The Big Book of Bodybuilding

The Big Book of Bodybuilding is finally here. Over the last few months, together with my friend of 20 years, the 7 foot tall, ex professional wrestler Conan Stevens, I have been steadily working away writing a comprehensive and complete guide to fast muscle gain, accelerated fat loss, achieving your ideal body using the power of your mind along with everything you need to know to achieve success in relation to the topic of bodybuilding in a book titled The Big Book of Bodybuilding.

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How Often Should You Train Abdominals

One of the most common questions among bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts is how often should you train abdominals? The answer depends on what type of abdominal development you wish to attain. In this article we will look at how often you should train the abdominals if you want well developed and chiseled abdominals like a competitive bodybuilder and also look at how often you should train your abs if you simply want a defined six pack like a fitness athlete.

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The Abdominal Training Myth

Without a doubt the idea of training your abdominal muscles to lose fat around your stomach area or midsection is the biggest myth in fitness training. As a personal trainer I see overweight people in the gym everyday training their abdominals for set after set and they wonder why they never look any leaner around the belly. On too many occasions to count I have told people that they will never lose weight around their middle by performing sets of ab exercises like crunches, sit ups, leg raises and so many others but often they seem to know best and continue in vain with their constant abdominal training.

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Training the Upper Abdominals

When training the abdominal muscles it is important to remember that to target all the abdominal muscles requires exercises for both the lower and upper regions of your midsection. In this article I will address the upper abdominals and the best exercises to make them grow. The abdominal muscles when developed and not covered by a layer of fat are a very impressive set of muscles and having a clearly defined six pack gives the ultimate look of lean muscle mass and a highlight to every bodybuilder, athlete or training enthusiast’s body.

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