Muscle Building Articles

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Wednesday, 14th April 2010

If you're like me, shoulders are one of your toughest bodyparts to develop. So I've to develop effective ways to really hit my shoulders hard and get the best results possible. This exercise is one of my favorites for building strength and explosive power in the shoulders. I've found it to be VERY effective for hitting the lateral delts as [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Dane Fletcher @ Wednesday, 14th April 2010

Nowadays contemporary bodybuilding has grown to be very specialized and complex sport. However there are certain bodybuilding exercises which are very prevalent among most workout sessions. What usually causes the difference between the workout session of one bodybuilder and the workout session of another bodybuilder are the size of the weighs they are using and the intensity of there [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Tuesday, 13th April 2010

So who doesn't want bigger, stronger biceps? Not too many trainers I know! I've got an exercise that is going to just TRASH your biceps (in a good way, of course!)...you just need to put together a few simple pieces of equipment, found in most gyms, to do it. Even though the basic execution of this exercise looks pretty much exactly [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Karen Winton @ Friday, 9th April 2010

There are fats that are easy to get rid of, while there are some that are too stubborn. Sometimes, after dieting and exercising often, you may notice that you have stopped losing weight, and that there are still some flab on various parts of your body. There is a good solution to this dilemma: dumbbell workout routines. Working out with dumbbells [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Karen Winton @ Friday, 9th April 2010

A lot of people today whether men or women, have become interested in having a toned body and having nicely shaped muscles. Most of them think that the only way to achieve those is by burning money at the gym and working out on all gym equipment. The truth, however, is that you can rely on good dumbbell workouts at [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Adrian Mckenzie @ Wednesday, 7th April 2010

What time of the day should you perform your quick muscle gain workouts? Some say that you should do your workouts as soon as you get out of bed because your body has had the chance to rest all night. Yet others say that you should schedule your workouts later in the day because your body is more awake. The truth [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Adrian Mckenzie @ Tuesday, 6th April 2010

Testosterone is often considered as the "holy grail" when it comes to increasing your body's ability to grow more muscle. I am not talking about steroids, it is the natural testosterone your body produces. Testosterone plays a big part in determining how much muscle you can actually build because it is the most important muscle-building hormone in your body. Increased [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Carolyn Anderson @ Monday, 5th April 2010

Putting your body into good shape is not just about losing fats and shedding extra weight. If you want to get rid of fats in your body, then you can also build muscles instead. For women, you don't have to look like a bodybuilder, if that is your main concern, you can build just enough muscles or tone them. For [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Carolyn Anderson @ Monday, 5th April 2010

A greatly sculpted body is what men and women want to have - from that 6-pack abs to that well-tone arm and leg muscles free of cellulite; of course we all want to get those muscles well toned. If many are trying to lose fat and lose weight, many people are also wanting to learn how to gain muscles fast, [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Carolyn Anderson @ Monday, 5th April 2010

If you are skinny and you want to build muscles, or if you are one of those who want to turn those extra fats into muscles to make you become stronger, there are many ways you can do it. If you are resourceful enough, you can also find some fast muscle building tips to help you get into shape. If you [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Friday, 2nd April 2010

When you read the description and see the pictures of this one in action, you'll know exactly where I got the name for it! Basically, you're going to be doing what looks like a standard shoulder press movement. But here's the trick...instead of holding dumbells or a barbell, you're going to be using a single weight plate. So how do you press [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Pam Quilleran @ Thursday, 1st April 2010

Working out at home is something that many people prefer. They have the time and freedom to work out whenever they like and this means that they have to get all the equipment. When you want to build muscle and lose weight, the most important thing to have is a set of dumbbells. Not just any ones, but adjustable dumbbells. [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Monday, 29th March 2010

There are two main things that hold people "back" when trying to train their back. The first is that they can't see it when they're training it. This makes it harder to really focus on and properly work and, since it's not a "mirror muscle," it tends to get lower priority in the overall training workload. The second thing is that [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Thursday, 25th March 2010

Rather than starting this article off with a riddle (like what's black and white and red all over?... a newspaper), I've decided to the take the suspense completely out of it! My very favorite leg exercise for really hitting the thighs HARD is not a new exercise...it may not even seem to you to be all that great of an exercise [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Wednesday, 24th March 2010

When it comes to shoulder training, nothing beats the handstand push-up for sheer shoulder-building power. To do the handstand push-up, you need to kick up into a handstand (generally with your feet touching a wall), lower yourself down like a shoulder press, then push yourself back up. All of this performed upsidedown with your entire bodyweight for resistance! But the bottom [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Carolyn Anderson @ Tuesday, 23rd March 2010

Dumbbells are simple yet great equipment that you can use in your exercise routine especially if you are doing your exercises at home. Especially if you want to lose those extra fats and you want to build muscles, the dumbbells are great exercise equipment to start with. For a good start, find great dumbbell exercises for women that you can [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Tuesday, 23rd March 2010

The wrist curl is a very effective forearm exercise - it's a classic for very good reason...it works! But if there's one thing I've discovered in my years of training, there is ALWAYS a better way to do even the most common and effective exercises. The Wrist Curl is no exception. To do this unique variation of the wrist curl, you're [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Nick Nilsson @ Tuesday, 23rd March 2010

One of the most comment training questions I get with regards to chest training is simply not being able to feel the pecs working at all when doing chest exercises! And when you can't feel the pecs working, you know darn well that actual muscle development is simply not going to happen. So enough about the problem...how do you fix it? I've got [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By John Edward Cline @ Tuesday, 23rd March 2010

There are many rumors surrounding weightlifting techniques that are simply not true.So many things in life are this way, We hear that money is the root of all evil, yet this only part of the bible verse, thus many people assume that money is part of evil and this often clouds our thinking for a lifetime. This is an article [more...]

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Carolyn Anderson @ Tuesday, 23rd March 2010

Exercising is indeed one of the best ways to keep fit and stay healthy and even if you don't go out to the gym, you can make use of simple equipment that you can use at home. The dumbbells for example are simple yet great equipments that you can use in your workout. One good thing about it is that, [more...]