Archive for January, 2008

• Advanced Body Building Training Techniques

  01/31/2008

  When I started out on my long and arduous body building journey, I built a training routine around exercises with a specified weight, set and rep scheme. I stuck to this religiously, simply executing the number of reps I had planned irrespective of whether I had more in me to push out a few extra. And, initially, this worked well for me. However, as my experience grew and my muscles adapted, I realised I needed some more stimulus to continue progress. And this is where I discovered advanced intensity techniques.

• Bodybuilding Injuries – Learn to Adapt

  01/29/2008

  I was under a barbell some time last week, forcing out some shoulder presses and I suddenly realised that Id gone for one rep too many. With nobody in sight to help with a spot I had to use a little body English to force the bar up onto the rack. Feeling a little tweak in the left side of my lower back, I thought nothing of it and continued on with my workout.

• How Often Should I Train Abs?

  01/24/2008

  A question many people ask is “How often should you train abs?”. And this question gets a wide range of replies. Many people suggest that the abs benefit from being trained almost every day, whereas others don’t differentiate it from any other muscle group and suggest that they should only be trained once a week. Others even believe that training upper and lower abdominals on alternate days will provide well rounded development.

• Benefits of the Training Log Book

  01/21/2008

  Until a while ago, I never used a training log book. I never thought that there was a need. I’ve been training for so long that I have quite a good memory when it comes to keeping track of weights and reps from workout to workout. And I’ve got through my years in the gym happily using this method. Anyway, I didn’t want to be carrying about a pad and pen in the gym when I’ve got some heavy poundage to be concentrating on.

• Measured Progress Part 4 - Tracking Body Composition

  01/16/2008

  In order to be able to track your progress, you firstly have to define your expectations of what you think your progress should realistically be…In terms of mass building, your goal is to maximise lean muscle mass while minimising fat increase. Therefore, expectations would be defined in terms of the amount of muscle and the amount of fat you put on in a period of time.

• Measured Progress Part 3 – A Scientific Approach To Chart Progress

  01/15/2008

  In my previous posts, I discussed the various measurements required to be able to chart your progress. In the remaining posts I will discuss how to use these measurements to tweak and adjust your training plan as required….Firstly, a suitable interval has to be decided by which you will analyse progress and make adjustments to your programme. This interval may be one week, two weeks or one month.

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