IronMagazine Bodybuilding Forum - Blogs http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blog.php en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:29:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/images/misc/rss.jpg IronMagazine Bodybuilding Forum - Blogs http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blog.php Sputtering Minds or Jackson Pollock has invaded my head http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/maniclion/173-sputtering-minds-jackson-pollock-has-invaded-my-head.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:07:37 GMT Ad Nauseum goes with the territory, all bent up and exaggerated. Slow linking mumble jam. All the washing and no fun in a word, this prism slices my visionary dreams and leaves me sighing on the porch slums of my memorasium. Slap the juice pricker and flip it for a journey. And thus it falls... Ad Nauseum goes with the territory, all bent up and exaggerated. Slow linking mumble jam. All the washing and no fun in a word, this prism slices my visionary dreams and leaves me sighing on the porch slums of my memorasium. Slap the juice pricker and flip it for a journey. And thus it falls forth into the crevices of sublimination and reality teetering like a sideways seashell not sure if it wants to flow out with the tide or fall to lie on the beach.... ]]> maniclion http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/maniclion/173-sputtering-minds-jackson-pollock-has-invaded-my-head.html who can i trust http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fred-fred/172-who-can-i-trust.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:12:28 GMT i've been thinking about using cytomel and clenbuterol, but not sure where to get it from. Can any help ]]> fred fred http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fred-fred/172-who-can-i-trust.html question for endomourphs http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/xjohnnyjohnsonx/169-question-endomourphs.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:36:07 GMT i was told by a trainer that for an endomourph which is what i am that i should do one week light weight high reps from 10 to 12 reps and then the next week low reps heavy weight the next to change up things..... im new to this and i gain weight easy and my goal is to lose fat and i was wondering... i was told by a trainer that for an endomourph which is what i am that i should do one week light weight high reps from 10 to 12 reps and then the next week low reps heavy weight the next to change up things..... im new to this and i gain weight easy and my goal is to lose fat and i was wondering is 5 days a week 30 to 40 minutes of low intensity on the treadmill is to much or whats a good cardio program for endomourphs? any info would be very helpful .:hmmm: ]]> xjohnnyjohnsonx http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/xjohnnyjohnsonx/169-question-endomourphs.html im nervous http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/kpr-griggs/168-im-nervous.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:25:58 GMT i smoked 8 days ago and it was like second hand smoke some one inhaled the smoke and blew it into my mouth but it was a very small amount but i just took a urine test for my new job and i want to know if i wouls paass and i also drank alot of water and did a detox called stinger????????????????? ... i smoked 8 days ago and it was like second hand smoke some one inhaled the smoke and blew it into my mouth but it was a very small amount but i just took a urine test for my new job and i want to know if i wouls paass and i also drank alot of water and did a detox called stinger????????????????? :(:(:(:(:(:( ]]> kpr.griggs http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/kpr-griggs/168-im-nervous.html one week out! http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fitgirlhawaii/166-one-week-out.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:36:05 GMT Aloha!
just wondering if anyone had any advice on how to bring out the lines in your quads... i feel like i'm genetically cursed cause I don't have a teardrop! i'm one week out from my figure comp, still holding water, and my legs are toned, just not symmetrical with my upper body... during my training I focused on walking lunges, stretches, and leg extensions...but still, no quads! ahh, well I guess i'll have to squeeze the heck out of 'em of stage to make them appear!
any suggestions?
Mahalo! ]]> fitgirlhawaii http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fitgirlhawaii/166-one-week-out.html sust 250 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/gud12c/165-sust-250.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:02:52 GMT hey im just bout to do my first cycle on sus250 i have already done one on test but im just wondering if one 500mg shot or 2 250mg shots are better hey im just bout to do my first cycle on sus250 i have already done one on test but im just wondering if one 500mg shot or 2 250mg shots are better ]]> gud12c http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/gud12c/165-sust-250.html Almost age 60 Can You relate? http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/james-amos/164-almost-age-60-can-you-relate.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:46:52 GMT Hey,

I've been waging a considerable battle over the last few years. I go to the gym five times a week for ninety minutes per session. I have been through andropause. I have learned to rely upon supplements. I'm in damned good shape for my years. You young guys are interesting, and I understand your concerns, but I want to hear from my own kind. My focus is upon limiting estrogen and maximizing test. I use Bulgarian tribulis extract plus an estrogen block. I have a hell of a time holding my body fat in check. I want to know what the best is that you older guys have to offer. I have learned that there is no pride after a certain age, there is only knowledge. I realize that mother nature and father time always win.
But, I have no intention of going gently. I will fight to the end. Guys, communicate, please. ]]> James Amos http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/james-amos/164-almost-age-60-can-you-relate.html Antidote to Sickness http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/holycrown/161-antidote-sickness.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:39:03 GMT PHYSICAL FITNESS: an antidote to sickness Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman writer, statesman, and orator in one of his rhetorical works - De Oratore (On Rhetoric), says ‘A careful physician..., before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the malady of the man he... PHYSICAL FITNESS: an antidote to sickness

Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman writer, statesman, and orator in one of his rhetorical works - De Oratore (On Rhetoric), says ‘A careful physician..., before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the malady of the man he wishes to cure, but also his habits when in health, and his physical fitness.’



