Friday, March 26, 2010
Creatine
In today's blog i am going to be explaining to you guys another workout supplement called Creatine, i am going to be explaining what it is, and its advantages and side effects. (First creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally vertebrates and helps you supply energy to muscle Creatine was identified in 1832 when Michel Eugene chevreul discovered it as a component of skeletal muscle, which he later named creatine after the Greek word for flesh) this specified information was used from wikkipedia since i didnt know a better way to explain the definition.
Creatine is just a substance found in some foods such as animal meat, fish bassicly anything that has a skeletal tissue. But it only has a few, which is why the creatine supplement was made since it has more substance than found in foods. Creatine will help you developpe muscle quicker when working out, since your muscles will retain more water wich will make them grow. If you chose to take this supplement you need to take it wisely, so here is a step by step instruction on how to take it.
The following information is from ehow.com
STEP 1 : Begin with a loading dose. The loading dose ranges between 12 and 20 g, depending on your weight and the frequency and intensity of your workouts. The larger you are and the more frequently and intensely you work out, the higher the dose.
STEP 2: Take the loading dose in divided doses. Try for three or four times a day.
STEP 3: Continue the loading dose for five days.
STEP 4: Switch to maintenance phase after completing the initial loading dose phase. Again, the maintenance dose depends on your weight and the frequency and intensity of your workouts. The maintenance dose is between 4 and 12 g per day.
STEP 5: Take in divided doses three or four times a day.
STEP 6: Use immediately after exercising, as it will help repair your muscles faster.
STEP 7: Take for one to three months.
That is how to take creatine the right way, but there is something you got to remember when taking creatine you need to drink plenty of water so at least two gallons per day, since if you do not drink as much water your kidnees could get affected by the supplement and may lead to kidnee problems, failure.
I have not personally used this supplement, but I know people that have for some it worked and for some not as much. But before taking this supplement consult your doctor and ask him if this is right for you and if it is safe for you to take this.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Whey Protein
I am going to be explaining to you guys the use of whey protein and the advantages of the supplement. Whey protein is a mixture of globular proteins isolated from whey, it is a liquide created by the bi - product of chese. Whey is one of the best supplements out there that is really safe and helps you either loose weight and get toned or gain weight and bulk up. It does not matter if you are a beginer bodybuilder, intermidiate, advanced this protein should be used at all times if you want to see quicker results, and reconstruct your muscles faster so you would not be as sore after your workouts. As for if you do not take any protein supplments and you only workout you will grow, gain mass muscle but it will take more time than the persone who is taking protein. If you eat foods that have protein such as steak, chicken, beans that is like having whey protein but you need to eat more than you usually do so it can be equivillant to a whey protein shake. And lets face it you are not going to eat steak, chicken and other protein products each and everyday and have big portions of them. You will get sick of it, and you will waste a bunch of money on meat, poultry etc. That is why they made whey protein so you can drink a shake and have all the proteins you need in your body in minutes and it will help you replace meals. Plus it saves you money, and time, so for best recovery after workouts, and for fasters results, and 100% safe i would say whey protein is the key to success in bodybuilding.
Below is a list of whey proteins that i belive are the best
1. Optimum nutrition (whey protein) # 1 in the market
2. Now foods whey protein isolate
3. Bioplex wheyplex
4. Iss ressearch complete whey power
There is more great proteins out there but these are the ones i think are best, but that is just my opinion feel free to share yours.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Basics of bodybuilding
A beginer bodybuilder does not start of right away with a intense workout routine and start lifting hundreads of pounds right away, if you do that it will lead to serious injurys to your muscle tissues and in serious cases you will not be able to build muscle ever again. So when you are thinking of starting your bodybuilding journey start of with light weights and work your way up trust me that is the proper way to start of.
If you are still confused on how to start and create your workout routine you can sign up at http://www.freetrainers.com/ this is a website that will allow you to put down your physical information, and chose what goal you desire for example : Build mass. Then you select the difficulty you want it to be there is beginner, intermidiate, advanced. If you are just starting i would suggest you start of with beginner. All you have to do is log in click on the day of the week you are training and you will see what part of your body that you need to workout, and the exercises. A image of each work out will be provided to give you an example of the proper way to do it. So when you finish your workout you just type in your repetitions and the ammound of weights you used, and save and your good to go for the next workout.
For the supplements i suggest you ask your doctor if you are eligible to use certain supplements such as whey protein, creatine and more. If you are worried about these products you can simple reaserch them and you will learn more about them, and what they are used for. If your doctor gives you the ok on taking the supplements start of with only protein, since protein helps you rebuild your muscle faster and gives you more energy to preform more repitions. After a couple of months you will begin to see results in your body if you are satisfied stay on the protein only, but if you want to build more muscle and have more energy then you can go in the more advanced supplements, creatine and so fourth.