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Many bodybuilding articles are going to blow smoke up your can by telling you tales of how easy it is to change your currently pathetic thighs into the thickest hamhocks this side of Mustafa Muhammad. The reality is that many of these articles are designed to sell bodybuilding supplements and give hope to people who, unfortunately just aren’t destined to have thighs this large. Here are some questions to ask yourself which can help you to most accurately gauge your potential for making leg mass gains.
How old are you?
If you’re 45 years old, the sad reality is that barring a very heavy cycle of human growth hormone and insulin, the odds of you adding 5 to 6 inches to your thighs are remotely small. Train for cuts, or enjoy the small amounts of size you can ...Posted in: Training | | Comments (0)
Many people have difficulty in increasing their body mass, unlike the lucky few who are genetically endowed with the ability to have a body which is quite breath-taking. People who burn calories faster than their bodies can absorb are not able to increase their muscle mass. Should you find yourself in this category, where you feel that you would like to make yourself look more appealing and lose that skinny, unsightly, scrawny image, then you need to make a careful analysis of your body, possibly with professional assistance to assess the best methods that you could apply to help you gain more muscle mass.
Sadly most people turn to steroids as a last resort when the methods that they apply to gain more body mass are not successful. Steroids are drugs which have some adverse side effects and should be ...Posted in: Training | | Comments (0)
The single theme dominating the health, nutrition and the fitness world is losing weight. The vast fitness products and services on the market target those people who are seeking to lose weight. Even the dissonant medical community comes together when it comes to the promotion of weight loss drugs, programs, and some surgeries. This is not such a bad thing because according to the Center for Disease Control, obesity could overtake cigarette smoking as an epidemic among the youths living in the US. There has been a lot of emphasis placed on losing weight, and this has lead to neglecting those people who want to gain weight.
The trouble of gaining weight
There is a common saying which says ‘lack of information is a very dangerous thing’ and this applies even more for skinny people. The available information on ...Posted in: Training | | Comments (0)
It is not that difficult to gain mass even if you are a hard gainer. All it takes is dedication in your part and you will be on your way to success. Most people find it difficult to gain weight simply because they are using the wrong techniques to gain weight. Who said that in order to gain weight you only need to eat more. This can not be further from the truth, gaining mass has nothing to do with the quantity of food you eat but it depends with the quality of food you are eating. You try to eat a lot of food but still you are not able to put on any mass. The problem could be that maybe you are not eating the right kind of food which is needed in mass building. The type pf ...Posted in: Training | | Comments (0)
Q: What are the best supplements for gaining mass?
A: Mass gains will not come from supplements alone. Unless you’ve got the other areas solidly in place, in fact, you will be absolutely wasting your money. If you’re on track with your training, eating and recuperation, however, the following supplements will give a major boost to your muscle building endeavors:
(1) Protein powder: These offer complete proteins in the right combinations and minus the fat that inevitably comes from animal proteins. When shopping for powders, look out for whey based proteins – they have the highest utilization and absorption rates.
(2) Creatine: This compound supplies energy to our muscles. It also has a muscle protein synthesizing effect while minimizing protein breakdown. In addition to all of this, creatine also promotes fat loss. The best source of creatine is creatine monohydrate which contains the highest amount ...Posted in: Training | | Comments (0)