Human being have time immemorial try to look for remedy to his entire problem, and one of the greatest problem of man kind is sickness. Researches have shown that the rate of mortality in any given population is increased by sickness than any other source of mortality. Sickness without any prolong argument, it’s one of the greatest enemy of mankind, and the fact remain that man will continue looking for lasting remedy to her problem and will always want to conquer the greatest enemy.



Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), a French scientist who spent most of his life working on the causes of various diseases and there prevention, and who before his death complete investigation on rabies (hydrophobia) and provide a vaccine for it, in his address to the Fraternal Association of Former Students of the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, say with all boldness that ‘‘when meditating over a disease, I never think of finding a remedy for it, but, instead, a means of preventing it’’. If a man like Louis will prefer prevention to treatment I think it a good thing to talk about antidote than treatment.



I will like to discuss the word antidote, before we go on what we refer to as antidote to sickness. ANTIDOTE according to a dictionary literally means ‘to give against’, antidote is something that will take away or reduce the bad effect of something experienced earlier.

Antidote,



Now let see what should be the new antidote to sickness, though it is not a new thing to us but that we have not give it a thought, it’s not a new knowledge but one of those we have not take our time to note, the antidote is physical fitness. Physical Fitness or what? you may ask, and I will say YES! PHYSICAL FITNESS



A dictionary define Physical Fitness as a state of being healthy and strong so that you are able to do hard work or sport (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).



Some expert defined Physical Fitness as the ability of the human body to meet demands imposed by the environment and daily life. Fitness is a state of body that helps develop a more positive and dynamic attitude to life and is likely to affect most phases of human existence.



While some specialist in the field of Physical Fitness sees the term Physical Fitness as the ability to perform ones daily routine without complaining of fatigue and still have extra energy for unplanned task and also have reserved energy to enjoy recreation or leisure time.



Most people will want to question me on how being fit will serve as an antidote to sickness, and that is exactly what I want to discuss here.

Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age.



One of man's greatest failings is that he looks almost always for an excuse in the misfortune that befalls him through his own fault, before looking for a remedy—which means he often finds the remedy too late...... Watch Out for More

Aladenika E.A a Fitness teacher and Founder SuperSlimmer Club.
contact @ holycrown9000@yahoo.com
holycrown9000@gmail.com ]]> holycrown http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/holycrown/161-antidote-sickness.html mah blogs. http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fishorcutbait/160-mah-blogs.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:30:05 GMT Dont feel like making it a journal cuz I dont care and because I am so lazy with my diet. currently in a caloric deficit til november first, then im gonna maintenance cal it til the 8th, and start a nice clean bulk. winter is long, so ill bulk probably through the end of march, then cut it up in... Dont feel like making it a journal cuz I dont care and because I am so lazy with my diet. currently in a caloric deficit til november first, then im gonna maintenance cal it til the 8th, and start a nice clean bulk. winter is long, so ill bulk probably through the end of march, then cut it up in april.

doing p/rr/s.
roughly,
mon: deadlifts/back/tris/delts
tuesday: cardio solid state.
wednesday: rest
thursday: squats/legs/lower back
friday: bike, solid rpms.
saturday: chest/biceps/delts
sunday: running :(

I have been lifting and such for about 3 months. Im down to a 32 pant size, and my strength (other than my big compound lower body lifts, i.e. squat and deads) is on par, or closing in on par with the strongest I eva was.

TODAY: 30 mins of progressively increasing resistance on the elliptical. nice and sweaty.

reverse curls @ 60x8
reverse curls @ 60x5+50x3
reverse curls @ 50x9
RI for BS stuff like this is 2 mins, with a rep cadence of X/0/3-4/0 (concentric, peak contraction, eccentric, full extension)

then I goed home. ]]> FishOrCutBait http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fishorcutbait/160-mah-blogs.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/159-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:14:41 GMT Chest Barbell bench press: 120(264) x 1, 125(275) x 1, 100(220) x 6, 105(231) x 4, 110(242) x 4 Incline Dumbells: 37.5(83) x 8, 40(88) x 6 x 2 sets Cable pec flies: 110(242) x 8, 120 x 5 x 2 sets Shoulders Shoulder press dumbells: 27.5(61) x 7, 30(66) x 4 x 2 sets Upright row: 50(110) x 8, 55(121)... Chest
Barbell bench press: 120(264) x 1, 125(275) x 1, 100(220) x 6, 105(231) x 4, 110(242) x 4
Incline Dumbells: 37.5(83) x 8, 40(88) x 6 x 2 sets
Cable pec flies: 110(242) x 8, 120 x 5 x 2 sets

Shoulders
Shoulder press dumbells: 27.5(61) x 7, 30(66) x 4 x 2 sets
Upright row: 50(110) x 8, 55(121) x 8, 60(132) x 5, 50(110) x 6 ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/159-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Growth n Hamstrings http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/angermanagement/158-growth-n-hamstrings.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:13:04 GMT I have been taking my time and doing some research besides asking some of the veterans at my gym about how to make my hamstrings grow. I have learned that it's not necessarily about the weight, but more or less the form. That can be a difficult thing because not everywhere has the necessary equipment to give the hamstrings a good workout. I like to do a variety of things, but I feel so limited with hamstrings. I know about Romanian Dead's, lying leg curls and seated leg curls, but isn't there more to it than just that.

