Bodybuilders may slather oil over the peaks and valleys of contest-ready muscle for maximum sheen, but it's the oil they gulp during the off season, and during pre-contest training, that matters the very most.

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There are so many variations of the mighty squat - the only true leg building mechanism around in old school opinion. Unlike many of the variations of exercises for other body parts, variations for squats never take the beneficial range of motion out of the exercise. With any type of squat, you'll always, well, squat.

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Life unfolds around us all the time. We never quite know what tomorrow will bring, despite our best efforts to make plans for our week and month. Truth is, things happen that cause us to derail from our path and we have to have emergency plans to compensate for this.

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The next time you walk through the gym, take a look at the plates sitting on the bars of the many people training. Notice something? They're all big plates. 45s. 25s. Maybe a few 10s sprinkled in. Think about that for a moment. That means that every time these lifters want to add more weight to a movement (increased strength requires increased muscle!) they have to make a jump in weight on that movement by TWENTY POUNDS! When is the last time you EVER added twenty pounds to any exercise when in the gym? It's rare.

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Bodybuilder: "Eats tic-tacs, and sucks on a peanut all day." Power lifter: "See it, eat it."

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Sets and reps.. They are the mainstay of all workouts. After all, without their measure, no workout would have meaning and no body could be built. But are sets and reps more about creatively expressing a kind of bodybuilding license or personal philosophy, or are they truly scientific tools by which we build precise body parts of a certain size and shape?

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Protein pudding is a wonderful supplement that many bodybuilders have found to be a great way to knock back 25 grams of protein while enjoying a delicious snack. However the cost often makes enjoying it on a daily basis prohibitive. Here is a recipe or homemade protein pudding which will allow you to enjoy the same benefits of delicious protein, with complete control over protein content and flavor.

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Want to lose ab fat and eliminate muffin top fast? If you are suffering from muffin top, the excess belly bulge that hangs over your pants and jeans, and your current diet and exercise plan aren't really helping, then maybe it's time to revamp your diet.

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Q: If supersets are a good way to pack on mass and quality in leg training, can you use the superset with just about any body part and expect the same result?

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We know, we know... Most people will tell you that the bench press will solve all your chest problems and then some. But we don't exactly agree... While powerlifting exercises are, overall, a great choice if you had to choose just one exercise, the fact is, you don't!

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