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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
5 Awesome Serge Nubret Facts IFBB Pro Bodybuilder
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Is the way water stored using creatine the same way we naturally absorb water in our body as we drink it?
I'm reading a lot about creatine but I'm curious about water retention. I'm currently cutting right now and I've lost some strength and energy due to the huge drop of calories in my diet. (1600).
I usually put on like 5 pounds of weight if my workout is very very heavy and I drink lots of water. Last week I was 158 on the scale, went on the scale again after my workout, 164.
Then dropped back to 160 after a few days.
Is this the same thing as how water retention occurs when using creatine? And is this also why some people don't get that "bloated" look because their body handles water weight better?
My friend also told me he has a lot of loose skin so he gains weight from water very fast.
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RUSSIAN BODYBUILDER ALEKSEY TRONOV WINS SN PRO CUP (MOSCOW)
Great success in level of competitors and audience in the 1st. SN PRO CUP, celebrated 19th to 20th November in VDNH Expo Center (Moscow), organised by Company 5LB and Moscow Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation, chaired by Mr. Oleg Makshantsev. The event offered 3 open categories in Bodybuilding, Men´s Physique and Bikini, only for Russian athletes,
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So is it true that all of those competitive bodybuilders are on steroids?
I'm new to bodybuilding and have been trying to look up people like David Laid, Jeff Seid, etc. if they're natural or not. At first I believed they were but it just seems like all of these people aren't natural since, even as a noob like me, I find it quite astonishing that one can make that much gains in only 3 years.
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The greek Bodybuilder that slapped a judge somehow got onto the biggest newspaper in Norway.. "Bodybuilder goes crazy"
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Will a tattoo like this limit my career as a bodybuilder? Obviously I'm not looking to be on the Mr. Olympia stage, but I do plan on doing around 10 shows in my lifetime.
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Bodybuilding doesn't build functional strength(xpost)
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A question for Muslim Bodybuilders.
I just had a question for any Muslim bodybuilders out there.
I understand that Muslims celebrate Ramadan which involves fasting while the sun is up and as far as I know it lasts multiple weeks.
My question is how do you avoid losing muscle mass during that period (and how do you deal with its other affects on your progress). Do you take advantage of it and go on a cut? Even then I can't see it being to easy to maintain muscle. Plus I would imagine that eating all calories for the day at once would throw things off to some degree (I understand that you eat before sunrise too but you know what I mean).
I'm not Muslim myself but I've been wondering this for awhile.
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When bodybuilders get angry....
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Monday, November 28, 2016
/r/Bodybuilding 2016 Census/Survey
With the recent growth of this sub, I figured it would be interesting to take a census/survey and gather some information regarding our users. The survey contains general census questions which are required, as well as some additional bodybuilding related questions. Serious answers would be greatly appreciated. Your responses are completely anonymous. I'll leave the survey open until Thursday morning so be sure to get your responses in!
Mods, if you could kindly sticky this post so people have a chance to get their responses in throughout the week, it'd be greatly appreciated. Please do not upvote this thread too highly as we want to keep it out of /r/all.
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Not a bodybuilder, but Big Z casually squats sets from 260kg to 340kg
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When i show my GF my body after the first time at the gym.
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VIDEO: Bodybuilder slaps judge after losing competition
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
Assuming you still met your caloric needs and macros, would there be any problem with a bodybuilder going vegan?
I'm considering going vegan for environmental reasons but I don't want to give up bodybuilding
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What are some good bodybuilding/physique/aesthetics people out there that are around 180-185lbs?
On Instagram or wherever. I see lots of awesome mass monsters/generally 225+ guys but I'm looking for some physiques to see what's possible at 180ish lbs. Cutting inspo ya know. Preferably not real short guys
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Nobody is Doomed to be Fat
From the same newspaper (and author, Gina Kolata) who told you exercise has no impact on bone health comes a new claim: obesity is the result of environment and genetics, your personal choices don’t matter, and the only effective treatment for extreme obesity is bariatric surgery.
