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Serious athletes of all levels consistently try to burry themselves in like-minded people. Internet conversations on message boards are very common today - connecting people from around the world. The amount of bodybuilding-related boards has grown exponentially with increasing Internet availability and more user-friendly software. A countless amount of new training and nutritional methods can be found online; for subsequent personal experimentation and shared results. By teaching others online, an athlete learns while substantiating their claims. Read more

The road to developing a big barbell Bench Press follows a chronological list of pivotal events. There is no specific time period to graduate to a greater level, only consistency and proper motivation will determine the success rate.

A man is often characterized by the size of his upper body while women fall victim to the shape of their legs. Men become so preoccupied with the bench press, they sometimes avoid the free-weight version to circumvent any obvious evidence of a weak upper body. However, free-weight movements are necessary components to building a larger upper body since the loads are moved through space, placing a natural resistance against the muscle - superior to machines which suspend loads from cables. Read more

Bodybuilders should take advantage of what science provides to create an optimal training program. Through research and personal experience, an ultimate program is created. The creation of new movements compels athletes to question the validity and effectiveness of previous routines. Bodybuilders and powerlifters want to know what exercises will produce the quickest, most effective and safest results. The real answer is: there is no best exercise or training technique, since each has an appropriate time and place in an athlete’s program.

Exercise selection inevitably depends on the phase of training along with the anatomical and physiological properties of the exercise. The first step toward proper exercise selection is the classification of all exercises according to their specific physiological response. Read more

German Volume Training is a method of strength and mass building endorsed by Charles Poliquin. Gains of 10 pounds or more in six weeks are not unusual. Poliquin’s research into strength training is extraordinary to say the least. His methods work. The following is based on his advanced GVT protocol. This routine is meant for advanced athletes with strong mind-muscle connections and abilities to cope with intense training. If training progression has stalled, then a new routine may be in order to get back on track. It may be necessary to take a few days of recovery and detraining, before beginning an advanced volume training split. One step back - three steps forward. Read more

What is it that keeps bodybuilders dedicated to obtaining physically extreme conditions? They some how find gratification in constant self-torture and disruption - starvation and overeating, microscopic destruction and rebuilding, injury and rehabilitation, restraint and self-indulgence.

Could the brain’s reward systems be so demented? It must be deeper. It doesn’t matter how generous your life has been, the act of building a greater body can become a parallel lease on life - a new opportunity to rein control and feel pleasure. Conceivably it’s how bodybuilding mimics the very stages of life: birth, coming of age, struggle, maturation and death. Read more

New trainees frequently enter a resistance training routine understanding one basic principle: push or pull a load for a predetermined amount of repetitions. However, there is a lot more to understand about each repetition and how it affects muscular failure and subsequent growth.

Muscle contractions are often confused with muscle shortening due to the nature of the word “contract.” Muscular contractions are involved whenever the muscle produces tension - its sole purpose. Skeletal muscle can raise, lower or resist a load; classified as concentric, eccentric or isometric, respectfully. The type of muscle contraction is determined by the motion of the associated joints and how the muscle transforms in response to the load. Read more

Do you love bodybuilding and strength-related sports? If you have something to shout out to the bodybuilding community, now is your chance. Muscular Development magazine officials have afforded a 500-word space for anyone to get published.

John Romano, Muscular Development Senior Editor, request subscribers to submit 500 words pertaining to bodybuilding - anything goes. You must join the MuscularDevelopment.com forums to be part of this unique process. As a member, vote for the story that impresses you the most or submit your own. Read more

It doesn’t matter how dedicated the athlete, interruptions from training are inevitable. Periods of inactivity are frequently due to life’s unplanned events. Occasionally these phases are scheduled to avoid overreaching or allow recovery from an onset of overtraining syndrome. Unfortunately, a prolonged reduction in training efforts, or discontinuing all together, can result in a partial or complete reversal of training-induced adaptations. Muscular detraining is the result of marked decreases or cessation of physical activities. Read more

Bodybuilding, powerlifting and otherwise extreme athletic conditioning exist in the presence of achievement, difficulties, motivation, goals, perseverance, determination and success. The following are quotes by several sources; notice similarities and find inspiration. Read more