Author: rxbodybuilders
Are you looking for a set of spectacular guns? It’s not all that hard to develop good arms, but it can often be very difficult to develop great arms. Here are eight tips for growing your arms, effective for anyone from the beginner to advanced bodybuilder status! Vary your rep ranges Most bodybuilders tend to find a comfortable repetition range, and keep all of their workouts in this area. If they like lifting heavy, they’ll typically use 6 to 10 repetitions for everything. If they enjoy going lighter, then 10 to 15 reps will fit the bill. In order to…
As you make progress as a bodybuilder, you will need to find out the extent of variety in this profession. This means you will be in most cases find yourself with an urge to do the things that lie outside the scope of the ability of your body. This may result in lack of adherence to the laid program and schedule. This is just an example of the unexpected issues that arise in bodybuilding sessions, which may affect your progress speed for good of for worse. To avoid negativities and maximize the benefits, the secret lies in sound planning principles.…
Some bodybuilders feel that in off-season period should be devoted mainly to weight gain and compound movements, and that spending time on exercises such as one-arm isolation dumbbell curls really won’t lead to mass gains, the goal of the off-season lifter. Others believe that if you don’t train arms, you’re simply not a true bodybuilder. Let’s look at both sides of this argument, and see who’s closer to the truth. Don’t train arms when bulking Have you ever seen what happens when a powerlifter diets down for a bodybuilding show? He often outright crushes the competition due to the size…
Many bodybuilders enjoy the attention that is bestowed upon them as a result of possessing a better-than-average physique. However, many do experience more than their fair share of trouble, as social situations involving ego and alcohol often lead smaller insecure men into starting fights with “the biggest guy in the room” to prove themselves. While it’s easy to say you will decline an invitation to fight, escape from a dangerous situation isn’t always logistically possible. For times like these, being able to use your hands can be a great thing. Many bodybuilders find themselves picking up a side hobby in…
Decades ago, bodybuilders didn’t use the bench press as a chest movement. They used it as THE chest movement. Men such as Serge Nubret would complete up to 20 straight sets of bench press in a single workout. Instead of Monday being chest day, it would be considered Bench day. Obviously, today we know enough about human kinesiology to realize that a wide variety of movements is required to develop a thick and complete chest. However, when you look back at photos of bodybuilders from the 60s and 70s, you might notice something – their chests were as good as,…
Some people go to the work out room with the single minded goal of building up muscles. Others hate the very possibility of bulking up and only want to keep fit. Others still want to enhance their physical performance especially athletes involved in other kinds of sport like football where gaining large muscles would be a disservice to their careers. For this people who need to enhance performance no muscles, training ought to be precise and articulately in tandem with the objective. But it is possible to amplify performance without gaining mass. Modern research into bodybuilding and physical fitness has…
The abdominals are unlike every other body part. With muscle groups such as chest, back, or shoulders, you make the best gains from a series of heavy sets. You lift as much weight as you can for 6, 8 or 10 repetitions, and you only complete a total of 8 to 20 sets per muscle group. The abdominals are very much different. You see much better results from abdominal training when you train them more frequently, with little to no weight, and much higher repetitions. Upper and lower days You should be training your abdominal muscles every 48 hours. The…
It has been a dilemma for many body builders or people who are trying to venture in the profession as to how to handle training and live a happy life without body strains. This is simple, as it all begins with you. People who rush in making important decisions at times result to hating this business but only because they lack understanding of the whole process. Always note that the body tells you everything and it is always important to listen and act to its demands as a successful body builder. For you to avoid any cases of overtraining it…
There are a number of body building techniques that will result in faster muscle growth. These are techniques that have over the years proven to be of great benefit. 1.Split training This in simple terms is dividing the various exercises or workouts into the various muscle groups which they work. Then you can divide your different workout sessions based on these categories. E.g. the upper body and the lower body. The advantage of split training is that you don’t have to work out the whole body in one session. Doing so may end up as over training which in itself…
The enthusiasm felt by a new bodybuilder is something that can be hard to measure. Can you remember that feeling when you first started lifting, making gains almost by the workout? You couldn’t wait for the next day to arrive, so you could build upon the last day’s gains the next time in the gym. It was a joyous period, those beginners’ gains. Some bodybuilders tend to take their excitement a little too far. The first time they trained biceps, they probably completed 4 sets and were very proud of the gains. The next day, there’s a good chance they…