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Hi guys could anybody tell me if I am eating right?
Ok I am a beginner. I have been preparing my own meals like a factory for 2 months now. My trainer in school told me I should eat more chicken and fish as opposed to beef or lamb or pork.
I have been eating solely chicken breast and catfish. And some broiled egg, with the yolks.
As for vegetables, I mainly eat mixed vegetables(corns, carrots, green beans) and broccoli. Occasionally I eat some lettuce and cucumber.
Fat: I do eat some walnut for every meal.
As for carbs, I used to have multigrain bread and recently I switched to oatmeal, which I think taste better.
I also drink some milk and orange juice.
Am I missing anything? My biggest concern is my choice of catfish and the way I eat veggies. I don't like leafy veggies but I am not sure if I can live on broccoli and mixed veggies. Plz give me some suggestions. Thanks y'all.
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Who's that body builder that looks like Mario Lopez and has his own YouTube channel?
I remember watching his videos on youtube but I forgot what his channel was called. He's really jacked, has a girlfriend and I believe he has his own merch. That's all I know lol
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Anybody else's ribs stick out way too much
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Watch Why Using Steroids isn't Cheating in Bodybuilding
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RAMONA CURIEL (NETHERLANDS): BODYFITNESS STAR IN ATHENS
by Armando M. The Division of Bodyfitness offered some of the most disputed categories during the first session of the IFBB Diamond Cup Greece, held in Athens, from 25th to 27th November. With three categories where European athletes took all the medals, Renata Marcinkute (Lithuania), Katy Megalou (Greece) and Ramona Curiel (Netherlands) won their respective
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What video do you feel has had the biggest impact on your bodybuilding
For me it is this video on mobility for squatting.
These stretches have helped me get below parrallel and is also helping me to improve my posture.
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PE: Literacy For The Body
The dawn breaks on cool, misty morning. Awakened by hunger, a young man gathers his tribe. The winter is coming and they must hunt for boar meat and hides. He instructs the tribe’s children to gather nuts and grains, while the adults start out into the forest, eager for the chase. Despite the stakes, no one is afraid. There is a sense of vitality and life to the moment. All of them have a mission. They all contribute to the whole. It’s as if each person was made for this moment.
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Clothing Brand for Bodybuilders: Oxcloth
With a small team of enthusiastic athletes and designers, we have been raising awareness of our brand 'Oxcloth' that has been in development over past few years. The brand's sole goal to provide well fitted, incredible quality, fashionable clothing for muscular athletes and bodybuilders.
We understand how difficult it can be to buy fitted clothing when you have the unbarring restriction of larger body parts. For us, it seems no other companies cater for a real muscular figure, only providing 'muscle-fit' clothing while using a 140lb model to show it off. We found ourselves only wearing a certain size shirt because it fit our arms, or baggy jeans that fit our quads. That's why we really really wanted to solve this problem. Over the past year we have been working with a team of designers and athletes to completely remodel normal dress shirts and bottoms.
Literally - almost everything - just to get the perfect fit. From increasing the back shoulder width, lowering the arm hole, influencing the design so the chest and lats are proportioned, tapered waist, bigger arms, broader shoulders, specialised material for quads, fitted for bigger calves, eliminating any excess fabrics... I can go on. But I am proud to say that we have most certainly, how we feel, have succeeded.
The interesting thing about our brand is the unique sizing criteria. You enter your measurements to be given a unique name to what size shirt you will be with the brand. Found at the website's [sizing page](http://bit.ly/2gmStM8).This is to make sure customers we are supplying meet the requirements to do so and have the proportions to match:
The shirts fit up to 21'' biceps and 54'' chest and the bottoms are up to 29'' thighs.
We understand the pricing is quite expensive but the quality of the clothing really does match. We wanted to use professional designers and the best fabrics with the best quality production we could find. As we have just started, we do not have the biggest margins and I hope you understand and we will certainly be passing any savings onto the consumer in future.
