Most bodybuilders start their weekly workout routine with chest day, and for good reason. The chest is the body part, which stands front and center in every front pose, and is featured prominently in most side poses as well. The chest is the focal point of the eyes when they first see a physique. A weak chest immediately relegates that competitor to the bottom half of the placings. On the other hand, a strong chest immediately places the competitor into the upper echelon of placings. For advanced bodybuilders (and even intermediate bodybuilders looking for variation), there are wealth of chest exercises, which can be thrown into a routine to keep things exciting and to address specific weaknesses. However, for the beginner and intermediate bodybuilder, the plan should be to stick with five basic exercises most ...

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Any person who takes up body building is unsure about the types of training available and which type is suitable for his particular objectives. It is common to hear a beginner body builder also ask a question like, how often and for how long should I rest after a workout? Nutrition is also a common problem among most newly recruited trainees coupled by the mysterious nature or misinformation about supplements. This article gives a brief introductory comment on these four basic fundamental concerns for amateur body builders, just as an introductory synopsis. To begin with, body building has two types of training namely: Anaerobic Training and Aerobic Training. Anaerobic training is otherwise called weight training and is the number one way to sculpture the physic and increase size of muscles. Unlike popular believe, weight training does not increase body weight. This is ...

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Periodization is a word that is commonly thrown around in powerlifting and bodybuilding circles to describe training that varies. More specifically, periodization can be defined as the frequent variation of techniques, weights, exercises, speed, and reps & sets in order to facilitate new muscle growth. The belief system behind periodization is that the human body adapts very quickly to a particular routine, and once the body adapts, it is no longer forced to grow in order to possess the muscle required to meet the workload. By continuously changing routines, bodybuilders and powerlifters hope to keep ‘shocking’ the muscle into growing. Periodization has three sequential stages the trainer will encounter when using this technique. Shock If a bodybuilder has been using a 5 on, 1 off body part split routine for five years, he is pretty set in his ...

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Don’t think you’re any different than your buddy in the gym who still idolizes Arnold and keeps an ongoing yearbook of articles about the “Austrian Oak” tucked inside the drawer of his bedside table. Okay, granted, you may not be fanatical about it. It isn’t likely that you’re on the FBI’s current stalker list - yet. You may just religiously comb the pages of the latest bodybuilding ‘zines to find the freshest front double biceps shot of your “secret” hero.  Innocent enough, but are you a fan, or an idol worshipper willing to do anything to have what the pros have? Something is drawing you back to that sweaty, smelly dungeon you call a gym. We know it isn’t the juice bar that catches your fancy, because there isn’t one unless you count the spit on the floor. It’s not the gleaming chrome ...

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