Hey guys,

Finally back into my regular routine after all the holidays! Sorry I’ve been away! Anyhow, I have a few things I’d like to share with you.  First of all, if you’ve been junking out on food over the holidays, don’t freak out! The average American gains a good 2 - 5 pounds of fat over the holidays.

This doesn’t mean the end of the world is near! Just get back into your routine, and slowly wean yourself off those cravings you’ve likely developed from indulging in sweets and junk food. (Pies, cakes, pizza, and ice cream are my killers)

It’s 2009 now, and there are no excuses as to why you cannot make 09 the year you look your best! Get to it!

Whey Protein is an integral part of your diet plan as a weight lifter. But there’s so many brands out there vying for your dollars, how do you know which whey protein to buy? I’ve been doing some investigating the past 60 - 70 days, and I’ll be posting my results shortly! Keep an eye out for it! Oh yea, and if you haven’t requested our Free Protein shake recipes yet, you’ll want to get them at www.muscleworkoutsreview.com — Request your free copy. They’re great!

Face it guys… Women LOVE nice pecs! You wanna get all the glances and stares, then you need to build chest muscle. Simple as that! Lots of guys out there doing it wrong though, and I’m sure you could point them out at your local gym. Here’s what’s important if you want to build chest muscle fast:

Build Chest Muscle Tip #1

Use compound movements! It drives me nuts to see all these self-proclaimed experts listing a bunch of isolation movements, and even going so far as to recommend these movements to newbie’s! Here’s the straight talk for you. Head on over to the mirror, remove your shirt and describe what you see. Slabs of lean chest muscle? If not, then don’t do the isolation exercises! It’s not rocket science.

Compound movements will develop your body much quicker, and accelerate your growth. Isolation exercises will slow you down, and often result in a muscular imbalance for untrained individuals.

Build Chest Muscle Tip 2 -

Use low reps to build size fast. There’s no point to banging out dozens of reps when you’re after some much needed size. Volume training will take its toll on you. Stick with heavy weights and force some extra muscle growth!

Build Chest Muscle Tip 3 -

Use free weights! Sure, using the straight bar is easier. Can’t quite lift as much with dumbbells can you? That’s the point! This isn’t an ego trip. You don’t go to the gym to impress everyone with how much weight you can hoist… You’re there to get big, lean, and ripped! Dumbbells will force your smaller support muscles to grow as they are now called upon to help you balance 2 separate weights. Want to increase your strength at a rapid pace? Then start using dumbbells…

There it is! 3 tips to build chest muscle fast! Now, off to hit the weights. Go build some pecs guys!

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Is there any other way to gain muscle? I mean, who wants to get muscular slowly? We live in the age of instant gratification right? I want to gain weight quick, and I want it all to be lean muscle mass!

Sounds great! But we all know that in the real world, great results come at a cost. That cost is hard work, consistancy, and planning. If you don’t have a plan in place before you pick up those weights, then you’re ‘planning to fail.’

Here’s what I learned after wasting endless months with little to nothing to show for it…

1. Have your meal planned out a week in advance. If you just wing it, you’ll end up unprepared and forced to snack on items that kill your diet. It wasn’t until I started planning, and shopping for my meals a week in advance that I started sticking with the diet.

2. Plan around your workout whenever possible. Yep, when you just plan on “cramming it in when you have time” then you’re in for an ugly surprise! Not a great way to gain weight quick people! Things have a way of happening don’t they! Schedule a firm time for your workout, and make everything else secondary whenever possible. (There’s always a few exceptions to the rule of course!)

3. Learn how to talk to yourself. No, I don’t mean going whacko! I mean that you must learn the art of self-talk… WHat motivates you? I can’t tell you how many times I nearly whimped out on a workout: “I’m tired, I had a stressful day, I don’t feel well…” There’s a million reasons NOT to workout, and only one reason TO workout! Because you WANT it and you want it BAD!

Learn how to talk yourself back into the gym, and back into the basement or you’ll never get that momentum needed to see the results you want. Still wanna gain weight quick? Get started now!

I just have to get this off my chest. What’s with all the macho 2 man lifts in the gym these days? You know what I mean. The guys who will pile on way too much weight for them to handle, and the ’spotter’ will stand there yelling like a cave man “You can do it! It’s all you Bro! Come on!!! COME ON!!!”

All the while, a quick glance will show who’s doing most the lifting! What the heck? What does this accomplish? Sure, there’s soemthing to be said for advanced sets with muscular over-load from time to time, but these knuckleheads seem to be everywhere these days! Are they too embarrassed by the weights they can handle?

Perhaps they feel the only way to grow is to push weights that are too heavy? Or maybe they just get a kick out of hearing their yelling and grunting echoing off the gym walls? Anyhow, I just had to say something.  Nothing wrong with pushing the limits from time to time, but if every workout is an exercise in seeing how much weight you can NOT lift, then might I suggest you go study up a bit on proper workout methodology before annoying everyone else in gym 6.75 days a week?

Even an average workout routine will get you results when put into practice with consistancy and determiniation. But the practice I mentioned above is just plain stupid, and is asking for injury, or at the best, wasted time… 

Oh yea, and if you’re wondering about the title - It seems as if these guys are all coming from the same school - I always run into them doing biceps workouts and bench press. Go figure right?

Hey there. I came across some great info from Mike Geary. This is an interview Craig Ballantyne from Turbulence Training published a short while back. I thought you might benfit from his training advice. This guy is the expert when it comes to getting 6 pack abs. Enjoy!

“Today, Mike has some surprises for you…

CB: Mike, what got you into training and helping others?

MG:
I just love helping people with this area of their lives, as not
only does it improve their outward appearance and confidence, but
more importantly, improves how they feel and their internal health,
helping them to live longer and healthier lives. It’s something I’m
very passionate about.

CB: Okay, so where does the average man or woman go wrong when it
comes to training abs?

MG:
Most people are probably going to be surprised with this answer.

In their quest for ’six pack abs’, the biggest mistake I
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Can you help me out here? As I prepare the mounds of information we’re going to pack into the Muscle Workouts Review Blog, I’d like to know which topics will interest you most. So here’s what I’ve done. I’ve prepared a quick poll tht will allow us to gauge what hte #1 most pressing issue is for trainee’s. In other words, when it comes to your workout, what is your biggest challenge?

Cast your vote!: