Working on your muscle gain Are you a muscle enthusiast, athlete or simply a body-builder who wants to work on your muscles? To achieve muscle anabolism and gain muscle, it is essential to understand the mechanism of muscle congestion and muscle hypertrophy. In other words, understanding the way muscles get...
What exactly is the 21 method? The 21 method, also called the 7 7 7 technique, is an intensification technique that you can do on most bodybuilding exercises. It is a method composed of partial repetitions (7 low partial, 7 high partial, 7 complete) chained without rest periods. Following the 21...
The push pull legs, the concept The push pull legs is a very popular bodybuilding program and is regularly used in advice on how to build muscle effectively. It is used by the greatest, including Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is distinguished by its simplicity. With this type of training, the body is divided into two parts, one...
The undulating rope, also known as the battle rope, is a fitness accessory that has proved its worth in recent years. Popular with crossfit and cross-training enthusiasts, it is also increasingly used in the weight room. It's true that this training rope offers many advantages, particularly in terms of...
At 40, looking back on your youthful years can be daunting. It leads to negative thoughts about your current reality and getting in shape becomes more difficult than ever. You ask yourself, "Is it possible for me to get back the body I once had and build muscle at my age?
Why is it essential to build up your legs? Do you know the "Leg day"? In bodybuilding, it is the leg day, a session avoided by many people in their bodybuilding program. But where does this aversion to strengthening leg muscles come from? Why is it recommended to work the legs...
Bodybuilders often face a period where they seem to make no progress in their journey to a well-built body. This is called stagnation. This situation can have several origins, including overtraining, an inadequate training program, carrying the same loads over and over again, a lack of motivation, a lack of...
Weight training requires a good diet for strength and muscle development. Many of us wonder if it is possible to combine muscle mass gain with a vegan diet. Is the nutrition method prohibiting meat and everything that comes from animal exploitation sufficient for bodybuilders?
Just like warm-ups, stretching is an integral part of sports. This is true for weight training as well as for fitness, combat sports, team sports and all other disciplines involving physical effort. Often carried out at the end of training in body-building, stretching is a small part of the workout.
The Tabata method is a cardio workout designed to burn fat quickly. This protocol is directly inspired by HIIT, the high intensity interval training well known to cross trainers. The Tabata method is an effective fitness technique based on the realization of muscular strengthening and endurance exercises at the same time.
The Central Importance of Accessories in Bodybuilding If you've chosen to embark on a bodybuilding program, it's usually either because you're looking to gain muscle or lose weight. But here's the thing, there are many ways to achieve this. In any case, whether you...
What holds should I use to build muscle effectively? In bodybuilding it is important to respect a certain number of rules so that the sessions are effective. Rest, recurrence, a balanced diet rich in proteins, as well as an intelligently thought-out session with different exercises each time, are the keys to success.
Burpees are a common exercise in crossfit WODs. Many athletes also incorporate this intense movement sequence into their workouts at the gym. But what is the purpose of burpees? Is this fitness exercise so important for muscle development? And how is it done?
When we practice bodybuilding, it is essential to eat properly by having a good supply of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. This way accelerates your evolution to be in good health while providing our muscles with the necessary nutrients for its evolution. But there are other ways to do it depending on...
The time under tension: explanations The sportsmen of body-building and fitness often meet during their life of the periods when they estimate that their sporting levels know periods of stagnation. Indeed, during bodybuilding sessions, they have the impression that they are no longer progressing, despite regular training, and that they are no longer able to...
Bodybuilding is a physical sport, without a good bodybuilding coach, it is difficult to reach high levels of performance on your own, without getting injured. You want to get in shape, gain muscle, strengthen certain muscle groups, lose fat, increase your physical performance and many other things.... Whatever your level and age,...
To get big arms, too many bodybuilders focus solely on their biceps. Unfortunately, they'll never achieve their goal. In fact, the triceps make up two-thirds of the arm. It's therefore essential to build them up to achieve a voluminous appearance. But how do you develop them? And are there...
