GenXXLSports for the Real World Athlete (and Weekend Warrior)
Muscle Failure Controversy: Training Strategies of Powerlifters and Bodybuilders
Muscle failure, the total inability to move a weight during barbell bench press, shoulder press, leg press etc. or the inability to perform a rep in a proper way, has always been differently approached by athletes, who – as bodybuilders – praise it as one of the most effective workout routines to gain muscle growth, [...]
Why Bodybuilders Need Fish in Their Diet
Chicken and beef are at the top of the recommended foods list for bodybuilders before even thinking about fish. Fish contains a high protein source, however, if you want to compare other fishes to canned tuna, it does not have a real high place amongst bodybuilders. On the other hand, fish is a food constituent [...]
Free Weights as Compared to Machines
Actually, both of them – weight machines and free weights – are good in their own way, to be used rather than compared. Yet we can pick out some distinguishing features. The first point to consider is safety. Weight-training injuries are mostly sustained on the following four occasions:
Unannounced Arrival of Steroid Testers Cause 2009 NABBA Belgium Nationals to Be Cancelled
Anti-Doping officials crashed the 2009 NABBA Belgium Nationals Bodybuilding Championships to go through steroid testing. This was not scheduled and so the big competition had been cancelled! The championship was being held at Arsenaal Theater in Vlissingen, Netherlands on Sunday May 17, 2009. Upon the advent of the steroid testers, the 20 bodybuilders competing in [...]
Hell Fire Labs Steroid Conspiracy Spreading Like Hellfire over America
Prosecution against persons connected with the notorious underground lab known as Hell Fire Labs is spreading further and involves more states. Charges against five more individuals for distributing anabolic steroids have been pressed recently by Mary Beth Buchanan and Mary Houghton, prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
IFBB New York Pro 2009 Results
At the IFBB New York Pro this year the day was carried by a 27-year-old first-timer Evan Centopani to the ear-splitting cheer of the New York City crowd. The new pro put in quite an impressive performance and scooped up an Olympia qualification, $15k, a NY Pro ring and a good deal of popularity.
Drinking Beer Decreases Testosterone Level
So you think hitting the pubs and sharing stone cold beer with your mates will make you manlier? Think again. How about sharing diet coke? Researches show that beer and other alcoholic drinks lower the testosterone levels, which of course makes a person, say, less manly. On the other hand, increasing female sex hormones causes [...]
Proper Way to Do Deadlifts
Some bodybuilders think that deadlifting is a walk in the park, but it’s not. Deadlifting is not just about bending down, grabbing a bar and standing up. In fact, some approaches might do more harm than help. For the most efficient results, deadlifting must be done in such a way so as to make the [...]
8 Reasons to Exercise
If you keep complaining of how other things in life are keeping you busy, this is just another excuse to keep yourself away from exercise. Of course, there are a lot many people out there who are over loaded with responsibilities like a tough job, taking care of the family, studying at night school, etc. [...]
Seven Essential Carbs for Bodybuilders
Unless you are in a precontest, carbohydrates should be a major part of your diet because they trigger the secretion of insulin that aids in growth. If you are a bodybuilder and want to accelerate the muscle recovery and augment your muscle mass, then plan on eating the following seven foods which are good sources [...]
Da Silva Emerges Victory in Pittsburgh
Eduardo Correa Da Silva amazingly came out top in the Under 202 class. This was his first ever IFBB Professional League contest, but he overcame Mark Dugdale, who had been the hot favorite for this competition based on the precontest. Eduardo also beat many others to win the Under 202 show at the 2009 Pittsburgh [...]
Choosing the Right Pulldown
For a bodybuilder there are so many options of grips, but not enough time to do them all. Pulldowns, which help expand the lats, can be a tough one to decide on. They can fuel the upper lats, but which exercise works the best in shaping that V-taper is difficult to figure out.
