Bodybuilding & Food
Written by admin on October 09, 2009
Food requirements for bodybuilders or weight trainers are obviously different from those who are not weight training and focusing on muscle building. And it differs as well depending on what stage in weight training a bodybuilder is at and how old a bodybuilder is.
However, a basic diet that everyone should follow includes a variety of foods. A bodybuilder will require more energy and protein sources, and should put a lot of care and thought into their menu, especially if training for a competition.
Start with carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Every athlete needs a lot of good sources of carbs, the more basic the better. Carbohydrate-containing foods are foods such as breads, rice, potatoes, pasta, and fruits.
Weight Training: Post Workout Soreness
Written by admin on October 09, 2009
If you have been working out for quite sometime, you would probably know the feeling of post workout muscle soreness. Almost everyone, if not all, feels sore and pain in some parts of the body after a vigorous workout.
Most of the time, it sets in within 24 to 48 hours after the workout, but can be as long as a week. This long delay of the feeling of soreness is known as DOMS or “delayed onset muscle soreness” and is not unusual to bodybuilders.
Medical professionals and scientists are not really sure of the exact cause of muscle soreness, but their hypothesis makes good sense. They say that the soreness is due to the muscle tear that happens after a workout. Whenever a person works out, depending on the intensity, the muscles tear down but in a microscopic sense. After the torn muscles are fully recovered, new muscles will grow which are much bigger and stronger than before.
Weight Training: Toning Up
Written by admin on October 09, 2009
For those who want toned, sleek bodies but without a great deal of muscle growth, a different workout is necessary. Some people can naturally turn flabby arms into smoothly toned arms with ease, while others will have to work harder or longer to gain this effect. The method, however, is similar.
To tone arms, legs, thighs or abs, some muscle gain is necessary. You just want to be sure to gain the right amount, so that any flab is replaced with smoothness, but not huge bulges of muscle. Keeping this muscle is the key to keeping toned – muscle will burn calories faster than fat, and will look tighter and better under your skin.
Weight Training: Motivation & Discipline
Written by admin on October 09, 2009
Weight training has wonderful benefits for our bodies and takes a lot of hard work too. Mental motivation and discipline are requirements to stick with your training schedule and make it through your workouts.
Here are some tips to help you keep motivated and self-disciplined:
- Stick with your workout. Don’t give up. Have a reason for motivation, a reason to complete your training regimen for the day. The best workout is useless unless you have a reason to do it and a great attitude when completing your workout.
Working Out Daily
Written by admin on October 09, 2009
The best way to stay healthy is to burn those extra calories everyday so that fat does not get accumulated in the body which may cause obesity and make you vulnerable to blood pressure and heart disease. Sticking to a particular regimen of exercise is called a work out. It has to be done regularly.
The good thing about a work out is apart from keeping the body toned, it builds up muscles by burning up the fat. As one grows older, the rate of metabolism decreases. The hunger also decreases.
But one does not understand the reducing capacity for intake and sticks on to the craving for food and takes more than one requires. The extra calories do not get utilized and convert themselves to fat.
