The neck is a body part which is viewed constantly, and a key to support strength for many popular compound movements. Despite this importance, it’s often overlooked even by experienced bodybuilders, who either aren’t aware of its significance or don’t know how to train it.  Let’s address a few frequently asked questions regarding the neck and neck training. Why should I train the neck? The neck should be trained for several reasons.  The most important reason is to help avoid injuries.  When you consider the intense workload you place on the back and chest, muscle groups directly connected to the neck, it seems maddening that one would completely neglect this adjacent muscle group.  Additionally, we’ve all heard the term “pencil-neck geek” used to describe the look of a skinny person with a very thin neck.  Contrast that with the look of boxer “Iron” ...

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A bodybuilder should be able prepare personally towards a specific desired goal, from competitions, contests to a mild contest between gym mates. In essence, lots of fatal blows await bodybuilders starting from acute pressure from overtraining to that eventual abuse of a nutritional supplement or even any substance of abuse. It is very easy to build a perfect body that repels the pains that exist around all seasons, the body of a winner and a bodybuilder’s paradigm. All bodybuilders have their own adoptive strategies which they use to prepare themselves for any eventuality, though one of the most common of this is the strategy recognized as part-season strategy. For a person going to a contest or competition, this strategy is a sure winner. It constitutes a wide extension allowing the body to naturally gain muscles for around 3 or 4 ...

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When it comes to training the muscles of the body, slight variations on the angles of exercises can have a profound effect upon the number and location of muscles fibers being stimulated. Many bodybuilders make a major mistake in not adjusting their training angles and grips over time. Their bodies become accustomed to the same movements, and stop growing. Additionally, there are groups of muscle fibers which are never stimulated, as they’re not in the “line of fire” of that particular movement’s range of motion. It’s important to rotate angles and grip approaches to ensure you are stimulating the muscle group in every way possible. Chest The flat bench press works the central chest. If you set the bench to decline by 15 degrees, you are suddenly hitting an entirely different set of muscle fibers, the lower ...

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Most of the time, bodybuilders like to train with a variety of movements in order to hit each muscle group from a variety of angles. This assures that the highest possible number of fibers is recruited, and that maximum growth is achieved. When it comes to calves, however, most bodybuilders aren’t too concerned with variety of angles or machine selection. Much of the time, especially in crowded gyms, we complete calves at the end of leg day by limping to the nearest available calf machine and knocking out a few quick sets, before looking for our car keys and the next available protein source to replenish us from that tough workout. As a result of this lack of attention and very often, lack of available equipment, many bodybuilders build calves, which are lacking development in all areas. ...

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