I'm thinking of going back to some of my old track workouts because they helped a lot. They gave me strength, power, explosiveness, and most important speed. I do like to stay true to the bodybuilder's "Way of lift" but where I'm trying to go is set up for a need of variety. I don't want to just be a walking hulk who can't run from here to the corner. I don't want to be a walking Ronnie Coleman, who I don't think, can run at all if he needed to (true, those times are few and far in between) but I have great foot speed, great natural speed and I want to keep it.

I want to be able to do more than just bodybuild like fighting, football, baseball, maybe even golf.......ok....I'm not sure about this one. BUt I'm just thinking of another way to get my goal accomplished. I'd love to hear from others about what they do outside of bodybuilding. ]]> AngerManagement http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/angermanagement/158-growth-n-hamstrings.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/157-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:02:56 GMT Third week. weight 78 kgs, 172 lbs Today 10/9/2008 back and leg session Seated Row-90 (198) x 6 x 2 sets, 80 (176) x 8 Lat pulldown- 100(220) x 8, 110(242) x 8, 120(264) x 5 T-bar rows- 40(88) x 8, 60(132) x 8, 80(176) x 2, 60(132) x 8 Shrugs- 60(132) x 10, 100(220) x 8, 140(308) x 1 Legs Third week.
weight 78 kgs, 172 lbs

Today 10/9/2008 back and leg session
Seated Row-90 (198) x 6 x 2 sets, 80 (176) x 8
Lat pulldown- 100(220) x 8, 110(242) x 8, 120(264) x 5
T-bar rows- 40(88) x 8, 60(132) x 8, 80(176) x 2, 60(132) x 8
Shrugs- 60(132) x 10, 100(220) x 8, 140(308) x 1

Legs
Squats- 80(176) x 8, 120(264) x 8, 140(308) x 8, 160(352) x 5
Seated calf raises- 80(176) x 8, 90(198) x 8, 90(198) x 7 ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/157-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html First blog post http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/dust-devil/156-first-blog-post.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:39:06 GMT I know it's not the most interesting title. Although I'm sure it's common for a first one. Anyway I likely won't have too many entries on here. I just thought I'd post my progress in my program as I go. Anyway as of today my weight is sitting at 260 lbs I'm aiming for dropping 10 lbs/month. Let's see how this goes

Cheers
DD ]]> Dust Devil http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/dust-devil/156-first-blog-post.html first sustanon cycle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/eagle1001/155-first-sustanon-cycle.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:11:05 GMT hi there, i just joined and wanted some sound advice for guidance on my first cycle. im 30, currently weigh 10.5 stones, 5 feet 7. Been working out for 9 years naturally and got from 9 stone to 13 stone, but in the process i put on too much bf-24%. I have leaned out since then with heavy cardio... hi there, i just joined and wanted some sound advice for guidance on my first cycle.
im 30, currently weigh 10.5 stones, 5 feet 7.
Been working out for 9 years naturally and got from 9 stone to 13 stone, but in the process i put on too much bf-24%.
I have leaned out since then with heavy cardio sessions aided by a clean diet. 12% bf
I have tried many supplements over the past 9 years and have been studying the use of aas , some thoughts on my cycle would be most beneficial , as much as you can read from the book, real life experience of taking aas is what i need now.
weeks 1-3- dbol 25mg a day to kick start gains and strength with milk thistle tabs
weeks1-9- 25o sust ew
pct-2 weeks after last injection-
clomid and nolvadex

Your thoughts ? how much can i expect to gain and keep from this cycle with a strict diet of 3500-4000 calories a day- mix of complex carbs, fruit, chicken, fish , egg, rice and pasta, potato and oats every day.

some say i would keep a stone, others say 2 stone....?? ]]> Eagle1001 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/eagle1001/155-first-sustanon-cycle.html competition november 1/2008 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/nrgbabe/154-competition-november-1-2008.html Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:39:36 GMT I have ordered my suits and will start my posing routine this month
I am eating
15% fat
25% carbs
60% protein
I am a female currently 122.6 lbs and 5'7"
I think I might be a little too lean for 8 weeks out? about 10-12% bf
What do ya think? ]]> nrgbabe http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/nrgbabe/154-competition-november-1-2008.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/153-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:17:02 GMT 20/8 (night session, after a 4 hour break from previous back and leg session) Triceps: Close-grip bench- 5x90(198) x 2 sets, 5x95(209) Skullcrushers- 8x40(88) x 3 sets Biceps: Standing EZ bar curls- 5x45(99), 3x50(110) x 2 sets Preacher curls- 8x35(77) x 3 sets 20/8 (night session, after a 4 hour break from previous back and leg session)

