We all know the eternal off-season, forever bulking bodybuilder who is constantly talking about how he’ll crush the competition, once he diets down and gets in shape. Very often, this bodybuilder will just talk about it for years and never actually follow through with the diet. However, when he does, he often does well in his first show, as those years of carrying that much bulk have led to a pretty solid foundation of muscle. If you’re one of those “permabulkers”, or guy in the gym carrying twenty extra pounds of “bulk”, it might be time to check out your body fat levels to determine if you’re carrying too much fat, and possible hampering your progress.
Optimal body fat/hormone range
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Natural bodybuilders face a challenge when the off-season rolls around. Everyone knows the off-season is the time period where bodybuilders get BIG. They lift, eat, and sleep big in order to add some muscle mass. This way, when they diet down for next year’s competition, they’ll be stepping onstage with 5 to 10 pounds of new, lean muscle. However, natural bodybuilders face a challenge that their chemically-assisted brothers in iron do not. Gaining too much weight in the off-season results in a highly challenging pre-contest diet in which muscle will be lost in the course of dieting. Here are some nutritional tips and tricks for adding muscle in the off-season without adding too much fat, in order to avoid those awful pre-contest diet blues..
Avoid stimulants
Caffeine, guarine, and other stimulant might make your workout fun, but in the long run, they ...If you like this article, click here to share:
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Q: I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately. Can you recommend something to help me rest at night? It’s like I just lie there moving my feet for an hour forcing myself to try to sleep before I finally just get up and go watch TV. Can you help?
A: First of all, before you start taking something to induce sleep, you should evaluate what you are already taking and see if that could be what the problem is. Often times people are reactive and try to fix a problem by taking a supplement when they should adjust certain parts of their training routine or cut back on some of the stuff they are already taking. I was talking to a friend on the phone about this same issue just the other day. When I asked him what supplements he was taking right ...If you like this article, click here to share:
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