By MusclesProd
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?
Each one who trains wants good results, better said best possible results. Having a training schedule which works for you and a good established nutrition plan are first two steps in success in your bodybuilding journey. However there is more for those who have higher goals. If you want to get closer to your goal and achieve this as soon as possible you will want to take bodybuilding supplements. Please understand me correct, supplements are not some magic pills which you just take and get bigger …

Taking arginine to the extreme for a bigger pump, greater strength, muscle growth and fat loss, too
By Jim Stoppani, PHD; January 14, 2010
Let’s dive into arginine and the many benefits this amino has to offer.
ARGUEMENTS FOR ARGININE
Bodybuilders use arginine to boost growth hormone levels. Arginine appears to bump up GH by cutting down the release of growth hormone inhibiting hormone, which curtails the release of GH. By decreasing GHIH release, arginine boosts GH output.
In the late ’90s, nitric oxide was found to play a critical role in numerous physical processes. …

Getting all your daily protein can be a challenge. Using prepackaged protein foods in addition to shakes and powders can help you get in your baseline gram per pound of bodyweight each day.

If you’re a 200-pound bodybuilder, here’s the amount of some bodybuilding foods, in no particular order, that you’d have to consume to get 200 grams of protein if you were to depend on that one item for your daily requirement.

By Shanna Ohmes
Cod liver oil, the very name may bring horrid memories of your own childhood. Or you may remember pictures of young children holding their noses while being fed by the spoonful. Well, your mother and grandmother knew what they were doing. There really are health benefits to that spoonful of fishy oil. For example:
• It is an excellent source of vitamin A. This vitamin is essential in the mother’s diet before and after conceiving for the proper development of the baby’s eyes. Vitamin A helps children resist infectious …

If you’re training hard, you should be drinking plenty of water. On average, a person should consume at least 128 ounces of water per day.
So, we felt it was fitting to let you know the results of the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) three-year investigation into the municipal water supply across the United States.
To view all 100 cities on the list and to see how the list was complied, check out EWG’s website.
Cities with the best water:
1. Arlington, TX
2. Providence, RI
3. Fort Worth, TX
4. Charleston, SC
5. Boston, MA
6. Honolulu, HI
7. Austin, …

With processed foods comprising the bulk of American diets these days, we increasingly run the risk of consuming foods that contain hidden health busters. Trans fat is one such casualty of “modern” nutrition.
In the 1970s, nutritionists concluded that because fat contains more calories per gram than any other nutrient, it must be the cause of the dawning obesity epidemic. But besides leading thousands of nutritionists to offer deleterious advice to thousands of clients, the low-fat diet craze also sparked the propagation of one of the most malicious compounds ever to …

Is it best to take them alone or can they be paired up?
Arginine and ZMA. Each of these two powerful bodybuilding supplements has been found to be most effective when taken alone, yet each is also best taken at night, before bed. Sounds like a conundrum worthy of Weider Publications Senior Science Editor Jim Stoppani.
Says Dr. Stoppani, FLEX recommends that you take a minimum of 3 grams to as much as 10 g of arginine before workouts. Arginine will increase levels of nitric oxide, which will enhance blood flow to …

ARGININE POWER!
This amino acid helps build strength and muscle while burning fat
By Jim Stoppani, PhD | Senior Science Editor
October 15, 2009
One bodybuilding supplement MVP is undoubtedly arginine, an amino acid which can benefit the hard-training athlete in two distinct ways.
For a while, we’ve known that arginine appears to bump up GH by cutting down the release of growth hormone inhibiting hormone, which curtails the release of GH. By decreasing GHIH release, arginine
boosts GH output. Then in the late ’90s, nitric oxide was found to play a critical role in numerous …

As runner-up for the Mr. Olympia, Shawn Ray certainly knows the right diet to follow. Catch his tips here.
Most professional bodybuilders claim that getting ready for a show is pure science. That’s not for Shawn Ray. He relied on instinct to lead him through his 12–week plan that garnered him legend status and runner–up in the Mr. Olympia. Here are some of his guidelines:
1. I never keep a running account of the quantities of food I eat–neither the calories nor the grams of fat or protein. I use the mirror, …

Since Dr. Robert Atkins and his frenzy of carb-free followers began the meat-eating movement in 2002, carbohydrates have become the most feared of all food groups—for bodybuilders especially. Although many believe that consuming just one egg bagel for their morning breakfast is enough to set back their fitness goals indefinitely, there is news on the contrary.
The truth is, carbohydrates are not a destructive force sent to throw your diet off track; you just need to know how to work them to your benefit. Here, we give you a few tips …