Myths Of Bodybuilding That Fooled Most People

We have compiled a list of myths that even fooled most veterans that has been working out for years in the gym!

? If you stop working out, your muscles will turn to fat.

Muscle and fat are two different things and they cannot from one to another because they are completely two different types of tissue. The myth probably started because some former weight lifters continue to eat more even though they have already stop weight lifting. Their muscle could also shrink from long disuse.

? Look for the one with the highest amount of protein serving when choosing a protein supplement.

A protein supplement that has 50 grams of protein per serving may sounds more because it has a bigger measuring scoop or the serving suggestion may require more than one scoop. Look carefully at the serving suggestion label when buying a protein supplement.

? The longer I train in the gym, the more muscle I?ll gain.

When you train in the gym for a long time, your body hits a catabolic state and it would lead to a plateau. A plateau is an inability to progress in training and it would last for months. A training session of 45 minutes to 1 hour would be ideal.

? I should seek training advice from a pro bodybuilder.

Many bodybuilders are big because of genetics and hard work. They may not have the correct scientific explanation as to how they got that way. People with the right genetics would train and diet incorrectly and still grow big. You should seek gym instructors or trained professionals.

? The more you sweat the more fat you lose.

The amount of sweat does not necessarily reflect how hard you are working because some may sweat a lot due to heavy body weight, poor conditioning or heredity. Exercising in hot weather will make you sweat a lot and it looks like you have lost weight immediately but that lost weight is almost consisted of water in your body. The weights will return when you replenish your fluids by drinking after the workout.

? No pain, no gain?

It should never be painful and if it is, you are likely injured from overtraining. When you over train, you would experience physiological and mental stress as well as other health problems.

Sean Nalewanyj is an experienced bodybuilder that has been training for many years and is a writer at http://www.gainmusclenow.info

The Biggest Muscle Building Fallacy in Bodybuilding

I?ve just read yet another article about bodybuilding which only shows more evidence that writers of this sport or hobby are only too happy to regurgitate the same old tired out information that?s useless at best and a complete crock of doodie at worst. Frankly, I?m getting a little tired of it. And I don?t like seeing other natural bodybuilders spin their wheels by latching onto pseudo-scientific malarkey that only keeps them groping in the dark for something that works.

You?ll probably be surprised to find out which widely-embraced and beloved theory I?m prepared to debunk. No, it?s not the one about muscle being incapable of turning into fat or fat turning into muscle. I think even your average five-year-old knows that by now. Neither is it the one about muscles not growing directly from workouts but rather from recuperating between workouts. I have non weight-training, nerdy friends who already have that figured out.

No, this is about the much coveted, yet completely erroneous ?muscle confusion principle?. For clarity, let?s look at some common assertions that this silly concept hides within:

?You need to ?shock? your body by changing your routine.?
?Once you do a routine for awhile, your muscles get used to it and stop growing.?
?You need to change your bodybuilding exercises to keep your muscles guessing.?
?Muscles won?t continue to grow unless you keep them ?confused?.

Let me straighten this out: Muscles don?t need to be confused, baffled, perplexed, puzzled, bewildered, disconcerted or befuddled.

They also don?t need to be ?shocked?.

What they need in order to continue growing is to be systematically overloaded and recuperated. Let me repeat that: Systematically Overloaded and Recuperated.

Here?s another piece of startling information. In order to systematically overload and recuperate your muscles, you could feasibly use the same exercises in the same sequence for the next twenty years. I?m not saying you need to or should ? only that you could. You could do it and keep gaining muscle mass as long as you know how to accurately and unremittingly overload and recuperate your muscles.

To check the validity of my claim, simply apply your rational faculty. Why would your muscles need to be ?tricked? or ?confused? in order to grow? Although they might be connected to neuro-transmitters present in the nervous system, they?re not equipped with little micro-brains that need to be fooled.

Simply put, they?re made out of actin and myosin; two proteins that need to be broken down in order to start the process of recuperation that possibly leads to compensatory size increases.

