The deadlift is one of the main exercises that women shy away from, this is due to the fiction that women will become"bulky". This is far from the truth! Deadlifts gives you great glutes? It certainly can, but let's go further than that. Whether you're a woman who trains hard but sees no benefit or reasoning to deadlift, here's why you need to pick it
It's easy to get bored with a programme in which you get stronger with each and every workout. But it's understandable as they are very repetitive. The fact you do get sick of these workouts is a pretty good sign that you need to use high-intensity splits in short, strategic increments. As a little goes a long way. Your body makes
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.
The number one mistake made by natural lifters is doing too much volume. You need to trigger protein synthesis and then stop training. Once it's been triggered, there is no added benefit in continuing to push a muscle, it will not grow more. The more volume you use, the more you break down protein. To maximise growth, frequency is key. This not only
If you get bowled over by the sheer number of rows you can do on back day, or even draw a total blank when thinking of new exercises to try, consider this list your new back blueprint. Then here we have just the exercises and workouts for you. A lot more than pull ups and high-rep dumbbell rows. Knowing which
This multi angle workout will shock your chest into growing bigger, stronger and wider. The pecs are known as the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. The pectoralis major is the large, fan-shaped muscle that comprises most of the chest wall. The muscle is responsible for flapping, pressing and lifting actions. The pectoralis minor is considerably smaller and flatter, it lies underneath
Who doesn’t want a perfectly shaped gravity-defying butt? These exercises will target - tone & firm up your glutes & thighs fast. Want a firm bum? Look no further! Lose the flopping booty and get a perfectly toned posterior with this 10-minute firm butt workout. These exercises will help you to strengthen your buttocks, thighs, back and get you a
The overall plan of any weight trainer should be to establish a routine that helps to develop lean muscle mass in a completely balance fashioned. That means that each muscle group is targeted through consistent and alternating workouts. The result is that each of the muscle groups will work in tandem with each other to produce optimal results. Whether you’re training to
If you haven’t tried TRX suspension training before, the chances are you have seen or read about it. It involves the use of hanging bands to engage muscles using just your own body weight. By changing the way you angle your body, every muscle can be engaged in a pull or push motion also it will improve your muscle strength, but also
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
