Now let’s talk about the first, founding principle of productive workouts. We have learned how the hypertrophy mechanisms work, so now we will move on to learning the basic principles we can use, when applying the workload of our workouts. There’s one condition to successfully building a good, balanced physique, mainly- getting stronger. If we …
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Types of Muscle Growth
Types of muscle hypertrophy We differentiate two types of muscle hypertrophy Myofibril hypertrophy Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy Myofibril hypertrophy This type of hypertrophy is referred to as the growth in size of the muscle fibers, also known as myofibrils. It is accompanied mostly by the increase in the strength capabilities of the individual, due to the fact…
How Does the Muscle Grow?
How and why does the body build muscle mass and what is the science behind it? The process of increase in the size of our muscle fibers is called “hypertrophy”. We are going to dig down deep into
Training Parameters
The repeated maximum is an individually defined workload, that can be lifted for a given number of reps until failure.
For example, if you can complete 10 reps until failure with 70 KG on the bench
ISO Tension – Boost Your Muscle Definition The Easier Way
Do you feel like you have reached a plateau with your bodybuilding regimen? Are you not able to increase your gains despite incorporating some of the more advanced techniques like the stomach vacuum?…
L-Arginine
L-Arginine, shortly arginine is a positive amino acid, classified as semi-essential and conditionally essential.
Every fitness enthusiast has heard of this supplement, but few people know it
L-Carnitine
This is one of the supplements that is most often associated with fat loss. However, most people only define it as a fat loss supplement and are completely unaware about this amino acid overall. What is L-Carnitine? This is a natural, non-protein amino acid, which was first derived from meat during the beginning of 20th
Leg Day- Hamstrings Focus
If you already went through our Leg day- Quadriceps focus article, odds are, your knowledge on lower body training and structure has improved.
We pretty much went through the quadriceps and calves’ anatomy briefly, giving
leg workout quadriceps focus
This is simply because they are compound movements, that primarily target the lower body, but due to the fact they engage the whole musculature, they are known to help the overall physical development.
Lower Body Barbell Workout
As we already know, serious muscle growth requires well-dosed, heavy weights, circling around 65-85% of your one repetition maximum, with the repetitions being anywhere from 6 to 15, depending on the muscle group that you are training.