Checkout the [facebook](facebook.com/oxcloth) And our website [Oxcloth](www.oxcloth.com)
We have had an amazing response so far and we are looking forward to any comments you guys have on the brand, let us know what you think!
Many thanks, The Oxcloth Team
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IFBB President Rafael Santonja: ‘Bodybuilding is passion for health’
(L-R) Juan Antonio Prieto, vice-president Spain NSJA, Emanuel Fântâneanu, AIPS Executive Committee Member, dr. Rafael Santonja, IFBB President, Ernesto Ortiz Gomez, AIPS Executive Committee Member by Emanuel Fântâneanu, AIPS Executive Committee Member BENIDORM, November 13, 2016 – What is bodybuilding? Is it a sport? Is it the art of scuplting the human body? Or both?
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Fun thread: Take a good pic of your best body part and then take another picture where it looks as unaesthetic as possible.
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20% off for Body Building lovers.
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This is how Bodybuilders fight
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
A female bodybuilder is going through cancer and could use some support
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How can a 54 year old man overweight loose body fat and build muscle?
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Because of the recent strongman/bodybuilder post, let's just take a minute to admire the best looking strongman ever. Mariusz Pudzianowski
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What is something everybody should be doing that I'm not?
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Then-93 year old bodybuilder talks about motivation. By the way - he's 97 today and still being a boss.
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Bodybuilding motivation Happy Thanksgiving
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Does this kind of stuff actually motivate people or it is just body shaming?
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Top Bodybuilding Fights
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Bodybuilding Motivation HD Videos ``Bodybuilding Motivation"
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Been bodybuilding for a year and have a 34 degree thoracic curve (scoliosis), any constructive criticism?
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Upper Body Shred Circuit
Trainer and fitness model Nicole Chaplin demonstrates an arm workout to build upper body strength.
Trainer, fitness model, and author of YES MAM! Your Muscle As a Motivator, Nicole Chaplin designed this upper body workout for women to help you firm up and burn those holiday pounds. This workout is featured on page 37 of the November/December 2016 issue of Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine. Follow Chaplin on Instagram @NicoleChaplin.
SEE ALSO: Get Your Lower Body Boost Workout
SEE ALSO: The Crushing-It Core Workout
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Monday, November 21, 2016
Bodybuilding and omega 3. Why is it so important?
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Let's Cut the BS - Do You Really NEED Supplements to Transform Your Body?
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Bodybuilding motivation - Alone (emosh)
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Get Big Day 42 11-15-16 Tricep training and plywood guitar build 1 Bodyb...
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Girlfriends and Wives of Bodybuilders
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Bodybuilding Motivation Build UP 2016
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Jeff Seid Competing in Mr. Olympia 2017| His Message to Reddit Bodybuilding| His Thoughts on David Laid
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Who are your favorite weightlifters / powerlifters who are not strictly bodybuilders - & why?
I'm just wondering which weightlifters who are not themselves strictly speaking bodybuilders are well-regarded by bodybuilders. Like let's say someone took a poll of journalists and asked who their favorite novelists were. They both do the same thing - write words - but to different ends. I'm just curious if there are any people that bodybuilders hold in high regard, or just any interesting reasons why you might like a certain weightlifter / fitness person. For instance, it seems like a lot of non-powerlifters cite Max Chewning as someone they like for some reason (not sure what the reason is).
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
HOW TO COOK CHICKEN FOR BODYBUILDING/POWERLIFTING
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The Sexiest Man Alive 2016 is a bodybuilder!
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Tribute To Classic Physique Bodybuilding (Motivationl Video)
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Help with a quick survey for a school assignment with relevance to bodybuilding. Your help is really appreciated!
Hello everyone, I am a pharmacy student conducting a marketing survey as part of a school assignment. My group and I hope to devise a hypothetical clinical consultation service with a focus on supplements, natural health products, testosterone and performance enhancing drugs with an evidence-based approach. We aim to gauge the feasibility of such a service with this short survey. I'd really appreciate it if you can take a few minutes to fill this out, thanks for your help! Link to survey: http://bit.ly/2eQYu3I
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The Complete Lower Body Routine for More Muscle
Some things never change. Take squats and lunges. They’ll forever be great exercises for developing lower-body size and strength. So great, in fact, that you should be doing both on a weekly basis if you want to get the most out of your legs.