Triceps:
Close-grip bench- 5x90(198) x 2 sets, 5x95(209)
Skullcrushers- 8x40(88) x 3 sets

Biceps:
Standing EZ bar curls- 5x45(99), 3x50(110) x 2 sets
Preacher curls- 8x35(77) x 3 sets

Ending superset
tricep pushdowns 10x55(121), Cable bicep curls 10x55(121), tricep pushdowns 10x55(121), Cable bicep curls 10x55(121), tricep pushdowns 10x55(121), cable bicep curls 10x50(110) ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/153-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/152-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:09:36 GMT By the way the last arms workout was on date 18/8 20/8 Back: Bent-over row- 8x60(132), 8x70(154), 7x80(176) Laat pulldowns- 8x90(198), 6x110(242) x 2 sets Single-arm row- 8x32.5(72), 8x35(77), 8x37.5(83) Deadlifts- 8x80(176), 8x100(220), 8x120(264), 7x120(264), 2x140(308) Legs: By the way the last arms workout was on date 18/8

20/8
Back:
Bent-over row- 8x60(132), 8x70(154), 7x80(176)
Laat pulldowns- 8x90(198), 6x110(242) x 2 sets
Single-arm row- 8x32.5(72), 8x35(77), 8x37.5(83)
Deadlifts- 8x80(176), 8x100(220), 8x120(264), 7x120(264), 2x140(308)

Legs:
Squats- 8x80(176), 8x100(220), 5x130(286)
Seated calf raises- 12x55(121), 8x65(143), 7x75(165)
Hamstring curls- 12x50(110), 8x65(143) ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/152-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/151-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:58:02 GMT Triceps: Close-grip bench- 6x90(198) x 3 sets Overhead rope- 8x70(154), 5x80(176), 4x85(187) Skull-crushers- 8x40(88), 6x45(99) x 2 sets Biceps: Standing EZ bar curls- 8x42.5(94), 7x45(99), 3x47.5(105) Alternate dumbbell curls- 8x15(33) x 2 sets, 6x17.5(39), 8x17.5(39), 8x15(33), 6x15(33) Triceps:
Close-grip bench- 6x90(198) x 3 sets
Overhead rope- 8x70(154), 5x80(176), 4x85(187)
Skull-crushers- 8x40(88), 6x45(99) x 2 sets

Biceps:
Standing EZ bar curls- 8x42.5(94), 7x45(99), 3x47.5(105)
Alternate dumbbell curls- 8x15(33) x 2 sets, 6x17.5(39), 8x17.5(39), 8x15(33), 6x15(33) ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/151-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Moringa is a miracle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/dennis234567/150-moringa-miracle.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:43:33 GMT Moringa Tree produces leaves during the dry season and during times of drought. Moringa is a life giving source of green vegetable when little other food is available. Because of its wealth of vitamins, minerals and proteins the Moringa Tree is a rich source of nutrients. Moringa Tree produces leaves during the dry season and during times of drought. Moringa is a life giving source of green vegetable when little other food is available. Because of its wealth of vitamins, minerals and proteins the Moringa Tree is a rich source of nutrients. ]]> Dennis234567 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/dennis234567/150-moringa-miracle.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/149-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:24:38 GMT Because i am Australian the weights are first in kilograms then in pounds as such kilograms(pounds) Chest- Flat bench 4x100(220), 5x95(209), 6x90(198) Incline dumbbells 4x35(77) x 3 sets Decline barbell 8x70(154), 3x90(198), 4x90(198) Pec cable flies 8x40(88), 6x45(99),... Because i am Australian the weights are first in kilograms then in pounds as such kilograms(pounds)
Chest-
Flat bench 4x100(220), 5x95(209), 6x90(198)
Incline dumbbells 4x35(77) x 3 sets
Decline barbell 8x70(154), 3x90(198), 4x90(198)
Pec cable flies 8x40(88), 6x45(99), 4x47.5(105)

Shoulders-
Machine military press 8x40(88), 4x45(99) x 2 sets
Dumbbell military press 4x25(55) x 3 sets
Upright row 8x40(88), 8x45(99), 6x50(110) ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/149-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html <![CDATA[Anfizzle's getting huge!]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/148-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:07:00 GMT Friday 15th of August
Starting weight is 75kgs (165lbs)
Started strength training a fortnight ago had a personal best of 110 (242) for benchpress, 120 (264) deadlift, 100 (220) squat. haven't tried max's yet but i will let you know as time goes on. ]]> Anfizzle http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/anfizzle/148-anfizzle-s-getting-huge.html Deep Tissue Massage, Full body waxing for Bodybuilders http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/massage-and-waxing/147-deep-tissue-massage-full-body-waxing-bodybuilders.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:48:25 GMT Relax you deserve it! Great Gift for friends & family!

