How Much Weight Should I Lift For Best Bodybuilding Gains?
This is a very common question for beginners who are just getting started in natural bodybuilding.
The answer, however, is a very simple one but before I discuss it, we need to first talk about muscular failure. (more…)
Natural Bodybuilding Q&A – Do You Need to Gain Excessive Weight To Gain Muscle?
The other day I got a natural bodybuilding question regarding whether is it necessary or not to gain excessive weight in order to gain muscle. Because I get this question asked pretty often, I decided to write about it. Here is the question below: (more…)
Natural Bodybuilding Question: Is A High Protein Diet Bad for Kidneys?
I am asked quite frequently if eating the amount of protein required of a bodybuilding diet is bad for your kidneys. This Natural Bodybuilding FAQ will answer this question and hopefully put all of your fears to rest.
Natural Bodybuilding FAQ – Should You Train When You Are Feeling Tired?
Should you perform your bodybuilding workouts when you are feeling tired? (more…)
Aerobics FAQ -Questions About Aerobics Get Answered
I have received alot of questions lately on the subject of aerobic exercise due to a lot of recent research that has been conducted on the topic of aerobics regarding what is the best way and time to conduct them for optimal fat loss results while keeping the muscle. Thus, I decided to put this aerobics FAQ together in order to clear up the confusion. (more…)
Natural Bodybuilding Video: Cardio for Fat Loss, Part II
In part II of my cardio for fat loss video you will learn about good types of aerobic exercise for fat loss and the sort of frequency and duration that you need to do in order to burn fat.
Natural Bodybuilding Video: Cardio for Fat Loss, Part I
Learn how to lose body fat with cardiovascular exercise.
Natural Bodybuilding FAQ – What’s a Good Advanced Natural Bodybuilding Workout Routine?
Question: Hi Hugo. I’m a big fan of your articles and columns. Thanks for all of the great work you do. I have a question. I realize that I am a natural bodybuilder but I would like to do some high volume routines, like Arnold used to do. Is there any way that as a natural bodybuilder I can get away with doing a high volume workout program? Also, I want to emphasize my leg development. Can you help me with this? (more…)
Natural Bodybuilding is the Answer to the Riddle of Weight Loss
Turn on the TV, open up a magazine or just read the health news over the Internet and you get the impression that everyone apparently is searching for the seemingly daunting and complex task of how to accomplish weight loss. Some appear to be looking for the answer in some magic fruit or food while others are more concentrated in finding a gene or a special drug that would take care of the problem. However, those of us who practice natural bodybuilding, especially if we have competed, realize that the process of weight loss while not necessarily easy, it’s relatively simple. (more…)
Can You Get Better Natural Bodybuilding Results Via Super Slow Lifting?
The concept of super slow lifting for better natural bodybuilding gains is not a new concept. It has been around probably for as long as weight training has been.
It started to become a really popular concept once a Florida-based trainer named Ken Hutchins (author of “Aerobics is Dead” and “Why NOT Aerobics”) patented the name and really started promoting the idea. In addition, I have also seen many books written by Dr. Ellington Darden (writer of over 40 weight training publications such as the “Nautilus Advanced Bodybuilding Book”, “Bigger Muscles in 42 Days”, and “Grow :A 28-Day Crash Course for Getting Huge”) promoting slow lifting as a way to enhance your natural bodybuilding gains. 
Basically the concept is simple: slow down the repetition in such a way that it takes you 14 seconds to perform each one. (more…)
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