A few guys may still find it hard to get their heads around the fact that some women like to lift weights, and may even be better at it than many men, but women have been excelling in weight lifting sports for a long time. Admittedly up until the mid-1970s bodybuilding was a male-dominated sport, as was competitive weight lifting, but all that changed in 1977 when the first female bodybuilding competition was organized in Canton, Ohio, USA. It was called the Ohio Regional Women's Physique … [Read more...]
Best Foods for Hardgainers – Mass Building Foods For Ectomorphs
If you are logging the necessary hours at the gym, treating your body to the equally necessary rest periods and eating a healthy diet, but still failing to pack on the desired extra pounds, you may be a hard gainer. Don't worry. This doesn't mean you are doomed to spend the rest of your life doomed to bodybuilding mediocrity, but it does mean you may need to make a few modifications to your dietary intake. The Curse of the Hardgainer More often than not hardgainers are people who have a … [Read more...]
Turning Failure Points into Isometrics
I should start by pointing out that this technique is a strength builder, and a potential mass builder. It involves pushing your muscle to failure which is really a muscle-building technique, as it forces the tissue to overcompensate more than usual in the recovery period after exercising. Trying to lift after failure is potentially risky, though it can be done, despite the counterintuitive nature. What I suggest is actually a safer way of continuing after failure without the risk of injury … [Read more...]
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