September, 2015 | What Really Builds Muscle?

As we all know, when you lift weights your body responds to the challenge by increasing the size and strength of the muscles involved in the lift so that you will be able to do the job more easily next time. But what are the specific mechanisms involved that actually cause this to happen?

Well, there are three main underlying mechanisms that trigger a growth response in skeletal muscle. These are mechanical tension, metabolic stress and muscle damage. So if you want to achieve maximum muscle growth you need to train in a way that will optimize the effects of all of these.

So in this article I’ll give an outline of each of these mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and I’ll also explain how best to train in order to get the full benefits of all three of them… Continue Reading →

It seems that virtually everyone wants six pack abs these days. Yet few people ever achieve them. So if you do manage to get a six pack it sets you apart from the ‘average Joe’.

And although it will take a fair degree of determination, the approach required to do it is actually very simple. So in this article I’ll describe exactly how you can get six pack abs.

But first you need to realize that there are no quick fixes. You won’t get a six pack by simply doing an eight minute ab workout every day. Or by using the latest gadget you heard about on the shopping channel.

To get a six pack you will need to do two things – build up your abdominal muscles and burn off the fat that covers them. Continue Reading →

Month: September 2015

The Mechanisms Of Muscle Hypertrophy: What Causes Muscles To Grow?

How To Get Six Pack Abs – The Definitive Guide