Bodybuilding

Many professional athletes are professionals because they are better than the average man, but what happens when that athlete wants to be better themselves beyond their natural capability? The athlete that wants to better themself has two choices; train everyday with everything they have, or turn to steroids. Many questions are still around as to why certain substances are considered steroids and why some are not. Steroids come in many forms like pills, injections and now many people consider…

WEIGHT LIFTERS VS. BODYBUILDERS: Another example of how appearances can deceive can be found in the case of bodybuilding versus weight lifting. As most people know, body builders possess huge muscle mass while maintaining relatively low body fat, in single digits to be precise; whereas, the weightlifters, though they don’t possess huge muscles plus they don’t have…

Get Safe Tanning for an Amazing Bronze Look Tan myths: Tanning cause of skin cancer and skin aging. The heredity is a major factor of skin cancer. But When we are exposed to the sun for a long time without sun protection to get tan look. It may cause sun burning, not skin cancer. But studies found relationship between sun exposure and premature aging. So, Tanners are safe because it contains sun protection factor and we must use sun protection products after we get a tanning to be safe and…

popular during the 19th century, and has recently made a comeback in the form of the “clubbell”. Exercise machines were introduced in the 1960”s into the still-rare strength training gyms of the time. In the 1970s , following the release of the bodybuilding movie Pumping Iron, and the subsequent popularity of Arnold Schwarzenegger , Weight training became increasingly popular. Increasing numbers of women have taken up weight training since the 1990”s, influenced by programs like “ Body for…

Captivate’s owner, Leslie, has been involved in the fitness industry for over ten years. She has been a sponsored athlete with Beast Sports Nutrition since 2008, and has represented them at the top two most prestigious bodybuilding events in the country. The first being the Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the second being the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio. She has competed in six national-qualifying NPC bikini competitions within the past three years, placing top five at each…

yourself with the right community and right people is important. Growing up I was involved in many things. However, I felt none of these fit my ideals. One of my closest friends recommended that I come to my local recreation center and begin bodybuilding. Lifting weights had been a passion of mine for some time by then, but it was not something I did in a community setting. Being new to this setting I was not certain that I would enjoy this experience. I tried it anyway. Walking into the…

Females are affected the most by eating disorders because of the appearance they hold while playing the sport. The sports that have the most athletes with eating disorders consist of figure skating, dance, swimming, diving, ballet, running, and bodybuilding. These sports are also referred to as “lean sports” where a certain appearance or weight class is needed to participate in. Eating disorders also tend to be developed more in judged sports as opposed to refereed sports. Only three percent of…

ABSTRACT: Muscle hypertrophy refers to increase in muscular size caused by expansion or increasing count of myofibrils (hyperplasia) within skeletal muscles. Resistance-based training causes microtrauma within myocytes of target muscles. Damage to muscle cells induce activation of myosatellite cells, which proliferate as myoblast [1]. Myoblasts differentiate and recover damaged cells as they fuse with the tissues, making the cell more durable than the original state. Satellite cells may…

meter sprinter for track and field team. He worked out regularly during his high school years and followed the coaches’ workout routines, but in college he felt like he was not getting the results that he wanted. He decided to do some research on bodybuilding forums and came up with a diet that was high in protein. He thought since he was not able to drink whey protein shakes like the other athletes because of his lactose intolerance that he would need to consume massive amounts of protein from…

multivitamins which you can supplement along with your meals, but it’s always better to get your vitamins from natural sources. You may however, want to consider in investing in a simple vitamin C supplement based purely on how important it is in the bodybuilding world. Note how many times milk or dairy is listed as a primary food source of the above vitamins. Three or four glasses of milk a day will definitely be of good use by your…