Lower Back Circuit

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UK Nationals winner Rob Riches is back once again with another awesome video. In the previous episodes, he dealt with the lower and upper abdominals, as well as the obliques. Now it’s time for the opposing muscles in the lower back, which provides the foundation and structure for the abs. Here are some key points … Read more

What is A-drol and How Can It Help with Bulking?

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For most people, keeping healthy means eating the right foods and doing the right exercises. Not everyone can do it, but it’s very doable. But if you want to build muscles effectively, often you’ll find that diet and exercise alone may be insufficient. Some bodybuilders believe that the muscle gains take too long and are … Read more

Flyes for Chest Thickness

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A lot of men develop hard and massive chests as a result of their weightlifting workouts. In this video, UK Nationals winner Rob Riches shows you how do it properly by incorporating chest flyes into your workouts. These cable flyes are designed to focus on the inner fibers and portions of the chest, as part … Read more

D-bol Pros and Cons

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If you are in any way connected or associated with the bodybuilding community, then sooner or later you will hear about D-bol. D-bol is one of the most popular anabolic steroids of all time, and even today when it is officially considered a controlled substance, its use is widespread. But the question is—should you be … Read more

Best Muscle Stacking Steroids – Anadrol, Trenbolone and Dianabol

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Despite the fact that steroids are officially not allowed and frowned upon by the bodybuilding community, it is common knowledge that a sizable number of bodybuilders still use anabolic steroids on a regular basis. After all, many of these steroids have a long history of success in providing massive muscle gains. Today, bodybuilders still use … Read more

Can You Stack a Cutting and Bulking Supplement Together?

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For people who wish to gain muscle, the bodybuilding community as a whole can be rather somewhat vague and contradictory when it comes to giving you information. Newbie bodybuilders as a rule tend to have lots of questions regarding the most efficient ways of gaining muscle, but the answers they receive may tend to be … Read more

Methandrostenolone and Its Uses in Bodybuilding

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Despite the government’s disapproval of anabolic steroids, methandrostenolone is still one of the most widely used anabolic steroid supplements in the bodybuilding community. In fact, it was originally designed for the use of the US Olympic weightlifting team in the 1960s to counter the suspected steroid use of the athletes from the USSR. Today, it is no longer manufactured by any major pharmaceutical company, but bodybuilders can still get it online. It is still widely known by its former brand name Dianabol, or D-bol for short.

canstockphoto11649121The Enduring Popularity of Methandrostenolone

Bodybuilders continue to use Dianabol to this day because the benefits it provides are astonishing. It offers guaranteed, quick, and massive muscle gains, and these gains are considerably superior to what other types of steroids offer. It can increase strength and stamina significantly, and boost lean muscle mass very quickly. It encourages blood follow during workouts, and it improves nitrogen retention as well.

It can also be taken orally, and that makes it very popular with neophyte bodybuilders who are leery of injections. Taking it orally is also much more convenient. Finally, it is very affordable. The price is not only lower than the cost of other steroids, but may even be cheaper than the protein shakes used for supplements.

It is this combination of massive benefits, convenience, and affordability which puts it high atop the anabolic steroid pantheon.

 

The Side Effects of Methandrostenolone

But just like any other anabolic steroids, its use comes with significant health risks. The most common side effects reported by users include bloating, enlarged breasts in men, baldness, and severe acne. It can also result in mood changes and in extreme aggressiveness. Natural testosterone production is also suppressed, which is why methandrostenolone is often “stacked” (used in combination) with testosterone. Its use for women is also highly discouraged due to its tendency to bring out highly masculine symptoms.

But perhaps its most notable side effects are the potential damage to the liver. Methandrostenolone is extremely toxic to the liver, and for this reason even its most ardent supporters recommend only a short period for its use. Finally, it also causes hypertension, and those who already have problems with their blood pressure are advised not to use methandrostenolone.

Alternatives to Methandrostenolone

Despite the long list of harmful side effects, many bodybuilders persist in using methandrostenolone due to its numerous benefits. This popularity continues despite the fact that modern versions of the supplement are no longer as potent as when methandrostenolone was legal. Modern versions of D-bol are inferior to what it once was.

But medical technology has made tremendous leaps and bounds since the 1960s, and now there are actually alternatives that offer the same benefits but without the side effects. The most well-known and most effective alternative is D-ANAOXN from Crazy Mass, which offers just about every benefit you can get from methandrostenolone but with zero side effects. It is also affordable as well, and as a bonus, it is completely legal to use as a supplement.

 

Exercises to Boost Testosterone Naturally

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If you are looking to build muscle mass, then you also need to boost your testosterone levels. Higher testosterone levels help increase muscle mass and they also lessen the amount of body fat in your system. But higher testosterone levels shouldn’t be limited to just bodybuilders. Having your testosterone at the optimum level is good for your health, and this is crucial when you reach your 30s which is when your testosterone levels start to decline.

