One armed curls are a great exercise for working the biceps because they force you to concentrate on one muscle in one arm and at the same time it is very difficult to cheat when you are doing one armed curls. Position: A standing position with the arms at the sides and the feet a comfortable distance apart. A dumbbell is grasped in one hand with the palm of the hand to the front. Action: Keeping the elbow at the side, bend the arm and raise the dumbbell to the upper chest or shoulder and … [Read more...] about The One Arm Curl
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Best Bicep Exercises
Today I want to show you the best bicep exercises. You have two sets of muscles in your upper arm, the triceps in the back of the arm and the biceps in the front of the arm. Biceps are a muscle group that everyone is always interested in. "Who has bigger guns" or "Show me your muscle" are things that kids and teenagers say. Anyway the size of the arm is more related to your triceps but these biceps are important for lifting stuff as well as rounding out the size of your arms And the best … [Read more...] about Best Bicep Exercises
Best Shoulder Exercises
I have always thought that I could write everything out on this blog but as soon as I started wanting to blog about exercises I realized that video is often better than the written word. Today I want to write and show you some great shoulder exercises that you can do at home. Best Shoulder Exercises Shoulders are the top of something called a V-taper. The v-taper is when you upper body makes a V with the bottom being your waist and the top being your shoulders. Having bigger shoulder … [Read more...] about Best Shoulder Exercises
Best Home Shoulder Exercise For Strength And Size
There many different forms of shoulder exercise and it is hard to pick out one and say that it is the best. Considering that the shoulder is only a small area and the deltoids are not large muscles, it may seem surprising that there are so many different exercises to choose from. However, the shoulder does have a wide range of movement and this is why its supporting musculature is so complex. For this reason it is important to vary the exercises that you do. Otherwise you risk ending up with … [Read more...] about Best Home Shoulder Exercise For Strength And Size
Easy Neck Exercise To Strengthen The Neck
There are many reasons why a person might want or need to start a program of neck exercise for strengthening the neck. If you are bodybuilding, a strong neck is important for prevention of injuries in this vital and vulnerable area. It is also important for appearance, being even more visible than the arms when fully clothed. Neck strengthening is particularly important for sports players, especially in contact sports such as boxing, wrestling, football, etc. Neck injuries in these sports can … [Read more...] about Easy Neck Exercise To Strengthen The Neck
Leg Workout: Say Goodbye To Those Chicken Legs!
Leg workouts to get rid of Chicken Legs. If you neglect your leg workout in your bodybuilding routine, you are sure to regret it. Why? Because you will end up looking like a popsicle, with a chunky toned upper body and chicken legs. So unless you plan never to take off your jeans, be sure to include leg workouts in your program. When you work out your legs properly, you can expect to feel a little dizzy or even nauseous at the end of your session. This is because although you may think of … [Read more...] about Leg Workout: Say Goodbye To Those Chicken Legs!
Knee Exercise For Knee Arthritis: Strengthen And Support
Knee exercise is vital if you are suffering from the painful condition of arthritis in the knee joints. The right kind of exercise can help to maintain or possibly even increase your range of motion, which helps to prevent the knee from causing sudden acute pain or giving way. Exercise helps to maintain healthy cartilage. It is also important to build strength in the muscles and tendons that support the knee, so that you avoid putting unnecessary stress on the joint itself when you walk, … [Read more...] about Knee Exercise For Knee Arthritis: Strengthen And Support
Hamstring Exercise: What To Do And Why It Matters
Hamstring exercise is important for the development of the calves and also, of course, to avoid the well known injury known as becoming hamstrung. This is a strained or pulled hamstring, a painful injury which can put you out of action as an athlete or halt your workout problem at any moment if you allow the hamstrings to become weak. The hamstring is a tendon running down the back of the thigh from the buttock to the knee. Injuries to the hamstring usually result from overdeveloping the quad … [Read more...] about Hamstring Exercise: What To Do And Why It Matters
Arm Exercise For Women: 3 Simple Exercises
Women often avoid upper body and arm exercise for women because of a fear that lifting weights will make them look like some huge bodybuilder. Really there is nothing to worry about. Any guy will tell you that growing huge muscles is not that quick or easy! In fact, exercising the arms is a great way to firm up. Toned arms and shoulders will simply make you look fit. If shoulder and upper arm size increases a little that is a good thing, especially for larger hipped women, as you will look … [Read more...] about Arm Exercise For Women: 3 Simple Exercises
Back And Abs Workout On The Exercise Ball
Most of the exercises making up an abs workout on the exercise ball will strengthen the back as well as the abdominals and other core muscles. An exercise ball is a piece of equipment that you will find at any gym. You can also buy them for home use. They are not expensive. Exercise balls work by requiring you to use your muscles to balance or keep stable. Therefore they are also sometimes called stabilizing balls. The exercises may sound easy, like children's games, but if you try them … [Read more...] about Back And Abs Workout On The Exercise Ball
Best Chest Exercises
Best Chest Exercises are important t any guy working out. Your chest is a large muscle muscle group the more scientific term is the pectoral muscles. The funny thing is that for most people the chest is undeveloped because we really don't use it as much as a arm muscle or leg muscle. Best chest exercises are Bench Presses and Flyes There are also different ways to hit the chest muscles using angles. Think about bench presses as an example. If you change the angle of the bench so that it is … [Read more...] about Best Chest Exercises
Lots of core exercises
I have been meaning to start off a series of articles on the best exercises for each bodypart and a bit of a write up on each muscle group but I just found a great page with little animations of 70 core exercises 70 Core Exercises with descriptions As you are probably aware the core of your body, your midsection has a lot of muscles. You use core muscles for bending over, getting up, standing, walking leaning to either side. an a host of other ways as well. I have hurt my back a couple … [Read more...] about Lots of core exercises
Little known great exercises
If you are bored of your exercise routine or are too busy to spend long hours in your local gym, or if you are simply terrified at the very mention of exercises, then this article is for you. In this article I will tell about some simple workouts that won't take much of your time and yet will help you lose a lot of very quickly! According to this exercise plan, you will need to do about two exercises. The first one requires you to spend just five minutes per day, which I hope is not too much … [Read more...] about Little known great exercises
Exercises to look younger
Like they say, age gracefully. No matter how old you are, would you like to have wrinkles, age spots, uneven and sagging skin? Definitely not! Everyone wants to hide their age as much as possible, and celebrities are more 'at fault' in this regard than us. Look at Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz-do they really look their age? Time was when anti-aging tools were the prerogative of the celebrities. Not so any more! Today anyone can use them! In fact, I will tell you of a simple way to look more … [Read more...] about Exercises to look younger
Lateral Raise on Bench
Position: A supine position on the bench or on the floor with a low box or stool under the shoulders. The arms are held with locked elbows straight over the chest and a dumbbell is grasped in each hand. Action: Keeping both elbows locked, the s are lowered directly to the sides until the hands or weights floor. They are then brought back to the starting position over the chest, keeping the elbows locked during the entire movement. Breathing: In this exercise, as in the Straight Arm … [Read more...] about Lateral Raise on Bench
