Around The Camp Fire

I am adhering to the school of thought that progressive overloading is the most beneficial way to increase both your strength, endurance and your muscle mass at the same time for a triple-whammy. The rule goes that every time you have your workout session, you should increase the amount of reps you do to stimulate [...]

Being a mother of three young children, I’ve struggled to keep in shape and tone for many reasons including work and of course bringing up my kids. I have dabbled into gym sessions in the past and I never lasted very long. It was easy for me to feel absolutely flat on my feet after [...]

When I first started weight lifting around 10 years ago, one of the first machines I ever stepped onto in a gym was an elliptical cross trainer. I found it incredibly tough because it worked so many areas of the body, a real cardio lung buster! But now all those years later, when I’ve gained [...]

Fat is typically the worst nightmare for someone interested in building muscle mass. The ability of fat to hide areas of muscle definition is legendary. Even the word ‘fat’ has negative connotations, especially in the bodybuilding and fitness world. But alas, there are plenty of fats that are not only good for you, but essential [...]

When starting out, I think people do not realise that steadily paced workout sessions are key to building the muscle mass you want to achieve. Many people think that they need to work out until they collapse to gain bulk, and take the ‘no pain, no gain’ rule of thought too literally. Sometimes this can [...]

I often see many guys at the gym who are huge, massive shoulders and biceps, but the moment they do some cardio and get on the treadmill, they are puffing and gasping for air after ten minutes or so. Cardio is so important when trying to build muscle mass, it keeps your body ticking over [...]

I am 17 years old and I am just starting out in the gym to try and get a lean physique. I have been turned away from a few gyms which only allow 18+ members to join (some only allow persons over the age of 21 to join) so I managed to source gym equipment [...]

I was a late-comer to the bodybuilding scene, having spent my high school years in great shape as running back I as physically fit with a lean physique. Later on when I was in my 20s I did fewer sports and got too busy in the end to keep active. I soon piled on the [...]