For optimal bodybuilding results, you cannot stay in the gym longer than an hour as otherwise your cortisol levels will go through the roof and your testosterone levels will drop! Do yourself a favor and focus during your workouts so that you can get the work done before the hour expires.

Most of my workouts these days are done in 45 minutes tops!

Again, I think I will need to clarify (as I get this question all of the time) that this short workout rule is not only for "advanced bodybuilders who have good mass already". This rule applies to everyone across the board. Studies on hormonal activity during training show time and time again that bad things begin to happen in the blood chemistry when workouts are too long (testosterone and GH levels drop while cortisol increases). Thus, no time to talk in the gym nor socialize. Get in, stimulate the muscle, and get out!

What's The Optimal Bodybuilding Workout Time for Best Results? originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 06:56:23.

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One of the mistakes that a lot of bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts make is that they start a bodybuilding diet and training program without measuring their progress properly. A lot of bodybuilders just rely on the scale and if they gain a pound they assume that the gain is muscle. If a pound is lost, often times the assumption is that what has been lost is fat. But is this really the case?

Simple changes in weight can be deceiving. Remember that if a fat loss diet is not designed correctly you risk losing muscle mass along with the fat. Conversely, if your muscle gaining diet is too high in calories, you may risk gaining a lot of fat with the muscle. Thus, in addition to scale changes, you also need a way to measure your body fat in order to clearly see what is happening to your body. For me, the easiest way to do this is by using calipers (personally I have found the Accu-Measure calipers to give me some very accurate and reliable measurements). By using caliper measurements along with the scale I know exactly how much muscle I am gaining and how much fat I am losing.

On top of that, I also like to take digital pictures as in this manner, as the weeks go by, I can have a visual diary of how I look at a specific weight and body fat percentage.

Try these tips out and you will be glad that you did!

For more tips on ways to track your bodybuilding progress, please take a look at the article below:

The Importance of Tracking Your Bodybuilding Progress and the Many Ways To Do It

Tips for Tracking Your Bodybuilding Progress originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 at 19:19:58.

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If you did not achieve the bodybuilding goals that you wanted to achieve for your spring break, there is no need to despair.  Instead, use this spring break to get started on the bodybuilding program that will get you ready for summer.  By starting now, you will be in top shape by the time summer comes around.

Remember to use all of the tracking methods available to you and make sure that you are not losing more than 2-lbs of body fat per week.  In this manner, you can preserve and even grow muscle as you lose the fat.

Here is a full program that you can start using now in order to get that lean body that you want for the summer:

Summer Bodybuilding Workouts To Get A Lean Summer Body

Use This Spring Break to Start Your Bodybuilding Program That Gets You Ready for Summer originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 at 20:34:44.

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