Category Archives: Health and Fitness

Arnold’s Modern Bodybuilding Encyclopedia…

So as a Christmas gift from the family, I got this book. Arnold’s Modern Bodybuilding. It is probably the best body building resource ever. I was flipping through pages and reading some of it. Most of it’s pretty much the same stuff that most body builders teach you. Most of it are the same exercises I’ve been doing at the gym.

I stopped going to the gym for a while. Basically to save money for holiday shopping. I’ll be going back to the gym real soon, maybe even next week. Don’t worry, the times that I stopped going to the gym, I didn’t quit working out for a while. I still work out three times a week. Doing home workouts with dumbbells and bodyweight exercises. This book is the ultimate body building resource, it has everything you need to know. It has a lot of stuff I didn’t even know about. I love studying and reading about body building. It became a new hobby of mine.

Like I said, I don’t want to be a giant, I’m not doing this to compete in no competition. I’m doing this to get fit for myself, to simply look and feel great as I said many times. I want the medium sized built, kind of like what Taylor Lautner has, something like that. I don’t think I’ll get any bigger than that. I’m not even up there yet and still have ways to go. I’m noticing small changes and small results but it may take me 5 years or more to get a really fit look. I do get people noticing that I’ve been working out so that’s a good start so far.

I was recommended to get this book by other body builders and fitness people online. So thanks for grabbing my attention to this book. I’ll be hooked to this thing.

Kev

Cool Video: Fitness chicks is good eye candy…

Admiring fitness chicks that work out in the gym or at home is better than admiring those fake chicks you see in the magazines. Fitness chicks are amazing.

Watch when you see her doing these chair stepping exercises, you get a great view of her cleavage. Woah. The person behind the camera is one lucky bastard!

Kev

What I want in bodybuilding…

When people think of me getting into bodybuilding, some would assume that I would want to be a giant. You know, those type of giant bodybuilders you see in the Mr. Olympia competitions with the likes of Arnold, Flex Wheeler, or Lou Farrigno. Sorry but that’s not what I’m going for.

I just simply want a medium sized built, that’s what I’m aiming for. Just to tone my body up and to look a little better when just wearing nothing but shorts or whatever. I don’t like being flat chested and having thin arms, and am doing my best to change that. I feel I’m doing a decent job even with no trainer.

I still need to work on my nutrition more which is still being planned on and my New year’s resolution for 2010 is to hopefully keep a very strict nutrition plan.

As I said before, I’m not doing this for a profesional career or nothing, just want to get fit for myself.

Kev

Mistakes people make in bodybuilding/fitness (including myself)…

In begginner’s bodybuilding, many of us make mistakes, including myself. Hey, everyone make mistakes, right? Even the profesional and more experienced bodybuilder’s make ’em too.

From what I learned so far in bodybuilding, here are some of the mistakes I learned from:

  • I must sign up for my local gym – Not really. You don’t have to sign up for a monthly subscription at your local gym in town. What local gym’s are for, it’s for fitness people who don’t have their own workout equipment at home. You don’t even need expensive fitness equipment and machines at all. It takes knowledge to know the right workouts that aren’t needed for fancy machines. The gym is really pointless when you can do all that same stuff at home for free. I used to think the gym was needed, but after thinking about it, they are just here to take your money from ya. If you do careful research, bodybuilding and fitness workout can be for free, and you don’t have to pay anything at all to get in shape.
  • I must workout every single day – I made this mistake when I first started. I’m sure everyone does. All you need is three or four days a week.
  • I must workout all day for hours, the more the better – That is a big no, no, right there. All you need is an hour or so. I usually workout no more than an hour for each 3 days.
  • I must do each body part in one day – That is also a big no, no. They do this thing called, a 3 or 4 day split. Put a program together on a piece of paper and work it out. Select which body part and the exercise to do on each day. I would choose no more than 6 – 7 workouts each day you work out, but do different body parts. I always do upper body stuff first, and then lower body the next day.
  • I must workout all year long, non stop – That is also a no, no. It’s very important to take breaks and a lot of days off once in a while. Your body needs some rest and repairing. It’s cool to take a week or two off like maybe a couple of times a year. I’m currently taking a little time off from fitness myself, to rest up.
  • To get big and monstrous arms, I must do  a bunch of bicep curls – Bicep curls are useful, but you must work your entire arm. Must work the upper and lower forearms, triceps and shoulders. The secret to getting HUGE arms, I mean HUGE, is work on mostly triceps. That’s the main target you want to concentrate on the most.
  • I have to use bench press for a bigger chest – Most everyone thinks they need a bench press, but if you’re not physical enough to use one, then don’t get one. Use whatever exercise that is safe for you to get bigger chest muscles. Bench press isn’t really important, there is a wide variety of chest exercises out there. To me, I think the dumbbell flies and various push ups is all I need for a bigger chest. I don’t think I’ll ever go near a bench press but that’s just me. Maybe someday, I’ll try a bench press, but it’s unlikely I’ll bench a lot.
  • I must do hours of cardio – Nope. Doing hours of cardio is over training. It’s the same way as overtraining when lifting weights, too. Hours of cardio maybe good for losing weight, but it is certainly not going to get you ripped. I’m trying to get bigger and stronger, to do that, you must concentrate on less cardio. One day a week for 20 minutes is good enough for me.
  • I must eat healthy all the time – It is recommended but you don’t really need to. I’ve heard from many other experienced bodybuilder’s that it’s still cool to put some calories and carbs on ya. It is important to eat a lot which is what I’m trying to work on.
  • I need a personal trainer – You don’t really need one. All it takes is research and knowledgement for you to get ripped your own way. Personal trainers can be very expensive, a lot more than gyms. There are ways to get in shape for free.
  • I still like to drink alcohol sometimes to have a good time – Wrong. Bodybuilders also make the mistake that they can drink while training. You must give up that and the smoking, completely.


