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This article is aimed at supplying men with all the information they need to burn fat successfully. You will notice that it varies from the traditional fat burning techniques of sitting on a treadmill for hours on end and will give you far better results! Men and women both have as I’m sure you’re aware quite different body compositions, men are able to survive at a much lower body fat percentage than women, with women needing more fat to survive. The essential body fat for men is around 2% with many bodybuilders achieving 3-4% when in contest shape. The essential body fat for women is around 8% which is substantially higher. At this point abs are still very visible because women carry more fat on the breasts and organs which are essential for survival. To visualize body fat percentages here is a picture of a standard guy with 20% body ... Read More »

The Best Home Gym Equipment to Build Muscle and Lose Fat In this article I am going to give you some advice on how to find the best home workout equipment for your home gym. Most of the equipment you find in a gym is quite unnecessary and you can use free weights as an alternative to get exactly the same results. Working out from home is proving more and more popular and i’m going to cover all aspects from weightlifting to cardio and stretching, then advise you on the best equipment to ensure you can give yourself a workout at home just like you would get in a gym. Best Home Exercise Cardio Equipment For me getting a running machine at home seems like a bit of a waste of time. You really want to have a piece of equipment that gives you a unique workout. If you want ... Read More »

ptimum nutrition pride themselves on creating some of the finest quality protein shakes on the market and when other manufacturers avoided talking about reports that protein shakes contain dangerous metals they stepped up and showed results showing their protein were rid of any. (Full report can be found here) Their bestselling protein is the 100% gold standard whey double chocolate and I’m going to review the taste, texture, mixability and performance as well as some miscellaneous facts about the shakes. Gold Standard Whey Protein Review – Ingredients  Before you buy any protein shake you should know exactly what you need and what constitutes a great protein shake. Above is a breakdown of what’s in the shake. First of all you want to make sure what you are actually buying is whey protein and a good way to ensure this is to calculate the amount of protein in the protein shake. ... Read More »

What is the basis for a healthy person? There is an old adage that you are what you eat. While eating right is one aspect of a healthy lifestyle, obviously there are more factors that contribute to the overall well being of an individual. Since we all want to look and feel our very best, let’s examine the basic building blocks of a healthy person. It goes without saying that diet is an important factor. You’ve probably seen documentaries on the ill effects of fast food. Maybe you try to avoid things like high fructose corn syrup. Your health may require you to be on an even more restrictive diet due to allergies. Whatever your situation is, eating healthy foods in the right amounts is definitely a key to health. While a proper diet is different from person to person, something everyone has in common is that we need fresh ... Read More »

Super foods for weightloss – Shed the Pounds fast in 2013 So 2013 is amongst us, I am sure I speak on everyone’s behalf when I say we may have over indulged just a bit. Right I just want to make it clear I am completely against fad diets and NO starving yourself is not the key to losing weight. I just want to point out some healthy superfoods for weight loss that you should be eating to make your weight loss journey a healthy one. Anyone who is overweight has undoubtedly tried to lose weight at some point many struggle due to cravings, tiredness and just unable to maintain eating boring foods. We one advantage to eating superfoods is that they taste great and psychologically give you a massive boost because of all the hype behind them. You’ve got to remember how powerful the mind really is when it ... Read More »

Can you build muscle without weights? If any of you have ever read Arnold schwarzenegger’s book the Encyclopaedia of bodybuilding you will see he mentions how through a series of posing and tensing routines you can actually stimulate the muscle to the effect where you do damage and encourage growth. Many bodybuilders do a posing routine after their workout so that they increase their muscle density. If you have every tensed all the muscles in your body for 30 minutes you will appreciate that this is no mean feat. However in this article I am going to run through some routines you can go through in the sanctity of your own home so that you can build muscle without weights. Bodyweight Exercises to build muscle without using weights If you don’t have access to weights then you are going to have to use your body as the weight. On the face ... Read More »

Simple Bodybuilding Meals Ok so I had someone email me saying cooking was difficult and they didn’t have the time. Well i decided to make a little video showing how easy it is to prepare  a bodybuilding meal. Chicken is a bodybuilders best friend, if you want to put on muscle but don’t like chicken then things are just a little more expensive. Anyway this is going to be short. In the video I show how you can cook chicken rice and vegetables hassle free in only 30mins. Macro’s of the meal in the video Protein:50g Carbohydrate: 100g Fats: 25g Total Calories = 725kcals. Read More »

Top tips on when to take creatine to build muscle Creatine is a vital muscle building supplement in this article I am simply going to suggest the best time in which you take it and not cover what it actually does if you are after how creatine works then check out the link. On the back of many creatine supplements you will see the directions to take a loading dose. The aim of this is to saturate the muscle and then you take a serving once a day to maintain those levels. I suggest you don’t bother with this, from my own experience it’s rather unnecessary. I feel utilising your bodies natural process post work is the best time to take creatine. Assuming you have your post workout nutrition correct your body should be stimulated into an anabolic state. Your insulin levels will compliment the effect of creatine and aid ... Read More »

Quotes about success – What drives you? At the time of writing this article it is new year 2013. Every new year many people revolutionise their lives and a very popular one is to improve their living, both in affluence and in health. I’ve compiled a list of quotes about success that should help motivate you in both these regions. Everyone has their favourite motivator I would like to introduce you to my top 3. Each from a completely different background. The first is Eric Thomas also known as the hip hop preacher, he was once a complete down and out but he changed his life and now helps millions of people and is also now a millionaire here are some of his quotes about success. Eris Thomas the hip hop preacher quotes “Don’t make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what’s actually good for you.” “You ... Read More »

When is The Best Time to Take Whey Protein to build muscle? Whey protein is a vital supplement for those of you trying to build muscle. Whey protein is a natural substance and is the by product of the cheese making industry. If you want to build muscle whey protein supplements are a great way to ensure you body has enough protein and amino acids present to make muscle growth preferable. Nitrogen levels within the body can be measured to determine how much protein is present in the body at any one time. You want to have positive nitrogen levels at all times to ensure muslce growth is favoured. From studies nitrogen levels have been shown to be present when meal frequency is high and every meal contains protein. This makes the morning a possible best time to take whey protein. After 8 or so hours of sleeping your body ... Read More »