Did you know? The bench press exercise activates a large number of muscle groups in the upper-half of your body. Such groups include your: Pecs. Deltoids. Biceps. Triceps. Hand muscles. Abdominals. Lats. For the goals of improved strength, increased muscle size, improved athletic function and improved general fitness, the bench press is the best exercise for the upper body. If
This article is about how to train your arms to make them big, strong and something that will you can be proud to show off. If you don't train the rest of your body as well as your arms, then you might not find as much success as you would if you train everything equally. Your body is a machine and you
While different exercises focus on different muscles, all the parts of the body are still required to work together, making upper body exercises essential for the successful athlete. Strong arms are important in running, biking, lifting and aerobics. Strengthening your upper body, especially the shoulders and back, will give you the posture to fight unnecessary injuries and maintain form in workouts.
Have you heard these statements before? "Hit a muscle hard, then let it recover, train it again 5-7 days later." "After training a muscle, don't hit it directly or indirectly for at least 3 days." "A muscle needs 72 hours of recovery after intense strength training." But what if these statements were holding back your muscle gains and strength development? What
While many lifters want an impressive back, it seems that most are relying on only one or two popular exercises for this achievement. Only a few are ready to put in the work required to build a powerful V taper. The lat pull down is a highly effective exercise that primarily targets the latissiums dorsi, this is the large fan shaped muscle that makes up
Lifting weights is great, but to get the most out of resistance training, sometimes you need to mix it up! With this exercise, all you need is one portable, affordable band to fit in a head-to-toe sculpting session anytime and anywhere. Do 1 set of the prescribed number of reps for each exercise with little to no rest between each
Push-ups are one of the simplest, least expensive, and yet most effective exercises to build a strong upper body and midsection, provided you do them correctly. By perfecting your technique, you can actually target different muscle groups, including not only your chest muscles but also your abs. The push up program’s purpose is to increase the maximum number of push
I'm sure we have all felt the same when walking into a gym, the rowing machine at the gym has seemed more like a waste of space or an un-beneficial item rather than a valuable addition to our fitness routines. But recently the workout world has turned its attention to rowing and made the popular machine a new trend in the fitness
A “Super Set” is when you combine two or more exercises back to back with no rest period between the exercises. Sound simple? Well, it is. But there are many different combinations and variations of the Super Set that you can use to make it an incredibly powerful training technique in your workouts: Such As: – Antagonist Muscle Super Set
6 Exercises to Quickly Get Perfect Triceps Have you ever looked at a person’s arms and wished your arms could be cut like that? Perfect triceps that have what looks like the perfect imprint of a horseshoe etched into smooth skin.You don’t have to be an award winning body builder like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Miss Physique to have really great looking