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Rosario Valdez LMT ]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/massage-and-waxing/147-deep-tissue-massage-full-body-waxing-bodybuilders.html Month Goal made http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/brutalrage/146-month-goal-made.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:04:06 GMT Met weight lost goal for this month, and surpassed it. Lost 15lbs in less then a month. At this rate I just might make my new year goal. Met weight lost goal for this month, and surpassed it. Lost 15lbs in less then a month. At this rate I just might make my new year goal. ]]> BrutalRage http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/brutalrage/146-month-goal-made.html Week 1 clean eating http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/sbolander4811/145-week-1-clean-eating.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:55:31 GMT Well Ive offically made it through the first week of clean eating. I know this is needed to begin the bodybuilding process but let me just say that its HARD. Although elminating certain foods and ingredients has been a struggle I am already starting to see the weight loss. Unfortunately my husband... Well Ive offically made it through the first week of clean eating. I know this is needed to begin the bodybuilding process but let me just say that its HARD. Although elminating certain foods and ingredients has been a struggle I am already starting to see the weight loss.
Unfortunately my husband and everyone around me is feeling my hunger pains.. :) Its getting easier and in the long run this will pay off to achieve my goals. So tonight Im off to the gym to begin my training, and start week 2 with a bang. If anyone has recipes they would like to send to me, I really need to get some variety.. :) ]]> sbolander4811 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/sbolander4811/145-week-1-clean-eating.html personal trainers http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/nrgbabe/143-personal-trainers.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:42:24 GMT I am amazed at how personal trainers just don't want to work that hard at what they do. They promise the sun and the moon, and then you dont hear from them? ]]> nrgbabe http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/nrgbabe/143-personal-trainers.html Hugo Rivera’s Natural Muscle Secrets http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/prince/140-hugo-rivera-s-natural-muscle-secrets.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:30:48 GMT *Hugo Rivera’s Natural Muscle Secrets* Tom Venuto, CSCS, CPT I’m not impressed easily, but Hugo Rivera is one damn impressive bodybuilder, as you can see in the photos below (his back double bicep shot is insane!) It’s quite an achievement to take top 5 in your class at the Team Universe -... Hugo Rivera’s Natural Muscle Secrets
Tom Venuto, CSCS, CPT

I’m not impressed easily, but Hugo Rivera is one damn impressive bodybuilder, as you can see in the photos below (his back double bicep shot is insane!) It’s quite an achievement to take top 5 in your class at the Team Universe - the pinnacle of natural amateur bodybuilding in the National Physique Committee - but that’s not what got my attention the most. When I heard Hugo had gone on to compete in the NPC USA and took 4th place there as well, I was blown away. What’s the big deal about a 4th place finish? Well, if you follow NPC bodybuilding, then you know that the USA is not drug tested. Hugo is natural for life. I don’t know about you, but when I see a natural holding his own in open competition, I’m cheering, and I want to know more. That’s why I was very pleased to get this interview with Hugo. When you finish reading this one, stay tuned, because Hugo promised me another a “Part 2” which will be even more personal and revealing.


1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

My formal education background believe it or not is in Computer Engineering. I graduated from the University of South Florida back in 1998. So the question is: how did I end up from engineering to being a competitive bodybuilder and best selling fitness author?
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Well, I actually used to be very overweight as I was growing up so at an early age I experienced the feelings of insecurity that come along with obesity as well as the scorn and ridicule from some people. Since I kept hearing that the reason for my weight problems was food and that I had to stop eating, I took the advice to heart being sick and tired of how I looked and felt.

So this resulted in me going anorexic at the age of 13 and losing a total of 70 pounds in less than a year. My family, very concerned about my health, took me to a nutritionist in an effort to put some sense in me and stop the anorexic cycle.

This nutritionist mentioned one thing that changed my outlook on dieting forever: “Eating food will not make you fat; only the abuse of the wrong sort of foods will.” After listening to that statement, it all seemed to make sense. I then began following the diet she gave me and started to study the effects of foods on the human physiology.

By the age of fifteen my interest in how food affects the shape and the form of your body naturally led to an interest in the area of exercise.

2. So how did you get started with bodybuilding and what led you to become a fitness author with a website?

The reason I started bodybuilding is because a girl that I really liked back then told me that I would look better if I had some muscle on me. She said that though I looked good, I was too skinny. Keep in mind that anorexia left me weighing a bit less than 100-lbs.

