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Weight Training rest period are very important in a fitness regimen. Most people get so intense and focused on working out and just keep moving on with their routines that they forget rest is essential to recovery. Muscle is not built during a workout. It is actually built during rest. If you keep going and going without weight training rest periods then there is no recovery time and no muscle built. As you lift weights in the gym you are tearing the muscle fibers apart. The weight you lift and how intense your workout is will determine the damage done to your muscles. In this case damage is a good thing. Once you stop working out the muscle begins to repair and builds new muscle. If there is not enough rest time then the muscle can't regrow as it should. Most people get confused and do not understand the concept of recovery or why it is important. They think that muscle is built when they are lifting weights in the gym. They do not want to recognize that when they rest is when th...

Overtraining is common among bodybuilders at all levels, but beginners can be particularly susceptible since a) their bodies are not accustomed to the training, and b) their lack of experience may convince them that training as much as possible is the way to build muscle..."no pain, no gain", right? Unfortunately, unscrupulous companies looking to make a fast buck will often have the beginner bodybuilder wondering if the secret to all their muscle building troubles lies in those "magic pills" that they are trying to flog at 50 bucks a pop! Let's be clear that the secret to building muscle healthily and naturally is not in training your muscles as much as is humanly possible, but progressively overloading the muscle for an allotted time, and then allowing it the time to recover and repair itself... "The muscle building process happens when we rest, not while we are working out" Rest is absolutely essential to build muscle mass. This means that any wor...

Kettlebell training has become perhaps my favorite workouts. Why? You get not only a total body workout for conditioning, fat loss, lean muscle gain not to mention cardio in a very short (20 minute) workout. I am a long time weight training guy and I still love my weight training workouts. I just started using kettlebells about 7 months ago. kettlebell training has a whole different affect on your body. The unique value of kettlebells is derived from ballistic (fast exercise) work such as: snatches, swings, cleans, and jerks In addition, to giving your incredible muscular endurance when done in high repetitions, with a proper nutrition plan any excess fat that you have will burn off rapidly. Is kettlebell training the be all end all of working out? No, it is simply a very effective way to train and enhance whatever program you are on. Which brings me to part two of today's article Bodyweight exercises. The great part about bodyweight workouts is? No equipment. That doesn't me...

To add up to 10lbs of muscle or more to your body in a month there are a few things you must do. It is possible to add this much in a month if you follow some proven and effective methods. You must stick with these and diregard all things that don't work to your advantage. Follow the guidelines in this article to pack on 10lbs or more of muscle in as little as a month. Increase your daily calories by 1000 Based on what you are eating now, whether it be a maintanence level of daily calories or a bulk up amount, increase it by 1000. This will give you an extra 7000 calories a week, creating the 2lbs surplus per week. To get this many calories on top of your current diet simple choose one of the methods below:  Drink a gallon of whole milk a day. Drink milk between meals, with meals and after your workout. Drink protein shakes packed with extra calories. Create a protein shake of 1k+ calories by adding in healthy fats and fruits - avocados, olive oil, almoind butter, cream, coconut c...