Overtraining = Training beyond the body’s ability to repair itself.

In bodybuilding this can be caused by training the same body parts too frequently so that the body does not have time to recover before the next workout, workouts that are consistently harder than the body is able to recover from fully, or impairment of the body’s normal recovery ability due to nutritional deficiencies, illness, or stress.

Besides impairing athletic performance, overtraining can increase the risk of injury or disease.

Symptoms of overtraining include fatague, reduced performance, and increased resting heart rate.

Some common mistakes that novice bodybuilders make, which lead to overtraining are:
1) Train everyday
2) Train the same muscle too frequently
3) Too many sets per muscle group
4) Improper nutrition
5) Lack of sleep
6) Improper muscle group training split

Overtraining is one of the mistakes that most trainers fall victim to when they start training. The sooner you realize what you are doing and address your mistakes the sooner you will be on the road to amazing muscle gains.

We know many of you enjoy training in the gym, and there is no place you would rather be than under the bar lifting huge weights. But always remember that your muscles grow outside the gym… not in it.

Just make sure that after you hit your personal best you give your body enough time to recover before hitting it hard again.

Water is a miracle supplement. The benefits are truly limitless.

Do not depend on your body to tell you when it is thirsty. As an athlete, you need to dictate to your body what it needs - one 8 oz. glass for every 10-12.5 pounds of bodyweight per day will improve your bodybuilding training results as well as your overall health.

It will also help the kidneys deal with the extra protein you are consuming while bodybuilding, and it will circulate the nutrients throughout the body.

If the great nutrition you intake to help your muscles grow never reaches your muscles, what is the point? Water is the transportation system to the muscles. Drink it.

The best way to judge whether or not you are providing the body with adequate water is to watch the color of your urine. Your morning urine may have slight color (straw-like) to it but the rest should appear relatively clear in color. Dark urine tells you that your water intake needs to be increased.

Water is that important, folks! Not drinking enough will affect your ability to gain weight and build muscle fast.

The simple answer is NO!!

This is also one of the most common fitness myths that refuses to go away. Somewhere in history an “expert” promoted the idea that muscle can turn into fat and vice versa, more than likely this individual was trying to sell a product. It is very easy to understand the body is only capable of a couple of cosmetic changes. The body can lose or gain body fat, and/or, gain or lose muscle.

The physiological processes of building muscle and burning fat are completely unrelated. The combined effect of building muscle and losing fat may appear as though you’re turning fat into muscle, but in actual fact, that’s just an illusion. Fat simply can’t transform into muscle, just like water can’t turn into oil.

Most aspiring muscle guys who lift weights want to be huge…

But if you want to be the most ripped, muscular guy you can be, it is not going to happen if you get drunk even once/week. While a couple social drinks can actually be healthy, getting completely trashed can knock down your testosterone levels for 3-5 days. Testosterone builds muscle. The more testosterone you have, the bigger and leaner you become. You cannot expect to make any significant progress if you have the testosterone levels of a 12-year old girl for most of the week because of that big party Saturday night.

One major issue with the consumption of alcohol has to do with its effects on the release of growth hormone. Growth hormone is the substance in the body that plays a very large role when it comes to building muscle, stimulating other cell growth and development, and promoting optimal bone growth. When this hormone is low, you aren’t going to get the same amount of muscle development as you would when it’s at an optimal level.

Alcohol consumption also hinders recovery time as well!

Your diet may be perfect, and you may me training like an animal, but get drunk every week and you are wasting your time.

It’s common sense that you will meet way more hookups and fuck-buddies if you are muscular and ripped than if you are fat and drunk. If you often go out with friends or drink at bars because you are shy or trying to forget about something….. STOP RIGHT NOW!

You are completely wasting your gym membership every time you get plastered!

As most know, steroids are medically generated substance used for various purposes. Basically, steroids are used by bodybuilders, athletes, and people with active occupations. Some forms of steroids are used in performing surgeries and as pain reliever. However, the use of steroids requires a prescription from an authorized physician in all cases.

Every man secretes a hormone called testosterone, which is responsible for the physical growth during puberty. Anabolic steroids is chemically enhance the androgenic effects of testosterone, which make a man’s sexual features, develop fast. Because of this, a lot of men have used steroids to boost their penis size and erection.

The use of steroids entails a lot of negative effects to the body. Most steroids permanently damage the organs and other parts of the body … with the male reproductive organ one of the most susceptible to damage.

This is because, anabolic like hormones are also produced by the male reproductive organ. The use of steroids can cause temporary and permanent impotence. The effects of anabolic steroids is so strong that even increased libido or sexual desire will not make a penis erect. The penis may erect, but it may not really serve its purpose. In essence, the steroids paralyze the ability of the penis to perform its functions.

On the other hand, studies show that there is no direct linkage to penis shrinkage and steroids. Normally, a penis will remain smaller if the man lacks desire or sex drive. Add to that use of steroids … and whammo! … penis size remains diminished because of increased chances for erectile dysfunction and or impotence directly caused by the side effects of steroids.

When the damage has been done, every effort to bring back the usual form and function of the penis will be futile.

With everything said, steroids may not directly cause the shrinkage of a penis, but the use of steroids may aggravate the situation. Steroids may cause tremendous growth in the body, but the side effects (including negative sexual side-effects) should be more emphasized.

Scoring steroids on the street or on the Internet is possible … but extremely dangerous given the possible outcomes of improper use.

As advised, would be steroid user must be able to secure the necessary prescriptions from knowledgeable physicians able to monitor the substances side-effects … and take corrective measures.

If any of you are considering such action, make sure to do your reading and know exactly what you’re putting in your body and what to expect.

In this informative muscle worship clip, amateur bodybuilder and ripped male fitness model Max Bolton breaks down the steps of how to perform a basic double-bicep pose.

Not all men use steroids to get guns, ladies and gentlemen.

There is this amazing thing you can do to get big muscular arms like Max Bolton! It’s called weightlifting, and anyone can do it… for free!

Here’s the answer in a quick brief video.

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