So I asked my mom to get me a muscle magazine, the May 1990 Muscle & Fitness (which I still have to this day) so that I could educate myself on the subject. After I saw an article called: “How To Get BIG” written by the one and only, Arnold Schwarzenegger, I was hooked! To me, Arnold just looked perfect so I chose him as the role model to follow. I also got inspired by the physiques of Lee Labrada, Shawn Ray, and Francis Benfatto who were competing extremely successfully back then. To me, all of these guys exemplified perfection, real works of art. They all ate 6 times a day and trained hard day in and day out.

So I simply started with following the training program and diet laid out by Arnold on his article. As I was so underweight and skinny at the time, even with Arnold’s training, which was pretty much over-training, I still gained 40lbs during the summer. A proper six meal a day diet and regular training with me being very underweight really pushed on the muscle mass even if I did gain a little fat as well, but it was amazing to me and all my friends thought I was on steroids! Yet, I did not even have a clue of what steroids where at that time!

Come to think of it, I guess that I was “on steroids” due to the fact that I was a teenager back then producing tons of hormones (yes guys, if you are teenagers then you are on the most powerful stack of anabolic steroids; the one produced by your own body! This, in conjunction with the fact that once I started to feed myself 6 times eating around 3,500-4,000 calories a day, made me grow beyond belief on a daily basis and I guess this is what got me really hooked and led me to become an avid natural bodybuilder.

After, gaining all that mass, I reached a plateau unfortunately; a sticking point I could not get past. As much as I loved Arnold I realized a natural bodybuilder like me could not keep up with the routines of professional bodybuilders who were taking drugs and so I took to reading countless books in my quest to find a perfect system.

The frustrating problem was that I started getting exposed to absolutely contradicting theories on how to best gain muscle and lose fat. Upset at the fact that no one could give me a straight answer I decided to take matters in my own hand and use myself as well as my training partner as guinea pigs in order to find out what worked. This was the first time I really knew that I was going to create my own system as I was going to test everything on myself, my training partner and friends in order to find out what worked and what didn’t so that I could then throw out the bad and keep the good.

I started my quest by recording everything I did down to the last detail. I’m quite analytical as a person, which is I guess why I became an engineer years later, but even early It showed as I read every book and article everywhere I could get my hands on. I was like a sponge for information, reading stuff from trainers from all over the world. I started to put together training routines and diet programs, and while some failed miserably some worked!

For instance, I will never forget what happened when I went from training 2-3 hours a day to training for 45 minutes. I went through a growth spurt again! So through endless training routines and diet combinations I started to really understand what worked and what didn’t for me and my training partners. I started finding principles and patterns of training that seemed to work on everyone I tried them on. Above all, the most exciting part of my discoveries was the fact that there was no necessity to stay all day at the gym in order to get results! Because I felt that not many people in the industry cared about trainees actually reaching their goals, I decided to create a web site and start conducting personal training during my college years in an effort to spread all of the knowledge that I had acquired.

Once I had dialed in the timing, frequency and the important details of training and nutrition cycling, that is when I decided to come up with the Body Re-Engineering System. It was at this point that I became passionate about sharing my knowledge with people as I fully understood I could help to double everyone’s results at the gym in half the time if they would employ my training and nutrition cycling principles.

Because I needed to put together a website in order to graduate from Engineering school (that was my Senior Project) that is how I started to post my first few fitness articles, and not much later have the first version of my Body Re-Engineering System. Notice that it took me from the time I was 14 years old to after I graduated from college to learn all the secrets to muscle building and fat loss on my own. However, with my Body Re-Engineering System, I am confident that I can save anyone from all the troubles.

3. What is it about website bodybuilding that you love so much?

The fact that bodybuilding can instill in you an amount of discipline that can be applied to all other aspects of your life and thus make you successful. In addition, I love the fact that bodybuilding allows you to completely take control of your image and achieve a sculpted look that enables you to feel better about yourself and thus be more confident. This added confidence will serve to help you in achieving any goal you set for yourself. It will also help to improve your relationships and your career as well.

In addition, the health benefits derived from practicing bodybuilding such as higher energy levels, low blood pressure, good cholesterol and a better love life, just to name a few, make it all worth it. And of course, who cannot enjoy the feeling of a good pump at the gym???!!!

4. Tell us about your Body Re-Engineering System? What is this e-book about?

Body Re-Engineering is the culmination of over 15 years of trial and error of different training and nutrition strategies.

With the principles presented in Body Re-engineering, not only will bodybuilders double their results from each workout and cut their supplement bill, but they’ll also get to greatly accelerate results in terms of massive muscle gains and fat loss.

The key to Body Re-engineering is the cycling principle. Body Re-Engineering uses this principle in both the nutrition and the workout elements of the program.

Workouts are cycled in such a way that through the use of the right exercises and the manipulation of training volume, intensity, and rest in between sets, you create a unique metabolic situation whereby the body has to over compensate in order to adapt to the unique training phases. As a result, muscle mass gains and fat loss are accelerated dramatically.

The diet in the Body Re-Engineering program cycles calories, carbohydrates, and even protein to trick the body into releasing body fat while pushing nutrients into the muscle cell in order to increase size and strength. The diet is based on your individual metabolism and what your fitness goals are.

