The Must Have Nutrients Post-Workout
It’s important to re-fuel your body properly with the right nutrients after each workout, as this will enable proper muscle growth. We’ll show you the most important nutrients in this…
Reverse Grip: A Great Alternative For Your Upper Chest
Reverse Grip Bench Press For years, body builders have used incline bench press as their go-to exercise for building out the upper chest. However, recently there has been some good…
Back Training 101: Build Your Back
Back Training 101 In this article we’re going to cover the group of muscles found in the back, they are made up of a number of powerful interconnected muscles, such…
Muscle Activity From Pulldowns And Pull Ups
Before I get started with this article I’d like to take a short period of time to reflect upon something. You see this is my 52nd article here on FitnessVolt.com,…
Best Macronutrient Ratio For Building Muscle – Part 2
Welcome back to the series that is trying to get to the bottom of just what kind of macronutrient ratio we should use to maximize muscle gains during a muscle-building…
The Squat Vs The Leg Press – Which Exercise Reigns Supreme
What first drew me to the squat vs the leg press (and this is very likely the first of a series of posts pitting exercises against each other) was reading…
How To Increase Anabolic Hormones Naturally
In the past two months, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about hormones. More specifically how much our hormonal responses around training and from training itself has been shown…
Fat Loss Foods And Supplements
For the past couple of weeks I have focused on fat loss and the problems that you may be encountering trying to lower your own body fat percentage at this…
How Important Are Exercise-Induced Hormones – Part 2
Last week in part one of How Important Are Exercise-Induced Hormones we looked at numerous studies that all pointed to exercise-induced hormones not having a role in muscle hypertrophy or…
How Much Do Exercise Induced Hormones Matter?
When it comes to getting the most out of your training one of the most important factors is to optimize your body’s hormonal response to training. Or at least that’s…
The Good And Bad Of Stretching – Part 2
Last week in Part 1 of The Good and Bad of Stretching we talked about the dangers of static stretching before exercise. We looked at research that showed not only…
Fat Loss, Muscle-Building And Sleep – Does It Really Matter?
Much is always made about the importance of sleep. Not only for general health and wellbeing but also for the prevention of disease and even obesity. In regards to weight training…
The Good And Bad Of Stretching – Part 1
We’ve all been told since an early age that we need to stretch before exercising. As far back as I can remember in my earliest years of Phys Ed I…
Round 4: Nutrient Timing And Meal Frequency – Fat Loss, Muscle-Building
What is the best way to utilize nutrient timing and meal frequency to maximize results? Dara: This is a tough one, as it’s variable depending on your goals, where you…
How Long Does It Take To Lose Muscle?
You work hard for your muscle, so the last thing you ever want to do is put yourself in a position where you could potentially lose it. This fear of…
Rep Range Variance For Maximum Muscle Mass
I have covered in some detail many of the facets required to build muscle. From the ideal number of reps to the best training split, there has been a lot…
Can Beta-Alanine Build More Muscle?
With so many supplements on the market these days it can be very difficult to sort through everything and figure out which ones bring value and which ones are all…
Weight Lifting Belts, Good Or Bad?
Last week I brought you an article about lifting straps and whether or not you may want to include them in your lifting routine. Going along the same lines this…
Body Mechanics: Find Your Passion
Hello and welcome back to Body Mechanics. I have been MIA for the last few weeks due to being overwhelmed with school assignments and exams. I am happy to say…
