Physical activities Articles

Supplements play a key role in any diet, regardless of your training goals. But does the type of exercise you do dictate what you should be taking?

Most of us are aware of the importance of writing out a training plan, but if we're honest, they can be pretty hard to stick to. We'll often find ourselves tweaking or changing it. There's a form of training that's all about that - does it work?

Many of us cite lack of time as a prime reason not to exercise; others find exercise frustrating when results seem so far away. But what if there was an exercise program that could get you significantly fitter in as little as five minutes?

Myostatin is a natural protein and regulator of skeletal muscle development. It prevents increase of muscle mass, and when blocked, muscles can grow at an unprecedented rate.

Staying on top of your game all the time isn’t going to happen. You can be moving along at a rate of knots in the gym, then suddenly progress stops. This could be due to a catabolic state, and it’s up to you to fix this ASAP.

If you’re training hard, you’re going to succumb to injuries, sprains and strains from time to time. With the right sprays and rubs however, you’ll be back on track in no time.

Sets and reps. How much weight you have on the bar. Your exercise selection. Rest times and what muscles you work on which days. We always look at these when planning training routines, but rarely look at tempo.

A push-up is a push-up, right? Well, not really actually. By the time you count up all the ways you can do them, there are several hundred variations. One key question remains though – what’s the best range of motion?

Whether you consider overtraining to be simply feeling a little run down and sore, or if you only ever think of true overtraining, whenyou’re laid up in bed with flu-like symptoms, you need to fix the problem ASAP.

Protein powder and creatine may be the go to supps for most muscle building guys, but testosterone boosters are rapidly making their way to the forefront of the supplement industry.