This isn’t to say that you need to do standard barbell back squats and barbell lunges every week. We mean the basic movements of squats and lunges, for which there are many variations. Back squats can be alternated with front squats or machine squats, and barbell lunges can be subbed out for any number of lunging offshoots or even highly comparable stepups.
In this installment of Level Up, we’re taking a quality, bare-bones Straight Up leg workout and giving it a tweak to show you how to change your routine while keeping it highly effective and, yes, bare-bones. The two workouts we’re comparing are similar—both include squats, a machine compound move, leg extensions, Romanian deadlifts, and leg curls—yet different enough for the Level Up version to provide a different stimulus to spark new leg gains.
Front Squat: Level Up Difference
Replacing back squats with front squats puts more emphasis on the quads than the glutes and will help keep your torso more upright. The set-rep scheme is slightly lower in volume (four working sets versus five), but the rep counts are still hypertrophy-friendly.
Leg Extension: Level Up Difference
In the original Straight Up workout, leg extensions served as a pre-exhaust before squats. Here, they serve first
as an easy warmup before front squats, then as an intense finisher.
Stepup: Level Up Difference
A close cousin of the lunge, stepups are a great exercise performed by many athletes. Stepping with one leg calls balance and function into play. Err on the light side initially to stay safe.
Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift: Level Up Difference
Any great hamstring-training program should include RDLs. Mixing in the single-leg version is good for ensuring a weaker leg doesn’t fall too far behind the stronger one.
Lying Leg Curl: Level Up Difference
While the variations for leg curls are limited—lying, seated, and standing are just about it—the objective is the same: Isolate the hamstrings to create size in the backs of the legs.
Hack Squat: Level Up Difference
Switching from a lying back leg press machine to hack squats is simply a matter of varying the stimulus on the quads, glutes, and hammies. With both variations, we prefer higher rep counts for time under tension.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
Bodybuilding and Fitness motivation
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
IFBB & BODYBUILDING FULLY RECOGNIZED BY PAN AMERICAN OLYMPIC FAMILY, AND REPRESENTED IN ANOC GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
by Armando M. In another amazing step forward in its integration with the Olympic Family, President Santonja leaded an amazing milestone in the history in IFBB, reaching the participation of Bodybuilding in the next Pan American Games, as medalist sport, with the unanimous ratification by the Pan American Olympic Assembly. President Santonja attended the
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Female bodybuilder with 'ZERO percent' body fat shows off her trim physique
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6 Training Tenets for Longevity in Bodybuilding
We haven’t given Darrem Charles his due. In a year in which the biggest stories are Kevin Levrone’s comeback, Dexter Jackson’s longevity, and Phil Heath’s reign, consider this: Charles started his pro career back in 1992, as did Levrone, and he unretired in 2016 with his best competitive year. The 48-year-old has entered more pro contests than 46-year-old Jackson and is closing in on the record. And he’s won more pro shows than Heath. But Charles achieved his legend-worthy status with little fanfare—until now.
LEGENDARY
Born in 1968, Charles had racked up a slew of break dancing titles in his native Trinidad by age 17, when curiosity drew him into a weight room. He was 5'9" and a whopping 115, but his flesh responded rapidly to iron. Encouraged by friends, he entered and won a local bodybuilding show in 1986, and he took the teenage Trinidad and Tobago title at 154. Charles placed second in 1990 and 1991 in the light-heavy class of the World Championships but was too slight to make an impact in the IFBB Pro League in 1992. With his wife and young son, he moved to southern Florida in 1995, where he worked as a personal trainer. That same year, he returned to pro stages, hoping to make a name for himself.
