The Arnold Classic Brasil is done and dusted for the year, with Texan Steve Kuclo taking out the top prize. Juan Morel, Jonathan Delarosa, Lionel Beyeke, Toney Freeman and Marius Dohne rounded out the top six, with many expressing shock at Beyeke’s placing. To many, he was the standout on stage. Adopted Aussie Michael Kefalianos placed eighth, just behind Dutch …
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Compensatory growth is rapid growth following a period of nutrient deprivation. It is used as a tool by cattle growers to increase growth rates before slaughter. It is also seen in humans, particularly before full stature is reached following a period of food insufficiency, and it is often called “catch-up” growth. We are obviously not cattle, and I would assume …
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The incredible eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman trained each body part twice per week. Many bodybuilders will often train a lagging body part twice a week, but the problem is that scientists can’t validate that greater training frequencies are going to result in greater gains in muscle mass. When muscles undergo intense exercise, there’s trauma to the muscle fibers, new …
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Most bodybuilders think they have to be sore to feel like they had a good workout. Being sore is indicative of a muscle infl ammatory response to exercise. In order to grow, satellite cells (dormant precursor muscle cells that repair injured muscle) mediate the hypertrophic process. Infl ammation is thought to play a role in the muscle growth process. A …
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There are many different terms used to describe the judging system (criteria) for a bodybuilding competition. These criteria or judging regulations have undergone many changes over the years evolving to complement the prevailing era. For the sake of clarity these current regulations are discussed below in five segments to include Muscularity (Muscle Mass); Definition; Proportion; Symmetry and Stage presence. (a) …
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