While quite a few bodybuilders immediately opt for synthetic ways of building testosterone, you can actually boost your T levels naturally by doing the right exercises. Here are a few recommended exercises to boost your testosterone. Watch the video above by Rob Riches to learn how to do them properly!

  1. Sit and Squat. You’ll need a bench and a squat rack for this. Despite the name of the exercise, you don’t actually sit on the bench when you do your squats. The bench simply signals you when your hips touch the bench where to stop and rise again. This way, your knees and hips are protected when you lift heavyweights. This exercise is also a great way to boost your strength in your chest area.
  2. Lying Down Squat. You’ll need the squat rack and bench again for this. Aside from the obvious protection the squat rack offers, it also serves the same function as the bench earlier. The stop bars signal when you stop going down and when to start exploding up again. And because you’re protected, you can truly maximize your weights so you can spike up your testosterone levels effectively.
  3. Dead Lifts. In this version of this exercise, you continue to use the power rack as well. The stop bars keep you from going all the way down to the floor, and this protects your knees, hips, and lower back from the extra pressure and the risk of injury. You can then maximize the weight you use while still protecting your lower back!
  4. Clean and Press. This exercise is truly effective in boosting testosterone because it engages so many muscles. It’s actually a combo of three exercises: the dead lift, and upright row, and a military press. Pay attention to how you should position yourself—it’s shown on the video—so that you can perform the sequence of movements smoothly.

So, there you have it. You’ll need to do about 8 to 10 reps for each exercise, while you gradually increase the weight you use. The greater the weights, the more potential there is for muscle gains and for boosting your testosterone levels.

Again, make sure you watch the video closely to see how the exercises are performed. What you need to “disregard” is the weight used in the video. It’s fairly light here, but that’s only for demonstration purposes. You’ll need the heavier weights so that you can maximize your muscle and testosterone gains. With these exercises, you’re well on your way to boosting your testosterone levels the natural way!

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Nandrolone Decanoate and Its Negative Side Effects for Bodybuilders

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Nandrolone Decanoate (more commonly known as Deca Durabolin or just Deca) is a popular anabolic steroid in the bodybuilding community. In fact, it’s the most widely used injectable steroid by bodybuilders next to testosterone. For many years, everyone from novices to experts believed that the best results would almost certainly have to include the use … Read more

Look Better and Feel Stronger with the Rob Riches Biceps Workout

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With a lot of experts online giving their own (and sometimes contradictory) advice on the proper biceps workout, it can get a bit frustrating picking the right one for you. So it’s a good thing Rob Riches—who just won at the UK Nationals—is here in the video showing you just what to do for your biceps. But in case you have any doubts as to whether this workout will work, just take a quick look at those biceps. That’s the kind of impressive muscle tone you can get when you follow his workout instructions religiously.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when watching the video:

  • The video properly starts at the 0:28 mark; before that, there’s just a short discussion about his Paleo Diet. Rob actually does discuss his diet quite a bit in this video, at the start and at the end. If you’re interested, there are links in the video for you to click. What’s interesting is that he emphasizes “not cheating” on his diet.
  • Watch the video all throughout and take note of the equipment and materials you’ll need. It’s best to have them all ready so you can do your workout in a seamless fashion. You’ll need a barbell, dumbbells, a chair with a padded back rest, and a cable machine. If it’s your first time to use a cable machine, do your research and learn how to use them, or ask anyone in the gym for instructions.
  • When you take a closer look at the video, you may notice that the weights he uses are quite substantial. In fact, you can see it in how he grimaces each time he lifts. That should give you a clue as to how much weight you should be using as well. If you want to maximize the benefits you get from lifting weights, then these weights have to challenge your muscles. You will only be wasting your time if your workouts are too easy.
  • Interestingly, Rob says quite clearly that the super-heavy weights are not as important as your focus on your biceps. You need to concentrate on them to maximize the effects.
  • If possible, you may want to try doing the exercises as you watch the video. The video shows you how to do the exercises properly and you’ll know the correct form, procedure, and speed. The exercises do seem a bit slower when performed here, and that’s because you need to keep the tension loaded for your biceps.
  • The first exercise with the barbell requires 6 reps for the first set and then 12 reps for the second. With the dumbbell exercise, it’s about 6 or 7 reps for each arm in the first set, and then about 10 (or to failure) for the second set. With the cable machine, he did 14 reps for the first set, and then after a short rest he did only 5. This implies that you finish off the workout with the reps set to failure.

Another very effective and 6 minute bicep workout here can help you get bigger and stronger biceps.

Whether or not you subscribe to his diet recommendations, the attention on this topic does drive home one very important point—when you want to build your biceps (or any of your other muscles for that matter)—you need to pay attention to your diet as well.