Though by the 1800s, bodybuilding gained enormous popularity in Europe, the sport did not make the American cross-over until the time of Bernarr McFadden, the great American bodybuilding athlete and inventor of the “chest expander.” McFadden’s bodybuilding sideshow in New York State’s Madison Square Garden greatly helped popularize the sport in America. Bodybuilding actually [...]

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by Mike Guardiola Triceps are all too often treated like the red headed step child with the focus being place on those beautiful blossoming biceps. I’m guilty of this as well.  Here are a fews ways I’ve found to bulk up that horseshoe shaped step child.  I’m assuming the readers here have a sound understanding [...]

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By Joel Mosley Is it possible to gain 50 pounds of shredded muscle without Steroids? Yes, but very difficult. A realistic goal for packing on muscle would be 7lbs/year….yes, 7lbs/year-without steroids. Arnold in his day (late 70′s early 80′s) weight around 240lbs ripped up at a height of 6’2″. So if you weight 190lbs for [...]

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Don’t do it! By Jason Kahn Many articles relating to exercise and nutrition are written that address what “to do” to achieve your fitness goals. Rarely does an article talk about what NOT to do to achieve success. The goal of this article is to introduce you to some common mistakes that are made when [...]

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Sample Muscle Weight Gaining Diet This type of nutrition program you should follow to gain some good muscular body weight. Nutrition is very important, a lot of my trainees don’t make good  gains until they start eating a very large amount of protein along with the correct supplements, it makes a big difference. Breakfast meat [...]

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