Back in the day, bodybuilders kept it simple. They trained hard, and they trained heavy. They didn’t have dozens of variations of machines, allowing them to torch muscle groups from hundreds of angles using cables and other attachments. They had barbells, plates, and not much else. Yet, despite this lack of technological innovation, they managed to build some seriously well-developed physiques. We’ll be training old school today, using a minimal amount of sets to completely scorch two major muscle groups (back and shoulders) in very heavy and brutal fashion. We’ll be combining back and shoulder day into one ‘super’ day in which you will only need one station and one set of equipment - the squat rack, a barbell, and a pile of plates. Reserve this corner of the gym for about 45 minutes ...

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It may sound farfetched but an old person looking for a way to remain fit can achieve such an ambitious goal despite great challenges. You will find that as an old person it is very difficult to achieve what you set out to do according to the bodybuilding program. It is natural for to feel too old for weightlifting but this notion fades away with time as you get serious with these routines. When you lift weights, your muscles will not easily give in to the old and start breaking. Instead, they become more tough, tight and flexible, giving you a feel of buoyancy. You need to know that as much as ageing is a natural process you can stop from taking place, it is good to train and try as much as possible to keep fit in order to avoid ...

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Modern body building is a booming business. It has thus attracted scholars and investors alike. Of recent, many scholars especially has ventured to study the art and sport of body building, facilitating a better understanding of methods and means of achieving champion, award winning physiques. There are a few things that stand common in almost all the research findings published in the recent past about body building methods. This article is a synopsis to such findings, highlighting the core points of perfecting the body building venture. Most people fail to see positive results of their body building efforts simply because of misinformation. They expect way too much or too low of the exercises they use, others engage in wrong work outs with the wrong goals. Successful body builders begin with building a solid foundation of knowledge in all aspects of body ...

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For many bodybuilders looking to add finish to their physiques or maintain mass while sculpting the size they have, a 5-day per week routine is the best route to go. They are able to give each body part the attention it deserves for one very intense training session, then the body part receives 6 days (almost 150 hours) to rest. We all know that it’s very rare that a full week rolls around and ANY body part is still sore, no matter how hard we train it. Sometimes, a bodybuilder discovers the need to take a break from the rigors of this style of high-volume training. Maybe nagging shoulder soreness arrives, a byproduct of the 25-rep shoulder days. Maybe the knees are starting to ache from the 90 minutes of quad, hamstring, and calf work inflicted upon them ...

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In bodybuilding circles, the training norm used to be simple: You train the entire body twice per week, total. Early training greats in the 50s, 60s, and 70s would train upper body on Monday and lower body on Tuesday. They’d repeat this routine on Thursday and Friday. They received maximum muscle stimulation through 8 to 12 sets per body part training. In the 1980s and 90s, new bodybuilding drug stacks came into existence. Instead of popping a few orals to complete a training load, men were now injecting stacks of oil into their glutes and deltoids which provided much more assistance with recovery and growth. As a result, workout volume skyrocketed for many trainers. Suddenly, they were completing 20 to 30 sets per week per muscle group. The physiques increased in size, ...

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