Body Builder

Yet again, stop making excuses for your lack of dedication. Eat less calories than your body needs (probably 2500-3000), and you will lose weight. If you have trouble eating less calories, then add running into your routine too to burn more calories. Remember, calories in vs. calories out.

Synthetic chemical that mimics the muscle-building characteris-tics of the male hormone testosterone.

Weight used for exercise, consisting of a rigid handle 5-7' long, with detachable metal discs at each end.

Muscle directly engaged in contraction, which is primarily responsible for movement of a body part.

A method of pushing a muscle to keep working far past the point at which it would normally fail to continue contracting due to excessive fatigue buildup. In cheating you will use a self-administered body swing, jerk, or otherwise poor exercise form once you have reached the failure point to take some of the pressure off the muscles and allow them to continue a set for two or three repetitions past failure.

Science concerned with the internal and external forces acting on a human body and the effects produced by these forces.

Ask someone to work in with them. People are friendly and will usually let you work in with them. Just be respectful and offer to spot them/take the weight off when you are done.

High Intensity Interval Cardio. To do HIIT, just walk for a minute, then run for a minute, and keep alternating between the two for about 15-20 minutes. Try to run hard enough so that you are winded when you walk.

In training mode — so in offseason and trying to grow and develop my physique — it will be between 5,000-6,000 calories a day.

So-called high-intensity training is not usually (and certainly not exclusively) the best way to train. Let me say that brief training does have value, though training to limit reps or failure, less so. This kind of workout can deliver results-though for many it does not.

The amount of effort as measured against the results is often unfavorable. This is its key flaw, and is a conclusion from empirical evidence, not theories. It often works best as an occasional, not main, training method. If you like it and it works, keep doing it; but if it doesn’t, modify it or change to something else that does.

The ideal workout is compromised of a minimum number of sets and exercises per body part, recruits as many muscle fibers as possible, and allows plenty of rest.

Cardiovascular exercise is a great way to lose some calories while also strengthening your cardiovascular system. Make sure that you don’t neglect cardio. You don’t want to be jacked yet unable to run a mile in a respectable time. Although some people can get away with doing cardio altogether, I believe that is really helpful in cutting off whatever fat you have left. When I added cardio to my routine, I began to get more vascular and cut.

Try to eat at least 1 gram of protein for each pound that you weigh (For example, a 160 lber would eat 160 grams of protein) every day. I mainly try to eat foods that are high in protein and low in simple sugars. Some examples of foods that are great for muscle building are tuna, chicken, peanut butter, oats, milk, and eggs. There’s nothing wrong with having a snack or a cheat meal every now and then (genetics pending).

Movement of a limb away from the middle of the body, such as bringing the arm to shoulder-height from a hanging-down position.

A wide variety of exercise benches is available for use in doing barbell and dumbbell exercise either lying or seated on a bench. The most common type of bench, a flat exercise bench, can be used for chest, shoulder, and arm movements. Incline and decline benches (which are angled at about 30-45 degrees) also allow movements for the chest, shoulders, and arms.

Organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxy-gen. They're a very effective fuel source for the body. The different types of carbohydrates include starches, sugars, and fibers. ('carbohydrates con-tain four calories per gram. Glucose-blood sugar-is a carbohydrate used by every cell in the body as fuel.

Because your diet sucks. A good diet is more important than supplements. Supplements only benefit you if your diet is in check.

‘Andro’ prohormones support the production of testosterone. ‘Norandro’ prohormones support the production of nortestosterone.

Small compounds that minimize tissue oxidation and help con-trol free radicals and their negative effects.