Amino acids are an essential part of a healthy diet. They interact with proteins in the body in such a way that they create a source of energy. Particular amino acids – glucogenic amino acids – can be made into glucose inside your body, providing another essential energy source. For this reason, ensuring that you…
When one thinks about trying to build as much muscle as they can, they believe they have to work their way up to being able to bench press a maximum lift that competes with some of the strongest linemen in the National Football League – we’re talking close to 400 or 500 pounds total. In…
Weight loss continues to be among the significant cravings of the population. The unnecessary weight that is majorly a result of accumulating fat that fails to burn off in normal body activities can have severe effects on the health, physical shape, and even mere feelings of the individual. The need to burn such fat drives…
Over the years, the need to build the body shed off fat, and add on some muscle has continuously increased. This stems from the fact that heavily built bodies do add up to several health benefits, reduce the chances of obesity, ups the health of the heart and deliver more strength. However, many people have…
Amino acids play very crucial roles in the body. The formation of proteins, which is their central role, is one of the most vital functions they play in the body, considering that proteins take up seventy percent of the body mass after withdrawing water. Nature provides about one hundred amino acids, but the human body…
The popularity of bodybuilding for both men and women is growing increasingly, meaning that there are several competitions where you can show off your progress and see how you compare with your peers. But if you’ve never competed in one before, you can still prepare for one as long as you’ve been active in the…