How to safely and effectively build muscle, whether for looks or for strength. Also, how muscles work physiologically.
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Beginner in physical fitness, need tips and advices
I am 18 years old, 174 cm tall, 60 kg weight male.
I am very skinny, and haven't trained for ages.
Last few years I've been living very unhealthy way of life - spending way too much time in front of ...
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What can I do to prevent my (outer) shins from tightening while running?
My shins (specifically the Tibialis Anterior muscle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tibialis_anterior_2.png) often tighten up while I'm running.
This has happened my whole life when running ...
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Few Body Building Questions and Recommended Books Request
I have been training to build muscle for 2 years. I had a lot of mistakes along the way.
I gained notable muscle and learnt a lot of new important things about body building over the last two years.
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Should glute-bridges make my calves ache?
I have been given some glute bridges to do, to improve the strength of my core and hips, to prevent injury while running. I'm quite weak in this area and after a day and a half,I'm finding it's my ...
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Hip stretches - recover from piriformis syndrome and hard gluteal muscles
Situation
Due to a one sided sport I intensely practiced for a good portion of my teenage years(rowing in a team with only one oar per person), I have ever since experienced an awkward tight feeling ...
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How important is it to gain weight for weightlifting (build muscles)?
since a year i go to the fitness-center, first once a week, since 4 months i'm trying to strictly go 2 (or 3) times per week. there i train multiple things (biceps, triceps, back, belly, shoulders, ...
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What's the benefit of a long tendon and short muscle belly in the forearm?
In bodybuilding the benefits of long muscle bellies are fairly self evident, just look at Ronnie Coleman's out of place biceps and compare them to Sergio Oliva. For any sport requiring strength there ...
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Does anyone know what causes muscles to shake uncontrolably while under stress?
My question is related to the following, I think:
Why is my body shaking during certain exercises?
But I would like to know how this works on muscle/biology level. The best thing I can imagine, ...
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How to train muscle which goes from buttocks to the waist?
This year I have returned to alpine skiing and found myself relatively fit for quite intensive skiing session (up to 10 runs per hour for 3-4 hours straight twice a day for 5 days) except for two ...
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how to gain weight without joining gym [duplicate]
I Am Rachit Chopra a clg students.
Basically regulatory I go to clg and after in evening time I go to my dad's office to experience some good thing, Because this is my final year of clg. So, after I ...
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I am 15, what is a recommended non bull-crap workout routine?
I am 15 and I am 6 feet tall, I weigh 'bout 145 pounds (last time I checked), I am currently doing about 35-40 pushups and about 50-60 sit-ups every night. Then, every wednesday I go to Krav Maga, on ...
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I am skinny, would joining a gym make me skinnier?
I am 17 and I am skinny according to BMI. I am thinking to join a gym to gain muscle and strength.
Some people contradict me saying that I will get even more skinner if I do so. Should I join gym?
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How many sets should I make for muscle growth?
I have a very skinny body. So I try to train a lot to change that.
I want to make my biceps and chest bigger first, so I do push-ups and pull-ups.
Every other day im doing 12 sets of push ups, every ...
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I really want to pick up weight I'm too skinny [duplicate]
I am a 18 year old boy which suppose to look healthy n fit and have a great built but instead I look like a broomstick and I hate that so much I have tried many things such as drinking eggs and milk ...
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Does the body process food and supplements the same way?
I am currently progressing through 'Mad Cow' system and I have upped my calorie intake over the past 1 to 2 months. I have a question that I wondered if anyone could shed some light on.
I take about ...
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What muscles are deadlifts meant to target?
If I am using the correct form while doing a standard deadlift what primary and secondary muscles are being targeted?
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What is the reason my pain and exhaustion are not improving? [closed]
I'm having a physical problem for about 4 years by now that's really making walking or just standing insufferable (even for a few seconds). I can't do any fitness and it really messes my physical ...
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During muscle loss, are muscle fibers destroyed or do they just shrink?
I read somewhere that muscle fibers stay around when you lose muscle but that they only shrink (hence why people can more quickly re-add muscle after a long break than when they first put it on).
Is ...
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Does boxing interfere with gaining muscle?
I would like to gain muscle, weight and at the same time be flexible, in good condition, and do competitions in near future in boxing. For that, after the recommendations, I bought the proteins and ...
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Muscle imbalances related to indoor rock climbing/bouldering and ways to fix them
Ive read that most climbers have a lot of muscle imbalances, including some that affect proper posture.
Is that true?
What muscles are imbalanced?
How do those imbalances affect posture?
How to fix ...
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Simple tests to detect muscle imbalances between quads and hamstrings
Are there any simple tests you can do at home to check if you have some muscle imbalances between hamstrings and quads? I.e. to test if your quads are too weak compared to your hamstrings or the other ...
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Lose weight or Gain Muscle?
My long term goal would be to lose about 10 kg of fat, but I would also like to gain more muscle mass. I am about to begin a training program.
I have seen on this forum that it is difficult to lose ...
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Stronglifts 5v5 : Where do I go from here?
So let me start by saying, This is the best program I have ever followed in my life. I am in the best and strongest shape I have ever been in my entire life, and I can attribute most of it to ...
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What are some flexible workout routines that don't require a change in diet to be effective?
I know there's plenty of similar questions, but none that answered what I have to ask exactly.
Here's my situation. I'm a 23 year old male, about 6'0 ft. tall, and about 180 lbs. I have a gut, and ...
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What is the best way to integrate brief sessions in my workplace gym into my strength and body building practices?
