Building Muscle

In the cramped world of the bodybuilder, the never expanding gym, the key topic is always protein and protein supplements. This isn’t at all surprising since protein is very important for building muscle mass.

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So what do you know about protein? Probably about as much as you’ve read in the magazine ads promoting the glycomucus-whatevers and ion-exchanged, cross-mutated doohickies. Or maybe isotopically labeled protein tracers aren’t your forte and all you really know is that “meat is good.” Well, that’s okay. Sometimes the science of protein is complicated. The more . . . → Read More: TMUSCLE.com | Roundtable: Protein

One of the most popular, faulty and dangerous myths espoused in nearly every muscle building program is that you must use a full range of motion on every exercise in order to achieve maximal growth.

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In fall of Junior year of college, at 6? tall, I was 132 lbs. I was skinny. Really, really skinny. And I knew it. After complaining one day about my bony frame, I had someone tell me that I should lift weights. “Nah,” I replied, “I’m just one of those people who can’t gain weight.” Seemingly . . . → Read More: How I gained 30 lbs. of muscle working out once a week | David’s Thoughts

When many people think of bodybuilding, they think huge bulky muscles. You don’t have to have the body of Ronnie Coleman or Markus Ruhl to be considered a bodybuilder. Bodybuilders that choose to put on the size and bulk do so specifically for their own tastes.

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