Despite the overwhelming success of so many vegetarian athletes and bodybuilders making headlines lately, there are still lots of people who question the merits and feasibility of the vegetarian fitness lifestyle. The American Dietetic Association asserts that vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all …
Those elusive six-pack abs: everybody wants them, few of us ever achieve them, and most of us don’t understand how to get them. Contrary to popular belief, killer abs aren’t exclusively reserved for elite bodybuilders and fitness models. Normal people can get them too, and the …
With the advent of technology, we humans have gotten used to instant gratification in all aspects of our lives. While our parents and grandparents had to go to a local library or institution to search for answers to most of their questions, we’ve got Google …
Donnie Thompson, Ryan Kennelly, Benedikt Magnusson, and Konstantin Konstantinovs are some of the biggest names in powerlifting, and without a doubt, their lifts are impressive. But no matter how many records they break and titles they win, they will never achieve the muscular shape, size, …
In America, where the obesity rates have shown few signs of slowing down, weight loss is the health topic that everyone’s always talking about. Hundreds of fad diets have come and gone in a never-ending quest for that quick fix or magic formula to achieve …
Spot Reduction: Is It Possible and How Can You Do It? Legendary bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, and Frank Zane did hundreds of sit-ups because they believed they could target an area with exercise and lose fat in that area (i.e. “spot reduction”). In …