Bodybuilding Beginnings
December 27th, 2008
Keith Crovatt asked:
Many think that bodybuilding is a modern day activity but it really has its roots in the ancient 12th century. India was where the first methods of bodybuilding training and related eating programs developed. Over the next 300 years, the people in India were having phenomenal success. The prototypes of dumbbells and [...]
Utilizing Bodybuilding Basics to Achieve Success
November 23rd, 2008
Harry Rockwell asked:
Bodybuilding is the sport of developing muscle fibers through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. Competitive bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points.
The sport is not to be confused with strongman competition or powerlifting, where emphasis is on actual physical strength, or with [...]
Develop a Real "mind-muscle Connection" for Bodybuilding Success
November 16th, 2008
Scott Abbett asked:
arted reading bodybuilding magazines in the late ’80s and early ’90s, a new buzzword had hit the scene. Every pro bodybuilder was claiming within published articles to have a “mind/muscle connection” during workouts.
I’d be reading an article by Greg Zulak or some other popular writer of the time and there’d be the [...]
Bodybuilders: Do Supplements for Building Muscle Actually Work
June 5th, 2008
Rick Churchill asked: Serious bodybuilders know the importance of gaining muscle mass and some will do anything to get the upper edge including a few who may even go the illegal and unsafe route of steroids. Most conscientious bodybuilders who wish to avoid the health dangers of steroids, not to mention the stigma attached to [...]