Body building FAQ's

Body building FAQ's

Q. I'm 15, 5' 10'', weigh 9 1/2 stone (sorry for the imperial measurements) and i do alot of Dirt Jumping (push bike) and motocross, would you say i was and Ecto, Endo or Mesomorph?

A. Ectomorphic (9.5 stone is 130 pounds US and 60 kg - and you're tall)

Q. I am currently on the mend from a serious ankle injury, and cannot weight bear on one leg, i am using crutches so one leg is losing strength. My physio said muscle loss was 5% a day, is this true?

Great body without using any chemical substances

How to have a great body without using any chemical substances

To get the body you dream of you need dedication and determination. You need to be open-minded and accept that the greatest things in life, like a great physique, take a lot of time and a lot of effort. To be honest, it usually takes a year to 2 years of really hard training, eating, sleeping and cardio to get a chiseled physique if you're starting from nothing.

Easy Fat Burning Tips

Easy Fat Burning Tips

Please do NOT follow this tip if you: suffer from depression and/or taking anti-depressants; diagnosed with ADHD; or have any heart aliments.

Before I do my workout I take:
48 mg of Ephedrine (4, 8 mg tabs)
200 mg of Caffeine
1 A.L.A. (Alpha Lipoic Acid) capsule, 100 mg
1 teaspoon of L-Glutamine powder

Feel Great After Your Workout

What to do so You Feel Great After Your Workout

Exercise should, technically, make you feel more energized, toned and fit -- not tired or sore. And while a little bit of fatigue and aches are normal, if you feel awful after you workout it's a surefire way to quickly give up your routine. Here are 14 simple tips that you can use before, during and after your next workout to make sure you feel the way exercise is intended to make you feel: great!


1. Make sure your body has fuel. Eating a small snack about an hour before your workout may help give you energy.
2. Get enough sleep. If your body is truly tried, your workout will only exacerbate this feeling.
3. When you start a new exercise routine, or increase intensity/duration, do so gradually.
4. Take a few minutes to warm-up before your workout.
5. After you workout, stretch your muscles.
6. Don't exhaust yourself. If you're feeling completely out of breath or extremely fatigued, decrease the intensity of your workout.
7. Give yourself time to recover. Avoid training the same muscle groups two days in a row.
8. Drink plenty of water. Dehydration can lead to fatigue.
9. Eat something after your workout. Eating a mixture of protein and complex carbs within 90 minutes of working out will help repair your muscles and give you energy. Some great snack ideas include nuts and fruit, yogurt or cheese and whole-grain crackers or a tuna sandwich on whole-wheat bread.

If you've already worked out and now feel sore, here's what you can do to soothe your achy muscles:

10. Massage the area.
11. Apply a cold pack to the area.
12. Use BlueStop MAX Arthritis Pain Gel, a natural, proven topical gel that will relieve your pain in minutes.
13. Give it time. Muscle soreness should go away on its own in a few days.
14. Do some low-impact exercise. This increases blood flow to your muscles and can help to relieve soreness.

What to do so You Feel Great After Your Workout

Easy Tip For weight Lose

Easy Tip For weight Lose

Working out with weights is really important because you're breaking down muscle tissue in the gym and then recovering and growing afterwards. We talked about eating the right types of food and maintaining a positive nitrogen balance.

Working out with weights will also help keep your skin tight. Whenever I see the "runners" in my neighborhood, the people who only run and never lift weights - they tend to have saggy, loose skin that hangs and flaps there. Some of these people are really skinny but with loose skin and that's because they don't want to lift weights - mostly out of fear that lifting will give you a bulky look. Let me tell you that lifting weights will never make you bulky, NEVER ever. It's all in your diet that controls your weight.

Main tip for weight lose

Step by Step Guide - Lose Weight And Gain Physique

How to lose weight and then gain a decent physique (Step by Step Guide)

Hello, I am 17 years old. My height is 5'6 and I am 154 pounds. I have been training for about 4-5 months on and off. I want to lose weight and then gain a decent physique. I have been using the routine below since I started off. My diet is all over the place, not controlled - I would like some information on that too. I am taking no supplements what so ever at the moment.

