If you had to condense the ideals of strength training into just three bullet points, what would they be? You could say "big bench, big squat, big dead," but I prefer to think a little more big picture, like this; Train hard Lift heavy Stay (relatively) pain-free To live up to all three points, you need a flexible approach. Staying
I'm sure you've noticed the guys that have muscles that are so full and round that they seem to show off the body with perfection, while we have muscles that are visually less voluminous, maybe even flat. This article is for those of us in the latter group who could use a boost in muscle fullness. Although we may never be able to match
Bodybuilding, seems fairly simple, pick up some weights and you end up with the perfect body! This isn't actually a true statement as it requires much more. With this article I am going to break down 9 important key factors needed, to safely achieve and gain that ever wanted body. 1. Train In All Rep Ranges Everyone develops a preference
The key to developing delts that have a round, three-dimensional look is to proportionally develop all three heads. That way your delts look full whether viewed from the front, rear, or side. The most common mal-development pattern among trainers is having well developed front delts, moderately developed middle delts and seriously lagging rear delts. This will typically manifest itself by significant internal rotation
Ironically lifting isn't dangerous, but if your form and technique isn't correct it can be. But also not compared to other types of athletic endeavours. Resistance training is safe. Making lifting unsafe are mistakes caused by lack of knowledge with technique, form and even pumping ego instead of muscles. Here we figure out what lifting entails so we can be sure to keep lifting safe when using
The bench press is a core fundamental exercise for developing upper body strength and power. Effectively targeting your pecs, anterior delts, triceps and lats. Improving upper body strength will greatly improve your overall athletic performance and growth. Since the chest is one of the most stubborn areas for gains, the bench press has become the most popular way to make
With all the attention paid to building up your pecs, your front delts are probably quite formed too. Plus to further the illusion of a small waist, you are probably doing all kinds of middle-delt moves. Your rear delts, the ones you can't see in the mirror, are so underdeveloped that you'd a need a microscope to spot them, this is what
Unfortunately, most people never maximise their quads, because they are short cutting their leg workouts. False: Focus more on your quads and less on your glutes during Smith machine or hack squats, move your feet further forward. In fact, the opposite is true. Many believe that a wide stance will work outer quads and a narrow stance hits more of
Push-ups remain a standard move in fitness classes everywhere for a simple reason: They work. Sure the exercise works your arm muscles, but it’s also great for your core and chest. It’s a full-body toner. You are strengthening your shoulders, triceps, biceps, back, chest, core and glutes. Engaging all of these muscles at once means you are upping your metabolic
In most strength and bodybuilding training programmes, the barbell is usually the preferred reference. When we talk about how you one can bench, squat or deadlift, we mean the exercises done using the barbell. However, what many people do not know is that dumbbell training provides many advantages to athletes, bodybuilders and anybody that trains for general fitness. In
