If you are a regular at the gym, you have probably heard the terms supersets, compound sets, and drop sets tossed around. But what exactly are they? And more importantly, how can they benefit you? Supersets Supersets are two different exercises performed back to back (with little or no rest in between) for opposing muscle ...
The goals of this program are several. We want to induce muscle growth in order to get bigger, increase overall strength to enhance performance, and stimulate muscle creation; the creation of additional, new muscle fibers that we can then make bigger and stronger.There are no specific day one, two, three, etc. guidelines here; simply do ...
The sight of ripped and vascular muscles on a proportionate frame can seemingly bring about inspiration and motivation for others to do the same. Bodybuilders step on stage and display muscles with amazing symmetry that is forged through countless hours of training. But what really stands out is the astonishingly low body-fat that bodybuilders have. ...
Is this scenario familiar: you go to the gym, it’s chest day. You do three or four sets on the flat bench. Then you do a few more sets on the incline bench. And you finish it out with some dumbbell flyes or cable crossovers. Maybe another exercise here or there, but that’s about it. ...
P90X2 includes some of the exercise routines from P90X but is much more intense in scope. It’s designed for people who want to get in amazing shape in just 90 days and includes a combination of functional training, strength training and plyometric exercises. The program does have some similarities to P90X but also includes exercises ...
The gym experience for me is the way to workout. I am constantly learning new exercises and techniques by watching and talking to different people. I enjoy the camaraderie of my fellow gym rats. I have hired a trainer on more than one occasion to learn the proper way to perform each exercise so ...
In Part 4 of Workout-X Guide to Body-Weight Training we are covering Bodyweight Training to Gain Muscle Mass; Body-weight Training to Build Lean Muscle; Bodyweight Training for Overall Health and our conclusion. If you haven’t read Parts 1 through 3, make sure to check them out. Now, let’s get to some muscle talk! Body-weight Training ...
To prevent bench press injuries you need a proper warm-up. I’m a certified personal trainer. I often see men diving right into the bench press without warming up. I’ve seen them enter the gym and head straight for the bench press, so that’s how I know. Or they exit the locker room and it’s obvious ...
