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( Bodybuilding)
Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing muscle hypertrophy through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. As a sport, called competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their aesthetic appearance. The muscles are revealed through a combination of fat loss, oils, and tanning (or tanning lotions) which combined with lighting make the definition of the muscle group more distinct. Famous bodybuilders include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Levrone, Dorian Yates, Lee Haney, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu, Ronnie Coleman, and Jay Cutler. As Alan M. Klein states in Little Big Men, “Bodybuilding is a subculture of hyperbole. In its headlong rush to accrue flesh, everything about this subculture exploits grandiosity and excess."[1] The "Early Years" of Western Bodybuilding are considered to be the period between 1880 and 1930. Bodybuilding (the art of displaying the muscles) did not really exist prior to the late 19th century, when it was promoted by a man from Prussia (Germany) named Eugen Sandow,[2] who is now generally referred to as "The Father of Modern Bodybuilding". He is credited as being a pioneer of the sport because he allowed an audience to enjoy viewing his physique in "muscle display performances". Although audiences were thrilled to see a well-developed physique, those men simply displayed their bodies as part of strength demonstrations or wrestling matches. Sandow had a stage show built around these displays through his manager, Florenz Ziegfeld. The Oscar winning 1936 film "The Great Ziegfeld", depicts this beginning of modern bodybuilding when Sandow began to display his body for carnivals. The role of Sandow was played by actor Nat Pendelton. Sandow became so successful at flexing and posing his physique, he later created several businesses around his fame and was among the first to market products branded with his name alone. He was credited with inventing and selling the first exercise equipment for the masses (machined dumbbells, spring pulleys and tension bands) and even his image was sold by the thousands in "cabinet cards" and other prints.
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Bodybuilding Articles
My Weight Lifting Tips by John Stason Jr.
Warming up is the first step in this process. This is a necessary step that should never be avoided because it starts the blood flowing to the muscles and will keep the muscles safe. At least five minutes of warm up is recommended. Stretchi...
Strength Training - Steroids - How Steroids Make You Weak by Raymond Toulany
What does this have to do with your nutrition plan? Most people reading this are looking to improve their appearance and physical performance, and most are pursuing those goals in a commercial or school gym. Unfortunately, those are the same places...
Strength Training - Sports Nutrition - Healthy Food Can Be Convenient, Quick and Delicious by Raymond Toulany
Some of the biggest excuses I hear about healthy eating, be it for health reasons, or to lose weight or gain muscle are – “healthy food doesn’t taste good,” (which is a serious problem because if your food doesn’t taste good, it’s very unlikely you’...
Strength Training - A Healthy Mind - The Foundation for A Healthy Body by Raymond Toulany
You might be wondering what Emotional Health has to do with a successful nutritional plan and building a stronger body? How about everything!
If you are working towards a healthy body, start with a healthy mind. Many commit a tremendous di...
Strength Training - Sports Nutrition - Using Cheat Meals, Not Days, to Keep Your Cravings in Check by Raymond Toulany
I have found when corresponding with many gym goers and fitness enthusiasts, that there is a massive disconnect in what they say and practice depending on the day of the week
These are people who train hard, eat right and do all things they...
Muscle Building - Sports Nutrition - The Misconstrued Truth of Eating Big To Get Big Part 2 by Raymond Toulany
It’s inevitable that most people trying to gain muscle mass will be told “You gotta eat big to get big!” and immediately adopt the “See Food Diet” – which is to simply eat everything in sight within arms reach that isn’t bolted down, or can’t run awa...
Muscle Building - Sports Nutrition -The Misconstrued Truth of Eating Big To Get Big Part 1 by Raymond Toulany
So, do you have to eat big to get big? If you read articles pertaining to putting on mass from any of the muscle comics, they usually tell you that you need to eat, and eat BIG! Read enough of these and you’ll be brainwashed to the point of...
Vitamins Nutrition - Nutrition Supplements - Food First, Supplements Second by Raymond Toulany
There’s a misconception about supplements that affects millions of health conscious individuals.
Has your thinking been corrupted too?
The problem isn’t with supplements per say, it lies more with an unfair reliance on supplements, ...
Muscle Building - Sports Nutrition - Eat for Optimal Health and Get More Out of Your Body - Faster! by Raymond Toulany
One of the most popular strength magazines from the golden era of strength training, the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, was called “Strength and Health.” If you’re fortunate enough to get your hands on a copy and read through it, you’ll notice that there’s an...
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