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Before wasting your money on a pile of bodybuilding supplements you really need to work out what you are hoping to achieve. Don’t lose sight of the fact that sound nutrition forms the basis of any muscle building program and no amount of supplementation with the latest and greatest products will make up for bad eating habits. The bottom line is, bodybuilding supplements should be used IN ADDITION to regular food, not INSTEAD OF it.

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You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate stronger muscle contractions, so this requires an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with exercise duration as maximum training intensity will actually shorten the time required to achieve maximum muscle growth. In a previous article I outlined the ways in which you can intensify your training. Here we will focus on the role that forced repetitions have to play in intensifying the training effect.

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You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate stronger muscle contractions, so this requires an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with exercise duration as maximum training intensity will actually shorten the time required to achieve maximum muscle growth. In a previous article I outlined the ways in which you can intensify your training. Here we will focus on the role that partial repetitions have to play in intensifying the training effect.

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You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate stronger muscle contractions, so this requires an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with exercise duration as maximum training intensity will actually shorten the time required to achieve maximum muscle growth. In a previous article I outlined the ways in which you can intensify your training. Here we will focus on the role that negative repetitions have to play in intensifying the training effect. At the most basic level, human muscles have three types of forces:

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Chest area is one of the easist muscle groups to begin bodybuilders to strengthen and develop. It consists of a large muscle (pectoralis major) to either side of the breastbone and a smaller muscle (pectoralis minor) underneath. The pecs are relatively easy to develop in the early stages simply because they can be trained intensively although care needs to be taken to work them from different angles to ensure full development.

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The more work you put into something, the better results you will achieve. This has always been a widely accepted truth that applies to many areas of life. The harder you study, the better grades you will achieve. The more time you spend fine-tuning your athletic skills, the better athlete you will become. The longer you spend learning to play an instrument, the better musician you will become. Therefore, it only makes sense that the more time you spend in the gym, the stronger and more muscular your physique will become, correct? Contrary to what you might think, the answer to this question is a gigantic, definite, absolute no! It is in this area of bodybuilding that conventional wisdom goes straight out the window,

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