My job as a software developer requires me to spend nine hours a day in an office. The building has a gym, but it is not so well equipped that I use it as my primary facility. I work out at another ...
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Recomposition vs weight loss
I understand recomposition to be about trading away fat for new muscle.
How is it different than weight loss as a goal?
Would it ever be recommended to focus on purely weight loss first, and then ...
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Looking to gain weight by putting on muscle [duplicate]
I am very skinny and I am looking to put on weight by gaining muscle. I am 6 foot 2 and weigh about 160 pounds.
I am willing to change my diet. I eat quiet a lot of chocolate and crisps but not fast ...
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Maintaining muscle whilst not working out (injured)
I'm currently working on adding muscle and have been pretty successful over the last 6 weeks (adding well over a stone in weight, albeit a little fat as well as muscle).
Last week I injured my ...
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How is muscle repair affected by a caloric deficit?
Background
Weightlifting creates micro-tears in the muscle. Protein and other nutrients repair the tears so the muscle grows back stronger and larger.
Question
How is muscle repair affected by a ...
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How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time?
Firstly, is losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time possible? If it is possible, what is the general nutrition and exercise plan to do it?
Secondly, is losing fat and gaining muscle at the ...
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Can I do anything about an uneven six-pack?
I have an uneven six-pack and have been pushing it hard, hoping it will grow evenly. I've been training for 8 months, and there isn't any difference yet. My abs are still uneven. A trainer told me ...
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Gaining muscle with slim body type
Some people appear to be born with muscle*. I know lots of people who don't work out at all, have an office job where they sit around all day, and still they have a muscular body with strong (looking) ...
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How does alcohol really affect gains?
I have been training with a personal trainer now for about a year; we work four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and do bodybuilding splits. So, we do dynamic lower core, heavy ...
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How do I naturally boost my Testosterone levels?
Its a well documented fact that testosterone in essential for muscle development. So much so that some will want to go to the lengths of taking synthetic testosterone in order to aid their ...
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Does it damage the joints if we do pushups everyday?
I'm doing 100 pushups everyday and now I'm afraid whether this will cause damage to the shoulder joints?
Will this help me to gain Chest muscles?
Thanks
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Ensuring the body burns fat instead of muscle?
When exercising, our bodies take energy from our blood sugar, then uses glycogen as a source for energy, and finally burns fat or muscle when the glycogen is used up.
A nutritionist told me that ...
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Help to add muscle for a skinny guy with fast metabolism
I'm 20 year old, 5ft8 (1.72m) and weight about 120lbs (54kg).
I've recently joined the gym and plan to add muscle (like most people). I'm completely new to this and I have been browsing for research ...
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How to improve symmetry in both strength and size
I have noticed lately that I lack symmetry in my arms (biceps and triceps, not forearms). This lack of symmetry also follows through to the strength and endurance in the weaker arm.
With my dominant ...
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Foods for gaining muscle for a new gym guy [duplicate]
I am going to gym and doing weight lift and other exercise for last three months,my target is to gain weight and muscle.Unfortunately I didnt gain weight and my muscle didnt increase(bicep and tricep ...
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What is the scientific explanation for beginning weightlifters' ability to gain muscle and lose fat simultaneously?
I'm sure you have heard this a million times in bodybuilding articles and forums:
Only beginner weightlifters can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.
For intermediate and advanced ...
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Good diet for losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time? [duplicate]
I have lurked this site for a bit and this question basically showed me that for people who are obese it is possible to be losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time.
I have experienced this ...
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Is it physically possible to have a calorie deficit for a month and gain 5 kilos of weight while being on diet and training?
Is it physically possible to have a calorie deficit for a month and gain 5 kilos of weight while being on diet?
I am eating around 1500-2000 calories a day and I should be taking around 3500 minimum ...
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Do I lose muscle or fat if I don't eat for 5 days?
Due to an injury followed by a stomach virus, I drank a lot (coke, iced tea, and water) but hardly ate anything for 5 days. Now, my weight has dropped by 3 lbs.
I feel like I lost muscle mass. ...
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What type of physique is possible without use of steroids?
Let me begin by saying I'm completely against steroids, as everybody should be.
I don't plan to get into fitness model shape, as I know it often involves extremely strict diets and starvation prior ...
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How to increase my speed in Olympic distance triathlon?
I am training for Olympic distance triathlons or longer. My schedule is as follows:
Mon: Rest
Tue-Fri: Swim 8km or more
Sat-Sun: Cycle 100km or Run 10km
I don't have any particularly weak ...
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Started weight training, but cannot see progress
I am 23 years old, my height is 5'8" and weight is 56kg. I have been going to the gym for the last two months. my target is to gain muscle and weight.
After doing some initial routine (without ...
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Body building and gaining weight
I'm 5'10" tall and weight only 56kg. I'm trying to be massive and doing some workout daily, like push ups for at least 30 minutes, with two breaks. In the last 6 months I gained only 5kg.
I'm quite ...
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The importance of fitness and cancer [closed]
I am a thirty year-old living with a brain tumor. I have made it my every effort to keep myself fit. I do this because I understand it to be beneficial for me should I require ongoing surgery in the ...
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is it necessary to do exercise that target only one muscle a day
I live in India and have joined 4-5 gyms in last 4-5 years in different cities. Every time people do and also suggest me to do exercise that target only one muscle per day. e.g. on Monday only biceps ...
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Why do I get lactic acid build up at lower threshholds on different days?
I'm a climber, so I'm talking specifically about forearms. I train regularly and have been for years, so I'm pretty familiar with how my body responds.
As I understand it, the "pumped" sensation in ...
