If you are a novice bodybuilder seeking to succeed in this wonderful sport then this is a wonderful place to begin at. Succeed in this sport can prove to be quite challenging especially if you are not equipped with all the relevant information. This article will provide a few clues which are the foundations of bodybuilding. If you want your progress to be first you need to use free weights when training placing a lot of emphasis on free weight motions. When you train using free weights you will be able to build your muscles faster. You need to ensure however that you combine free weights and compound exercises at the same time. If you want an exercise routine which will help you work on more than one muscle at the same time then you need to perform compound exercises such ...

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When one talks of great backs in the history of bodybuilding, Lee Haney and Victor Martinez come to mind as two of the best. Both men were blessed with wonderful genetics and trained very hard, but they trained very intelligently as well. They both attested to the importance of using chin-ups, or wide-grip pull-ups, in their back routine. They knew this movement worked like none other, and the results that they saw were undeniable, and in the case of Lee Haney, still discussed decades later. Chin-ups, or wide grip pull-ups, are essential because they stimulate the body in a way that no machine can emulate. It is man against gravity, and man must win. Every possible stabilizer in the upper body comes into play, and the abdominals and arms get a heck of a workout as ...

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Q: If you had to do just one exercise for your lats, which would you think is better:  Chins or pull downs? A: I hate those “If you were stranded on a desert island and could take only one pair of shorts….” questions because they aren’t realistic. But, since you asked, I’d personally say ‘chins’ are better. And it isn’t always qualified with whether you are lighter or heavier either. Some guys do chins at a lower weight because they can handle that body weight on the chin bar, but quickly abandon them once they grow and pack on mass. Chins build great backs. Look at all the greats, Arnold, Haney, Yates and Coleman all advocated chins. They kept doing them all throughout their careers because they knew that it is the single best pulling movement you can do.  If you aren’t strong in chins, ...

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