Matters of Resistance Part 1: Essential Bodybuilding Tips What is intensity and how does it contribute to a bodybuilder’s progress? The intensity of a weightlifting exercise is determined primarily by the resistance being used by the bodybuilder. Resistance, or the weight of the plates themselves, has a marked effect on the bodybuilder’s…
Mastering Workouts, Rest and Recovery How can you transform your workouts into pro-level, muscle-building sessions? Let’s face it: we aren’t always confident about our workouts. There is always a seed of doubt buried in the midst of our exertions and that seed grows into a forest of anxieties when we see how well…
Genes & Bodybuilding How does your DNA affect your performance as a bodybuilder? Your own DNA is definitely a big factor when it comes to determining your natural performance and the results that you can expect to receive with specific exercises. Of course, we can’t do anything about your own genes. What we…
Demystifying Repetitions in Bodybuilding Workouts, Part 1: Rep Scales How can you perform the best repetitions while working out? A repetition or “rep” is the act of performing a specific movement that satisfies the completion of a single “unit” of exercise. For example, a bodybuilder performs one repetition of a dumbbell curl when he is…