Jersey Shore Workouts - Muscle Building Routines For Guido Juiceheads
on 8/25/2010
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BrazilBadBoy
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Lets face it, what guy doesn't want to have ripped six pack abs and massive arms like Mike "The Situation" or a jacked up chest and shoulders like Ronnie. One thing is for sure and the fact is the Jersey Shore men are not sitting around doing concentration curls with 5 pound dumbbells or tricep kickbacks with 2.5 pounders. They are hitting the iron with serious muscle building movements that put major stress on the major muscle groups. The more stress you put on the muscle equals more growth. These exercises are what's called multi-joint movements and adding these to your workouts should be the cornerstone for any mass building routine.
Along with a solid workout routine, make sure your diet is in check. Do you ever notice the Jersey Shore guys heading outside with slabs of meat to throw on the BBQ? These slabs of skinless chicken breasts and massive cuts of steak contain the all important nutrient called protein which is critical when your goal is to gain weight and add muscle to your physique. Shoot for at least 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight and divide this total number up between 5-6 meals per day for optimum intake. For example, if you weigh 185 pounds then you will want to eat at least 185 grams of protein per day. Divide 185 grams into 5-6 meals and you end up with 30-37 grams of protein per meal (30 grams if you eat 6 meals per day and 37 grams if you eat 5 meals per day).
Below is a 4 week muscle building workout routine to pack on pounds of muscle mass. If your goal is to have that diesel huge look of a guido juicehead, then this routine is for you!
Jersey Shore Workouts - Week #1
Monday: Chest & Abs
* Barbell Bench Press (4 sets of 6-8 reps)
* Incline Bench Press (4 sets of 6-8 reps)
* Hanging Leg Raises (3 sets of 20-25 reps)
* Crunches (3 sets of 20-25 reps)
Tuesday: Back
* Bent Over Barbell Rows (4 sets of 6-8 reps)
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Skinny Guys Workout Advice - 5 Steps To Build A Ripped Muscular Body
on 8/18/2010
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BrazilBadBoy
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If you're a skinny guy then you need to listen up. Its time to build a ripped muscular body that may be a dream that you have had since you were a kid. This dream that never actually goes away, no matter how many times you look in the same mirror and see your pencil arms looking back! What if I told you there were only 5 basic things to building a ripped muscular body and you are probably doing at least a couple of them wrong right now!
Well you would probably ask me what those 5 things are, am I right? I am going to share these with you below but you have to promise me one thing. You need to actually really put some real hardcore effort into doing this. I can share all the secrets in the world with you, but if you don't put the effort in, the results will lack. So here they are the 5 things you need to focus on for building a huge muscular physique.
Compound exercises are essential in your quest for a ripped and powerful body.
You have to get this right before you can ever think of building real muscle. There are basically 7 different moves that you are going to have to fall in love with. You don't have a real choice on these moves. They are classics because they work. Now, these movements all have multiple variations so please feel free to mix it up, but you have to focus on these movements to really build solid muscle.
The key exercises that I am going to share with you are; squats and deadlifts for lower body and bench press, over head press, dips, chinups and rows for your upper body. Just like I said, there are plenty of different variations on all these exercises so please do mix up your grips, stances etc.
10 Rep Max.
If you are doing more than 10 reps you are not using a heavy enough weight. If you are really wanting to build muscle you need to stimulate your muscle fibers and to do this you need to make sure you are maxing out between 6-10 reps per set. Which brings us to our next major point... read more
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Tips to Get More Mass
on 8/5/2010
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BrazilBadBoy
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Getting bigger isn't easy, but it certainly doesn't have to require more calculations than a manned voyage to Mars. Here are ten tips you can try to get the scale moving in the right direction.
There are real problems with the program. I expect you to do high rep squats. I expect you to do complexes. I expect you to get stronger. Nowhere did I say this would be fun. And yet, many fail on this goal of building more mass.
Let's add some tools to your tool kit to get you going again.
1) Rethink the Week
There's a chance, especially if you're six feet tall or over or even just long limbed, that you simply can't handle the number of times a week that traditional mass building programs require. You need to rethink the week. Now, I was there for the first week and I clearly voiced my opinion that for hypertrophy training, taller guys should have a ten-day week, but God had other plans.
Change your week into a three-week pattern. For people who are honestly struggling in the gym for muscle gain, but failing to see any, consider training after two days of rest ALL of the time. It's easy to follow over three weeks:
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
One Train Rest Rest Train Rest Rest Train
Two Rest Rest Train Rest Rest Train Rest
Three Rest Train Rest Rest Train Rest Rest
The pattern then repeats. If you're doing those high rep squat workouts, it's very difficult to train three times a week. I experimented with training twice a week after a discussion with the late Goran Swenson after he found that Tuesday/Saturday workouts were really helping him stay stronger, longer. That might be worth a look, too, so try both options a few times and see if you begin growing again.
