Know Your Muscles - The Chest And Upper Back

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

Becoming familiar with the muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk shop with your training ... The more familiar you are with the muscles you're working Becoming familiar with the muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk shop with your training partners. The more familiar you are with the muscles you're working, the better you'll be able to judge what's needed to make improvements. In this article we'll get to know the muscles that make up the chest and upper back.Although they are two...

Exercise The Right Way - The Leg Curl

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

Other articles in this series looked at a number of ... mainly from the ... of ... a ... muscle building program. ... we take things for granted, ... when Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from the perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing the basic exercises that constitute the core of most bodybuilders' training regimes.It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing these exercises. This will help beginners to start out using the...

Lower Body Exercises For Beginning Bodybuilders

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

The lower body contains some of your biggest muscles which are capable of bearing ... weights. The ... for ... to go for broke by ... heavy squats should be ... To be The lower body contains some of your biggest muscles which are capable of bearing significant weights. The temptation for beginners to go for broke by performing heavy squats should be resisted. To begin with you should concentrate on building the muscles safely by using machines that isolate muscle groups. The squat is an excellent compound exercise that trains numerous lower body muscles but it is one you...

Shoulder Exercises For Beginning Bodybuilders

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

The main shoulder muscles that concern ... are the deltoids and although they work closely with the arms and chest muscles, it is possible to isolate the delts in a training session. Unlike o The main shoulder muscles that concern bodybuilders are the deltoids and although they work closely with the arms and chest muscles, it is possible to isolate the delts in a training session. Unlike other body parts though, the shoulder is not designed for heavy lifting in all directions so beginners need to take care and use lighter weights than usual for shoulder-isolating exercises.The deltoid covers the...

Exercise The Right Way - The Leg Extension

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

Other articles in this series looked at a number of ... mainly from the ... of ... a ... muscle building program. ... we take things for granted, ... when Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from the perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing the basic exercises that constitute the core of most bodybuilders' training regimes.It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing these exercises. This will help beginners to start out using the...

Know Your Muscles - The Mid-Section

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

Becoming familiar with the muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk shop with your training ... The more familiar you are with the muscles you're working Becoming familiar with the muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk shop with your training partners. The more familiar you are with the muscles you're working, the better you'll be able to judge what's needed to make improvements. In this article we'll get to know the muscles that make up the mid-section.The core muscles of the mid-section do...

Exercise The Right Way - The Stiff-Leg Deadlift

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

Other articles in this series looked at a number of ... mainly from the ... of ... a ... muscle building program. ... we take things for granted, ... when Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from the perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing the basic exercises that constitute the core of most bodybuilders' training regimes.It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail the processes involved in actually doing these exercises. This will help beginners to start out using the...

Increase Your Training Intensity - Partial Repetitions

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate ... stronger muscular ... so this calls for an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise ... This should not be conf You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate progressively stronger muscular contractions, so this calls for an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with exercise duration as maximum training intensity will actually shorten the time needed to achieve maximal muscular growth.In an earlier article I outlined the ways in which you can intensify your training. Here we'll focus on...

Chest Exercises For Beginning Bodybuilders

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

The chest area is one of the easist muscle groups for ... ... to ... and develop. It consists of a large muscle ... major) to either side of the ... and a smaller The chest area is one of the easist muscle groups for beginning bodybuilders to strengthen and develop. It consists of a large muscle (pectoralis major) to either side of the breastbone and a smaller muscle (pectoralis minor) underneath. The pecs are relatively easy to develop in the early stages simply because they can be trained intensively although care needs to be taken to work them from...

Know Your Bodybuilding Supplement - Tribulus

Posted on: 21 November, 2004

Author: Rick Mitchell

Tribulus ... is a herb that comes from a plant found in Asia. It has been used in the past by many cultures for the ... of liver, kidney and ... ... It has also been used Tribulus terrestris is a herb that comes from a plant found in Asia. It has been used in the past by many cultures for the treatment of liver, kidney and cardiovascular diseases. It has also been used as a diuretic and to treat infertility. In recent years strength athletes in eastern Europe are reputed to have used it to enhance performance.It is believed...