Body Re-Engineering is versatile as not only can it be used by those looking to gain muscle size and weight but also by the more casual lifter simply looking to lose fat, harden up and tone to look good for the beach. And best of all, it works equally well for men and women of any age and results are guaranteed regardless of genetics.

As you can see from the pictures of me as a kid on my losefatandgainmuscle.com site, I had terrible genetics; I was overweight and then very skinny, but despite bad genetics, if you have the determination to consistently apply body re-engineering, I guarantee you will achieve great results.

I wrote Body Re-Engineering in the manner I would have liked to have read a book back when I started. My ideal book would have included information on goal setting, visualization, training, nutrition, supplementation, rest and recovery, etc. In addition, the writing style would have been such that would be easy to read and above all, practical and easy to follow. One, two, three format so to speak and zero guesswork. If engineering taught me something was to be precise and to logically arrange information. Because of that, it was very easy for me to put a manual together that would meet of all these criteria.

5. Is Body Re-Engineering just for bodybuilders?

Well, my definition of a bodybuilder is anyone that uses weights, cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition to re-shape their physique. So by this definition, it is just for bodybuilders. However, if the question refers to the program just exclusively being for people who want to make large gains in muscle and hit low single levels of body fat for competition then the answer is no. Anyone can use this program regardless of what the goals are. If losing fat weight is your goal, then this system will help you achieve that faster than by just dieting alone. If your goal is competitive bodybuilding then this will help you get there as well.

6. Can you expand further on the topic of the Cycling Principle?

Hugo.muscular.jpg Absolutely.A big problem encountered by bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts is the fact that they plateau (stop making gains) after a few weeks of using a specific bodybuilding program. The way to do fix that is to make use of the cycling principle, which is the principle that forms the basis of my successful Body Re-Engineering program.

The routines of my Body Re-Engineering program change in an orderly manner that takes the body to the brink of overtraining and then allows it to recover, and thus, overcompensate (grow) in response to the stress. These changes are what the cycling principle is all about.

The Cycling Principle is the key to consistent and rapid increases in muscle mass and strength for the bodybuilder. This principle states that in order for the body to respond optimally, it cannot be trained in the same manner all the time and that the best way to make the body respond is through the correct variation of exercises, volume (number of sets times number of reps), intensity (how heavy the weight is), and rest periods between sets.

Workout parameters are going to be determined by the phase of the program you are in. There are going to be three phases that we will be repeating over and over again. The first week will be an “Active Recovery Phase”. In this phase you will only train with weights twice a week on a full body routine before you start the next phase which will be called the “Loading Phase”. The “Loading Phase”, which is three weeks in duration, is going to be a high volume phase with short rest between sets. Training volume gradually increases over the course of the three weeks in order to stress the body almost to the point of over-training.

Then the next three weeks are going to be a higher intensity/lower volume phase (heavier weights) with longer periods of rest between sets. This phase is called the “Growth Phase”, as volume is reduced but weights are increased in order to let the body catch up and super compensate (grow muscle size and strength).

The Active Recovery Phase

The Active Recovery Phase has three main functions:

* First, according to leading strength expert Tudor Bompa, Ph.D., “you are trying to adapt the anatomy of the body to the upcoming training so that you can create, or produce an injury free environment”. Essentially, your tendons and ligaments should be strong enough to support the stressful periods that will follow.

* Second, this phase is a great time to address any strength imbalance that your body might have. This is the reason why mostly dumbbell work will be used during this phase.

* Finally, this phase will act as a great time in which the body will re-charge its energy stores and allow for complete physical and mental recuperation.

The Loading Phase

During the Loading Phase the body is stressed with an increasing high volume of work that if kept for too long will eventually result in overtraining and injury. During this phase, three things will happen:

* The growth hormone output goes through the roof due to the short rest interval between sets and the high volume.
* Hypertrophy (muscle growth) occurs by the body increasing the levels of creatine, water and carbohydrates inside the muscle cell. This phenomenon is called muscle voluminization.
* The body’s recuperation capabilities are upgraded in response to the stress imposed by the increasing volume of work coupled with short rest intervals.

The Growth Phase

During the Growth Phase the body is not stressed by volume. This time the stimuli are heavy weights. If this phase would be kept for too long eventually the body would stop making strength gains and you would plateau. This is the reason why you always need to go back to a Loading Phase. During this phase the following three things will happen:

* The testosterone levels go through the roof in response to the longer rest in between sets and the heavier weights.
* > Hypertrophy (muscle growth) occurs by the body increasing the actual diameter of the myofiber (the muscle fiber size) through increased protein synthesis (Note: protein synthesis is creating protein strands through DNA and RNA and it takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell.)
* Since your body’s recuperation abilities were built up to the maximum by the previous phase and the volume has gone down dramatically, these extra recuperation abilities are used to increase strength and build more muscle mass. The reason the body does this is in order to be prepared for another stressful period like the one it just went through. This adaptation mechanism is the one that ensures the survival of the species.

