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Benifits Of Lunge Exercise

Lunges are a great part of an exercise routine if you know how to perform them correctly and safely. Unfortunately, not everyone does, so you should always seek advice to make sure that you are not straining your muscle incorrectly. A rough guide to make sure that you do them correctly is to do as [...]

Dumbbell Press – A Bench Press Workout Without The Bar

Dumbbell Press – A Bench Press Workout without the Bar
Introduction –
The Dumbbell Bench Press works out the pectoral muscles in the chest without the need for a large bar and weights.  The benefit of doing the press with dumbbells over the bar is that the dumbbell press works the stabilizer muscles in both arms.  Since [...]

Close Grip Bench Press – A Bench Press That Targets The Triceps

Introduction

The Barbell Close Grip Bench Press is slightly different than a standard bench press.  In a normal bench press, the arms are placed wider apart, usually with the thumb at about shoulder width.  But with the close grip bench press, you’ll begin with your hands almost in line with your shoulder width.  Move your hands [...]

Calf Raises – The Standing Calf Raise

Introduction –

The standing calve raise isolates the gastrocnemius, and will lead to bigger calf muscles.  The calves are often ignored when working out, but spending a few sets on these muscles will lead to a more complete workout.   This workout can either be done with a barbell positioned on the shoulders, or done with a [...]

Calf Exercises – The Seated Toe Raise

The Seated Toe Raise is an easy exercise to work the calf muscles, especially if your balance is not that great.  The pros of doing this specific exercise is that it allows for you to use any range of weight to do it, and does not require muscular strength in other parts of the body.  [...]

Dumbbell Row – A Great Back Workout For The Major And Minor Groups

The Dumbbell Bent-Over Row, or dumbbell row, works out many muscle groups, similar to using a cable machine, but without the need for the machine.  This is necessary if you do not have a large cable machine, and neither does your gym.  The dumbbell row is just as effective as doing a seated row, but [...]

Bench Dips – How To Do A Bench Dip

The Bench Dip is another great tricep exercise.  It works out the triceps, along with other major muscle groups in the chest and back.  It is a good basic exercise for the triceps that can be done from any surface, not just a bench.  By angling your body closer and closer to parallel with the [...]

Barbell Rows – A Great Variation On The Seated Row

The Barbell Bent-Over Row is a back workout that works out multiple muscle groups all over the upper body.  Back, front, and arm muscles are all worked during the barbell row.  Though, it is important to take caution during the lift to not injure muscles in the back.  If done correctly, this exercise can save [...]