Just a quick post today to let everyone know that I added a new tips section with a whole bunch of solid tips to help you achieve your goals!

I’m sure there are plenty more tips that ya’ll know so leave them in the comments at the bottom of the tips page.

Click here to view the new tips page!

Check out this video, do you think you could tear through a phone book?

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Today I’m going to talk about beating plateaus and bringing up lagging body parts using pre exhaust training. Lagging body parts, we’ve all got them. Plateaus, we’ve all experienced them. Both these situations require that your training be that bit more intense, to stimulate more muscle growth. Enter, pre exhausting!

What is pre exhausting?

Pre exhausting involves exhausting a muscle with an isolation exercise, then hitting it with a big compound exercise with no rest in between sets. Sounds hard? It is, and it needs to be. Pre exhausting is often used by professional bodybuilders to bring up lagging body parts in the lead up to shows, and as I mentioned above, it’s great for busting through plateaus where your muscle either hasn’t increased in size, or strength.

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I just got wind of this new product: Zone Diets High Protein Pasta (pictured right)

The pasta is actually made in Italy and shipped out to the us by the Zone Diet folks. Here’s what zone has to say about it:

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In the past you could say I’ve been a bit bias when it comes to weight gain supplements. The truth is I have tried a lot of weight gainers, and all of them apart from CytoGainer and N-Large II had at least 1 thing I didn’t like about them. Some tasted like ass, others didn’t mix well, and my pet hate with weight gainers, some were full of filler ingredients and high in sugar and lactose.

I am lucky enough to have a friend who works at my local GNC, so he gets me good deals from time to time. He’s a big True Mass fan and said if I want to try it he can get me a real good deal. So why not!?

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Muscles can be stubborn bastards! The human body is very adaptive, it can quickly adjust to stress and changes. This applies to bodybuilding and and form of resistance training.

Seasoned lifters will know that sooner or later you’re going to hit a sticking point. You won’t be able to gain any weight or strength. This is commonly referred to as a plateau. Everyone gets them, and experienced lifters know what to do. You need to change.

There are countless ways you can change your workouts to get your body growing again but today we’re going to look at ways to change your lifting to get that little bit more out of your muscles, make them work harder, shock them into growth!

Just a quick note, these techniques should not be used every workout. Using them too often defeats the purpose. Only shock a particular muscle group once every 3-4 weeks.

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Just came across this today…log stacking Olympics!

How do you think you’d compare against these guys??

If you want to grow bigger you have to eat more calories that you burn, every day. For some people that’s easy, but for others it can be a huge task! There are loads of ways you can ensure you get the calories you need to grow, even if you have a busy lifestyle. I have received a number of emails from readers telling me “it’s impossible to eat that much”, or “I don’t get time to eat that much”. If you have that problem, help is at hand!

Calories are essential for growth. Don’t get enough calories and you don’t grow, simple as that. So if you’re not prepared to eat the food and take the supplements that your body needs you may as well give up now. Not ready to give up? Great, here’s some tips for you!

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The events calendar for natural bodybuilding in the UK has just been released. Below you’ll find a list of all the natural bodybuilding events being held and the dates.

If you’re interested I urge you to head down and support the natural scene. These guys don’t use steroids, HGH or any pharmaecutical drugs to achieve awesome physiques. To check out some of the top natural bodybuilders check out the awesome natural physiques post I made.

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Today I thought I’d post up a few of the muscle building resources that I use from around the web! So here’s the list:

•  Workout Routines over at Muscle&Strength. Loads of sites have routines, but the ones on this site are well thought out and tailored for different goals, experience etc.
• For calorie tracking I use FitDay (not always the most accurate, but their tools are easy to use). I’d definitely check them out if you’re losing weight especially.
• I read the Natural Bodybuilding Forum at Muscle&Strength every day. A bunch of really good guys there with a no BS attitude to getting bigger and fitter.
• 4 Supplement Reviews has decent reviews of different bodybuilding supplements which I read via RSS. They have also launched a new section where users can post their reviews as comments which is usually pretty interesting.
• Dave Draper’s blog - there’s usually something interesting to read here. Again, I use RSS to keep up with posts easily.
• Joe DiAngelo is a personal trainer from NYC who gets awesome results with his clients. His blog is always a good read.

That’s about it. If you want to add any sites to this list leave them in  the comments!