Getting stuck in body building means that you have reached a point where you are confused and making decisions becomes a major problem. At this time you feel let down by very many issues and the next step to take becomes a milestone to hit. This is where many body builders turn away from the profession and they criticize it with no genuine reasons just to justify their quit. But there is no need of worrying since when one is tuck it is very easy to find the way back to the profession and still deliver what is required in time. There are situations in body building where you cannot be able to get off the hook because it requires a professional touch. This is especially with the type of workouts that you have been using. This is a very technical thing ...

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Bodybuilding just like any other sports also has its challenges. And this is probably the reason why it is interesting. If there were no challenges I doubt if anyone would be interested in bodybuilding as a sport. One of the greatest challenges for a bodybuilder is overcoming a plateau. Almost every bodybuilder has experienced this challenge in there bodybuilding careers. For novice bodybuilders who have been unable to overcome there plateau then this article will help them achieve this. When a person hits a bodybuilding plateau, it is a very disturbing period and if you are not careful you could end up using steroids as a way out. I can not fail to stress how wrong this approach is due to all the potential side effects you could experience when using steroids. There thing you need to observe so that you can ...

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Q: I’m working to bring up my lagging chest development with flat and incline bench presses. But these exercises don’t seem to give me a pump in the pecs, only in my triceps and delts. Should I give up on these and focus on stretching movements like flyes? A: The two exercises that you’re currently doing are by far the best movements for adding mass onto the chest for the simple reason that no other exercises allow for as much direct pectoral stress over a greater range of motion. So, the problem is not with the exercises themselves. It’s with the mode of execution. When you’re using a compound exercise to target a specific muscle group you have to be totally focused on working that muscle exclusively. The slightest mental slip and you’re prone to falling into the cheat zone, where ...

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Q:  I seem to have hit a strength plateau on my bench press? Any suggestions on how I can break through it? A: The first thing you need to do is to take a week off from training chest. This will allow you to be fully primed for an 8 week program that will not only get you past your sticking point but that is specifically designed to up your bench by a whopping 10% in that couple of months. The program you’re going to utilize is sometimes called Wave Training. Developed by the Canadian weightlifting team, it is based upon the concept of potentiation and small forward progressions. Each workout will consist of 3 rounds or ‘waves’ of 3 sets. Between sets you will rest for 90 seconds, with a 4-minute break between waves. For the first set of the first wave, load ...

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Few exercises can top the staying power of the classic bench press. Ask any serious bodybuilder and odds are you’ll hear that the flat bench is, and always has been the meat-and-potatoes of his chest routine. Simply put, the flat bench delivers. But here’s the catch: Whenever you make a specific exercise a habit, you’re all but guaranteed to hit a plateau at some point. Your body adapts to the stress you subject it to, i.e. it grows, but only enough to handle that stress. You may be working your butt off when you do your regular benching sets for the 100th week in a row, but as far as your body is concerned...it’s old news. By doing the same exercise with roughly the same sets and reps week after week, month after month, you get into a ho-hum routine where not much happens. ...

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Q:  How often should I be changing my workout program? A:  Short but sweet. We like it! Listen, there are so many factors to constructing workouts and sticking with them, and then knowing when to say die, that it's a pretty broad-based topic and question. However, I think it's something most people don't ask because they think they should know it and feel stupid if they actually inquire. However, it's something that you need to know so that you can continue to grow and change on a regular basis. Avoiding stagnation is crucial, and knowing when to leave one type of workout and visit another, is a talent. It's why one guy is more successful than another if both have genetics that are equally talented. Obviously, a lot of this is feel, and not something that can be taught, but there are some criteria ...

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Q: Something must be wrong with me. I’ve been working out for about 18 months and I was gaining muscle at first but lately my strength is going down and it makes me feel like I just want to give up. I am very strict on my diet and I am working out 4 days a week. I seem to have everything in place. I have tried a bunch of different supplements and still nothing seems to work. Can you recommend something for me? A: The problem you are presenting here is indicative of what a lot of people go through from time to time. You feel like you are doing everything right but the gains aren’t coming. This usually happens after a long time of working on the same schedule over and over. ...

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