During the hot summer months it is of utmost importance that we stay hydrated.  While bodybuilders emphasize eating proteins in order to grow muscle, one often overlooked nutrient is water.  Incidentally, water is the most anabolic nutrient you can have since muscles are mostly composed of water!  Thus, if you are dehydrated all the time you will short circuit all of the muscle building and fat burning processes.  On top of that, your muscles will not be able to have the full look that you want and your workouts will suffer greatly.

How much water do you need?

Simply consuming 0.66 x your body weight in ounces of water each day will get the job done.  So for example, if you are 200 lbs you need approximately 132 ounces each day.  The best way to accomplish this is by carrying a water bottle with you and sipping throughout the day and especially during the workout.

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Stay Hydrated and Grow! originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 06:22:54.

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Since I have been getting a lot of emails from confused teen bodybuilders who are just starting out their bodybuilding journey, I decided to put together some resources that teen bodybuilders can use to get started on the right track.

Bodybuilding Resource Guide for Teens

How To Get Started

The Biggest Mistakes Teens Make When They Start Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding Supplements for Teens

Bodybuilding Workout Routines for Teens

How Bodybuilding Can Help You Become a Better Student

Bodybuilding Resource Guide for Teens originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 18:36:48.

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When I'm asked which one is the best routine to perform when looking for bodybuilding gains, my answer always is to use a bodybuilding routine that you have never used before. In this manner you always keep the body guessing. The quickest route to stagnation and lack of gain is to follow a bodybuilding routine for months to an end with no changes to it.

Initially, when you start using a new bodybuilding workout your body needs to learn how to cope with the stress. It does this by growing the muscle, provided that your bodybuilding diet and sleep habits are in order. However, once the nervous system begins to adapt, the body then starts activating less and less fibers every time that the workout is performed. This is one of the ways in which the body prevents itself from growing out of control. You have to keep in mind that your body does not want to change and it will do whatever it takes to stay the same. Remember from your biology class that the body likes to stay in a state of homeostasis (a state of balance and no change). The way to get around this is by varying your bodybuilding workouts.

In your bodybuilding journey you will discover that the more advanced you become, the more you have to vary your training tactics. Now, variation works best when it is performed as part of a logical plan of periodization.

Learn more about periodization and how to implement it in your bodybuilding workouts by looking at the articles below:

• Sample Periodization Bodybuilding Workout Training Routine #1
• Sample Periodization Bodybuilding Workout Training Routine #2

Which One is the Best Bodybuilding Training Routine For Muscle Gain and Fat Loss originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at 11:03:17.

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