Ketogenic diets have been around since the 1920's - not just since the Atkins or South Beach Diet craze. They had a real public resurgence in 2003 and went strong for about 18 months until finally people not accustomed to discipline and knowing how to work the diet (the average Joe) saw that they could regain the weight as quickly as they lost it.

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It's quite possibly our worst fear. It's the one thing that makes us sweat even when we haven't lifted a weight. It's lack of motivation.

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When you go into the gym, you think: Legs, chest, back, arms, shoulders, and even calves and abs, before you think traps. But trap training can be so important in lending that overall appearance of mass and density. Without them, there's something missing to your upper body. And instead of looking like you belong in a USA or pro line-up, you look like the top dog at a local qualifer in a small town!

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When I first started training back in 1985, the first thing I got was a pair of gloves. I soon found out how important they were the day I forgot them. The next thing was a belt. It was just a plain hand-me-down belt and it was stained with the sweat of another person. But I loved that thing because it meant I was serious about training.

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Caffeine is a drug that is used daily by 90% of Americans. The advantages for most include alertness and increased energy. It has been tested for decades, and aside from obvious abuse at levels of greater than one gram per day, caffeine is relatively safe for most of the population. But there are some side effects which might affect bodybuilders more than others, both negatively and positively.

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Most bodybuilders believe that, like legs, the back is a complex muscle group, and therefore requires a higher volume of sets in order to properly stimulate the muscles into growth. They split back day into muscle groups, then train each muscle group as if it deserved its own day. An example of a high volume back day is as follows.

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Q:  When I first began bodybuilding, I used to have "cheat meals" in the middle of my diets, and then would maintain a "one cheat meal per week" schedule all year long. In the scheme of effectiveness, now that I'm older, what is the best time to have a cheat meal? Morning or night? Weekend or weekday?

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Proportional Training

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10. Potassium In conjunction with sodium, potassium is required for the regulation of cell water levels. Potassium is also critical for the facilitation of the passage of electrical impulses between the muscle cells and the nerves. It is these impulses that enable muscle contraction. This mineral is critical in the storage of glycogen which is the muscles’ chief source of energy. If your diet is potassium deficient you are bound to experience several symptoms including cramps and weakness in the muscles, and dehydration.

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Not many individuals are overtly interested in having muscles aesthetics purposes only, for more people working out their muscles this is not an interest as such. Most people are interested in realizing what benefits they could derive from exercises in their bodybuilding lives.

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