Know Your Muscles - The Chest And Upper BackWritten by Rick Mitchell
Becoming familiar with muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk shop with your training partners. The more familiar you are with muscles you're working, better you'll be able to judge what's needed to make improvements. In this article we'll get to know muscles that make up chest and upper back.Although they are two distinct areas, chest and upper back will be considered together because achieving a muscular balance between them is crucial, particularly in relation to maintaining good posture. Creating an imbalance between two is likely to result in injury. The main muscles found in chest and uper back are as follows:
| | Are Prohormones A Safe Alternative To Anabolic Steroids?Written by Rick Mitchell
Steroid prohormones such as androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) have become popular in recent years as safer alternatives to anabolic steroids, but two questions need to be answered:1. Are they effective in stimulating muscle growth? 2. Are they safe to use? The theory behind prohormones is that they are building blocks for testosterone and are converted into testosterone by body. Very little definitive scientific research exists to back up claims of prohormone manufacturers. The difficulty seems to be that minimum dosage levels recommended by manufacturers appear to be insufficient to stimulate a measurable clinical reaction. Many users point to effectiveness of prohormones when doses that exceed recommended levels are taken, hence difficulty for researchers - do you subject human participants to potentially dangerous doses?
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