Body Builder

No. Women generally cannot get as big as men. If you are very worried about this, just stick to low weight and high reps. Using this method you are sure not to add to much size. Weight training can be very helpful to women in that it will increase the total numbered of calories burned in a day and it may help stop bone-loss. So don't be afraid to pick up some weights, it won't do you any harm.

There are many reasons why you have stopped progressing. Try to make changes to any of the following things and you will probably begin progressing again.

1 - You do not get enough sleep

2 - Your diet sucks

3 - You haven't changed up your workout in a while.

- Remember, just because your lifts aren’t becoming stronger does not mean that you aren’t progressing in the mirror.

For me to win my pro-card was a dream come true especially because I was very skinny when I started and with no apparent genetics for this sport. I never thought at that time that one day I was going to become a professional natural bodybuilder.

Keep your goals in mind. If you’re bulking, make sure that you’re not gaining to much fat. If you’re cutting, make sure that you’re not losing too much muscle on your cut. The mirror and progress pictures are useful tools to ensure that you’re doing everything correctly. Sure, you may gain some fat when bulking, but if that’s the only thing you’re gaining, then you’re doing it wrong.

Warming up for compound exercises, such as benching, deadlifts, and squats, is also important. To warm up, use weight that you can easily do for 15-20 reps for your first set. After you finish this set, work your way up in weight until you comfortably reach your working set. Try not to tire yourself out by warming up too much though. There is a balance to be found. Warming up will help prevent injuries.

Benefits often include increased muscle size and strength, quicker muscle recovery, better energy and reduced joint pain; a heightened sense of well-being and a stronger libido.

Your metabolism may be a little faster than someone else’s, but you can still easily gain weight by eating a little bit more. Stop using your "fast metabolism" as an excuse. You're the only one who can change your physique. I myself have gone from weighing 100 pounds to weighing 160 pound, so there is no reason that you cannot accomplish this too.

A beneficial burning sensation in a muscle that you are training. This burn is caused by a rapid buildup of fatigue toxins in the muscle and is a good indication that you are optimally working a muscle group. The best bodybuilders consistently forge past the pain barrier erected by muscle burn and consequently build very mas-sive, highly defined muscles.

Shortly after your workout or whenever you do not have enough time to eat actual solid food. It should be used as a meal replacement when you do not have enough time to eat real food. Being that whey protein is somewhat expensive, I suggest minimizing your use of it in your diet in order to save money. Food is just as good, if not better than, your protein shakes. In addition, you can also have casein, a slow dissolving protein before bed.

By eating clean, I assume you mean low fat or very low fat eating. This is not always appropriate for natural trainers, or at least not all the time. Hard gainers, for example, often have a terrible time gaining on low fat nutrition (without beef, eggs-the whole egg- & milk).

Workouts that work for you. You should begin with general workouts, though eventually the most productive workouts will be the ones you’ve used and refined, so that they have the specific elements you need and eliminate those you don’t.

Breathing properly is very important while working out. Breathe out during the effort phase of the exercise. For example, you would breathe in when bringing the bar down in a bench, and you would breathe out when you push the bar up.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a cheat meal every now and then. Don’t go overboard and learn to control your urges. Personally, I have a bag of chips every other day and fast food once a week. You can have junk food every now and then if it fits into your diet, just don't go overboard.

An occasional drink won't hurt. But binge drinking or having a few beers a day is not good for gaining muscle and losing fat. Alcohol is very fattening and it also retards muscle growth. So try not to drink that often or large amounts

Don't sacrifice your form to lift heavier weights. You'll make more progress BB curling 70 pounds correctly (without swinging your back or moving your elbows) than by curling 90 pounds. You just look like stupid when you are lifting weights that you cannot handle. What’s the point of going to the gym? (Vainly increasing numbers, or actually making progress and being able to handle those numbers). You can sacrifice some form every now and then (My form for BB rows is pretty bad sometimes), but don’t do anything major or you will end up hurting yourself.

Increasing resistance as the lifter's force increases through range of motion. Nautilus machines are said to provide accommodating resistance.

Movement of a limb toward the middle of the body, such as bringing the arm down after being extended at the shoulder.

Exercise of much higher intensity than aerobic work, which uses up oxygen more quickly than the body can replenish it in the working muscles. Anaerobic exercise eventually builds up a significant oxygen debt that forces an athlete to terminate the exercise session rather quickly. Anaerobic exercise (the kind of exercise to which bodybuilding training belongs) burns up glycogen (muscle sugar) to supply its energy needs. Fast sprinting is a typical anaerobic form of exercise.

I love training legs. I love training my quads and my lower back because of my height! Since I'm tall, I need to make sure my core is strong! I know those are the exercises that will hurt, so I always look forward to beating those parts up!

Androgenics are drugs that simulate the effects of the male hormone testosterone in the human body. Androgens do build a degree of strength and muscle mass, but they also stimulate secondary sex characteristics such as increased body hair, a deepened voice, and high levels of aggression. Indeed, many bodybuilders and pow-erlifters take androgens to stimulate aggressiveness in the gym, resulting in more productive workouts