There’s not a lot of debate in bodybuilding circles as to how many different training rotations or protocols should be employed during the course of a single year. Most experts would agree you should give a protocol at least 4 weeks to work, then move on to something else after 8 or 12 weeks. When you see the same guys in the gym using the same routines month after month, year after year, you will likely notice they look the same during this period as well. This is not to say you don’t need training consistency. You certainly do. This just means you need to apply various rep, set, and exercise selection variations as you train consistently throughout the year.

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When it comes to gaining a great deal of power on all your major lifts, not just some, you can’t think in terms of isolation. When you want to improve your bench press, you might focus upon rotator cuff strength or lockout position with the triceps. If you’re looking to improve your deadlifting power, you may use various rack deadlifting, grip or rowing techniques. When you want to grow stronger on the squat you’ll use partial range movements. Many of these will involve compound lifts, but they are designed to specifically target individual lifts or muscle groups. If you are trying to being up a body part to fit into proportion with others, then these techniques will work wonders for you. If you are trying to grow stronger on a particular exercise for better numbers in competition, then you are already doing what you need to do in order to improve these major lifts.

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Sweating is one of those unique aspects of bodybuilding that most people overlook. It can be a gauge of how you’re training, or simply of what genetics you have. It can cause problems for yourself and others, if precautions are not taken. Let’s further examine the phenomenon known as sweating in the gym.   The gauge

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Are you looking to instill some new biceps growth? Have you tried every other trick in the book, and you just can’t seem to add another quarter inch? Admittedly, the bigger the biceps become, the closer you move to your natural limits. When this happens, growth become harder to see and it does become frustrating for many trainers. The secret is to find new ways to hit the biceps that they haven’t seen before. Here are a few such ideas for doing so!

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Are you looking for a way to hit those quadriceps and hamstrings quickly, and then get the heck out of the gym? If so, then you have some to the right place. The following workout will allow you to target both sides of the upper thigh muscles, and do so in a manner which will stimulate both the fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. The next time you’re facing a time crunch and really want to hit the legs in a new way, give this routine a shot! It will deliver a full workout in minimal time.   Leg extensions, immediately followed with leg curls

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You train like a bodybuilder because you want to look like a bodybuilder, right? You would train like a powerlifter if your goals were numerical based and involved the major lifts. You would train like a ballerina if your goal was to be the best man in tights on his toes. Your training reflects your goals. It’s always been this way for good athletes. Sure, some beginner trainers may erroneously train like powerlifters when their goal is to gain muscle, but it’s a mistake that is usually quickly rectified.   Just as with weight training, the type of cardiovascular training you use should reflect the goals you have in the gym. If you are a powerlifter, then you will want to use cardiovascular training that would keep your body weight low (in order to make weight) and would allow you the stamina to complete very heavy lifts for just a few repetitions. Short and intense bursts would be needed form the lungs, and you would use sprints and other maximum intensity cardio techniques to become proficient in this area.

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If it’s time to grow, then it is time to eat! Here is a useful eating plan for bodybuilders looking for solid muscle size gains without gaining much fat.

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Many things in life come down to the luck of the draw. We all know of a healthy person who exercised regularly and ate clean who keeled over from a heart attack at the age of 50. We also all probably have a relative who smoke and drank every day of his life who is still alive and kickin’ well into his eighties. While we can eat healthy, train hard, and look both ways before we cross the street, we are all at the mercy of the genetics with which we are born. Here are a few areas of bodybuilding success which are blessed or limited based upon our genetics.

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Welcome to the world of intermediate bodybuilding. You’ve spent a year or three in the gym, and you finally have a handle on nutrition. You know what you should be eating, and you stick to a pretty good bodybuilding lifestyle all around. You’ve reached the point where you’re past trying to get ‘big arms’ and you have advanced to the point of a new goal – complete and balanced bodybuilding development.   Unless you have been blessed with superior genetics, you probably have noted your shoulders are one area which certainly could use a little bit of special attention. You train them weekly of course, but since they’re just not shining like some of your standout body parts do, you are aware of the fact you need to do more. Here are a few tips for better hitting the shoulders in a more balanced manner.    Hit the rotators

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Do you possess fairly solid back development, but lack biceps and forearm development of which to be proud? If this is the case, you may want to consider the use of back and biceps supersetting to help spurn new arm growth while keeping the back growth steady. Here is a sample workout.   Deadlifts

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