** "How To Build A Symmetrical Body"
by Dr. Robert Osgoodby
** Ask Dr. Bob - Problem Area
** Trivia - Ben-Gay
** Ladies and Gentlemen - "One Step At A
Time?" by James Groves
** Dr. Earl Mindell's Wellness Update
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How To Build A Symmetrical Body
This month's article will cover strategies on
how to attain
symmetry and proper proportion. Even the
top builders struggle
to achieve a perfectly symmetrical body.
When I think of perfect
symmetry, one person comes to mind. In
his prime, Frank Zane
(a famous body builder) was the definition of
symmetry. He had
no weak muscle groups and everything was in exact
proportion.
Not only was his upper body symmetrical to his
lower body, but
each body part, right and left, looked like mirror
images.
Everyone has at least one muscle group that needs
a little more
work than the rest. For example, I can
use more size in my
quadriceps, my right calf is not as chiseled
as my left calf, and
my right bicep has more peak than my left.
To work on symmetry
you need three things to get started: a mirror,
a piece of paper,
and a pen.
Even though you probably already know what your
weak areas are,
stand in front of a full length mirror and take
a good hard look
at your body. Look at each muscle group
and in writing make an
honest assessment. If your upper body looks
great, but y our
legs need work, write it down. If you are
happy with your upper
body and legs but have a thick waist, write it
down.
Next compare your right to your left. Most
people who are right
handed, will have a right arm that is more developed
and stronger
than their left. If you really want to
see a great example of
this, look at a professional tennis player and
compare their
racquet arm to their other arm. A professional
soccer player who
is predominately right footed will usually have
a larger, more
developed right leg. Section by section,
analyze your body and
in detail, write down your weak areas like I
did in paragraph
number two.
After you have done your analysis, the next step
is to come up
with a symmetry goal, and develop a written daily
plan of action
to achieve your goal. Let's
look at my symmetry goals and plan
of action as an example.
Goals:
Left Bicep - increase size and peak
Right Calf - increase size and definition
Right & Left Quadriceps - increase size and
definition
Plan Of Action:
1. Since I train biceps twice a week, one day
a week I only train
my left bicep (not my right) and
work on peak exercises like
cable curls and dumbbell concentration
curls.
2. Since I train calves twice a week, one day
a week I only train
my right calf doing standing and
seated calf raises.
3. To increase the size of my quads, I cut down
my cardiovascular
exercise to only two days a week
and I do it on leg days.
This gives my legs the proper recovery
and growth time. I
also kicked up the intensity of
my leg work outs and increased
my number of sets on each leg exercise
from four to five.
4. To gain size in my legs, I increased my daily
caloric intake
from 2,200 calories a day to 2,600
calories a day eating
healthy low fat foods. This
can be easily done with a meal
replacement shake if you don't want
to cook another meal.
I buy my supplements from Predator Sports and
I highly recommend
their products and company. Their prices
are about half of some
of their competitors, and their meal replacement
shakes contain
the perfect combination of protein, carbohydrates,
and the 29
essential vitamins, minerals, etc. for maintaining
or increasing
your lean body mass while decreasing your body
fat percentage.
You can get more information on their company
or buy supplements
at predatorsports.com While your there
also check out some of
their thermogenic fat burning supplements which
help kick up your
metabolism and give you an extra edge while you
are slashing your
body fat percentage. I particularly like
(and use) their
thermobuterol which is a great natural fat burner.
After you modify your work out to get rid of the
weak links, hit
it hard for three months with your new plan of
action and get
back in front of the full length mirror with
your paper and pen.
Re-evaluate your weak areas. At this time
if needed, you can
modify your plan of action again. Let's
say that my left bicep
is looking great, but my right calf and quadriceps
still need a
little work. I would adjust my plan of
action by going back to
my normal bicep routine, but sticking with the
plan of action I
mapped out above for my quadriceps and right
calf for another
month. Re-evaluate again and make adjustments
- and again -until
you reach your symmetry goals.
For symmetry, it is also important that you train
all muscle
groups. You don't want to look like the
guy in the gym with the
muscular upper body and chicken legs. Don't
forget forearms and
lower back! Forearms and lower back are
the most ignored muscle
groups but they really help you in finishing
your symmetrical
work of art. Training your forearms makes
your arms more
proportional and noticeable. Training your
lower back narrows
your waist and helps you chisel that "V" shaped
back.
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Dr. Osgoodby was a finalist in the "EAS Body for
Life" Contest.
Stop by his web page at bestbodyever.com to see
his before
and after pictures.
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Ask Dr. Bob
Each edition includes a response to a question
received from
our subscribers. We answer all questions,
however those that we
think will be of interest to a number of people,
we will feature
here.
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This month's question came from one of our staff
members after
reading this month's newsletter.
"What if you are really out of shape and your
whole body is a
problem area?"
Great question! I laughed when I heard the question
because it
made me remember when my whole body was a problem
area. If you
don't believe me, check out my before pictures
at
www.bestbodyever.com
I realize that this months newsletter is geared
towards someone
who is doing the finishing touches on their body
transformation,
but almost everything would apply to a beginner
as well.
