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Romanian deadlifts - the most common deadlift variation

claudi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:09:02 +0000

This is mostly Varation of the Olympic Weightlifting used in bodybuilding. Loading the rod with weight and bring it up to your shins approached. Place your legs at about shoulder width.
Get the barbell on the upper handle. It should handle the width slightly wider than the leg position, the shoulders are directly over the bar.

Deadlifts - the most functional strength exercises in Bodybuilding and Fitness - Part I

claudi — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:12:05 +0000

The Deadlift is probably the most functional strength exercises of all: You want your friend to help carry his sofa? Deadlift. You want to carry a beverage crate after shopping into your apartment? Deadlift. You want to carry your girlfriend over the doorsteps? Deadlift with elevated starting position.

Sports Medicine - a pladoyer for L-Carnitine

claudi — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:18:14 +0000

L-carnitine takes over an important position on lipid metabolism. It assists the transfer of fatty acids in the cytosol through the membrane of mitochondria in the beta-oxidation. This membrane is normally impermeable for long-fatty acids. But the availability of L-carnitine could be a limiting factor for the rate of oxidation of fat.

Works fat loss better with weight training than with endurance training?

claudi — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:01:19 +0000

Anyone who has ever struggled with obesity had or still has to struggle to face this issue. And depending on whom you ask, you get different answers. That is an ambitious Bodybuilders often convinced that weight lifting and toning the method of choice is to get rid of excess pounds. On the other hand, the enthusiastic runner, also on their approach exist.

The dietary supplement glutamine - a specific amino acid

claudi — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:46:38 +0000

In this article we want to try to clarify what exactly glutamine is whether the supplement for endurance athletes and fitness is appropriate or not and whether it is in his daily food intake should integrate and what alternatives exist Glutaminsupplementation in natural food area.

What are amino acids?

Glutamine is an amino acid.

Overload due to high workout intensity

claudi — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:58:32 +0000

A frequent cause congestion in force ambitious athletes is the high training workload and the intense training load. The central problem here is mainly due to the neglect of the required rest breaks. A training unit at the knee bend with the highest intensity in the maximum force field is executed, provides for a maximum muscle training stimulus dar.

Creatine and performance

claudi — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:12:25 +0000

Creatine is one of the ergogenen substances. Ergogen also heads the Greek word ergon (work) and gennan (produce) together. Since 1926 it is known that creatine leads to weight gain.

Creatine loading phases in fitness and bodybuilding

claudi — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:29:06 +0000

Creatine is probably the most scientific investigated dietary supplements. Besides the study on health damage were also several loading phases investigated. Vegetarians keep the largest increase in the intermuskulären creatine levels, because their diet contains little creatine, because of renouncing the typical creatine valuable sources of fish and meat.

Lance Armstrong comes back – A media staging?

claudi — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:22:34 +0000

Lance Armstrong is back in the cycling. At the age of 36 years Armstrong reaches for the 8th tour success. He would be with it an untouchable record holder and the oldest professional tour winner. An aim which seems very attractive for Armstrong. Armstrong a perfectionist on and beside the wheel, makes only what he can reach. However, do other motives also play a role? In any case.

Ben Weider, bodybuilding pioneer and IFBB founder died last friday

claudi — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:20:54 +0000

Ben Weider, a legend in the world of bodybuilding, who helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger's career in the United States, died Friday in a Montreal hospital. He became 85 years old.
Ben Weider founded the International Federation of Body Building in 1940 together with his brother Joe. He was a big help to legitimate this sport.