Mike Mentzer: A Genius or a Crazy
Posted on May 10, 2010 - Filed Under Build Muscle | Leave a Comment
Background:
Mike Mentzer was a famous bodybuilder who competed back in the 70’s and 80’s against the Arnold, himself. He was a huge supporter of extremely low volume training. He had some essential view points and his own way of expressing them. He had called Arnold about his high volume training protocols and said what a complete waste of time it all was.
Mike Mentzer’s basic theory:
His basic theory was that we are all horribly over-trained in sets and overall volume but under-trained in concentration. He recommended to do somewhere in between 1 to 3 set per body part, once in…
Read More..>>The Skinny Guy’s Guide about Glutamine
Posted on February 10, 2010 - Filed Under Build Muscle | 1 Comment
What is Glutamine?
Glutamine has no muscle-building effects whatsoever. Glutamine makes up 2/3rd of the amino acids in our body. Glutamine is also a non-essential amino acid and it is produced itself in the body. The most important fact about glutamine is that during the stress, our amino acids are exhausted which can prevent muscle growth.
When to Use Glutamine?
Here are some situations where glutamine supplement will prove useful for the bodybuilder.
