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Do you ever get frustrated with your lack of gains? Are you training hard and not seeing the results you want? Ever thought you might be training too hard?

Find out how overtraining can cause a plateau or even prevent you gaining mass in the first place. We have designed a split training program for hard gainers to add muscle mass in correct proportion while keeping at the optimum amount of training for maximum muscle development.

Read the full article here: Upper / Lower Body Split For Hard Gainers

Smokers are at increased risk of heart disease, lung disease, strokes and cancer to name a few.

Smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths, 17% of all heart disease deaths and at least 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema.

Smoking kills around 6 times more people in the UK than road traffic accidents, poisoning and overdose, murder, suicide and HIV infection all put together.

Non-smokers are also at risk of these conditions if you inhale other people’s smoke.

It is estimated that several hundred cases of lung cancer and several thousand cases of heart disease in non-smokers in the UK are caused by passive smoking.

Information gathered from www.nosmokingday.org.uk

For stretches to have an effect on tissue extensibility they must be held for a minimum of 30 seconds.

Never bounce a stretch - this will cause you to damage the muscle you are stretching.

For demonstrations on how to stretch visit our stretches section: Stretching Videos

How alcohol affects the body, its testosterone levels and metabolic rate. And the affect this has on the body’s ability to burn fat and build muscle.

If you ever thought that one pint wont make a difference, then read this article and see if it changes your mind.

“The calories found in the average alcoholic drink are quite concentrated compared to many foods, and this actually causes one to inadvertently take in many more calories than would otherwise be consumed.”

Read the full article here: alcohol’s affects on fat loss and muscle gain

Article about how to fuel your body to get the most out of your workouts.

“During training, the muscles are constantly producing energy and in order to get maximal function of the muscle and avoid going into a catabolic state, the correct fuelling and timing of nutrients is essential.”

Read the full article here : nutrient timing around workouts