Day 1 - Back and Bi's :-

- Deadlift 3 x 10
- T-Bar Row - 3 sets - 10, 8 , 6
- Seated Row - 3 sets - 10,8,6
- Dumbbell Curls - 3 sets - 12,10,8

Day 2 - Rest

Day 3 - Chest and Tri's :-

- Bench Press - 3 x 10
- Incline - 3 sets - 10,8,6
- Dumbbell Fly's - 3 sets - 10,8,6
- Tricep Pushdown - 3 sets - 15,10,6

Day 4 - Rest

Day 5 - Legs and Shoulders :-

- Squats - 3 sets - 12,10,8
- Leg Press - 3 sets - 10,8,6
- Calf Raise - 3 sets - 20, 10, 6
- Arnie Presses - 3 sets - 12,10,8

Day 6/7 - N/A

Does that seem alright? I would also like to know if taking Creatine is good or not because I am considering that. And also, what food is good to eat and what should I avoid eating?

Your workout plan seems very decent, what I would do if I were you, on those days you have marked as Rest. Replace them with 45 minute cardio workouts, such as jogging, bicycle, jump rope, or if you dont feel like doing this, you can try performing the hardest Cardio workout of them all (Gorilla Cardio aka Hiit). This is a 15 minute intense cardio workout, if you want to know more PM me and I will explain what it is.

As far as your diet, you should try to eat less fat and fat calories, body builders eat 5 times a day, small meals but protein rich. All your meals should consist of 40% protein, 30% Fat, and 30% carbohydrates. The meals should me small in size and you should eat 5 times a day, up to 2 1/2 hours between meals.

As far as creatine goes, I would wait until you are 18 years of age before using it. Remember creatine does not help everyone, there as many people who use it and see no benefit from it, but there are those who do use it and see results. Creatine helps in ATP production which then helps increase muscle strength as well as mass. But remember using creatine will cause muscles to use water from the body, I read a few articles saying that using extensive creatine will in the long run cause you to lose fluid in the spinal cord and then you end up taking vaccines once your like 50. I read this, some say its a myth but I dont know. Personally I stay away from creatine, I just find it useless, but to you it might help. Again wait until your 18, thats my recommendation.

To gain a nice looking body were ur muscles are defined u need to start cardio, you cant just work out your muscles and expect them to stand out since fat will cover them. You will then just look like a really muscular chubby guy. SO in order to get into shape and look good, having all muscles defined your body fat needs to be at least between 6-8%.

I recommend you make a diet plan for urself, cut out fried foods, bad fat (fat from animals), fast food, and eat more veggies, fruits, protein bars, and protein rich foods. Switch from white bread to whole wheat.

Also get a protein supplement, you body once it has been worked out needs protein to rebuild the ripped muscle, if you are not supplying your body with protein you are just hurting yourself and not accomplishing much. I recommend getting Optimum Nutrition 100% Golden Whey protein, its one of the best with very low calories, and sugar. If you need help with preparing the 5 meals a day with the right %'s of protein, fat and carbohydrates PM me and Ill help you out.

How to lose weight and then gain a decent physique

Protein Supplements How It Helps ?

Protein Supplements How It Helps ?

Protein supplements will provide the right amount of protein to your muscles once they have been worked out. A muscle is ripped once it has been worked out good with weights, and in order to repair itself it needs protein. Once you drink a protein shake or a protein rich meal, your muscles use this protein to rebuild themselves and grow stronger and bigger.

Creatine increases ATP production which helps the muscles during a workout, but also creatine causes sometimes water to be drawn from some parts of the body into the muscle tissue which then causes dehydration, and then in a long run some say causes health problems.

I have been working out for 3 years, I don't use creatine because I dont find it to be safe, some even say its like a legal steroid, so I stay away from it. I only use protein supplements and that works for me. Also creatine does not work for some people, some people see absolutely no results from it, and some loss muscle density from it, while others benefit from it.

Protein supplements how it helps ?