Lifting a weight that’s too heavy without a proper warm up or, workout to reach up to your 1RM is a mistake regardless of the part of the body you’re working, but it can be truly disastrous when performing shoulder exercises. It is absolutely essential to schedule some shoulder-specific exercises into your workouts, because without strong shoulders, you’re going to
When you join a gym near you and begin to lift weights, virtually any training program will work. However, these newbie gains are short-lived and you'll quickly hit a plateau. But before you give up, give the push/pull split a try. It’s the best way to build more muscle and burn more fat One major benefit of a push/pull plan is
The deadlift is simply personified and one of the best muscle-growing, strength-building, health-improving moves around. Performed safely, the deadlift will strengthen every bone in your body, challenge every muscle across your posterior chain and test your grip strength and core stability to the absolute max. It will find any flaws that you need to address if you hope to lift
How do you expect to progress if you’re always following the same programme? Here are four ways to mix up your training and get you powering forward. Simply choose your goal and then start incorporating the technique into your programme. Don’t rush with this technique. Do each portion slowly and deliberately to fire and tax the most muscle fibres possible.
Each week on back day, you've got a seemingly endless array of movements. Knowing which are best suited for building a wide, thick back will help you get the job done faster, which is why we've created our list of top 8 mass-building back exercises. We selected the following 8 exercises based on how difficult each movement is, how much
The first benefit of strong, well-trained glutes is obvious – they look good. But there are many other reasons why you should ensure glute exercises feature in your workouts. The glutes play a key role in keeping your body aligned correctly, which helps you avoid injuries, and provide the power for many movements. If your day-to-day involves sitting behind a
Strength training is a great way to stay in shape and even recommended by most health care professionals as the perfect weight loss method, but newcomers and experienced trainers alike should practice safety when working out. Common mistakes made by gym-goers that often lead to strains or significant injuries include: all-or-nothing approach, unbalanced strength-training programs, bad form, not progressing, not
Every guy wants bigger biceps. Even though they're a relatively small muscle group, big biceps are important to most men. They're practically a billboard proclaiming that their owner works out, takes care of himself, and has a solid measure of strength. What's worth remembering: When your elbows are in front of the plane of your body, the biceps long head
We're going to start with some heavy, compound lifts to build overall strength and mass, and then get our pump on with lighter isolation lifts in this workout. This lets us build massive boulders and chisel them into a pure sculpture of strength and size. Think about how many things you carry from point A to point B every day.
If you want to bench big, you need to bench more—and better. Commit to this bench specialisation programme made for bodybuilders, and watch that old 1RM go for good! I always start with the same question: "Do you even bench?" The training programmes generally resemble a random grab bag of every press or triceps extension type movement imaginable, with very
