Muscle Building Articles

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Cliff Baker @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 3:26 PM

There are 6 basic muscle groups that you need to develop when bodybuilding. These are as follows: Chest Triceps Biceps Shoulders Back Legs There is an array of exercises that work these muscle groups, many of which involve free weights (dumbbells, barbells, etc.) and exercise machines. Of the two, free weights are better for building muscle mass as these involve more muscles for balance and stabalization. But whatever the exercise, it's important to reach musc... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Sasha James @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 1:55 PM

Getting to our goals fast and taking our physiques to "the next level", is desired thing of everyone training in the gym. It doesn't really matter if you are a beginner or advanced weight lifter; whether we've been training for 5 months or 5 years; are genetically-gifted or consider ourselves a "hardgainer" are young or old; an ectomorph, endomorph, or a mesomorph; male or female; train naturally or with drugs we all strive for fast and constant improvement. Thi... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Craig Nybo @ Wednesday, 21st May 2008 @ 11:34 PM

Without a proper warm-up and cool down as part of your workouts, you cannot hope to perform at maximum capacity. A proper warm-up before exercise is necessary for two reasons; one, without proper warm-up exercises, you run the risk of injuring yourself; two, your goal is to perform each exercise with precision and at peak performance; you can't do this without performing warm-up exercises. For strength training workouts, your first warm-up should take place even before you hit the we... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Chris Kennelly @ Wednesday, 21st May 2008 @ 1:14 PM

According to research the average person should do a daily exercise of 30 minutes daily for walking. A recent study of overweight men and women showed that just walking 30 minutes a day without drastically changing your diet plan allowed the individuals to lose weight and body fat after walking or running on a weekly basis of 12 miles. Also a control group was made with the same age group of people but took the daily walk or run out of the equation. The people with no exercise put on extra weigh... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Amy Nutt @ Wednesday, 21st May 2008 @ 2:15 AM

Electronic Muscle Stimulation Devices, or EMS devices, create electrical signals that stimulate the nerves. The devices are usually connected to the individual through electrode pads that are adhesive and they are very lightweight and battery-operated, which makes them so portable that they can be used just about anywhere. Physical therapists and doctors prescribe these devices to reduce or completely avoid muscle atrophy in patients, especially after a surgical procedure or a severe inju... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Cliff Baker @ Tuesday, 20th May 2008 @ 1:20 PM

Many are not aware of this fact, but bodybuilding is different for all ages (well, between adults and teenagers anyway). Teens generally need less rigorous workouts than adults do, since you have to consider the growth spurt factor. Regular, vigorous workouts may actually decelerate growth in teens. Teenage bodybuilding should focus on getting and maintaining good health through proper diet and mild cardiovascular workout. Regular cardiovascular workouts can give you a good health boost.... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Joshua Watson @ Tuesday, 20th May 2008 @ 11:51 AM

The sight of well-built and even wide shoulders on men and women imparts an impression of strength and even confidence. It actually is one of the parts of our upper body that we want to build and strengthen, and fortunately, there are many ways to do that. The shoulder is actually made up to three deltoids or muscles: the front, middle and the back. Fortunately, each of the three heads are involved in many of the compound weight lifting or bodybuilding exercises: * Benchpress w... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Abi Shaan @ Tuesday, 20th May 2008 @ 11:28 AM

Thousands of people join the gym every single day and one of the most popular questions they ask is, "How to Build Muscle Mass Fast?" The truth is that there is no special exercise or magic formula to build muscle mass really fast, but there are advanced techniques that you can focus and persist on to build lean muscle mass without gaining too much unwanted fat at the same time giving you that ripped and shredded look that turns heads. Learning how to build muscle mass is a... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hochman @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 4:06 AM

Today there are a variety of people who are working out to make sure that they look great, but many people forget about their legs. They either don't give much of an effort when working on their legs or the totally skip training them altogether. This can make the body end up looking disproportioned and give people legs that are often called "chicken legs." However, it is possible to learn how to build and sculpt your legs using special exercises that are designed to help target your... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Benjamin Brook @ Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 10:21 PM

What is natural bodybuilding? Natural bodybuilding is building your body without the use of harmful and illegal substances such as HGH and steroids. Many bodybuilders that you see with huge muscles have, in fact, used HGH, or human growth hormone, and steroids in order to build their massive physiques. However, these individuals are harming their bodies and likely shortening their life spans. It is possible to build your body without the use of these harmful chemicals and that�... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Gregory Wadel @ Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 12:44 PM

