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Let's talk supplements.

Supplements are an amazing addition to your fitness journey, all while staying natural. There are a variety of supplements that can be taken for a variety of reasons, whether it's for strength, recovery, or power during your workout. In this blog, I'll go over my personal favorites that I use either daily or every time I workout.

Creatine

Creatine is an amino acid located in most of the muscles in your body, taking a creatine supplement has many advantages that can improve your training regimen such as:

Increased muscle energy

Increased explosive power

Speeds up muscle growth

Reduces muscle fatigue

This is the creatine I personally use but it doesn't matter the creatine you use as long as you make sure to take 3 to 5 grams daily. I like this creatine personally because it's the most cost efficient, it's only 35$ at Wal-Mart and has 60 servings!

EAAs

EAA stands for Enhanced Amino Acids which contain a complex of amino acids which aid in muscle synthesis. Among them are the nine essential amino acids our bodies require to function: Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Methionine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Lysine and Histidine. EAAs help speed up your recovery post-workout and can help increase your performance during your workout. Sadly I don't have a picture of the complx I use as I ran out a few days ago.

Whey Protein

Whey Protein is a milk-based protein powder, it’s a great way to make sure you get your recommended daily protein amount.

I use this SixStar Whey Protein as it is the cheapest and best protein for the cost. You get 2 kilos of protein with each scoop having 30 grams each, all only for 40$. Pair this with some milk, peanut butter, hemp hearts and some honey and you got one good protein shake.

Thanks for letting me list off my favorite supplements, I hope you use some of this information in your workouts and let me know how it goes. Until next time...

-Mo

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My personal favorites exercises (Chest Edition)

Hi everyone! So glad you're joining for another step in our journeys in fitness. Now, today is going to be a bit more of a different topic as instead of providing a more analytical piece, I'll be going over my favorite exercises to hit on chest day. Before I begin, let me clairify it one more time. I am not saying that you must use these exercises on your chest day, these are just my personal favorites.

#1: Incline Dumbbell Press

Now, this exercise is probably one of my favorite workouts in general because it targets the upper chest with ridiculous intensity and a burn that no other exercise can even come close to. Words cannot describe how much I love this exercise, the pump and the burn it gives are amazing and not to mention, it's amazing at building aesthetics as you want to get that nice popping chest.

#2: Dips

Dips are special as they're a compound exercise, what that means is that they target multiple muscle groups instead of just one. They target the chest along with your triceps and shoulders. That's one of the main reasons why I love this exercise so much. They're one of the best volume exercises you can do if you want to build an insane chest with gigantic triceps and shoulders.

Now, last but most definitely not least.

#3: Bench Press

This exercise needs no introduction, we all know what a bench press is but I'm giving one anyways. Bench Press is a exercise that absolutely brutalizes your chest in the best way possible, there's nothing like finishing up your set and just feeling like your muscles just got shredded to pieces. There is something better though, the feeling of setting a new PR, struggling to get the bar up as you feel every fiber of your muscles going into overdrive is truly a feeling like no other. That's why it's one of my favorites, the absolute destruction you feel in your chest and the king-like feeling of setting a PR are some of the most rewarding feelings in the world.

Thank you very much again for listening to me rambling about the gym and I wish you all great luck on your fitness journeys.

-Mo

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Tips for the gym

Many of us go to the gym for a number of reasons, whether it's to stay healthy, build muscle or look good. I go to the gym to build muscle, lose body fat and build strength. If you're looking to build muscle in an optimal fashion, I have some steps for you to take that can help you achieve your goals. I've used these steps to help me along my gym journey and I along with others, can personally attest to their effectiveness. Now that I'm finished with my yapping, here are my top tips to train optimally.

Tip #1: Find your goals

Ask yourself this question: “What am I hoping to achieve at the gym?” Do you want to get shredded with a 6-pack? Do you want to develop your athletic abilities? Do you just want to lift as heavy as possible? Ask yourself what you want to do at the gym so you can better achieve those results and better apply it in your training.

Tip #2: Know the different kinds of fitness

Many people go to the gym exclusively for weight training, but that's not all the world of fitness has to offer, there are many different kinds of fitness that you may benefit from such as: cardio to help burn excess calories, plyometrics for explosive power, powerlifting, which is all about lifting as much as possible, crossfit if you want to train poorly, etc. I enjoy just simply weight training with some cardio as I look to build muscle and build an aesthetic body, but you might enjoy power lifting so try ‘em out and find whichever one you like best.

Tip #3: Train till failure and rest

Studies show that training till failure will result in muscles with higher strength gains and better hypertrophy than not training till failure. It's also recommended that you aim for lower reps as to fatigue your muscles less and speed up your recovery. Speaking of recovery, make sure you take rest days because your muscles grow during recovery. Depending on the split you're using, I'd recommend taking a rest day once or twice a week to make sure your muscles have the proper time to recover.

Tip #4: Watch what you eat

Your nutrition is arguably the most important factor in the fitness world, making sure you're eating properly will help you make gains faster than otherwise not. If you're trying to build muscle like me, you can follow the steps that I follow, which is to take your BW (body weight) and eat around 1g-1.5g of protein per lbs of BW. Change up your protein intake depending on the training you're doing. You'll also want to make sure you set up your meals with the right macronutrients, macronutrients being protein, fat, carbohydrates, sugars, vitamins, etc. Supplementation can be an effective way of getting your vitamins and minerals if, let's say or a picky eater or have food allergies. Finally, one of the most important things about nutrition and I would know this more than anyone. It's okay to take a cheat day, taking a cheat day makes it much, much easier to actually stick to your diet. I always have a cheat day once a week because it makes my meals much more enjoyable. Also, when I can eat junk foods on my cheat day it feels like a reward for making it through the week.

Tip #5: Be Patient

This is the most important rule of working out, it requires patience and discipline. I remember when young Momo started working out for the first time and he was so frustrated that he'd been going to the gym for two weeks and hadn't seen any results. Imagine if I stopped then and didn't continue to the place I am now, don't make the mistake of being impatient. The results will be worth it, trust me.

Thank you for reading my post and I hope you use some of these tips in your training.