Know Your Bodybuilding Supplement - HMB

Written by Rick Mitchell


HMB stands for beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate. It is a metabolite of leucine, one ofrepparttar body's essential amino acids, with small amounts found naturally in catfish, grapefruit and alfalfa.

It has become very popular amongst athletes in recent years mainly due torepparttar 112992 role it plays inrepparttar 112993 synthesis of muscle tissue. HMB has been subjected to many studies that have reached some interesting conclusions. One study showed that supplementation with 3 grams of HMB per day increased participants' strength by a factor of three compared with placebo takers. Supplementing withrepparttar 112994 same amount also saw a reduction in bad cholesterol compared withrepparttar 112995 placebo group.

Abdominal Exercises For Beginning Bodybuilders.

Written by Rick Mitchell


The abdomen containsrepparttar muscles that most beginners struggle with because they take a long time to develop and need a low level of body fat to be seen. The abdominal muscle group consists of three main muscles:

1. Rectus abdominis - commonly known asrepparttar 112991 abs, this is a large flat muscle wall that runs fromrepparttar 112992 lower chest torepparttar 112993 pubic bone.

2. Obliquus abdominis - commonly known asrepparttar 112994 obliques, this muscle runs diagonally alongrepparttar 112995 side ofrepparttar 112996 mid-section fromrepparttar 112997 lower ribcage torepparttar 112998 pubic area. The internal obliques lie underneathrepparttar 112999 external obliques.

3. Transversus abdominis - this is a thin strip of muscle that runs horizontally acrossrepparttar 113000 abdomen.

You can target these muscles effectively by performingrepparttar 113001 following exercises:

1. Crunches - 3 sets of 15-20 reps. This exercise will workrepparttar 113002 upper abs.

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