Notice I used the word ?possibly?. If we break the tissue down and don?t allow enough recuperation to not only repair the damage done but also build compensatory strength and size, our muscles simply won?t grow. They?ll stay the same size or even worse, become a little smaller. That?s what can happen from extreme over-training.

Where did ?Muscle Confusion? Originate?

The stimulus that started and perpetuates the muscle confusion lie is another common phenomenon and myth in bodybuilding: the ?pump?. This is a phenomenon because it really occurs; people do get a feeling of expansion in their muscles after working them. It?s a myth, however, from the standpoint of believing that this sensation represents evidence of muscle growth. A pumped sensation in a worked muscle is caused by a back pressure of blood flow and lactic acid in the capillaries. It has nothing to do with inter-workout recuperation and compensatory tissue growth. Therefore, regardless of whether a change in our workout routine causes us to imagine or actually feel a better pump, it?s not an indication of real progress.

But the facts haven?t stopped it from feeding the muscle confusion myth. People will swear up and down that their change of routine has given them a better pump and a subsequent resumption of progress. My objections are only proven correct when these individuals possess muscles that haven?t grown at all six months or a year later.

Why ?Muscle Confusion? can hold you back

Frankly, too much adherence to the muscle confusion principle can cause feedback confusion. If we change our exercises and routine too often, we won?t accumulate enough feedback to tweak our volume strategy and put it in to the momentous gaining zone. I?ve seen people change their exercises every week. I?ve even been one of those people (years ago). Would you like to know where all that ?muscle confusion? got me? Absolutely nowhere ? nadda - Zilch! I had good workout pumps. But I experienced no gains at all from massive confusing and befuddling of my muscles and entire body.

Some people claim they need to change their bodybuilding exercises once in a while to alleviate boredom. That?s fine, as long as it?s not so often as to hamper the ability to read feedback and make adjustments that lead to actual gains.

Personally, I never get bored in the gym. There?s something so exciting about seeing continuous muscle growth happening naturally and directly on my formerly hard-gainer body. It blows away any fleeting sensation I might have once gotten from merely changing an exercise in the name of? ?confusion?.

Scott Abbett is the author of HardBody Success: 28 Principles to Create Your Ultimate Body and Shape Your Mind for Incredible Success.

Scott is a certified fitness trainer and a certified Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP. You can view his own phyical transformation by visiting http://www.hardbodysuccess.com

The Biggest Muscle Building Fallacy in Bodybuilding

I?ve just read yet another article about bodybuilding which only shows more evidence that writers of this sport or hobby are only too happy to regurgitate the same old tired out information that?s useless at best and a complete crock of doodie at worst. Frankly, I?m getting a little tired of it. And I don?t like seeing other natural bodybuilders spin their wheels by latching onto pseudo-scientific malarkey that only keeps them groping in the dark for something that works.

You?ll probably be surprised to find out which widely-embraced and beloved theory I?m prepared to debunk. No, it?s not the one about muscle being incapable of turning into fat or fat turning into muscle. I think even your average five-year-old knows that by now. Neither is it the one about muscles not growing directly from workouts but rather from recuperating between workouts. I have non weight-training, nerdy friends who already have that figured out.

No, this is about the much coveted, yet completely erroneous ?muscle confusion principle?. For clarity, let?s look at some common assertions that this silly concept hides within:

?You need to ?shock? your body by changing your routine.?
?Once you do a routine for awhile, your muscles get used to it and stop growing.?
?You need to change your bodybuilding exercises to keep your muscles guessing.?
?Muscles won?t continue to grow unless you keep them ?confused?.

Let me straighten this out: Muscles don?t need to be confused, baffled, perplexed, puzzled, bewildered, disconcerted or befuddled.

They also don?t need to be ?shocked?.

What they need in order to continue growing is to be systematically overloaded and recuperated. Let me repeat that: Systematically Overloaded and Recuperated.

