Body builders who feel they are not bulking up muscle mass fast enough and are impatient to see better results and body builders who feel they have leveled out and are no longer seeing any additional growth of muscle mass may find it easy to look around at the gym and see other body builders who are using steroids to obtain their impressive mass of muscle and wonder how safe would it be for me to try steroids? The results are impressive and tempting but can it be done safely? Steroids are the artificial hormone that temporarily increases the level of a specific hormone- testosterone which supports the growth of muscles and bones. The short term benefit of steroids is the sudden increase in muscle mass and increased strength and increased sex drive....

Bodybuilding in the WWE and TNA wrestling organizations As in any profession, there is pressure put on you to perform at the highest level or risk losing your job. This is especially true in wrestling entertainment such as the WWE and TNA wrestling organizations. Most of these athletes are of an amazing physique that has taken years to acquire. The people watching these events do not want to see average looking people wrestle around, so these wrestlers need to look huge and super strong. Most wrestlers understand that bodybuilding is a requirement of the job and must work out every day to maintain their amazing bodies. Expectations for bodybuilding The expectations for wrestlers are to look big, strong, and capable of crushing the averaged sized...

A well rounded healthy diet is as essential to the success of a body builder’s workout as the actual workout itself. Body builders should plan on eating five to six smaller meals a day instead of three larger meals. Junk food and diets that call for a body builder to get their carbohydrate intake from junk food are not healthy and they are not contributing anything to a healthy workout gain. A good rule of thumb for body builders is a diet ratio that is 40% protein, 40% carbohydrates and 20% fat. Protein supplies the major structural component of body tissue and it is essential for tissue growth and repair. A good rule to follow is one gram of protein per one pound of body weight. Proteins in plant and animal sources are composed of the same basic...

Before there was Arnold Schwarzenegger or Charles Atlas there was Eugene Sandow who is credited with being the founding father of body building. Eugene Sandow strived to make his body perfectly sculpted; using the Greek statues of Gods as his model and in the process he introduced the art of body building to the world. Sandow combined the art of body building with the sport of wrestling long before the WWE and used the wrestling format to showcase the strength of the perfectly sculptured body. Today body builders continue to sculpt their bodies to resemble Greek God’s with the use of diet, exercise and tanning oils to showcase their muscles. So how do you go from geek to Greek God? The answer is of course in the workout. Workouts should be limited...

Body building supplements have flooded the market with the promise to do everything from change your DNA to give you a ripped body in three weeks. In the end they are all doing the same thing, promising to do more and do it faster than the competition. The problem with these promises is they are not being backed up by hard proof. The companies that market these supplements know that body builders want to look good as fast as they can and are willing to spend to do it. The question then is do they work? More importantly do they work safely or are they just the latest scam to hit the market like yesterdays fad diets? While some body builders swear by supplements and gladly fork over their hard earned money for any edge they can get in the gym, other...

It seems a natural jumping off point for a body builder to expand his career and go into the world of fitness modeling. Fitness models make their living showing off their muscles and since most body builder’s work to show off, not hide their muscles a career as a fitness model is a good fit. The good news about fitness modeling is it is a career that you can do anywhere as long as you are prepared to travel to bigger cities if needed for photo shoots and can do so seamlessly. Just as body building is a career that takes a serious commitment to undertake, so does a career as a fitness model. Fitness models don’t get paid a lot, at least not initially and sometimes traveling, which is done at your own expense, will cost more than the shoot will...

Body building is defined as the process of maximizing muscle development through the use of weight training, diet and rest. Natural body builders take this meaning to heart and work towards the perfect physique using natural and whole foods, natural supplements, training and rest. The use of steroids or other artificial means to the get the perfect body is considered cheating and not a part of the natural body building mindset. Those who choose natural body building are purist who put their health first over the unnecessary health risk that other body builders take. The concern for body builders health is wrapped around the common body builder practices of protein loading, dieting down for competition weight, sodium depletion, dehydration and of...

All body builders agree on the importance of protein as both a supplement as well as a part of a healthy diet. However even how much protein is needed and what protein does for a body are not wholly agreed on. Most body builders agree that one gram of protein per pound of body weight is a good guide for how much protein a body builder needs to supplement. Some body builders however think that one gram is not enough and would argue for more. More protein certainly won’t harm your body but it may not do much more either. There are a lot of myths going around in regards to protein that we can look at. The first myth is that protein in itself will build muscle. This is simply not true. The only thing that will build muscle is exercise. However like...

Body building competitions are where body builders get to see if all of their hard work sacrifice and dedication will pay off. There are several organizations that sanction body building competitions and the largest is the National Physique Committee (NPC). Body building competitions through the NPC are also the only way for body builders to get to the ultimate goal for most body builders which is the International Federation of Body Builders (IFBB) competitions. The two rules to compete in the NPC sanctioned body building competition include being a United States Citizen and being a member in good standing with the NPC since body builders will be representing the United States. For body builders who make it to the IFBB competitions there are three...

There are three aspects to creating the perfect physique as a body builder, diet, exercise and rest. No one is more aware of the necessity for a healthy diet than a body builder. Most body builders use the ratio formula of 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat in their diet to help them get those perfectly sculptured abs that we all desire to have. Whether you’re a professional body builder or an amateur body builder you want to look good and exercise is one part of that component that gets your body in shape. The other component is diet and nutrition. One of the most important aspects of diet to a body builder is the proper intake of protein which is needed to help the body gain muscle mass. Many body builders supplement their daily protein intake...