17th December 2009
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In order to gain muscle you have to put on bodyfat. Eat loads of calories for weeks and months and forget about how you look. You have to accept that you are going to gain bodyfat so you 'bulk up' and gain bodyweig...
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18th August 2009
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I get asked this in the gym all the time: 'how do I bulk up?' Or 'whats the fastest way to bulk up'. The usual answer is to eat lots of calories and lift heavy. Easy Right? The problem with that approach is that yo...
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04th August 2009
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Recovering post workout, how much protein to take and post workout nutrition is a big question these days. You need to get it right if you want to get the most out of your workouts.
I am by no means saying that...
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10th April 2009
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People seem to be putting themselves into categories these days. They like to blame their excess bellyfat or muffin top on some unfortunate genetic predisposition. They pass off the blame and temporarily they feel ...
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09th April 2009
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Training for TONE is another BIG misconcepion in the fitness industry! I will apologise in advance if i get a little antagonistic here but I get angry when I hear this term being mentioned as it misleads so many pe...
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09th April 2009
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There are genetic factors that decide if one individual will gain muscle faster than another. It will definitely be harder for some men to gain lean muscle fast but it is not impossible. Problem is that the skinny ...
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09th April 2009
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Females tend to have many issues with weight, and it's not just how much one weighs on the scale... there are some others too. Here's the 3 main weight issues... Any of these sound familiar to you?
1)How Much Yo...
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13th March 2009
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Are you training really hard and not getting the results you feel you deserve? Are you one of the 1000's of people who cram up commercial gyms and train their guts out in an attempt to shed a few pounds, get health...
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13th March 2009
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Are you guilty of wanting any of these things? Well I'm afraid I will have to be the bearer of bad news and tell you this just doesn't happen! In the real world things don't happen overnight and anybody that tells ...
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13th March 2009
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Eating Well In the Recession!
I work in Northwood Health and Fitness in Santry, Co.Dublin. In my years there, I have noticed many things but among the primary things I've noticed is how much people know about nu...
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13th March 2009
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OKAY
So you want to get LEAN, but you're confused about what you need to do in order to develop a LEAN body. Well here's an acronym I like to use for the word 'LEAN' that you'll find very useful and easy to reme...
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10th March 2009
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Muscle Building Commandment Number 1: YOU MUST LIFT HEAVY! In order for your body to grow you have to MAKE IT. Your body does not know you are 'doing weights' it thinks there is a big ass weight trying to crush you...
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10th March 2009
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Monitoring your lifting speed is possibly the most important part of resistance training!
A common question among trainees is:
'How fast should I lift?'
The speed you lift the weight/ tempo you use is the ...
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25th February 2009
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One thing that really bugs me is the term 'I'm on a diet'. In its very nature it is suggesting that the outcome is only temporary! I mean, the outcome of the diet is always 'I want to look good for the holidays'? H...
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28th January 2009
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Making Weight for a fight has a reputation for being a grueling combination of starvation, dehydration and excessive training with sweat suits on. Popularised by the old school fighters wearing a bin liner and skip...
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