Author: Terry Clark

he assessment for week seven of my muscle gain journey was interesting. The elephant in the room was the coronavirus. Like most others, I have been confined to my home. The gyms are closed and my access to the equipment I need was limited. I do have a bench, dumbbells, barbell, and 150 lbs of weight. I just completed my strength and endurance training phase during week six. If you have been following my blog, then you know I believe you have to get stronger to get bigger.

We guarantee three diets to cause fat loss. Fat loss is an elusive goal for many people. However, there is a lot of critical information out there about fat. The two most common forms of fat are belly fat and body fat. Belly fat is subcutaneous fat around your midsection. While body fat is the fat that covers the rest of your body, such as your face, butt, or back, the body fat that most people want to lose is belly fat. To make it difficult, your body adds belly fat and burns it last. Three guaranteed diet principles cause…

When building muscles, you should know the correct energy pathway for fat loss and muscle gains. Much has been said about weights, reps, and sets. Just go to any gym, and most lifters can tell you what they bench, squat, or deadlift. When lifters talk about working out, they only mention weights, reps, and sets. But rest time is just as important and should be given the same consideration as weights, reps, and sets. What are the three energy pathways to burn fat and build muscle? The human body has three energy pathways. There are the ATP-CP, glycolytic, and oxidative…

What is the best strategy to deal with the Coronavirus? The Coronavirus is highly contagious and vicious. That scientists called the virus COVID- 19 means 18 other forms of this virus. Emergency responders teach a strategy to survive an assault. The emergency responder teaches to run, hide, and fight to survive an attack. Use the run, hide, and fight plan for the Coronavirus. A run and hide strategy you can use to deal with Coronavirus Governments around the world have implemented many run-and-hide strategies to minimize the damage of COVID-19. The thought process is that the less exposure, the less…

How does power increase fitness and muscle size? During week six of my muscle gain journey, this is a question I must answer. I am done with my strength and endurance training. To look athletic, you must be athletic, and to be athletic, do athletic things. By increasing your strength and power, you can build more muscle. There is a correlation between strength and muscle size. A guy will never curl 50 pounds with small arms or squat 500 pounds with little legs. I continued to focus on my diet and sleep to create more anabolic activities. Focusing on a…

How does sugar affect fat loss and fitness? Sugar is a controversial nutrient. It is a simple, fast-acting carbohydrate. Carbohydrates are made of carbon and water molecules. All nutrients are made of molecule chains like a group of basketballs connected by a chain. Sugar has three to six molecules in its chain. In comparison, some fats have 36 molecules or higher. The amount of sugar molecules means that your body can break them down and use them for energy immediately. Your body is not a machine. The human body loses energy when transferring food to energy. Just because a food…

How do you overcome a plateau while bodybuilding? During week five, March 08, 2020, of my muscle gain journey, I focused on overcoming a plateau. I had a great week, according to my Saturday measurements. At this point, I have reached a plateau. When a plateau is reached, muscle size and strength converge and correlate. This means that strength increases at the same level as muscle size. You can use your diet and sleep to overcome a plateau while bodybuilding. Diet and sleep are anabolic activities that are critical to breaking above a plateau. You can’t just work your body…

How do you use the lessons taught by your mother to get fit? There is a cliché’ that says, “mother knows best.” Your mother taught some of life’s best lessons. Those lessons were never forgotten and remained with you. But why have those lessons endured the test of time? Perhaps it comes down to maternal instinct. Mother has a connection with nature. She taught small lessons that had significant consequences. Also, our mother taught us some of the experiences we neglected over time, leading to adverse outcomes like a bad back, low energy, and storing too much body fat. Do…

How do you use protein to build massive muscles? Muscle gains are difficult to come by. It is easy to store and burn body fat than to build muscles. The average person can gain one to two pounds of muscle each month. Muscle gains are an anabolic process (eating food), and fat loss is a catabolic process (not consuming food). Work out if you want to build muscles with a low body fat percentage. The body takes food and uses it to make muscles and fat. HGH (human growth hormone) tells your body when to use food to build muscle.…

There are many myths and facts about fat loss; some are lies. You must develop an understanding of fat. Your body stores food as fat once it does not need it for energy.   Many readers also read stomach fat – myths that destroy your weight loss goal. Here are three of the biggest myths about fat loss: A calorie deficit causes a fat loss We wish it were that simple, but it’s not. A calorie deficit helps with fat loss in the right situation but does not cause a fat loss. We know you have heard it a hundred…