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Before we go into the details of what bodybuilding diets are composed of, let’s first and foremost define what the word diet means.

What’s A Diet?

The word diet typically sends shivers through people’s spine as it is often associated with starvation and with being food deprived. However, a diet is merely the food choices that one makes on a daily basis. For a bodybuilding diet we need to make sure that we select foods that help us to repair and grow from the workouts that we perform while at the same time fostering either a fat burning or a muscle gaining environment.

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The Holidays are approaching, Thanksgiving leading the way with Christmas and New Years closely behind. They are a time of joy and happiness. However, unfortunately, it is during this time that most people tend to forget about their workouts. If you are thinking about doing that, let me remind you that the only road that leads to is to a larger waistline. Remember that if you choose the path of laziness eventually the Holidays will end and your joy and happiness will turn into horror as you will be left with having to face yourself in the mirror afterwards. (more…)

For bodybuilding, having low body fat levels is essential if you want to display the muscles that you have worked so hard for. A big mistake however that many bodybuilders make is that when they want to get ripped, they focus too much on losing weight instead of just focusing on losing fat.

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Introduction

Through the years I have gotten many compliments on my back development. I’ve also gotten many questions regarding how to achieve a wide and thick back. In this article, I discuss back training and the principles that I’ve used to design good back training routines for myself and many others. By using this information, I guarantee you that you too will get a wide and thick looking back. (more…)

Bodybuilding training is composed mostly of weight training exercises.  For the best results possible, your bodybuilding training should be composed of mostly free weight exercises that use dumbbells and barbells for resistance.  However, I often get asked the questions: “What about bodyweight exercises?  Are these useful for bodybuilding?”

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Soreness is a normal part of the recovery process that starts once you finish your bodybuilding workouts.

There are several degrees of soreness that we need to be aware of:

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When people think of bodybuilding, the first thing that comes to mind is big arms. How many bodybuilders, me included, just started by doing some biceps curls? After all, one of the most common requests bodybuilders get is to flex their arms. And while a great physique is much more than big arms, nobody can argue that all great physiques have equally great arms! (more…)

Question: Bodybuilding FAQ – What Is The Best Exercise For Building Abdominals?

I do not have a lot of time to workout and, as a result, I like to choose exercises that give me the most results from the little time that I am able to spend in the gym. I only have time to do one, or at the most, two exercises to work my abdominals. Could you tell me what exercise, in your opinion is the best one for building good abdominals?

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Guess what the biggest threat to your bodybuilding success is? I guarantee that nine out of ten of you will get the answer to this question wrong and that is the reason why I want to expose this huge threat. The biggest threat to your bodybuilding success is: your own mind!

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