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The Best Muscle Building Exercises

By: Shawn LeBrun



Everyone wants a healthy, good-looking body. And the truth is,
you'll have to work hard in order to achieve this. 

That starts with using the proper equipment, having a good diet,
and a healthy way of living. 

To get the most muscle growth possible, you want to use the best
muscle building exercises in the gym. If you want to build
muscle, you're going to have to lift heavy weight using
effective weight lifting exercises. 

There's no getting around this. If you want to build muscle, you
will need to apply the appropriate amount of resistance to your
muscle. 

You'll need to use simple compound movements. Compound movements
are weight training exercises that use more than one muscle
group to complete a lift. Free weights are dumbbells and
barbells.

By using these effective muscle building exercises, free weights
and compound movements, you force your body to work harder.

By forcing your body to work harder, you add more stress to the
targeted and supporting muscles.

Remember to use proper form when lifting weight, especially
heavy weight. Lifting heavy weight for the sake of lifting heavy
will result in poor form, which will lead to injuries. You don't
want injuries.

If you're a beginner, it's best if you use a combination of free
weights, machines and body weight exercises. In order to lift
heavy, you need to establish the correct form and balance. 

This takes time, practice and patience. Once you've established
the correct form and balance, try adding more weight lifting
exercises, especially free weight exercises.

If you're having trouble or not sure about certain weight
lifting exercises, always ask for advice. Never attempt an
exercise you're not sure about. Ask a gym employee for advice.

If you can't find a gym employee, ask one of the regulars. The
regulars are usually more than happy to provide some guidance
and help when it comes to muscle building exercise.

Before going into a heavy weight lifting workout, make sure
you're properly warmed up. Never attempt to lift heavy weights
when you're cold. Lifting heavy weight when you are cold will
result in injuries.

Always remember to include a warm up (5 to 10 minutes) using an
aerobic activity, followed by 5 to 10 minutes of stretching in
your weight lifting exercise routine. 

Here is a series of muscle building exercises that you could use
for the chest area:

Flat Bench press Flat bench press with dumbbells Flat bench
dumbbell flyes Incline bench press Incline dumbbell press
Parallel bar dips Decline dumbbell bench press Incline dumbbell
flyes

Muscle building exercises for back:

Bent over rowing Wide grip chins Lat machine pull downs Low
cable pulley rows One arm dumbbell rows Dead lifts Shrugs Good
mornings Hyperextensions T bar rowing

Exercises for hamstrings:

Lying leg curls Stiff legged dead lifts 

Exercises for shoulders:

Press behind the neck Seated dumbbell press Side lateral raises

Muscle building exercises for calves:

Standing calf raises Seated calf raises Leg press calf
extensions Standing one legged calf raises

Exercises for biceps:

Standing barbell curls Seated alternate dumbbell curls Incline
dumbbell curl Standing dumbbell curls

Exercises for quadriceps:

Squats Leg press Leg extensions Hack squats

Muscle building exercises for triceps:

Close grip bench press Lying triceps extensions Standing cable
press downs Seated over head barbell extensions Triceps bench
dips Overhead rope extensions

Exercises for abs: Crunches Knee ups Hanging leg raise Incline
knee raises Incline sit-ups Roman chair sit ups

That was a list of the best muscle building exercises you should
use in the gym. Always remember to use proper form on each
exercise. 

If you have any questions on how to perform one of these muscle
building exercises, ask advice from someone who is experimented
in s and than try to experiment through trial them. You don't
want to use trial and error, since you could harm yourself.


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