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The Growth Zone
Have you noticed how big, strong and fast the football players in the NFL are? Or seen the tremendous strength of the world’s strongest men?
What are they doing different than the average person in the gym? They are stimulating all of their muscle tissue. Imagine what you could do if you reached the other half of your muscle tissue. Unfortunately, however, most people only work half of their muscle. That’s right – most people who workout only work half of their muscle tissue. Even many bodybuilders fall into that same category of partial development. That’s because the standard bodybuilding approach doesn’t trigger full growth.
The football players in the NFL are beasts because they have triggered the development of their dynamic muscle. Instead of partially developed physiques that can’t even move across the room without getting winded, the guys with dynamic, actively developed muscle can move their payload – at full speed. These animals can deliver real force – mass times acceleration.
What are the NFL football players and the World’s Strongest Men doing that gives them such an edge? They have found the growth zone – the place where muscle growth occurs. And they consistently apply the right stuff in their training routines.
Most people realize some growth during their first year of training. After that it tapers off significantly. To make the muscles move ahead, it is absolutely necessary to find the growth zone again.
There are several specific steps that can be taken to spark growth again. It is possible to suddenly realize a surge of new gains if you are able to pull the body’s growth trigger.
So how do you do that? By firing up that muscle tissue that has lain dormant for all of these years. By adding a different style of training to push the muscles in a new way. And by using old exercises in a different manner.
Getting into the growth zone includes putting some explosive training for your fast twitch muscles into play along with a focus on the muscles that really make you grow.
So, how do you get into the grow zone? Check out "The Growth Zone – Real Muscle Growth that Endures" to see first hand how to tap into a new path to power, strength and athletic muscle size. Find out how to get your growth hormone output going again – naturally. It's the the type of exercise you perform does the trick. That’s right – no d rugs, just a specific exercise sequence. And there is a whole lot more in "The Growth Zone." Get into the Growth Zone today and get growing. After all, if you are not growing, what are you doing?
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Whey Protein
In the past few years, much research has been done using micronutrients with the purpose of prevention of disease, extension of human life, and increase in athletic performance. It has been known for years that different types of proteins (i.e., whey, egg white, poultry, etc.) have varying effects on human biochemistry and metabolism.
Lately, through extensive research, it has been found that one type of protein has a profound effect on many aspects of human physiology. This protein is none other than whey. Whey protein has many unique properties that make it a great asset to human health and performance, which is especially important to anyone seeking muscle hypertrophy.
Whey has been shown to have a dramatic effect on raising certain hormone levels while also showing an immune boosting effect. One of the aspects of this discovery was the antioxidant Glutathione (comprised of two amino acids, L-cysteine and L-glumatic acid, as well as glycine), which is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to have a positive impact on protecting the body against free radical damage. Free radicals are waste by-products of human metabolism. These free radicals can cause various problems for humans causing infections, all the way to being linked to causing cancer.
Whey and IGF-1
Insulin like growth factor one (IGF-1) is a growth factor that is released during the breakdown of growth hormone in the liver and is the catalyst responsibile for the growth caused by GH. IGF-1 is directly linked to the quantity and quality of the proteins you ingest.
The quality of protein is measured by biological value (BV) which is the rating given to proteins based on their ability to reach the blood stream in a "good" state; meaning with all the amino acids in tact and able to function properly. Whey protein has a BV of 104 to 159, depending on whether or not it is hydrolyzed, whereas egg white has a BV of 88. This means that a good quality whey protein is almost twice as effective as egg white! Whey also contains the highest percentage of branch chain amino acids (BCAA), L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine. BCAAs are the amino acids used by muscles during intense bouts of exercise. The fact that whey protein is high in BCAAs is of great concern to anyone concerned with (catobolism) muscle-wasting.
Conclusion
The type of processing (i.e., ion-exchange, CFM or hydrolyzing) has a direct impact on the quality and effectiveness of the whey protein you ingest. Look for partially hydrolized whey products such as Designer Whey (Next Nutrition). So I suggest that anyone looking for a good way to add protein to their daily, diet consider whey for its various health and muscle building assets.
The Myth of Pro Bodybuilding Training Secrets
People always ask what the pros do differently from everyone else. The answer is nothing. In talking to John Wood Jr. after his 2nd placing at the Jr. USA, he commented on how amazed people seemed when he told them that he did nothing special for the show. He did the same exercises and ate the same foods as in the off-season. The only differences being decreased calories and saturated fats and adding a few shaping exercises.
Just last weekend, a guy had remarked how different my diet was from the BIG GUYS and pros. He rattled on, saying how the pros eat ungodly amounts of food and train for hours at a time! I let him wallow in his ignorance. He was beyond the point of saving.
Nutrition is nutrition. The pros don't have special cows, chickens, fish, fruit trees or anything else. They shop at a grocery store just like you. They cook and eat food just like you. The main difference between bodybuilders' diets and that of the average American is that bodybuilders monitor what they eat. It is best to ensure you get a good balance of carbs/proteins/fats. I don't want to get into what is the right ratio in this article. There are so many fad diets out there, I don't dare get into that.
Pros don't have any special training secrets either. Training is training. That is non-negotiable. The pros are pros because they are driven and have good gentics to work with. I don't want this to start the argument of those who say they can't get into shape because of their genetics. The guys who stagnate say they don't have the genetics. The problem is more often that the stagnant people don't understand the basics of nutrition and training principles.
People need to stop believing that pros are superhuman. If you ask the majority of the pros in the IFBB or NABF today, you will find that they all do things similar to what you do. Nutrition is the most neglected or misunderstood aspect of bodybuilding. Rest is second. These are fundamental to bodybuilding success. You must eat properly, train hard, and rest alot to grow.