Here?s another piece of startling information. In order to systematically overload and recuperate your muscles, you could feasibly use the same exercises in the same sequence for the next twenty years. I?m not saying you need to or should ? only that you could. You could do it and keep gaining muscle mass as long as you know how to accurately and unremittingly overload and recuperate your muscles.

To check the validity of my claim, simply apply your rational faculty. Why would your muscles need to be ?tricked? or ?confused? in order to grow? Although they might be connected to neuro-transmitters present in the nervous system, they?re not equipped with little micro-brains that need to be fooled.

Simply put, they?re made out of actin and myosin; two proteins that need to be broken down in order to start the process of recuperation that possibly leads to compensatory size increases.

Notice I used the word ?possibly?. If we break the tissue down and don?t allow enough recuperation to not only repair the damage done but also build compensatory strength and size, our muscles simply won?t grow. They?ll stay the same size or even worse, become a little smaller. That?s what can happen from extreme over-training.

Where did ?Muscle Confusion? Originate?

The stimulus that started and perpetuates the muscle confusion lie is another common phenomenon and myth in bodybuilding: the ?pump?. This is a phenomenon because it really occurs; people do get a feeling of expansion in their muscles after working them. It?s a myth, however, from the standpoint of believing that this sensation represents evidence of muscle growth. A pumped sensation in a worked muscle is caused by a back pressure of blood flow and lactic acid in the capillaries. It has nothing to do with inter-workout recuperation and compensatory tissue growth. Therefore, regardless of whether a change in our workout routine causes us to imagine or actually feel a better pump, it?s not an indication of real progress.

But the facts haven?t stopped it from feeding the muscle confusion myth. People will swear up and down that their change of routine has given them a better pump and a subsequent resumption of progress. My objections are only proven correct when these individuals possess muscles that haven?t grown at all six months or a year later.

Why ?Muscle Confusion? can hold you back

Frankly, too much adherence to the muscle confusion principle can cause feedback confusion. If we change our exercises and routine too often, we won?t accumulate enough feedback to tweak our volume strategy and put it in to the momentous gaining zone. I?ve seen people change their exercises every week. I?ve even been one of those people (years ago). Would you like to know where all that ?muscle confusion? got me? Absolutely nowhere ? nadda - Zilch! I had good workout pumps. But I experienced no gains at all from massive confusing and befuddling of my muscles and entire body.

Some people claim they need to change their bodybuilding exercises once in a while to alleviate boredom. That?s fine, as long as it?s not so often as to hamper the ability to read feedback and make adjustments that lead to actual gains.

Personally, I never get bored in the gym. There?s something so exciting about seeing continuous muscle growth happening naturally and directly on my formerly hard-gainer body. It blows away any fleeting sensation I might have once gotten from merely changing an exercise in the name of? ?confusion?.

Scott Abbett is the author of HardBody Success: 28 Principles to Create Your Ultimate Body and Shape Your Mind for Incredible Success.

Scott is a certified fitness trainer and a certified Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP. You can view his own phyical transformation by visiting http://www.hardbodysuccess.com

Adolescent Bodybuilding: Is It Too Early To Start?

Adolescent bodybuilding is a great way to instill discipline and start out on the road to a healthy lifestyle at a young age. In contrast to bodybuilding for the older crowd, adolescent bodybuilding has a completely different set of rules; reps and sets change, as well as the amount of weight, frequency of workouts, even goals and motivation.

Home Many Days

Adolescent bodybuilding workouts should not be undertaken more than three days a week to start. In fact, three days is ideal in adolescent bodybuilding. Once you gain more experience you can lift four or five days a week. It is important to stick to this schedule in adolescent bodybuilding to avoid over exertion. Yes, the younger you are the easier you bounce back, but you should avoid this urge for at least a while.

Length of Session

One hour should be plenty, but no more than 90 minutes. You might be young, but you are not invincible. If you push your body to hard it can set you back on your road to success by forcing you to take extra days off to recover.

