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Toning Up Versus Building Muscle for Women
Very frequently I hear women at the gym state that they are not trying to build muscle, but that they are just trying to “get toned.” Then I watch as they proceed to pick up two pencils and work their biceps like crazy.
I’m actually joking about the two pencils, but what I’m trying to convey is that most women work out with very light weights. By very light I mean weights that are under 10 pounds. I frequently see women working out with only 2 pound dumbbells.
So What Is Wrong With Using Light Weights To Enhance Muscle Tone?
First of all, let me state that working out, even with very light weights, Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsHow to Set Higher Personal Bests Every Week
If you are a low rep high weight lifter, then you know what your bests are for most exercises. With proper diet and rest this lifting style is best suited for mass gains and ever increasing strength. There is a technique to speed up your muscle growth by allowing for continual setting of new highs for every major exercise you do. Muscle building pro’s use it every day. So should you.
The first thing you must understand is that to be big you MUST lift big. If you do not try and lift weights that your muscles can’t handle, then how will they ever learn and grow to handle it? Doing 16 reps of Read the rest of this entry »
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The absolute test of strength: the Bench Press. The Holy Grail of lifting exercises. Everyone does them, which means everyone reaches a plateau at some point. Here are the 3 moves to get you to new personal bests in the shortest time.
Most people work their chest by doing a combination of full motion flat bench presses and flies, using bars and dumbbells. I do see some people who train incline and decline but, never as much as flat. For maximum mass gains this is exactly the opposite of what you should be doing. Ever notice how people arch the back in the flat bench position when the bar is too heavy, or Read the rest of this entry »
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