Archive for the 'female muscle' Category

Published by Elle Nash on 07 Nov 2008

Flys - Are They Worth The Time?

Flys are a chest exercise that you can do. View it here for a better view of what it is. As you can tell it works the best, but it works it in such an indirect way that I really question the amount of benefit you can get out of it.

I’ve been doing these for sometime now and from what I’ve experienced, they’re a waste of time. They don’t provide you with any muscle gains or results. They don’t help you get over plateaus, they’re just a big waste of time. I see a lot of people doing them at the gym, and I guess that comes down to the whole idea that ignorance rules at the gym.

I suggest that you stick with bench presses because that is going to give you the best workout on the chest. I don’t really see the point of doing flys, but if you feel the need to do it - do it at the end of your workout, so you don’t waste any good energy on the exercise.

Published by Elle Nash on 31 Oct 2008

Protein Levels For Off and On Days

I’ve been getting a lot of this blogs post ideas by going to forums and seeing the questions people are asking. It helps me get out of my bodybuilding world and into the world where people are a little less experienced at this. One of the questions I heard was about eating protein when you have a day off at the gym. This answer is simple for me, but I thought that maybe my readers don’t understand fully.

You have to take the same amount of protein on your on days as your off days. There’s no reason to change them at all. When you rip muscle fiber it takes roughly 48hours for that tissue to fully repair and that means you’re going to constantly need protein to meet that repair.

If you’re taking a day off, than you’re still going to be in that 48 hour range, so you need it.

But there’s also another side of the coin. Protein also maintains lean body mass. If you cut back on your protein, you run the risk of losing the muscle tissue you’ve already gained. That’s obviously something that you don’t want to do.

The answer is simple - eat the same amount of protein everyday because it is required for an incremental process over time, rather than some instant fix on the day you workout.

Published by Elle Nash on 18 Aug 2008

Female Muscle Bodybuilding

I’m here to talk to you about female muscle bodybuilding. This is a serious sport and you have to be very dedicated to do well in it. A lot of people just try it out for a few weeks and quit because there is absolutely no instant gratification. You’re not going to experience anything quickly. This is a long term sport. It’s like paying off debt, you don’t see the benefits until you’ve consistently paid it down for a while. You have to work hard, consistently for months to start seeing results. If you’re willing to put that effort in you’re going to have great success in this sport.

Diet is such an easy part of female muscle bodybuilding. It may seem a little complicated at first, but it becomes second nature very quickly. One of the easiest things you can do is start eating every 2-3hrs. This keeps your body with enough nutrients at all time to repair muscle. Your results will greatly improved if you start eating like this.

As for workouts, just stick with the more complex ones like squats, deadlifts and bench press. The reason is that they work far more muscles at the same time. This creates much more stress, which ultimately stimulates more muscle growth.

I’m currently offering a free womens bodybuilding course. If you’re interested you can go to Free Womens Bodybuilding Course.

Published by Elle Nash on 05 Aug 2008

Female Muscle Mass Tips

I’m here to share some female muscle mass tips to help you be a more successful bodybuilder. It’s a lot harder for women to put on muscle, but we are all able to do it. We all function under the same biology and as long as we put in the work we will succeed. The problem many people have is determination. If you’re a person looking for instant gratifications and want to see quick results, than this isn’t for you. It takes a while to see results and that’s after a lot of work applied everyday. If you’re up for that, than continue reading.

Your diet is an important female muscle mass tip. You have to be properly eating to feed those muscles, so they can grow. If you don’t do this than you’re limiting your ability to grow muscles. There are some very basic things you can do, but I think just eating smaller meals more often works very well. This way, you get a constant flow of nutrients in order to rebuild the muscle tissue. It also speeds up your metabolism naturally, so you burn more calories and cut more fat.

Lastly, you need to start working on compound exercises. These are the ones that work huge portions of the body, rather than a few small muscles. The best ones out there are deadlifts, squats and bench press.

I’m currently offering a free womens bodybuilding course. If you’re interested you can goto Free Womens Bodybuilding Course.

Published by Elle Nash on 30 Jul 2008

Female Muscle Bodybuilding Tactics

There is such a thing as female muscle bodybuilding tactics. Building muscle is tough for both men and women, but men have the clear advantage. But there are other things as females that we can take advantage of us to put on more muscle. I’ve found it’s often the little things that work and that should help you. I’m going to share what I’ve learned during my years of training to make you a better bodybuilder.

The first important point to understand is that your muscles only grow to the potential in which your diet allows. For the longest time, I thought the gym is where muscles were made. The truth is that your diet is what makes them and if your diet is bad, than your muscle growth is bad. I was experiencing a long period of a plateau early in my career at this. When I actually sat down and spent more time on planning out my diet than I was spending at the gym, my results started to explode. I was putting on more muscle than I ever did before.

As for the gym, I think most people don’t focus on the exercises that give the most results. Barbell curls and calve raises aren’t going to make you big. Compound exercises stimulate more muscle growth than any other exercises out there. The two best are deadlifts and squats. If you added these to your routine, your results would be amazing.

