Phil Heath (full name Phillip Jerrod Heath) was born in 1979 in Seattle. You should already know the fact that his nickname is “The Gift” but what you might not know is the fact that his first experience with sports was not bodybuilding. He was a basketball player and was included in the University of Denver’s team. He eventually made the switch to professional bodybuilding in 2002. Phil Heath quickly gained a lot of popularity and this culminated with him winning in 2005 the NPC USA Championship. This is exactly where he got the right to compete in the professional competitions. Phil Heath quickly started to climb the ladder in bodybuilding.

The first pro events were won in 2006 and then he even started gaining more success. In 2007 we saw him being placed in the 7th place at the Arnold Classic. That was when controversy appeared. According to a lot of people he was supposed to be 3rd but you can not contest the judges. In any case, this basically earned him the qualification to the grandest stage in bodybuilding. Unfortunately Read more »

Casein protein is basically the most important protein that we find in milk. When talking about cow milk you should know that 80% of the protein it contains is casein protein while the other 20% is whey protein. What you need to know is that casein protein comes to the table with a great amino acid profile. You should also be aware of the fact that this type of protein is really well known due to the fact that it is very slowly digested. This property comes with some advantages and disadvantages of using it.

When casein protein reaches your stomach it will form a special gel. It will eventually release amino acids over a long period of time. If you take casein protein you will gain the biggest concentration of amino acids around 3 hours after you consume it. On the whole the entire quantity will be digested in around 8 hours. As a simple comparison, you should know that whey protein will be totally absorbed in 1 hour with the peak of amino acids reached in around 40 minutes. Read more »

A lot of people do not want to start bodybuilding in fear that they would become too big and unattractive. Well, nobody asks you to become that! You can practice bodybuilding or simply workout without wanting to participate in competitions. There are many reasons why people are working out and doing bodybuilding exercises. We have compiled a list of the possible reasons why you should start bodybuilding:

1. Reduces the risk of developing heart diseases
2. Increases strength
3. Your immune system gets stronger and can react better
4. Lowers stress
5. Increases libido together with sexual performance and satisfaction Read more »

Unfortunately one of the biggest problems with bodybuilding appears when we workout too much. A lot of amateur bodybuilders tend to believe that they have to push it as much as possible in order to reach the best results. The problem is that this can easily lead to overtraining. Since ending up with such a problem is best to be avoided, we need to think about the signs of overtraining that we can see. By knowing them we can properly understand when we either need to take a break or simply workout at a lower physical level. If we workout a muscle too much it will not grow and it can affect us negatively. Here are the signs of overtraining that you must be on the lookout for: Read more »

This is definitely one question that a personal fitness and bodybuilding trainer hears very often. As we grow we learn that that working harder will bring in more results. Unfortunately this is not at all true in bodybuilding. If we do too many series and do not give the muscle enough time to recover we will be faced with a stop in performance. Our muscles might even become smaller if this continues. Unfortunately it is very difficult to know when we reach such a point in our workout because different factors will influence it. In any case, there are some signs that are linked with overworking your muscles. This includes loss of appetite, force loss, blood pressure being too high, body temperature rising unnaturally, loss of willing to workout or sleeping disorders. Read more »