Author: Dr. Steroids

Regardless of your age, it is important to protect and maintain healthy joints. Those of us whom lift heavy weights in the gym are often guilty of neglecting our joints in the name of greater muscularity. There are a number of things we can do to help protect our joints, without having to lighten up our training or limit our muscle building potential. Firstly, having a balanced training plan is vital to ensure we have good muscle balance, and do not over train a specific area of our body. Furthermore, the rotator cuff should be exercised directly at least once…

Getting fit can be very rewarding and satisfying, not to mention vastly improving ones health to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke. A structured and organised plan to get fit is generally required, yet many of those who decide to get fit, and leave behind their sedentary lifestyles, do not have such a plan in place. We have a basic “getting fit” guide for those who do not understand how to get fit. Being “fit”? Being fit generally would indicate a decent capacity of fitness in an individual. Fitness, in its simple terms, is the ability to do work…

Having spent some time (possibly an understatement) on various fitness and bodybuilding forums, it is clear quite a few trainers have an issue with muscle imbalances and symmetry. “My right bicep is bigger than my left, what should I do?”, “I can do more reps with my left side than my right, should I carry on lifting more on my left?”, and other such questions I have seen posted several times. I too have had this issue, being able to comfortably curl a lot more weight with my left arm in comparison to the right, even though I am naturally…

The topic of so called “legal steroids” can be somewhat confusing for the average trainer. Over the counter prohormones and designer steroids have become vastly more popular in recent years, with a variety of products now available to purchase from most online supplement stores. Whilst some gym goers will welcome these effective designer steroids due to their ability to increase strength and muscle mass, there is always the risk of harmful or undesirable side effects from irresponsible use. With these highly marketed legal steroids now available over the counter irresponsible and uneducated use is likely to rise. This is a…

Q. I have difficulty working my shoulders effectively with my current shoulder workout. My shoulders do not seem to fail on over head presses, and my arms are left feeling more worked than the shoulders. I have been working out for a few months now and seen good progression, yet my shoulders are lacking somewhat. What would be considered a good shoulder workout, and are there any good general tips for training the shoulders? A. Lets first look at the anatomy of the shoulders. The shoulder (deltoid) is composed of three muscle heads: the anterior (front), lateral/medial (side), and the…

Walking can be a fitness activity enjoyed by all age groups, providing a low impact exercise which can improve lung, heart and circulatory function. Walking is a low intensity fitness activity which is ideal for those who have low fitness levels, or are excessively overweight. The intensity of the exercise can be varied, with walking speed and terrain dictating effort applied. There are various health benefits associated with increased walking, including: lower blood pressure, reduced LDL cholesterol, reduced chance of heart attack and decreased proneness to heart disease. Walking can be performed at very low intensity, walking at normal speed…

Kidney stones are often too small to cause any notable discomfort, yet those stones which cause a blockage may result in severe pain, nausea, and fever like symptoms. Kidney stones can be caused by high protein intake, or excess calcium, so bodybuilders and fitness athletes who follow a high protein diet may be more susceptible to kidney stones. So, what can we do to prevent kidney stones? What causes kidney stones? Men have a much greater risk than women of developing kidney stones, and those who have had kidney stones in the past few years also have a much greater…

Love handles, the squidgy excessive tire of fat around the waist, are an aspect of the body which many are unhappy about and wish to lose. Fat around the hips and waist can be reduced with the correct plan, which will flatten the midsection, make the upper torso appear wider, and drastically improve aesthetics. Trying to specifically target the body fat around the hips, waist and stomach with direct exercises will likely lead to disappoint, with spot reduction near impossible and ineffective via such exercises. The key to losing your love handles is overall fat reduction, with direct exercises to…

The elderly can exercise and live an active lifestyle to improve fitness levels and wellbeing, just as with any other age group. The elderly may have illnesses and health conditions which require a different approach to the exercise performed, and it is vital for those with conditions to visit their GP to discussion suitable exercise. With the advice and guidance of a health professional it is possible for the elderly to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle, which often prevents common diseases and health conditions related to living a sedentary lifestyle. It is important to stay hydrated throughout exercise due…

I am sure at some point we have all wondered what it is that allows some people to easily pack on muscle whilst the rest us struggle on. Maybe secretive steroid use? The supplement we see him taking after a workout? A superior training regime? Unfortunately, when we look at the progress made by others we often begin to question our own progress (or lack of) and we may begin to stray away from the sound fundamentals we have always rightly followed and begin to employ wasteful antics which merely mimic someone who appears to be superior at building muscle.…