When you are doing your bodybuilding training correctly you will notice increased muscle growth and increases in strength, but above all you will feel fit and healthy and you will be eager to get the gym and do your next workout. However, if you are overtraining then everything will begin to go downhill quickly.

What is overtraining?

Put very simply, overtraining is when you are working your body too hard and not giving it enough time to recover. Very often this can also be made worse by not giving you body the correct bodybuilding nutrition in order to speed up recovery between weight training sessions. Read the rest of this entry

Bodybuilding is not a sport that gives us immediate results, and this is one of the main reasons that people tend to give up rather easily. It is a common misconception that muscle mass gains are made in the gym, but this isn’t the case. Let me explain why with a real example…

I Want Big Muscular Arms

Do you think that training your biceps five times a week and doing 20 sets each session will give you faster muscle gains, than say training them twice a week doing 12 sets? If you think this then you are completely wrong, you are actually over training your biceps and you could be on the way to a serious injury. Read the rest of this entry

More and more people are becoming interested in bodybuilding and weight training, from the keep-fit hobby enthusiast through to the serious competitors in the sport. This increasing trend in body building and exercise causes a big demand for bodybuilding supplements.

There is a market for all kinds of body building supplements and there are many different choices.

When choosing a bodybuilding supplement you need to be very careful with what you decide to take because there are supplements out there can be very dangerous, if they are not taken properly. 

You need to always ensure you study the label and take the right amounts at the right times. If the label says take with food or water, then do so. If a supplement should not be taken by people that have certain medical conditions, then stay well clear. Read the rest of this entry

If you enjoy bodybuilding and going to the gym then you need to remember that wearing the right bodybuilding clothes is an important part of your workout routine.

There are various types of bodybuilding clothing that should be chosen depending on a number of factors, including your body type and the type of exercise that you will be doing.

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In today’s modern society there has been a drastic increase in the number of overweight and obese people. Keeping in shape if often put second to eating out, take-away foods, socialising, drinking, and working longer hours.  Many of us don’t have to perform physical jobs and spend much of the day sat behind a desk.  So how do you make time for a Bodybuilding and Fitness lifestyle?

Life has become soft and easy compared to the past. 

While technology and general improvements in society makes life easier, it doesn’t make life healthier.  In order to increase our fitness we all need to allocate a small amount of time into an already packed and stressful day.  Many of us make excuses that we don’t have enough time to go to the gym, or even going for a half an hour jog around the block. People who do this are just fooling themselves. Read the rest of this entry

Many first time bodybuilders are often worried and feel intimidated about joining a gym because bodybuilding is often associated with abnormal physiques and steroid junkies who’ll stop at nothing to achieve the ultimate body. In reality this isn’t the case.

There are millions of people who go to the gym every week simply because they want to look and feel better and weight training is the best way to achieve this. If you are new to this, don’t be put off by the stereotypes and worries about joining a gym. Simply follow my bodybuilding tips for first timers in order to help you get off to a good start. Read the rest of this entry

Many of those new to bodybuilding will make drastic changes to their diet when starting their quest to increase muscle size. Others will incorporate small changes to their diet over time, and some will not change their diet at all. So which is the best way to go? Here are my top beginners’ tips for adapting yourself into a bodybuilding diet.

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If you’ve made the decision to improve your body and start a bodybuilding program, it is very important that you follow these recommendations so that you don’t hurt yourself both physically and financially.

Beginner’s bodybuilding should be a gradual process where you get to learn how to perform exercises in correct form and without using too much weight. If you go to the gym and hit all the machines flat out, you’ll quickly burn yourself out, or even injure yourself.

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Important Update: 8th Jan 2010 – You can now download the latest state-of-the-art "Body Transformation Tracker" Software completely free of charge – this can be used in conjunction with the blank weight lifting chart to track your progress over time (as full reporting and charting is provided in the software).

The software is free to download AND use, there is no catch whatsoever! For full details on this amazing software click the link below.

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If you go to the gym and perform your weight training sessions without recording your routines in a blank weight lifting chart, then how can you improve the next time you go?

Weight training and bodybuilding are about making small improvements each week in order to gain muscle mass, strength and definition.

This website is all about helping people to add lean muscle mass, so I'll be writing free workout plans, exercise log sheets, and even fitness tracking software and giving them away for free. This page contains a link to my free downloadable blank weight lifting chart.

Click here to discover the muscle gaining secrets of a professional trainer.

Why use the blank weight lifting chart?

Whenever I go to the gym for a weight training session I take a blank weight lifting program chart with me, along with my previous session's workout log. This saves me time as I will always know exactly what weight to load onto the machines and which exercises I'm going to perform.

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