Goal setting and a written plan of action are
mandatory no matter
what condition you're presently in. For goal
setting, one of your
initial goals is to get to the point where your
whole body isn't
a problem area and it's time to tackle symmetry.
Your written daily plan of action is the road
map you follow to
get to your goal. It provides you with a day
by day, step by step
daily plan of attack.
Dr. Osgoodby
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Trivia
Ben-Gay, the balm used worldwide for sore muscles
and sprains,
was developed in 1898 by a French pharmacist
and researcher,
Jules Bengue. Bengue developed Ben-Gay by mixing
menthol (for its
heat-producing abilities), salicylate of menthol
(an analgesic)
in a base of lanolin (for easy application).
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******** Ladies and Gentlemen********
"One Step At A Time?"
By James Groves
Let's share ideas about drinking water. Now, I
know you've heard
this before, but it's worth repeating. Drink
8 glasses of water
every day. Most municipal water companies use
chlorine as a
bleaching agent and germicide. Did you
know that in 1993, over
400,000 people were infected with a parasite
called
Cryptosporidium caused by a break down of a state-of-the-art
water filtering system. And in 1996, residents
of Washington, DC
were told to boil their tap water because of
high levels of
coliform bacteria.
What are the alternatives? The first one is bottled
water. Did
you know that Americans spent $3 billion last
year buying bottled
water? Most brands are better than tap water.
Try different ones
until you find a brand that tastes good and settles
well in your
stomach. Avoid the inexpensive store brand water
in a gallon jug
labeled "drinking water." Most of these brands
are not filtered
using reverse osmosis.
The best method for providing clean water is a
home water
treatment system. Check out the features of several
systems
before you purchase one for your home.
Here's how to begin a water drinking program.
Begin and end each
day with at least one glass of water. Drink one
to two glasses of
water before each meal. Instead of drinking coffee
or a soda
during a midmorning or afternoon break, drink
a glass of water.
And of course drink a full glass of water when
you take your
nutritional supplements. Water is a free
nutritional supplement
that we should all take advantage of. Drink up!!
These health tips can only be found in Dr. Osgoodby's
Newsletter.
So watch for us for the next few months. You'll
be glad you did.
Join me next month and I'll show you how to eat
more fruits and
vegetables end enjoy doing it!
Live in Passion and Good Health,
James Groves
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Dr. Earl Mindell's Wellness Update
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This month I would like to talk to you about your
bones and how
to keep them healthy. First let's review some
bone basics. Your
bones are comprised of a matrix of connective
tissue called
collagen, which is filled out with minerals (calcium,
magnesium,
phosphorus, boron, silicon, manganese, and others.)
Typical bone
has spongy marrow at its center. Marrow is where
blood cells are
made. Around the marrow is a layer of soft, flexible
"bone-in-
progress"--the area where osteoclasts work to
create new bone
cells and osteoblasts destroy old ones. The outer
layer is hard,
calcified bone.
Bone tissue is filled with blood vessels, which
bring nourishment
and oxygen to bone-building and bone-absorbing
cells. Every ten
to 12 years, our arm and leg bone cells are completely
replaced,
and every two or three years the bone cells in
the spine are
replaced.
Every day is a great day to help your body make
stronger bones. I
have a number of favorite supplements which will
help keep your
bones healthy and strong.
- Calcium (as calcium citrate, malate, and glycinate).
Be sure to
take a form of calcium that's highly bioavailable.
These three
forms, each bound to different amino acids
(chelated), closely
match the calcium in your body.
They are efficiently absorbed
and incorporated into bone.
- Vitamin D. Vitamin D isn't really a vitamin
but a hormone that
the skin produces when sunlight shines
on it. It's found in
foods, particularly cold-water fish, egg
yolks, and butter, and
its most important role is to promote
calcium's absorption and
assimilation into your bones. Deficiency
of this vitamin
results in bone loss. You not only want
to supplement this with
vitamins, but also try to get some sun
for a few minutes each
day.
- Magnesium glycinate. Magnesium balances the
effects of calcium,
helps convert vitamin D into its active
form, and transports
calcium in and out of bone cells. This
form of magnesium is
bound to the amino acid glycine, which
makes for better
absorption. Other amino acid chelates
will do the trick, but
this one is the top of the line.
- Zinc, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin C. These
are the nutrients
your body needs to make collagen, the
matrix upon which bone is
built.
Be sure to read next month's Wellness Update where
you will
discover more powerful supplements that will
keep your bones
healthy and strong.
Stay Healthy!
Dr. Earl Mindell
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You have seven months until next summer!
If you're sick and
tired of the way you look and feel - do something
about it! You
are solely responsible for your present physical
condition, and
only you can make the decision to change.
I don't care what shape you are presently in,
mountains can be
moved in seven months! I have seen many
people lose more than
100 lbs. in this time frame. Make the decision
and get started
today. It will change your life.
You can do it! Remember,
without your health, you have nothing - ignore
it, and it will go
away.
Have a great month!
Yours in Health
Dr. Robert Osgoodby
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