bodybuilding alert

One thing guaranteed to stop you making any progress in the gym as regards muscle building is getting injured. One key to avoiding injury lies in the choice of exercises you do.Here are three exercises to always avoid.

In muscle building one man’s meat is often another man’s poison - because instructors in gyms often recommend exercises that are dangerous to do - here are 4 variations recommended as safe which can in fact wreck your joints permanently.

A lot of really bad advice regularly handed out to amateur or recreational muscle building enthusiasts by so called “experts” who are nothing of the sort. This results in a lot of frustration but worse still, it can result in bad injuries

Shoulder health is essential in everyday life, and even more so if you’re into bodybuilding. Almost every upper body exercise employs the shoulder joint in some way, so here is an essential exercise to keep your shoulders healthy, in under 5 mins

The first thing to say about adding upper body muscle is that it’s a lot easier to do if you don’t neglect lower body training. The muscles in your legs and butt are the largest muscles in your entire body, making it easier to build upper body

Before you start on your quest to add muscle to your body, it’s vital to understand a few basic principles or you’ll set yourself up for failure, Here are seven key areas to consider as you plan your routines out;

Most amateur or recreational bodybuilders are treading water in the gym year after year. Here are some common pitfalls to look out for - are you guilty of any of these errors? If you are then you're compromising your progress.

Some people will tell you that diet is the most important part of bodybuilding - this is nonsense. The most important part by far is program design, or in other words the exercises that you do, and when you do them. Here’s why;

Essentially, bodybuilding can be broken down into three main areas; 1/ Programme design 2/ Nutrition 3/ Recovery

If you’re trying to get in shape by building muscle and you’re overweight right now, then you really do need to know about this. If you’re really out of shape when you begin training, you’ll make some progress almost immediately. So what next