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I recently posted in a forum thread where the original poster asked if there is a pill he can take to stop hunger. My response was as follows,

Develop will power. Pills are a temporary solution. You can't take them forever. And when you stop, any fat loss you achieved may be undone if you can't control your will power.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=123163713

I think this extends to fat loss diets and cardio routines too. Many diets are unsustainable ...

I think most people have very unrealistic expectations on how muscular they can become. This is caused by inappropriate role-models and the bodybuilding supplement and magazine industry.

The following linked article discusses this point further and provides some tools for determining how big you can get.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/mus...potential.html

http://www.weightrainer.net/bodypred.html

Tags: genetics, muscular, potential, size

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Planks are an exercise that are performed to increase the isometric strength and endurance of your midsection muscles in a neutral spine position.

The plank exercise can be performed face down to focus the exercise on the abdominals and lower back or sideways to focus it on the obliques

Once you get good at the front and side plank you will probably be able to maintain the position for a minute or more. You can either maintain this level of fitness or increase your strength ...

How much muscular size can you gain without bodybuilding drugs? Here are a few calculator’s I have come across.

John McCallum’s method

1. Chest = 6.5 x wrist (use this figure for the rest of the calculations)
2. Waist = 70% of chest
3. Legs = 53% chest
4. Neck = 37% chest
5. Arms = 36% chest
6. Calves = 34% chest
7. Forearms = 29% chest

Stuart McRobert’s method

Start with height of 5ft 2in, 14in arms, calves and neck, 38in relaxed chest, 21in thighs, 28in waist. For every ...

Tags: calculator, muscle, size

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There are times when moving up to the next heaviest dumbbell in the rack is not possible as the jump in weight is too much and it causes you to drop your reps too low to get the desired training effect. Similarly, when using machines or barbells, sometimes selecting the next heaviest load is too much of a leap in weight.

Traditionally, many people stick to the same weight and each workout attempt to do more reps. When they can do significantly more reps they then move up to the next ...

Tags: fractional plates, increments, microloads, platemate

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