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
Keep reading » →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
Keep reading » →According to legend, tea was discovered by accident in 2737 years before Christ. It was discovered by a Chinese leader and medical expert Sheng Nong. Legend has it that one day he boiled water under a tree when a few leaves of tea stormed into his pot. After he noticed the increased vitality caused by the happy accident he wrote about the healing powers of tea leaves. More than 4700 years later, the positive effects of drinking green tea are well documented by medical experts both in the eastern and western societies. Supplement market has also noticed these benefits and
Keep reading » →What is a protein shake anyway? Protein shake is currently the best bio-available source of protein available, this means it’s the most efficient protein source. Only thing that comes close to protein shakes in mater of protein quality is egg white protein. Protein mixed in shakes comes in many forms, but it’s usually some sort a powder substance derived from egg whites, soy or whey. There’s a long way to go from the raw unusable protein source to branded protein powder which we all love. One of the best benefits of protein powders is the practical application, you just add water or milk, shake a bit and it’s
Keep reading » →To achieve success and build your way to a higher position, your impression on your professional environment plays an important role. Impression can have different perspectives, depending on your perfection to all the extra qualities you may possess. Apart from your working capability, there are many other factors that actually set you above all the others, who can be called as your competitors. Therefore, you should not miss a single opportunity to overcome your weaknesses. A person with a perfect look and a perfect body always has an edge over others to win half of the battle. It’s obvious that
Keep reading » →Summer is almost here, you can feel the boost to training, strength and fat loss which naturally happens when temperatures get higher. Same as the body will naturally store some fat during winter the opposite happens when spring hits, it is easier to burn fat. People in the fitness industry are aware of this phenomena and that is how bulk and cut phases were designed. I assume you gained some weight during the winter, probably put more pounds then you wanted especially during the holidays. In the winter body likes to hold more fat for heat and protection from possible lack of food,
Keep reading » →Author: Regev Elya, owner and main writer at FreshBeetle.Com is a guest poster here at ShockingFit.com, his website is also dedicated to improving your health and overall well-being. Jump to his website from time to time if you’re into building muscle, losing weight and totally re-inventing yourself. Thanks! Is It Even Possible to Get a Six Pack Without Counting Calories? Yes. Definitely. Although you might have been led to believe that calorie counting is essential to losing weight, thousands of case studies from other people prove otherwise. Tracking calories might be better than tracking nothing, but if you make the
Keep reading » →Testosterone is a signature hormone for male gender. This amazing hormone doesn’t just give us increased muscle mass, testosterone plays a big role in decreasing body fat levels, increasing our sex drive, mental focus, gives high energy and also protects us from osteoporosis. Healthy individuals have testosterone levels in blood between 350 – 1000 nanograms/dl , anything below these levels will cause major health problems. Increasing your testosterone levels with banned substances can cause even more problems, the body doesn’t tolerate anything that is synthetically made. In this article i will focus on how you can increase your testosterone levels naturally without using any illegal supplements. Low
Keep reading » →Weight scale myth – Is a weight scale the right tool to measure beauty? How much do you weight? Beside weather, our weight is one of the most common topics in everyday conversations, people brag how they lost weight, complain how they gained some especially around holidays. Stepping on a weight scale is a worst-case scenario for some people. Numbers that pop out can be very depressing or in other cases bring happiness and joy, whats the secret behind the number and why is it so important to us? Today i’m gonna break down a myth for you guys, and
Keep reading » →So how do we lose fat? It’s very simple, we must spend more calories then we eat. There are 2 ways to deal with this: we can either change our training, diet or both. You can do both but i highly recommend that you just change one, changing both diet and training might have negative impact on performance and takes years of experience to manage, and you must know your body well. If that is the case then you probably don’t have to read this, you already know what is best for your body, if not continue reading. Today i’ll
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