I’m currently offering a free womens bodybuilding course. If you’re interested you can goto Free Womens Bodybuilding Course.

Published by Elle Nash on 03 Jul 2008

Free Female Muscle Growing Advice

Let me share with you some of my free female muscle growing advice. As women we are at a disadvantage compared with men because we don’t produce as much testosterone, but in reality we can close the gap if we use all the little things that give rise to more muscle growth.

Getting a good sleep: You need to have a quality amount of sleep. The fact is that most peopleneed a good 9hrs of sleep, but never really experience it or have it at an extremely poor quality. If you’re just getting 5-6hrs a night, you need more sleep. Not only can you build much more muscles with a lot of sleep, you have more energy for your workouts. Your body does the majority of it’s muscle repairs while you sleep, so when you cut it short, you’re missing out on the prime time for muscle growth.

Workouts: You have to understand the basis for a good workout. You shouldn’t be working out the same muscle group in a 48hrs period. This is the time needed to repair muscle tissue, so if you work it out during that time frame, you’re going to damage the muscles. You should also focus on more compound exercises. This is the exercises the work several muscle groups simultaneously. These include exercises such as squats, deadlifts and bench press.

Diet: You need to start planning following a diet, because this is the hardest part of building muscle. Nutrition is an ongoing battle that happens all day, every day. You need to eat properly at all times in order to maximize your muscle growth. The best way to avoid such moments of weakness when you feel like cheating, is a plan. Follow the plan without thinking about it.

Published by Elle Nash on 15 May 2008

Female Muscle Growth Tips

Getting the optimal amount of female muscle growth is a very daunting task to accomplish. As women, we don’t have as much testosterone pumping through our veins as men do, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t do it. Female muscle growth is still affected by basic science, so this is why I composed these tips for you.

The first tip is to get out of the “regular persons” meal plan which is 2 or 3 meals a day and start eating meals every 2-3 hours. This is a big change for most people. I remember the first time I started to do this, I felt like I was stuffing food in my mouth and almost felt sick. Trust me, it’ll pass. The increased time of eating will speed up your metabolism and food will start to digest faster. The reason this is good for female muscle growth is that it leaves your body with a continuous flow of nutrients into the body. You need this continuous flow to build muscle tissue.

You’re probably thinking, what do I do about sleep? Yes, sleep is a tough time because you’re going to be asleep for 8+ hours. It’s very common for people that are looking for rapid female muscle growth to get up 4hrs into their sleep, have a protein shake and than go back to bed. Personally, I think it’s better for the body to sleep during this time. I do have a solution though. When you eat dietary fat, your digestive system has a lot more work to digest it, so the whole process of digestion slows down. If you eat a combination of fat and protein before bed, your digestion will slow and you’ll get a constant flow of protein all night.

The next tip is a mental one. You’re going to have to set goals and benchmarks. A lot of people, especially with fragile egos and low self-esteem, hate this. They don’t like numbers. The thing about numbers is that they don’t lie. If you’re having a good or a bad day, a number is still a number. All the wishing you do, won’t change a number. With you have goals and benchmarks, it’s very hard to weasel out of them. If I set a goal of 2 lbs of female muscle growth a week, than I have to achieve that. There is no way to weasel out of it. I get on the scale and I’m 2 lbs up or I failed. Be accountable!

These tips should help you with you female muscle growth. Remember to apply them on a daily basis because muscle doesn’t grow instantly. Muscle grows from daily routine applied over the long term.

Published by Elle Nash on 21 Apr 2008

Huge Female Muscle Tips For The Gym

I wanted to share with you some huge female muscle tips that you can use at the gym to help you achieve success. It is difficult for us females to put on muscle because produce very little testosterone, so it’s imperative for us to use all techniques at our disposal to our advantage.

The first step is to have a plan for the gym. There’s nothing worse than arriving at the gym and thinking about what you need to do. This is a form a self sabotage. You don’t make decisions on what is needed, you do what you “feel” like doing. If you have a rough day, you’re going to do less. If you don’t want to wait for a bench to open up, you’ll end up doing something else. A plan is important to have because it tells you what you need to do, rather than what you feel like doing.

The next tip is to focus on your breathing. A lot of people underestimate the effectiveness of proper breathing while lifting weights. I’ve been at the gym distracted and could barely lift anything, but when I focus on breathing, I’m able to get usually 3 extra reps out of lift. That’s pretty significant. You want to breath in as your muscles uncontract and breath out when they contract. For example, during a bench press, as the bar is coming down to your chest, breath in. As you push the bar up, breath out. It’s very simple, but effective.

The final tip is to have a big bottle of water at the gym. If you’re not already aware, 80% of your muscle tissue is water, so having water on you is important. Make sure you have a large bottle. One that lasts you the entire time you’re at the gym. Small ones rarely ever cut it for me, while I’m at the gym.

These huge female muscle tips will help you out at the gym. Use them for your benefit and you’ll see real results.