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Long overtraining - What is the solution and how much time is needed to recover?
A week ago, followed by 4-5 months of high intensive training I decided to take a break from the gym.
I felt very disappointed and discouraged as I was training very hard and there were no gains, ...
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Eating enough carbohydrates to build muscle
There is an issue I always surpressed my mind of: the necessary carbohydrates per day.
One thing I learned a while ago is the importance of consuming at least 20 gram of protein per 3-4 hours in ...
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Bodybuilding - Myofibrillar and Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy - Building muscles
I'm training for two years, trying to develop muscles (for astethics, being big and not for strength training).
I read that in order to do that I should work more on my sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. As ...
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BodyBuilding - Plateau and a new Workout Plan - Intermediate - Advanced
I have been traning my current session since December, that is about three months.
If I consider my whole 3 years of traning sessions I would say this one to be the best. I learnt some new ideas ...
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Stretches to help recovery after weight lifting
I've read that stretching after a session of weight lifting can help with recovery time.
Is this true? It seems counter-intuitive to me as any real weight lifting session will result in micro-tears ...
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Sleepiness after weightlifting but only after taking a week-long break
I've been lifting weights since January 2010. I typically follow one routine for six weeks and then take a week (sometimes two) off before starting a modified routine.
What I've noticed is that ...
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Need to gain strength to gain muscle?
I've been strength training 4 days a week for about 8 months. My goal is to increase mass. The usual recommendation for this is to do three sets of 8-12 repetitions for most exercises, and that's what ...
