Six Pack Training: Can You Work Out Abs Every Day?

By Mario on May 28, 2012 / Fitness, Recovery / 2 Comments

Tags: body fat percentage, build muscle, fat loss, six pack abs

Six Pack Training: Can You Work Out Abs Every Day?

Whether you like it or not six pack abs in the last couple of decades have become a signature of what makes a man sexy and attractive. Everyone has a different opinion on this but it’s a fact that most of us love to have that sexy lean physique with visible abs that grabs everyone attention when you take your shirt off. I mean, who wouldn’t want that? However the fitness community is divided on approach to building great abs. Things like training frequency, amount of repetitions, sets and exercises vary a lot and to be honest the information overload is confusing to anyone

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Does Flexing Build Muscle And Increase Muscle Tone?

By Mario on May 25, 2012 / Fitness, Recovery / Leave a comment

Tags: build muscle, workout recovery

Does Flexing Build Muscle And Increase Muscle Tone?

In my beginner days in the gym when I would see someone flexing in the mirror I’d think he was just showing off his muscles and bragging to friends. Of course if it was some newbie like myself back then I’d even laugh a little inside and think “This is so funny, what is that guy doing :)”. Needless to say it took me a long time to actually realize that flexing might have some benefits. Accidentally one day over a cup of my favorite Fat burning drink green tea I was talking to a friend of mine who was in

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Zyzz Workout Routine and Diet Review – U Mirin Brah?

By Mario on May 21, 2012 / Fitness, Nutrition / 28 Comments

Tags: build muscle, six pack abs, zyzz, zyzz diet, zyzz workout

Zyzz Workout Routine and Diet Review - U Mirin Brah?

Aziz Shavershian known as Zyzz gained a large fan base over a very short period of time with his provocative YouTube videos and attitude, even now almost a year after his death he still has impact on many young bodybuilders and fitness enthusiast. His well-developed physique combined with a notorious lifestyle have been a theme of many discussions in bodybuilding and fitness community forums. Mixing a reckless fast lifestyle, partying, drinking with training, clean diet and speaking openly about using steroids created a lot of controversy and nobody remained indifferent. Aziz in his short life was defined as a rebel, denying social conditioning resulting in his behavior

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What is a Complete Protein Source – List for Food Combinations for Vegetarians

By Mario on May 19, 2012 / Nutrition / Leave a comment

Tags: build muscle, healthy diet, vegan

What is a Complete Protein Source - List for Food Combinations for Vegetarians

It’s a well-known fact that a high protein diet is essential for building muscle, lowering body fat and maintaining a lean physique. Proteins are building blocks in our body and it is crucial for us to keep a high daily intake to ensure recovery from workouts and growth. Proteins are made out of 20 different amino acids, depending on the combination of amino acids the role of protein can be to build hormones, muscle, enzymes, organs, immune cells or any other tissue. Amino acids are divided into: Essential – 9 amino acids that we must consume through food. Non-Essential – Can be made

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High Intensity Workout Routine to Grow Lagging Muscle Groups

By Mario on May 16, 2012 / Fitness / 1 Comment

Tags: build chest mass, build muscle

High Intensity Workout Routine to Grow Lagging Muscle Groups

Anyone that has been longer in the fitness lifestyle or just training a couple of days a week randomly has noticed that some body parts are easier to develop than others. In rare cases do we encounter someone who has equal development for all muscle groups. For example I had a problem developing my chest while my arms and legs grow no matter what I do. Some trainers claim that this mostly depends on the mind-muscle connection with that specific muscle group and advise that we try to flex and stretch this muscles a lot to make better link with them. I

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How To Fall Asleep Faster – Boost Muscle Soreness Recovery

By Mario on May 15, 2012 / Recovery / Leave a comment

Tags: sleep, workout recovery

How To Fall Asleep Faster - Boost Muscle Soreness Recovery

Wondering how to fall asleep easier and faster? You’re not the only one, millions of others have problems with sleeping disorder like unstable sleep or complete insomnia. Those with insomnia have the most difficult time to maintain daily functions, things like nausea, disorientation, slower movement, lack of energy, emotional sensitivity and over-eating are very common. Falling asleep can be very frustrating, sometimes we just lie in bed and we turn for hours trying to get sleepy but nothing happens so recently I’ve decided to research this phenomenon to find out if I can somehow avoid this. Personally my biggest problem is the

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How Much Fat Weight Is Healthy To Lose In a Week?

By Mario on May 11, 2012 / Fat burning, Weight loss / Leave a comment

Tags: fat loss, healthy diet, weight loss

How Much Fat Weight Is Healthy To Lose In a Week?

After you read the article title I know most of you probably thought something like “I don’t care if it’s healthy or not I just want to lose as much fat as possible fast”. I must say I understand from your point of view that you think of fat loss as something linear and the attitude ”the more the better” is very common in weight loss community. However from my personal experience I can vouch that any extreme action brings more trouble than results. Most people think of fat as some dead alien weight that they carry around, they fail to realize that

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Is Whey Protein Bad For Your Liver?

By Mario on May 10, 2012 / Nutrition, Supplements / Leave a comment

Tags: build muscle, healthy diet, whey protein

Whey protein powder is without doubt the most popular dietary supplement ever invented. It is the fastest absorbing protein food, before whey was made athletes were consuming a high amount of egg whites as a low calorie fast way to increase daily protein and so promote muscle hypertrophy. Whey is currently the highest quality protein source it is used by those who want to build muscle, get lean, recover from injury or reduce muscle loss. Some even promote whey as an anti-aging substance or as prevention to some diseases. Since it’s so widely used the general public began to question the

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How Much Protein and Calories Is in An Egg White?

By Mario on May 9, 2012 / Nutrition / Leave a comment

Tags: egg protein, healthy diet

How Much Protein and Calories Is in An Egg White?

For decades till this day egg whites are known as the best natural protein source and a diet foundation of all athletes. Some of the older bodybuilding books contain crazy information about the amount of raw egg whites they used to consume everyday (up to 60). Today most athletes have replaced the protein rich egg white with eight whey protein or egg protein powders. Egg protein powder is an excellent low calorie choice for those that are allergic to casein, whey or soy products. One more benefits of powder is that it takes less time to prepare and is more

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Exercise With a Cold – Should You Workout When You Are Sick?

By Mario on May 3, 2012 / Fitness, Health, Recovery / 1 Comment

Tags: common cold, workout while sick

Exercise With a Cold - Should You Workout When You Are Sick?

Lately I get asked this question a lot. Should you workout when you got a common cold? Statistics show that a large number of adults get infected with with the common cold 2 to 4 times a year. No cure has been found to fight common cold, as we get older we reduce the number of colds per year as our immune system gets naturally stronger. Difference between flue and common cold is that flue is usually very intense but lasts only couple of days, also with flue the body tries to redirect most of energy to fight off the

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