Paul Becker
Living The Fitness Lifestyle
The only way to be successful is to eat sensibly and make positive lifestyle changes, such as: 1. Eat 5 or 6 small, low fat meals throughout the day for improved metabolism and digestion. These small and frequent meals will also keep your energy levels running high. 2. Eat 5 to 9 servings of fresh […]
Power Isolation Movement for the Chest
There aren’t too many exercises where you can get the benefits of both power and isolation as most powerful movements are compound in nature. However, there is one exercise, while essentially a compound power movement, helps isolate a muscle group that many guys try to target – the chest. The movement? The decline bench press. […]
Effective Ab Workout
By John Cleary Abdominal contraptions seem to be the biggest seller of all the machines. You’ve seen them; space-age-looking springs that you push with your gut, or a rolling device that is supposed to help make your sits easier. These machines are really not needed. The only thing that is going to reduce your waistline […]
How to Gain Muscle Slowly
I’m laughing a little bit here and you’ll see why soon… We have heard for years about how the body can only gain so much muscle in a month, year, etc. I remember Mike Mentzer in a seminar talked about how slow muscle growth is, he used Danny Padilla as an example, he said that […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arm Workout
Why is it that over thirty years after he retired from bodybuilding competition, Arnold Schwarzenegger is even more popular than many of the bodybuilders competing today? Is it because of his movies? Or the fact he was the Governor of California? Or maybe it’s because he holds the Arnold Bodybuilding, Fitness and Sports Festival in […]
A Crazy Way to Build Muscle Mass
Most guys at the gym just don’t “get” this simple fact… Muscle isn’t dependent upon some fancy machine down at the gym. In fact, the one form of exercise that’s been shown to be far better than any other is BODYWEIGHT TRAINING. Want proof? In the bodybuilding world, old school pro Lee Haney credited his […]
Tip: Avoid Carbs at Night
Some nutrition experts claim that calorie balance is the only significant factor affecting fat loss and that avoiding carbs at night has no impact. On the other hand, many contend that carbs are the best eaten in the morning (to replenish glycogen stores after a night of sleep), pre workout (as fuel for exercise energy) […]
How to Perform Wide Grip Upright Rowing for Wide Shoulders
The upright row is an exercise that is traditionally used to work on the front shoulder area along with also engaging the trapezius muscles. The standard manner in which to perform the upright row is from a standing position, with the hands grasping the barbell in front of your body, using a narrow grip (hands […]
Is Dietary Fat Healthy?
Though you read everywhere that you need to cut out as much fat as possible, this is only partially true. There are good fats and bad fats. Fat is mainly present in a food in the form of triglycerides. Triglycerides consist of glycerol and three fatty acids. These fatty acids can be saturated, such as […]
How to Turbo-Charge Your Chest Workout
The bench press is certainly a vital part of building your chest but you can also gain traction in moving ahead by paying attention to how you perform other movements as well. Certain movements can really turbo-charge your chest training. One of these exercises is the dumbbell fly. The dumbbell fly can pack on a […]