Chady Dunmore fitness model, glamor model
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by: Nick Nilsson
 This is a story about a workout that I witnessed somebody perform about 10 years ago in a university gym in Canada. It’s a true story (just ask the ambulance driver!).
Now, if you've spent any time in a gym, you've probably seen people using exercise form that is less than perfect. What I was about watch, however, was the most atrocious exercise technique I've ever seen in all my years of training.
Let's begin...
It was about 1 in the afternoon and I was just starting into my workout when I noticed "Dave" (not his real name) lay down on the bench adjacent to the one I was on. Like me, he was doing flat barbell bench press that day.
He was fairly short, medium build, wearing a tank top to show off what he plainly thought was a magnificent physique. It wasn't, let me tell you that right now. |
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Natalia Muntean bikini competitor, fitness model, glamor model
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Every month we look at a new supplement, and up until now it’s always been on a topic that I have researched in the past and had a real personal interest in. Although I have used glutamine in the past, like many of you I just accepted that there was a host of literature that proved its credentials for use in sports nutrition.
For me its use has been in the area of immune system functioning and optimising my post exercise recovery. The conclusions based on the current peer reviewed data may surprise you, as the window for the potential application of this amino acid to significantly aid muscle growth and recuperation are shorter than you may realise!
Here is a supplement that’s been hitting the headlines for at least a decade, offering a host of physiological advantages including increased cell volume, improved protein balance, immune function, pH regulation, and acting as an excitatory neurotransmitter that can aid mental function. Well let’s take a look at the evidence guys and see “what’s the TRUTH”.
There is no doubt that the physiological importance of the amino acid L-glutamine for promoting and maintaining cell function is accepted across the scientific community. It is now well known that a large number of tissues and cells in the body utilize glutamine at high rates, and that glutamine utilization is essential for their function. Because of the vast quantity of literature on glutamine in this issue of Ironmagazine the focus of the review must be selective, with the most influential topics reflecting you guys the readers of Ironmagazine. I believe these areas to be protein synthesis, cell swelling, and immune function (can’t train if you are ill right!). |
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Laura Cenci fitness model, glamor model, bikini model
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by: Tom Venuto
 When you're just starting in bodybuilding, finding ways to overload your muscles and increase intensity is easy. Frankly, everything is an overload to a beginner. As you get more advanced, it becomes more challenging to continue the upward progression.
It's more or less universally agreed that the most effective method of progressive overload is adding weight. If you're preparing for competition, you often have to look for different ways to intensify your workouts because adding weight with the stress of daily cardio, low carb dieting and sub-maintenance calories is easier said than done. Besides, pushing for personal strength records all year round without cycling intensity can lead to injuries. So how do you continue to shock your muscles and increase the intensity of your workouts without adding weight? Easy - you make the same weight feel heavier with tempo and tension manipulation.
Basic rep speed for bodybuilders
Open up any book about bodybuilding, and it will emphasize the importance of rep speed, also known as "tempo." Specifically, tempo means how quickly you lift a weight (the concentric part of the rep, also known as the "positive") and how quickly you lower the weight (the eccentric part of the rep, also known as the "negative"). |
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Mari Kasvi figure competitor, fitness model, glamor model
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by: Tom Venuto
In 8 Easy Lessons... Plus My Favorite "Killer" ab routines. I have a confession to make. This might shock you. Are you ready? Don't hate me. Okay, here it is:
I don’t train my abs very much. Once a week for about 15 - 20 minutes. That's it. Seriously - no kidding. I work my abs like any other small body part, maybe even less.
Now, you're probably wondering, how can I possibly get "Killer Abs" with only one ab workout a week?
Well, if you already own my BFFM fat burning system, or even if you've simply followed my articles and newsletters closely for a while, you already know the answer
LESSON #1 - Get rid of the fat or you'll never see your abs, no matter how often you train, no matter how many reps you do or no matter what exercises you do |
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Mandalyn Russell figure competitor, fitness model, glamor model
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