Which Exercises Are Best For Building Muscle?
by Howe Russ
Millions of people use gyms on a daily basis but if you ask any personal trainer or coach for the most common question they are asked they will tell you it's people asking how to build muscle. That's right, despite fitness being very popular few of us actually know which exercises work best and which ones do not.
If you are ready to learn the facts you are in the correct place.
Before you go the the gym for your next session, take a moment and think about your current routine. Do you spend too much time playing around with little exercises that don't make very much difference to your overall physique? If you are like most people, the answer here is certainly yes.
For faster results squash your current routine.
Sometimes in order to reach your destination faster you have to go back to basics. The old school techniques which have stood the test of time and still return quality results when applied correctly. I am talking of course about compound exercises.
That's right, despite the fact that working out has become increasingly more scientific in recent years we still need to return to the very beginning when we want to increase our size and strength. Performing a heavy bench press is still excellent for chest building, shoulder press is still the optimal shoulder building exercise, you get the picture...
Those big multi-joint exercises are the ones which still yield the best results so make them the baseline of each gym workout. If you improve your bench press you will improve your chest, it's really as simple as that. Keep your isolation exercises in there to give your session a good overall effect but make your compound lifts the main event.
So how much weight do you need to lift to get bigger? While everybody's strength is different there is in fact a simple little concept you can use to get the answer for you. Your rep range needs to aim into your hypertrophy zone for maximum results. So that means performing eight-to-twelve repetitions of an exercise. If you can't hit eight it is too heavy, once you can reach twelve it's becoming too light.
That system will keep you constantly pushing for new progress which, in turn, will lead to increased muscle gains.
You probably know people in your life already who spend hour after hour trying to build a better body but the truth is you do not need to. It doesn't need to take over your entire life. Cut out the smaller movements and focus more on the ones which matter more.
As well as improving your routine, this also allows you time to recover from each session before you hit the gym again. Rest and recovery are absolutely vital to a building plan. Try to get eight hours of sleep each night, if you can, as well as taking at least two days off each week.
The next time you hear a guy at your local gym asking for tips on how to build muscle don't be surprised if you tell him what you have picked up today and he doesn't believe you. He'll probably think it's too simple and go off searching for some over complicated miracle solution which costs him a fortune. As a personal trainer I see that guy every day wherever I work. As long as you don't become him you're doing okay!
Author: Russ Howe PTI is a popular personal trainer. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFcTIpXe90">how to build muscle</a> with our new video guide giving the 5 steps to a more powerful body and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glfv46sHR4E">best shoulder building exercises</a>.
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Title: Which Exercises Are Best For Building Muscle?
Author: Howe Russ
Email: howe.russ@gmail.com
Keywords: fitness
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Category: Health & Fitness
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