The ’90s were bodybuilding’s second golden age, and Charles jostled to get noticed in talentladen lineups. Carving out his own niche, he was the perpetually peeled dude with the pointy biceps, zippered quads, and ice-cube abs. Showcasing his breakin’ background, he was also, arguably, the best poser in every show he entered. Never mind that he was competing at a slender 210, his strengths propelled him into posedowns, highlighted by a second in 1998 behind only Flex Wheeler. Still, 10 years into his Pro League career, he had zero wins. All the while, he had been slowly growing while remaining vigilant not to blur his lines.
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His work paid off. Annually, he won at least one pro show for the seven years from 2002–2008. Partly, this was because the pro lineups had retreated from the sky-high standards of the ’90s. But mostly it was because of Charles’ persistence. He competed in 37 contests over that span, winning nine, and though he never placed higher than seventh in the Olympia or sixth in the Arnold Classic, he weighed 225–230, and his posing excellence allowed him to maximize his strengths (arms, abs, conditioning) and minimize his weaknesses (back and leg size).
Thereafter, Charles’ career wound down. The man who had once entered nine shows in a year did only one per year from 2011–13. You were as likely to see his son, Renel (winner of the 2013 Southern States lightweight class), onstage. At 44 he received a surprising invite to the 2013 Arnold Classic, where he again wowed the crowd with a scintillating routine; it seemed like his last dance. But with the announcement of the classic physique division and its emphasis on aesthetics and cuts, Charles decided to return. In seven classic physique contests earlier this year, he won four and was second in three. Twenty-five years after his pro debut, the ageless Charles, with his distinctive physique, is again a common site on professional bodybuilding stages.
His is one of muscledom’s most remarkable careers, and what makes it so is how unlikely his enduring success has been. He was undersized. In fact, he was often the smallest guy in the top 10. What’s more, he doesn’t have a “classic physique,” despite his success in that division. He lacks an X-frame, and his development isn’t proportional or flowing. But he has made the most of what he has, he presents it masterfully, and he’s almost always high-def.
And he was persistent. Going into this year’s Olympia, Charles had entered 79 pro contests. Albert Beckles’ record is 82. Because Charles collected some of his entries in masters or classic physique contests, you may be tempted to stamp an asterisk next to his name when he owns the record. Don’t. Against all odds, Prince Charles has been too good for too long. He’s earned our veneration. What follows are the tenets that bred his unlikely success.
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PYRAMID BUILDING
If you thought he filled his workouts with light pumping, as if to gingerly chisel away at his sculptured flesh, think again. During the 2000s, he pyramided most of his sets, using progressively heavier weights for fewer reps. For example, his typical biceps routine, circa 2005, consisted of alternate dumbbell curls, EZ-bar curls, and one-arm dumbbell preacher curls. All were done for four sets, which progressed from 12 reps to 10 to eight to six. This winner of both the New York Pro and Toronto Pro in 2005 was forever endeavoring to get more reps so he could increase the weights next workout.
STAY LEAN
Beyond the beginner stage, gains didn’t come easy for this Trinidadian, at least not when compared with Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, and the other Goliaths he faced for two decades. He was tempted to eat himself to a much bigger off-season weight, but he resisted that lure. You won’t find any photos of a bulkedup (i.e., fat) 260-pound Charles. “That might work for some guys, but that wouldn’t work for me. My thing is bringing the cuts and the shape to the stage,” he says. “So bulking up just to be bigger would only make it harder for me to get into shape.” Throughout his long career, he has remained within 15 pounds of posing shape. As a result, even at 48, his waist is wispy, his abs are crisp, and he still delivers the details.
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LOW-MODERATE REPS
Science has proved the 8–12-rep range best for muscle growth, but going lower can boost strength and size. As we can see from his biceps workout, Charles liked the 6–12 range during his prime. For bigger body parts, like chest and back, he’d sometimes go as low as four reps on a pyramid’s apex set. When he did straight sets, he stayed mostly in the 6-10 range. Even when he was competing 50 pounds lighter than Markus Ruhl, he was working as hard, if not harder, than Ruhl to maximize his muscle.