That’s all, if I can think of more, I’ll edit them in.

Kev

Cool Video: Forget treadmills, and other cardio machines, doing cardio outside is the best…

Man this chick rules, and she’s definitely a better instructor than Scooby.

Doing outside cardio is the way to go. Jogging up of hills is very cool, I tried it.

Edit to add: Also, another idea for an intense cardio workout is that since Winter is coming do some jogging outside in the snow. It may be tough and challenging but it’ll feel good, and I’m gonna go for it this coming Winter.

Kev

Cool Video: Fitness babes rule!

It is possible that women can get a perfect and sexy body naturally without plastic surgery, all it takes is exercise and good nutrition!

I love fitness babes.

In my local gym, we don’t get hot chicks like her in a small town like Greenwich, but I’m sure other gyms around the Capital District has women with great bodies that workout at them.

Fitness babes are awesome.

Kev

Report: Healthy and unhealthy snacks at the movies…

If you’re a bodybuilder or simply trying to lose the weight, you have to be careful what you eat everywhere you go when not at home. Including when you go to the movies. If you’re a fitness and health person that enjoys going to the movies on a regular basis like myself, you must stay away from popcorn completely. Popcorn is your enemy as they are high in calories and high in fat too.

Probably the most healthiest snacks to eat from the snack bar at Regal’s movies would be a pretzel. I never really eat snacks when I go to the movies since the food there is very pricey, but if I felt like it, I would probably go for a pretzel. If I was in the mood for chocolate, Kit Kat bars are probably the most healthiest candy bars out there. Swedish Fish, is also a healthy snack that is good for ya. Swedish Fish, them chewy red fishes that are all tasty and stuff.

I’m trying to keep my nutrition plan, as strict as possible. Only eat healthy stuff during the week, and I just eat what I want on the weekends. When I go grocery shopping, I always find myself looking at every nutritional labels, making sure if it’s good or not good.

I like to eat what I want on the weekends only ’cause I was reccomended that it is okay to still put some calories on ya when bodybuilding. Not too much calories but some.

Read this interesting article here for you movie buffs:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/38628/the-worst-movie-foods-and-what-to-eat-instead/

Kev

“Muscle and Fitness” magazine, the December issue…

I received “Muscle and Fitness” magazine in the mail after subscribing it, and in the December Issue, it is mostly a “Supplement Issue”. It’s like a complete guide to supplements.

Scooby’s Workshop claims “Supplements” aren’t good for muscle building. Read this month’s “M&F” and you would see why that guy is so wrong. The magazine explains everything in detail on how supplements are very healthy and how they really work your body.

The most popular supplements I’ve heard of so far, is Whey Protein and Creatine. I’ve been using Whey Protein but haven’t been trying any other supplements yet, but after having reading this issue makes me want to try some of the other ones reccomended in this magazine. I think I will try creatine.

Kev