It's not too late

Maybe you've made some new year's resolutions that have already started to fail, or maybe you never set any resolutions at all. None of this truly matters, because you can begin your journey to fitness right now. Make a commitment to learn how to get fit and gain muscle naturally no matter what day this is. It will be well worth your effort.

What’s the verdict on weight gain shakes?

Anyone trying to gain muscle weight has undoubtedly encountered a whole host of protein shakes, otherwise known as liquid meals, designed to supplement calories and protein in your diet. Can you really rely on these supplements to help build muscle?

I think the key phrase here is help build muscle. As long as you’re using these weightlifting supplements to fill in the gaps in your diet, you should be fine. These weight gain powders help supply much needed protein in calories that are essential for a bodybuilding diet. However, they should not form the core of your diet. Remember that you must consume enough nutrients if you wish to build muscle as quickly as possible, not to mention stay healthy overall. Drinking shakes without enough nutrients, and probably lots of sugar, is not good for overall health and will not help you build muscle.

If you’re counting on weightlifting shakes or protein powders to make up for a poor diet, you should save your money and focus on the fundamentals of muscle building. So many people have found out the hard way that taking muscle building supplements is not a shortcut to gaining lean muscle mass. A tub of powder with artificial ingredients is no substitute for a well rounded diet, even though it helps to add additional protein to your diet.

Do you need another reason to focus on whole foods instead of liquid meals? How about the taste! You’re going to get tired of drinking the same protein powders eventually. Do yourself a favor and get at least 60% of your calories from whole foods. This will go along way to improving your strength training programs

Why strength training?

I recently read an article about the importance of strength training as we get older. Even more remarkable was the fact that we tend to lose muscle, at any age, if we remain inactive.

Did you know that our bodies naturally begin to lose muscle mass after about age 35? In addition, our bodies tend to lose muscle when we don't exercise on a regular basis. So many of us have sedentary jobs where we sit in of a computer all day and never challenge our muscles. This is why strength training exercises are so important as we age.

The good news is that even though building muscle take some time, it takes longer to lose that muscle mass than it does to lose cardiovascular fitness.

Convicted steroid distributor speaks out

Here's an interesting article about steroid use in professional sports. It mentions a man who was convicted of distributing drugs to athletes but now wants to help correct the situation in the future.

I hope he is sincere and has some success. He does have the experience working on the other side of the problem, which I think we'll be of great use in finding a solution. I hope that athletes take this seriously and look for ways to gain muscle naturally

Here's the CNN Story

"The man whose lab distributed performance-enhancing drugs to athletes says the policies of American professional baseball and football leagues encourage their use.
Victor Conte served four months in prison for distributing performance-enhancing drugs.

Victor Conte, founder of BALCO, or the Bay Area Laboratories Co-Operative, said Thursday that Major League Baseball and the National Football League test for only half or fewer of the 60 stimulants the World Anti-Doping Agency lists as banned substances."

muscle related ads

I’ve noticed a lot more muscle related ads on TV lately. Maybe it’s because the new year is close, and many people will be making new year’s resolutions. Or maybe it’s simply that I’ve had the topic on my mind and have just now noticed all the commercials that are related to fitness and building muscle. I don’t think you really need all those exercise machines to gain muscle weight though

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Enjoy your holiday and get ready for next year.

I want you all to write down your muscle goals for next year as soon as you finish your holiday. Make next year the best year for your bodybuilding workouts

Have you started writing down your goals next year?

So the new year is almost here. Have you started writing down your goals next year? If not, you should get started right away! Well, OK, at least after Christmas.


In the beginning of your weight gain program, it is especially important that you write everything down. After a while, you’ll probably begin to get a feel for how many calories a particular food has. If your progress halts or slows down (that is you’re no longer building muscle), the problem is either with your training or with your meals. Don’t assume that you simply need to lift more weights, however. You should use a metabolic calculator to determine how many calories you need to eat, and then you can compare this to your food journal to make sure you are on the right track.

If you combine a solid weight gain diet with the correct natural bodybuilding workouts you’ll be on your way to build lots of muscle.