THE ART OF THE POSE
“I’ve always seen bodybuilding as an art form and not just a static presentation of developed muscle. It’s about being able to display that muscle as beautifully as you can.” So says Charles, one of bodybuilding’s all-time greatest posers. Of course, he had that break dancing background, but Prince Charles has never relied on merely popping and locking. Instead, he has continually explored diverse ways to present his hard-earned sinews as artfully as possible. “When I’m developing a routine, I’m brainstorming all the time,” he says. “Anything that I see could serve as inspiration.
“Some bodybuilders who come on the scene do routines that are built purely for audience reaction. People get carried away and talk about what a great routine it was, but if you dissect the performance you realize he wasn’t really hitting any poses or holding the shots correctly. Posing involves a lot more. You need proper alignment of your body, and it’s important how you flow from one pose to the next. I put a lot of time and focus on those details so that I bring my best routine to the stage.”
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“I like to cheat just enough so I can still execute the exercise correctly—that is, feel it in the muscle I’m trying to hit. Ultrastrict repetitions are what I call a Jane Fonda workout, which is using very light weight, so that nothing else moves,” Charles says. “In bodybuilding, you have to go a little bit heavier. Other muscles help lift the weight so you can apply extra stress to the targeted muscle.” He cautions not to switch too much stress to other muscles. Focus on the targeted area and make sure it gets a full stretch and contraction, but don’t be afraid to use a bit of momentum to help you eke a few more reps.
MAKING CLASSIC ART
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Bodybuilding motivation: Bossman back and triceps
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Vlad Petric's new bodybuilding series "Pursuit of Bodybuilding", check it out! (Feat. Sadik)
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5 Year Natural Body Transformation | Gino Brouwers (15-20 Years Old)
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Mandatory poses - 9 days out lightweight bodybuilding
Currently 9 days out from my second lightweight bodybuilding competition. A few more pounds to go, then dry out and carb up. Critique my posing and physique. 5'10"/~152lbs Relaxed: http://bit.ly/2g1byRB Other mandatory's - http://bit.ly/2fz9amB
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The Major Muscle Bodyweight Routine
WHAT IT IS
A five-exercise, five-round circuit that subs in full-body exercises for single-joint movements to target all the major muscles in your body. Pullups and bench dips will hit your arms and shoulders, while broad jumps and step-ups will build a strong lower body—calves included.
WHY IT WORKS
What makes this circuit so brutal is the exercise mechanics. Instead of a regular pushup, you bring one leg off the ground and to your elbow, making your core and arms work harder. This is a terrific way to hit all your major muscle groups.
SEE ALSO: The Stay-Home, Get Ripped Workout Plan
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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Hey /r/bodybuilding! I'm building an ecommerce site focused on compression gear and would love the community's feedback
Dear /r/bodybuilding,
The day I saw one of the biggest guys at the gym in an Under Armour Alter Ego compression shirt, I immediately went home and registered the domain for my new ecommerce shop:
PROSWOLE.COM http://bit.ly/2gifbFr
Now, I sort of jumped into this head first based on how great I felt about the name, AND how jacked the dude wearing the Superman compression shirt looked.
Then I ordered one for myself, and it felt like giving my muscles a constant hug. I felt like it took chest day to another level. Chest day went from one time per week to three.
So based on how much of a fan I quickly became, I was feeling good about the idea of launching a site dedicated to compression shirts. I now humbly ask the community to have a look and shoot me some feedback!
DAE use compression shirts? Have I been fooled by the placebo effect?! Will my ecommerce shop be a colossal failure? Is this a runners thing and are my gym bros spouting broscience?
What are the community's thoughts on these sorts of second-skin shirts?
And also, if you're digging what you're seeing at proswole.com, you can go ahead and get an extra 20% off at checkout with coupon REDDITHEROES.
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TOP 3 Biggest Arms In Bodybuilding You've Never Seen (NO SYNTHOL).
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A great article from t-nation about bodybuilding (without them promoting their supplements)
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