Building your muscles is a challenging goal. It requires laser focus, discipline, and sometimes, it also requires the use of muscle-building supplements. It takes a lot of time to reach your goal, but many people swear that muscle-building supplements can help. The question is, are they really worth buying? This article will explain the benefits … Continue reading Are Muscle Building Supplements Worth Buying?
If you are looking for a new way to improve your health and enjoy more benefits that could help you become stronger for your daily activities, strength training might be the key to achieving a healthier lifestyle. Muscle strength is important to fulfill daily tasks, whether you need it for work or errands. Improving muscular … Continue reading 5 Benefits of Strength Training
There are plenty of easy and affordable ways to workout at home. Here’s a look at eight pieces of equipment you can use to set up your home gym – without taking up the entire space. 1. Resistance bands One of the most versatile pieces of equipment you can buy is a set of resistance … Continue reading 8 Pieces of Workout Equipment Every Home Gym Needs
Whether you’re an avid outdoor runner or a treadmill-loving gym-goer, you might be wondering if running will help you build muscle mass. The short is yes, but it all depends on how you run. How do you build muscles? The process to build muscle mass is actually quite interesting. To bulk up, your muscles need … Continue reading Can Running Build Muscles?
Men who are hoping to get some well-defined abdominal muscles may want to try these exercises. The bicycle maneuver Lie on your back and lace your fingers behind your head. Bring one knee toward your chest as you press your lower back into the floor. Twist your body so the opposite elbow touches the knee … Continue reading Best Abdominal Exercises
Less isn’t always more. Especially when it comes to weightlifting and building strength. In fact, a new study has found that reducing the amount of weight you lift might actually help your performance. Less weights, more strength A team of researchers from the UK’s University of Lincoln recruited 16 men (ages 18-29) who had been … Continue reading Reducing Weightlifting Amount Can Build Strength
Looking to add some leg exercises to your workout routine? Try these moves to improve the muscle in your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Walking lunge Instead of standing still to do lunges, try stepping forward with each lunge and dropping the trailing leg’s knee almost all the way to the ground. It decreases the stress … Continue reading 5 Great Leg Exercises
What is a trap bar and why would you use it for deadlifts? Properly using the trap bar for deadlifts The hexagon-shaped lifting apparatus helps put you right in the center of the bar you’re lifting. Although it can’t correct all your technique mistakes, it can help you improve the hip hinge to help ensure … Continue reading Using a Trap Bar for Deadlifts
If you’re trying to build muscle, supplements—such as creatine and protein—can help. But it’s vital that you use them in moderation and at the right level of training. When to add muscle-building supplements If you’re a beginner to weightlifting, don’t worry about adding supplements. You’re likely to automatically build muscle quickly after you start resistance … Continue reading The Best Muscle-building Supplements
So, you added a few more pounds when you were weightlifting to show off and now you think you tore your rotator cuff. Welcome to the side effects of weightlifting (and baseball, bowling and any other repetitive movement)! Symptoms of a torn rotator cuff Did you hear a distinct snapping sound when you were weightlifting? … Continue reading The 411 on Torn Rotator Cuffs From Weightlifting