Reps, Sets and Weights

These are probably the most difficult aspects of adolescent bodybuilding to establish. This is because you will have to experiment and see what works best for you. What works best for some may not always work for everybody else. Play around with weight, sets and reps to see what works best. This can take a few months so be patient and do not get discouraged. Every young person interested in adolescent bodybuilding has gone through the same process.

Goal Setting

As with any form of bodybuilding, in adolescent bodybuilding you should have goal. These goals should be reasonable and achievable in a short period of time, and by reasonable, I do not mean aim to look like the Incredible Hulk within six weeks. A good form of motivation is to take a picture of yourself in a bathing suit as you undertake your healthy lifestyle choice and compare your body to it as you begin to excel at your adolescent bodybuilding program.

Rewards

The older crowd of bodybuilders can appreciate the rewards of a longer life span, but for those in the adolescent bodybuilding domain the rewards are more along the lines of impressing the opposite sex and feeling good about themselves. There is nothing wrong with this. Self-esteem is important at this age in a young person?s life, so if adolescent bodybuilding helps accomplish this, then great. What really matters (good health, discipline and self control) will come later.

The "Muscle Nerd", Jeff Anderson, is a world-renowned fitness consultant and author, most noted for his cutting edge research in natural bodybuilding and fat loss. Discover the secrets to transforming YOUR body today at: http://www.musclenerdfitness.com

NOX-CG3 in Bodybuilding - Does It Help Or Not?

Bodybuilding requires a lot of dedication and time ? it is the solution to take control of how your body looks. All in all, bodybuilding is what you make of it. If you're looking for a way to feel and look great - then bodybuilding is for you.

Bodybuilding is a sport that mainly emphasizes physical appearance, body configuration and shape, trying to achieve aesthetics perfection. Bodybuilding is about building lean muscle mass while lowering body fat. The most important part of bodybuilding is taking the right supplements.

Taking bodybuilding supplements is a great way to boost your performance while working out. Bodybuilding supplements is a definite classification of "nutritional supplements" which aims to aid the increase of muscle mass.

Among the top of the bodybuilding supplements is Creatine, and there are many bodybuilding supplements that use Creatine. One of the most recent of these supplements is NOX-CG3, which has been developed by one a leading company within the Bodybuilding Supplement market, Xyience. The aim of this article is to go through the positive and negative points relating to Nox cg3 when used within Bodybuilding, although the manufacturers state that it also has uses in other sports such as running.

One of the main advantages of Nox cg3 is, according to the manufacturers, the fact that is uses a complete matrix of the most scientifically advanced ingredients available including three highly absorbable Creatines, three Nitric Oxide Boosters, and three scientifically advanced Glutamines.

An almost immediate effect can be seen, as NOX-CG3 only has to be taken with cold water 30 minutes before your workout ? Many other supplements need to be taken well in advance of your workout, and it is a great benefit to be able to take only once, half an hour before your workout commences.

With bodybuilding supplements you should be able to see and feel the huge difference that a complete muscle volumizing formula can make in your general performance and physique.

Another area where this particular supplement gains ground is the taste, as it is available in three flavours, including Lemon-Lime, Blue Raspberry, and Fruit Punch. This can potentially be a huge plus point, as you should not get bored with the taste of it.

It is very hard when you are looking for bodybuilding supplements to decide on just one to buy, out of the hundreds there are available. On first impressions the claims made by the manufacture of Nox cg3 would appear to satisfy all the requirements that a bodybuilder may have for a supplement, and it could indeed be a good choice to make. However perhaps one slight disadvantage is the cost, as it can initially appear to be a little more expensive than other supplements on the market. This does not need to be a problem though as if you look around you will soon find places where you can obtain Nox cg3 at discount prices, which does really take care of the one small disadvantage.

Most importantly it does appear to work as promised with many people reporting an immediate increase of strength in their workouts, and the information from the manufacturers seems to confirm this.

Hank Rogers is a regular reader and contributer to bodybuilding blogs and websites. For further information on the Bodybuilding supplement NOX-CG3, and how to buy it at greatly reduced prices visit http://www.nox-cg3review.com