, and speed, and address the notion that shorter workouts of higher intensity can be effective. Additionally, we will discuss the minimum threshold for workout duration and the optimal workout duration for individuals aiming to increase strength, speed, and maintain a favorable body...
Top Five Add-On Supplements For Maximum Muscle Growth
Bodybuilding supplements are the backbone of many top athlete's training regimen. These supplements are meant to support and enhance muscle growth, recovery and physical performance. While protein powders, pre-workouts, and amino acids are some of the most commonly used bodybuilding supplements, there are several additional supplements that can provide various benefits. In this article, we will explore some of the most effective supplements for muscle growth and overall fitness.1. Creatine Creatine is a naturally occurring substance that is found in muscle cells. It helps to provide energy during high-intensity exercise and can increase muscle strength and size. Creatine supplements are...
The Rising Trend Of HIIT
In recent years, High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has gained significant popularity in the bodybuilding and fitness world. Many individuals are turning to HIIT as an effective and time-efficient method to achieve their fitness goals. This blog aims to explore the reasons behind this growing trend, delve into scientific studies that support HIIT training over high-volume, low-intensity workouts, address potential downsides of HIIT, and examine the injury risks associated with this form of training. Furthermore, we will highlight three or four elite athletes who have incorporated HIIT into their training routines, showcasing its effectiveness for achieving peak performance. Scientific Studies...
Six-Pack Abs For Summer
Summer is just around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about how to get those six-pack abs that you've always wanted. The truth is, getting a six-pack requires a combination of both exercise and diet. You can't have one without the other. In this blog, we will discuss the best ab training routine for a six-pack by summer, including the best exercises and the most effective fat-burning diet. Before we dive into the specific ab exercises, let's first discuss what the six-pack actually is. The six-pack is the rectus abdominis muscle, which is a long, flat muscle that...
Egg Protein
Egg white protein powder (albumin) emerged in the late 70's as a staple in most mass training athletes' diets. Back in the day, egg protein was partly responsible for building the first monsters of bodybuilding, powerlifting, wresting and football because it was easy to digest, very efficiently absorbed by the body, high in BCAA's (particularly Leucine), and eggh protein powder tasted pretty good, except for the lumps. Easily available, economical, low calorie and highly bioavailable, egg protein powder quickly became the most popular, best selling, sports supplement on the market, lumps and all. Today, amid the vast array of hydrolyzed,...
5 Tips to Help Stick to Your Diet!
A well-planned diet is a crucial component of any fitness and weightlifting journey. It plays a vital role in supporting muscle growth, strength gains, and body fat reduction. However, adhering to a strict diet can be challenging, and maintaining consistency is often a struggle. In this blog, we will discuss five effective tips to help fitness and weightlifters stay on track with their diet, promoting optimal muscle size and strength gains while simultaneously whittling away body fat. It's important to remember that setbacks are a part of the process, and instead of trying to compensate for them, we should learn...
3 Tips to Push Through Weightlifting Plateaus To Make Gains
Weightlifting plateaus are a common hurdle faced by serious lifters on their journey to achieving their fitness goals. These plateaus occur when the body adapts to a training routine, leading to a slowdown in progress. To continue making gains, it is crucial to keep the body guessing and prevent it from settling into a state of efficiency. In this blog, we will explore three effective tips to overcome weightlifting plateaus and stimulate new muscle growth. 1. Implement Progressive Overload Techniques: One of the primary reasons for hitting a plateau is that the body becomes accustomed to the same training...
Train Like Stallone!
Sylvester Stallone is one of the most iconic actors of our time. He has been in some of the most successful movies in recent history, including the Rocky and Rambo franchises. To stay in shape for his movie roles, Stallone has developed a rigorous workout and diet regimen that allows him to maintain his muscular physique even as he's gotten older. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at Sylvester Stallone's weight training routine and diet plan, including a sample workout and diet tips. Stallone's Workout Sylvester Stallone has been a lifelong bodybuilder and has always taken...
Beginner's Guide to Shedding Fat For Summer
With summer just around the corner, many people are looking for effective ways to shed those extra pounds and get in shape for the season. Weight training is a fantastic way to burn fat, build muscle, and achieve the summer abs you've always dreamed of. In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits of weight training for fat loss and provide some tips to help you get started. Understanding Fat Burning Before we dive into weight training, it's important to understand how the body burns fat. Fat is stored in adipose tissue throughout the body, and in order to burn...
When I Train Alone I Prefer To Be By Myself...
When you own the gym, you can train alone, but there’s no such thing as training by yourself. I sold the last of my shares of my gym in Mexico in 2018. However, I still get requests for stories about owning a gym in Mexico. This offering is not so much a story per se, but more of a brief rant about something many people might not ever consider - training in the gym you own. While my preference is to train alone, my members made sure didn’t train by myself. Their advances/ interruptions were innocent enough, sometimes the intent...
Want To Pack An Inch On Your Arms?
Arms, particularly the biceps, are one of those body parts that either grow easily, or are incredibly stubborn and difficult to gain size. Everyone wants big biceps, but not everyone can seem to grow them. The internet is full of all kinds of routines that aim to build a cannon ball biceps and no shortage of people trying to see if they can get their biceps to grow. The problem is, these folks are relying on one of the smallest muscle in the upper arm structure to do all the talking. While the triceps make up about 70% of the...