Belly Fat Loser

Eccentric reps can be a great way to increase your results or break through a troubling (is there any other kind?) plateau. You always do eccentric reps when you’re lifting, because it’s merely the lowering phase of any lift. The key is to use them to your advantage once in a while. To effectively perform [...]

There’s no question about it, a well developed set of forearms projects an air of strength, but there’s far more to building a nice set of lower guns than giving the crusty, old sailor a run for his money. Forearm exercises that build strength in your lower arms have applications in many sports and greatly [...]

Every once in a while a new workout comes along that gets me really fired up. I was turned on to this new muscle building workout workout by a personal trainer friend of mine. It promises to pack on new muscle and help you lose fat. “So what?” you may be asking. After all, many [...]

One of the most common fitness related questions is why do muscles get bigger when you lift weights? It  comes somewhere directly after “How do I lose weight?” and “How do I make my muscles bigger?” There is a simple, 3 word answer to why your muscles grow when you lift; adaptive muscle hypertrophy. It [...]

The Best Time to Eat Carbs to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle While going on one of the many low carb diets  and cutting out most of your high glycemic index carbs is one of the most effective ways to lose fat, you will invariably have to eat some carbs, so the natural questions is [...]

You know, you can build muscle without weights. It’s true. Some of the most famous athletes of all time looked like they could bench press a truck, yet never touched a weight. Probably the best known of these is NFL star Herschel Walker, who built plenty of muscle using only bodyweight resistance exercises. He didn’t [...]