Experts at King’s College London, UK, discovered two gene variants involved in the development of male hair loss. The scientists remind that one third of men over 45 years of age suffer from different patterns of baldness, 80% of cases of male hair loss being hereditary. Continue reading »
The key bodybuilding principle goes, maintain continuous tension on muscle to maximize its growth. Muscle mass growth depends on increasing workout load. It is actually what the athletic training is all about. In fact, before Joe Weider took over, the increase in workout load was understood merely as increasing weights. Joe brilliantly discovered that muscles are forced to grow by so-called “muscle stress” instead of increased weights. Logically, Joe Weider redefined the foundation principle of bodybuilding as the continuous tension principle. Continue reading »
Scientists offer revolutionary news: now we can fight for beautiful figure with the help of special pills! Researchers developed two drugs which can mobilize internal reserves of our body and help develop muscles and burn fat without getting out of that comfy couch. The developers optimistically state that those pills will help stay in great shape at all time even to those people who do not like putting themselves through the trouble of working out. Both drugs have special effect on a particular gene which is connected to the muscle development and maintenance of muscle tone. Continue reading »
October 18, Ben Weider suddenly died at the age of 85. He is known as one of the legendary founding fathers of modern bodybuilding together with his brother Joe Weider. Ben Weider was born in Montreal, Canada, on February 1st, 1923. Ben served as a dedicated lifetime president of International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) he co-founded with his brother in 1946. Continue reading »
Progressive overload principle is a basic principle to succeed in each form of physical training including strength and stamina building, muscle development, etc. It means subjecting your muscles to higher degree of stress and tension compared to previous workout. Aim for progressive overload. For example, building strength can be achieved by lifting each-time-heavier weights. But it is not enough for boosting muscle gain just to repeat with progressively heavier weights. Increase the number of exercises, sets and reps during each session as well. Continue reading »
Enriching your diet with enzymes may result in positive effect on muscle-building. Traditionally, enzymes are known as digestive supplements. But recent studies showed that they play significant role in recovery after high-intensity workouts. Enzymes are catalytically active proteins that speed up metabolism. Before carbohydrates and proteins are used for muscle development, enzymes must break them down into smaller molecules for better absorption. Continue reading »
Are you cheating? If so, you are jeopardizing not only your marriage but also your health. Hiding a secret love affair may leads to stress and anxiety because of having to lie to the spouse all along. Having a secret lover may trigger migraines, resulting in aneurysm (bulge in brain blood vessels) with the increased risk of death, - Italian scientists claim. Continue reading »
Some of the following Mr. Olympia contests will take part in Europe. It is already known that Germany’s capital will host the biggest bodybuilding and fitness competition, October 3, 2009. This Olympia promises to be one of the most fiercely contested shows. Ronnie Coleman is coming back to the stage. Continue reading »
It is commonly considered that lower back injury and pain are caused by overtraining. Yet, pain in the lower parts of the spine is more often a result of our regular activities. Sitting is the major cause of the difficulty. Sitting puts even greater strain on the spinal column than standing. The increased force is not that bad, though. The problem is we have to sit in the poorest posture for hours at a time – leaning forward. Continue reading »
Intensive physical training weakens the immune system of bodybuilders, resulting in chronic infection in the throat. Tonsils can’t perform their function of keeping bacteria off and become infectious themselves. Infectious tonsils cause a disease called chronic tonsillitis. Studies show that tonsillitis occurs in athletes because of the common decrease in the resistance of mucous lining of the throat. Continue reading »