2) Learn to Stop
Learn to walk slowly. Learn to lay down. Learn to nap. I have argued my whole coaching career tha... read more
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Huge Biceps Training - 3 Secrets To Getting Massive Arms
on 8/4/2010
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BrazilBadBoy
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Every guy wants to have impressive guns to show off to the ladies. In fact, other than the chest, the bicep is the body part I get the most questions about. Unfortunately not many get the results they desire because of all the bad advice from the body building magazines. If you are still skinny these three secrets will help you get those impressive guns in record time.
Secret #1 For Huge Biceps - Compound Exercises
If you are a hardgainer (ectomorph body type) forget about everything you've ever heard or read about muscle isolation and biceps curls. The bicep is a relatively small muscle group and is indirectly trained whenever you do a 'pull' exercise such as pull-ups, chin-ups, seated rows and overhead barbell rows.
These compound exercises should form the staple of your muscle building regimen. By using compound exercises and the progressive overload principle to build a bigger body, you will also get bigger biceps.
Secret #2 For Huge Biceps - Workout Your Legs
I know, I know, this seems like odd advice. After all, what do legs have to do with biceps? Fair question but I can tell you that neglecting to train your legs will adversely affect muscle gains in your upper body in general and your biceps in particular. Muscle growth does not occur 'locally'. It is a much more holistic process and given that your legs are your largest muscle group training them hard has a 'halo' effect on muscle growth in the rest of the body.
The testosterone produced by training your legs hard will have an almost immediate effect on your biceps. You will also notice a big difference in how much you can bench press.
One of the most effective biceps exercises is the bicep dumbbell squat that stimulates both the legs and the arms. Perform this exercise twice a week and in about 8 to 12 weeks you will start to see impressive gains in your arms.
Here Is How To Execute It:
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Deadlifts
on 4/28/2010
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KPmodel
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If your back is healthy, deadlifts are a fantastic way to target glutes and hamstrings. I'm hopeful I will see the difference rapidly. I know I felt the effects for about 4 days after first trying them. Truely targets the glutes!!... read more
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PAIN During Exercise ????
on 3/3/2010
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DareDevil
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What about pain during exercise?
Do not ignore pain. If you feel increased pain or pain spreading to the legs, do not continue the activity. If you continue to perform the activity while you are in pain, you may cause unnecessary stress or damage to your joints. Seek the advice of a doctor or physical therapist. Fear of pain can cause unnecessary inactivity, so it is important to learn to "read" your body and know when you need to stop or modify an activity.
DD !!
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Mini calf raises
on 3/1/2010
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LILRHEEDOTCOM
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Too busy to go to the gym? Trying walking around the house on your tip toes to give your calves a quick work out. It also makes you feel long and lean. This reminds me of when I used to wear toe shoes for ballet.... read more
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Preacher Curls Suggestion !
on 1/19/2010
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DareDevil
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Preacher curls are an even stricter movement than regular Barbell curls. Preacher curls develope the lower area of the biceps and lengthen the biceps muscle. E-Z Curl Bars are the most often used method but I would suggest trying this movement with dumbbells to force each arm to work more independently. Holding your body steady, curl the dumbbells all the way up and then lower them again to full extension, resisting the weight on the way down.
Alternating between E-Z Bar Preacher Curls and Dumbbell Preacher Curls is a good way of mixing up your routine.
Good Luck !!
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Negative Training !!
on 12/14/2009
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DareDevil
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Negative weight training is a technique that focus’ on the eccentric part of a particular movement. For example, the bench press has two parts to the movement, a concentric phase and an eccentric phase. The eccentric part of the bench press is when you lower the weight down to your chest. Your muscles are lengthening and going with gravity.
The concentric part of the bench press is when your muscles are shortening and you are pressing the weight upwards. This is the contractual part of the movement.
Give it a try now. Hold both arms in front of you and lower them to your chest. You will notice that your muscles are lengthening. Now, push your arms forward and you will notice that your muscles are contracting. They are shortening in length in order to get the weight up.
Now, negatives concentrate on the eccentric part of the movement or the lowering of the weight to the chest, as in our bench press example. Research has shown that we are much more stronger in the eccentric part of certain movements such as the bench press. In fact, over 60 years ago, * Bernhard Katz and Archibald Vivian Hill determined that our bodies force “steeply rises” when our muscles are in the eccentric part of a movement as compared to the concentric part.
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Train like a bodybuilder!
on 11/18/2009
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BrazilBadBoy
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Train like a bodybuilder to help improve your hormonal milieu. Doing 3-5 sets of 8-12 reps with relatively short rest periods has been shown to increase testosterone and growth hormone release, improving your anabolic environment and metabolism.... read more
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