Muscle building is the process of developing muscle fibers through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. The essence of body building can be summarized as follows: feed the muscles enough calories to help the growth process and no more. Muscle gain is expected to be effective not only for improvement in athletic ability but also for activation of basal metabolism and promotion of burning of fat. With regard to a muscle agent, the effect of growth hormone (herein... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Alan Largo @ Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 9:02 AM

Body building could tremendously develop your lean muscle mass and shield you from susceptible bone displacement. Weight training could very well help you to melt off those additional calories and jump your rate of metabolism. Additionally, you should take consideration of given principles while weight training, for instance getting sufficient rest. Rest is vital so be sure you get plenty of it as needed. Body building knowledgeably with open eyes to your body can substantially increase... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Melanie Jordan @ Friday, 16th May 2008 @ 10:24 AM

Weight lifting is one of my favorite gym activities. While I will use certain machines, I especially like to use free weights. I think that everyone should do some kind of weight lifting (as long as their doctor says it's okay) to maintain strength, muscle tone, body movement capabilities and to fire up your metabolism. Studies have shown that even eighty-year-olds who start lifting light weights for the first time in their lives can see benefits. I had the privilege of working ou... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Sasha James @ Tuesday, 13th May 2008 @ 6:48 PM

From those who are hardcore bodybuilders to those who are picking up a weight for the first time, at the bare roots of training the goal is pretty much the same - how to gain muscle mass and burn fat in the same time. The only difference is the degree of the results desired. When we put aside the health benefits, which there are many, the main goal people want to achieve while working out is to look better. For some of us that means to achieve more muscular development or sculpt a more to... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hochman @ Tuesday, 13th May 2008 @ 5:40 PM

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 Swarchenegger or Miss Physique to have really great looking arms. All it takes is some dedication to getting in shape and doing some exercises. Did you know that without physical exercises, the muscles just waste away and fat will ge... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hochman @ Tuesday, 13th May 2008 @ 11:43 AM

Are you constantly doing sit ups and yet seeing no results and you feel like you are fighting a losing battle? Well maybe you are! Sorry the truth sometimes hurts, but in order for exercises to work you need to maintain a low body fat level, eat a proper diet and have a healthy cardio regimen. These are essential to seeing that six-pack you crave. Spot training won't do you any good, the only thing that you can get from that is muscle toned in the area being worked. The question her... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hochman @ Monday, 12th May 2008 @ 5:13 PM

Your back is one of the most important parts of your body. It is probably the part that we ignore and neglected the most as well. Our back bears the weight of the entire body and unlike the hands and the feet; there are no direct exercises to workout the back muscles. If you have ever noticed, when you get stressed out the place that you usually feel it the most is in your back. A lean, well-shaped back is a cynosure of many eyes and also helps in achieving the optimum fitness level. These are t... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hochman @ Sunday, 11th May 2008 @ 2:01 PM

Arms that ripple with muscle and strength are just plain out sexy! Women absolutely love to see a man with nice strong arms and men love to see women with arms that are toned and shapely and do not look like a pair of bat wings flapping in the wind. So what do you need to do to get your arms in shape and make sure they stay that way? The Secret to getting unbelievable pumped up and ripped biceps is to use a technique called drop-setting. You do a drop set by performing an exercise at a ... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Steve Hochman @ Sunday, 11th May 2008 @ 11:49 AM

Have you ever seen someone with a really fantastic body and then you see their calves and they are tiny and basically lifeless? That's because most people that spend time working out have this bad habit of working on their upper and middle body and tend to forget about anything that is below their butt. The truth is that the calf muscles are a very important part of your body. Without calf muscles that are healthy and strong we would be unable to do even the most basic of activities... more...

Fitness » Muscle Building | By Sasha James @ Wednesday, 7th May 2008 @ 9:43 PM

I really want to look like someone who actually lifts weights. I want to gain muscle mass fast, I want to learn how to pack on an extra ten to twenty pounds of muscle mass before summer. Can you please help me out? This is usual demand I'm faced with, literally on daily basis. Many people do experience difficulties while trying out hard to gain muscle. And since majority (at least from people I coach ) desire to build muscle fast but safely this subject meter really demands serious ... more...