Workouts

  Though weight loss is a very common goal, many people actually want to gain weight. Some common reasons include improving daily functioning, looking more muscular and enhancing athleticism. Typically, those who want to gain weight should focus on gaining muscle. It’s usually healthier to gain most of your weight as muscle rather than fat. While food and exercise are most important for gaining muscle, supplements may also help by providing calories and protein or by allowing you to exercise harder. When choosing your supplements, you should take a target-driven approach: Decide on your goals, from fat loss and muscle gain to athletic performance and health.»

    Conventional bodybuilding wisdom tells us that we can’t build muscle and lose fat at the same time and any such overly ambitious effort will only lead to frustration and even loss of precious muscle mass, and it’s much smarter to separate these goals into two separate phases of the training process. Yet a deeper inspection into the subject reveals that accomplishing both ends simultaneously is not an impossible goal after all, at least not for individuals who have the right combination of favourable genetics, substantial amount of experience and rigorous dietary discipline. But what about the normal guys like yourself, who lack one or more of these requirements?»

  We have all been lead to believe that performing specific exercises, using specific equipment, will guarantee carved abs! But it is now proven that multiple crunches and similar exercises will not give you this alone! To develop your midsection means creating a well-rounded routine which targets all abdominal muscles and maximising the effectiveness of every movement you make. Given that your diet is in order and you don’t pack excess belly fat, smart weight training will be beneficial. It’s time to push your abs to exhaustion.»

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 applies to how often you train a muscle per week, but also the number of training sessions you do per week.»

When you think of training the chest, it’s easy to just think of the bench press. But, here we have an amazing variation of bodyweight exercises just for you! This article comprises of one exercise, made into a variety of 8! The push-up is one of the most effective bodyweight exercises. It not only works your chest, but also your triceps and your deltoids. Also, it strengthens your entire core. To a certain extent, it even works your glutes, quads and your upper back.»

You don’t need a complete overhaul to make your six packs show. Targeting the entire core from a variety of angles and removing less effective moves like crunches. I have exercises below to develop the ultimate abs. Switching things up, keeping things interesting and avoiding the training rut. You get to choose the exercises! Select an exercise from each group to enjoy a unique and well rounded core workout every time you train. Incorporate 4-5 of these moves into your workout three days a week.»

Arnold Schwarzenegger is just having fun in the Arnold Sports 2018 Festival   All eyes around the bodybuilding world are on Columbus, Ohio, this weekend for the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival.»

When talking about upper body workouts, you can’t forget to mention the pull-up. In comparison, the lat pull-down exercise isn’t even close in importance to the pull-up, even though it can add great variety to your workout. The pull-up, which is by far the most effective upper back developing exercise, because it achieves the maximum possible neuromuscular activation, unlike all the other exercises which don’t have this effect on your back.»