Micronized creatine monohydrate by AST Sport Science is one of highest quality plain creatine products I have ever tried. While I have experimented with a variety of creatine products in the past the results were mixed at best.  Some of the creatine monohydrate supplements produced decent strength gains and an increase in lean body mass, while many others simply did nothing for me at all!

“Once I tried AST’s micronized creatine monohydrate…I was hooked!”

To this day this is one of the only creatine supplements that consistnetly produces muscle building results for me.

While AST’s micronized creatine monohydrate doesn’t contain any cutting edge blends of nutrients to aid in the uptake of the creatine, you can have confidence that you are getting pure – high quality creatine monohydrate with every serving.

Find out more about AST’s Micronized Creatine Monohydrate here!

Do you know what lower abdominal exercise combination targets all of the muscles that make up your lower abs?  If you answered no, don’t worry.  I recently wrote an article that covers the basics of putting together a complete lower abdominal exercise program.

Read Lower Abdominal Exercise Tips and discover how easy it really is to put together a complete workout for your lower abs.

If you’re in a hurry here are the key point of the article along with a WARNING…

Before you get started off on the wrong foot and embark on a journey to never ending dissatisfaction with the way your abs look, you need to understand that training your abdominal muscles without focusing on lowering your current level of body fat is futile.

Not only will you not get the six pack abs you’re looking for, but you’ll essentially be wasting your time by even performing your lower abdominal workout int he first place. Did you know that by working the muscles of your lower abdominals before focusing on lowering your body fat level, you will actually increase the size of your abs which pushes the fat covering them out even further!

“Trust me here when I say that this can be seriously deflating and potentially detrimental to your goal of firm six pack abs.”

My advice here is simple…until you can see your abdominals (your body fat level is low enough for your abs to be exposed), you really need to be focusing your time planning out an effective bodybuilding nutrition plan, training consistently with free weights and mixing in a few (2- 4) sessions of cardio rather than training your abs!

Your bodybuilding nutrition outline is one of the most important components of your muscle building program.  If you’re deficient in even 1 of the muscle building nutrients, your muscles simply will not grow.

Regardless of…

• How Extensive Your Weight Training Workouts Are…
• How Many Muscle Building Supplements You Take…
• How Much Attention You Pay To Rest And Recovery…

To quote Bill Murray from Meatballs ”It just doesn’t matter”…If you neglect your diet for any length of time and think that you’ll somehow magically build muscle mass, you’re kidding yourself!

While most everyone understands that what they eat is important to the muscle building process, there seems to be a fair amount of confusion regarding exactly how to structure your bodybuilding diet for best results.

By now most people understand the basic (but very vague) bodybuilding nutrition principles like making sure to eat enough muscle building protein, loading up on complex carbs and drinking ample amounts of water. Sure these nutrition tips are great, but they do not explain the down and dirty secrets like…

• How Much Protein Do I Really Need To Eat Each Day?
• How Much Water Do I Need To Drink?
• How Much Fat Do I Need In My Diet & What Types of Fat Are Best?
• What Types of Carbohydrates Should I Focus On Eating?

If you’ve been trying to gain weight and build muscle mass…really getting after it in the gym, but haven’t had much success, you may want to review the bodybuilding nutrition basics discussed here. Then take a long hard look at your own muscle building nutrition habits.