There is more to muscle building than simply working out or lifting weights. You have to spend a lot of time working on your physique and that involves adding good quality muscle mass before you begin noticing results. read more
Author: The MeanMuscles Team
Omega-9 Essential Fatty Acids
Perhaps you have heard of the healthy effect of the Mediterranean diet? If not, it is good to know that the olive-rich foods have a heart-protection effect.
What should we do if we do not like olive oil? This is not a problem because the read more
Post Pregnancy Workouts
After you give birth, you can start making a slow transition to normal workouts, that include activities you might have not been able to do, whilst you were pregnant (Cycling, certain exercises, etc.)The workouts will begin with low intensity, gradually reaching your previous feats of strength and endurance. read more
Post-Diet Approach
Have you ever had a friend who kept a diet for some time, then gained back 90-95% of the weight they lost, in less than a week? This is the so-called “Yo-Yo effect” of dieting. As we cleared out in the first article of this section (physiology of fat loss) there’s one very important thing … read more
Pyramid
The main idea of doing a warm up, is getting your cardio-vascular, central nervous system (CNS), as well as the skeletal musculature activated, before your weightlifting workout, in order to increase its efficiency. Generally speaking, warming up refreshes the nerve paths along your central nervous system, but the most significant changes are in the vegetative ... read more
Shoulder Dumbbell Workout
Overhead barbell movements are usually the king of exercises when it comes to developing the deltoids.However, diversifying the intense workouts with less intense, but more movement-control involving, unilateral exercises, will definitely lead to a positive adaptation, on a neuro-muscular level.
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Six Pack Shortcuts Review
Mike Chang’s name is never far off when you’re talking about who in the fitness community has the best washboard abs! His Six Pack Shortcuts workout became an instant YouTube success and his channels combined have over 5 million subscribers!
Now you can join the countless fans who fill Mike’s YouTube page with glowing testimonials: discover tons of in-depth ab-building guidance, as well as hours of exclusive content not available on his social channels, in his phenomenal new Six Pack Shortcuts! read more
Split Principle
Before we dive into the most commonly used principle of “Split training”, we will go through some information that concerns the contradiction between some of the principles used by advanced and elite athletes. When you open up a fitness magazine and read some of the articles on methods, used by elite athletes (competitors), there is... read more
Stomach Vacuum Exercise: What Is It And Does It Really Work?
You have done everything you can to carve your midsection – crunches, torso twists, and leg raises – but it’s just not working out. You have started core exercises to go with your abs workout routine but that flab seems stubborn as a mule. So, read more
Strength And Weight Training For Women
Even though this article is written to target women, the strength and weight training exercises mentioned here can be also applied to men. Should weight lifting replace cardio workouts? The simple answer to this question is NO! The two types of exercise should be done in combination, as this will give you the most effective ... read more