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Teen Bodybuilding

Okay now everybody knows how important milk is. In fact, we cannot emphasize more on the power of milk in . So now what do you do with all those empty milk jugs lying around? You can put them up for recycling but leave two for the newest teen bodybuilding routine: the milk jug workout.

We all know that can be a big investment, what with all those equipment, training instructions, and supplements you have to take. This is why most teens balk at the idea. Teen bodybuilding? Whoever heard of such a thing? Continue reading…

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Natural Bodybuilding

It’s quite obvious that the ultimate goal of serious gym-goers is bodybuilding. We’re not talking about the sport here where men and women in bulk are being showcased. What we’re talking about though is , the newest health regimen where the muscles of the body are developed the natural way.

Now, by natural bodybuilding, we mean exactly that. No steroids, no drugs, and no so-called “light” muscle enhancers. Natural bodybuilding is just plain exercise and good, old healthy diet. Continue reading…

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Bodybuilding Women

Women came into the sport of bodybuilding somewhat late. Understandable, as is essentially a male-dominated sport. But not to be put down, bodybuilding women athletes have risen above the mediocre stamp that has been placed on them ever since the first bodybuilding women’s competition took place.

The first of the , Lisa Lyon was a pioneer, a media star, and a spokesperson for female bodybuilding. Born in 1953 in California, USA, Ms. Lyon was a graduate of UCLA and a student of kendo, a Japanese martial art. Then a bodybuilding enthusiast, Ms. Lyon was encouraged to join the bodybuilding women’s competition by none other than premier bodybuilding promoter, Arnold Schwarzenegger who saw potential in Lyon’s small, dancer’s physique. As it turned out, Schwarzenegger was right in betting on Lyon’s bodybuilding talents as she won first place in the first bodybuilding women’s championship. Continue reading…

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The History of Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding, as a sport goes way back to the 12th century in India where the first training techniques and bodybuilding nutrition were invented. By the 16th century, has become a national pastime and by this time, people from various parts of the world have also taken up its concept and used stone and wood to create the first dumbbell, thus spawning the vital component of bodybuilding which is weightlifting. Continue reading…

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American Bodybuilding

So you’ve decided to try out . Great! Now before we go right on to the basic starters in , let me first tell how bodybuilding came to America in the first place.

Bodybuilding actually started in 11th century India and spread all over Europe during the time of the “gladiating” Romans. Though by the 1800s, bodybuilding gained enormous popularity in Europe, the sport did not make the American cross-over until the time of Bernarr McFadden, the great American bodybuilding athlete and inventor of the “chest expander.” McFadden’s bodybuilding sideshow in New York State’s Madison Square Garden greatly helped popularize the sport in America. Continue reading…

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