Even if you are training for fat loss, your main goal should always be to stimulate growth. Otherwise, if you were to drastically reduce training poundage in order to perform a lot of high reps, there would be no reason for the body to keep the muscle around. Because of this, you should always train with muscle growth in mind and let the nutrition and the cardiovascular exercise take care of reducing your body fat levels.


About Hugo
Hugo A. Rivera, CFT, SPN, BSCE. is a lifetime natural bodybuilder, multi certified personal trainer, industry consultant and fitness expert who not only knows training and nutrition theory, but also applies it on a daily basis as evidenced by the fact that he’s always in shape and by his awards and high placings at numerous national level bodybuilding competitions. He is also an internationally known best selling fitness author with a very successful franchise of books called “The Body Sculpting Bibles” which collectively have sold over a million copies. Hugo is also the author of the very popular “Body Re-Engineering” e-book, which teaches you how to gain lean muscle mass and get lean without drugs, or fancy expensive supplements, using the secrets he devised after many years of weight problems as a child.

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To learn more about Hugo’s cycle training principles and Body Re-Engineering Program visit: losefatandgainmuscle.com ]]> Prince http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/prince/140-hugo-rivera-s-natural-muscle-secrets.html Getting back to it. http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/brutalrage/139-getting-back.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:27:21 GMT After more then four years I am finally hitting the gym regularly, I am least hitting they gym at lease once a day for a minumum of 30 minutes of cardio. I usually now try to to do cardio twice a day. I even got a personal trainer this time around to help me train and set up routines that I can... After more then four years I am finally hitting the gym regularly, I am least hitting they gym at lease once a day for a minumum of 30 minutes of cardio. I usually now try to to do cardio twice a day.

I even got a personal trainer this time around to help me train and set up routines that I can stick to.

Right now I am on a year long cut cycle and I have already lost two inches around my weights in the last two months. With the increasing cardio I am doing I hope to keep that up. ]]> BrutalRage http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/brutalrage/139-getting-back.html Press Release For Metro Flex Gym http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/metroflex/137-press-release-metro-flex-gym.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:32:36 GMT 2008 Branch Warren Bodybuilding Classic with guest posing from:

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The 2nd Annual NPC Branch Warren Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Classic is scheduled for Saturday July 12, 2008 at the Lone Star Convention and Expo Center. (99055 FM1484 Conroe, Texas 77303). This years event features over 100 competitors. " We have competitors coming in from all over the United States to take part in this event." Brian Dobson- CEO of MetroFlex Gym Productions.

Schedule:
8:00am- Pre-Judging
1:00pm- Power Lifting And Strongman Competition
5:00pm-Doors Open for evening finals
7:00pm- Evening Finals

Admission:
Pre-Judging-$15.00
Finals- $35.00 General Seating
$50.00 Reserved Seating
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Press release Information
Brian Dobson 817-465-9331
Metroflexgym@att.net ]]> metroflex http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/metroflex/137-press-release-metro-flex-gym.html Thursday 5/29/08 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/littlebit/133-thursday-5-29-08.html Fri, 30 May 2008 00:50:38 GMT Thursday 40 minutes cardio.....6 a.m. Weight lifting......start @4:30p.m. chest press 10lbs 12repsx3 assisted pull ups 80lbs 12repsx3 cable upright row 20lbs 12repsx3 leg extention 30lbs 12repsx3 leg curl 10lbs 12repsx3 inner thigh (machine) 80lbs 15repsx3 Thursday
40 minutes cardio.....6 a.m.
Weight lifting......start @4:30p.m.

chest press 10lbs 12repsx3
assisted pull ups 80lbs 12repsx3
cable upright row 20lbs 12repsx3
leg extention 30lbs 12repsx3
leg curl 10lbs 12repsx3
inner thigh (machine) 80lbs 15repsx3
outer thigh (machine) 60lbs 12repsx3
ab lounge 25repsx4
back extention 15repsx4


Followed by 30 minutes of cardio
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Diet for Thursday

Calories 1230
Protein 62g
carbs 230.5
fat 21.5g ]]> littlebit http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/littlebit/133-thursday-5-29-08.html <![CDATA[I just can't keep up with this thing]]> http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fitgirl70/131-i-just-can-t-keep-up-thing.html Mon, 19 May 2008 18:33:50 GMT OK, so on the 15th we got to see the yolk sak and everything looked good the doc said. This Thursday, the 22nd, we get to see the heartbeat.

I'm so excited about this baby, I can't see straight. :daydream: :daydream:

I'm ready to see the baby and hear the heartbeat and see my belly growing and feel kicks and have showers and set up the nursery and go into labor and then hold and kiss that cute little baby! :daydream:

I will try to keep this updated better than I have been. :D ]]> Fitgirl70 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/blogs/fitgirl70/131-i-just-can-t-keep-up-thing.html