Okay...it's time to confess...how many of you out there have watched movies like Rocky 1V and visualized yourself training out in the wild with only the most basic equipment possible. What about the hardcore prison movie where inmates are working out in the yard . . . ever imagine that was you?
Hardcore ‘boot camp' style training definitely appeals to the ‘macho gene'. However, let's be totally honest here, no one wants to put themselves out in the wilderness or into a maximum security prison to experience bare bones training!
QUESTION: Does eating a big breakfast really make any difference in getting lean or is that another nutrition myth?
In the last couple articles, we discussed the most prevalent side effects of anabolic steroids that I see in my every day practice. In this installment, we'll veer into the more common upper body injuries I see from lifting weights.
First, let's cover some basic terminology:
1-Sprain: Overstretching (partial or micro-tearing) of a ligament (connective tissue connecting bone to bone)
2-Strain: Overstretching (partial or micro-tearing) of a muscle or tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone)
I have always been told that you must take in more calories than you expend each day to build muscle. Is that really true?
On paper, in a text book that’s true. In reality, there’s more to it than that. Certainly, calories are extremely influential in promoting gains in muscle mass. However, other factors play a role such as protein, fat, and carb intake, meal timing, and hormonal levels.
Many nutritionists will argue that you have to eat more calories than you burn to build additional muscle mass. That idea is limited in that you always have to consider other factors; specifically those listed above. Calories, say from carbohydrates, provide fuel for the muscles to do work
Okay, I have to confess that when it comes to ANY kind of energy drink or tablet I'm a total ‘re-hab worthy' addict. I mean if it's on the shelf in Vitamin Shoppe I have probably tried it!
The trouble with a lot of these products though is...they just don't work! I mean we have all read the bottles that pretty much tell us that if we drink the stuff inside we're gonna turn into a rampaging monster at the gym. The only trouble is that when we actually consume the stuff NOTHING HAPPENS and we have ‘just another workout'.
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