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Getting a Chest Workout
You can change the feel and focus of many chest exercises by adjusting the angle of the bench you use. Performing chest exercises on a flat bench emphasizes those fibers in the center of your chest. When [more…]
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Getting a Great Lower Body Workout
In general, work your large muscles before moving on to your small ones. So perform your lower body workouts in the following order:
1. Glutes
2. Quads
3. Hamstrings [more…]
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Trainer Talk: Basic Muscle Terms
You don’t need to be fluent in the language of bodybuilding competitions to design an effective workout, but you do need to familiarize yourself with common weight-training lingo. Know the following terms [more…]
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Getting an Upper Back Workout
Upper back exercises fall into three general categories: pulldowns and pull-ups, rows, and pullovers. For the most complete upper back workout, perform at least one exercise from each category, although [more…]
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Tracking Your Weight Training Progress
You may find that recording your workout details increases your motivation and helps you keep up with your workout program. Try logging your workouts in a notebook or weight training diary to see if this [more…]
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Choosing a Health Club
Many people have no choice. If your neighborhood has only one club, that's the club you probably need to join, even if the facilities aren't top-notch. You're more likely to use the mediocre fitness center [more…]
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Debunking Weight Training Myths
Don’t let a few things you may have heard about weight training keep you away from the gym. Look at these common weight training myths and the facts that debunk them so you can arm yourself with the knowledge [more…]
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Finding a Fitness Trainer
Personal training instruction is valuable for anyone who lifts weights; even hiring a trainer for a few beginner sessions is beneficial. This list of qualifications shows what to look for when hiring a [more…]
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Mastering Gym Etiquette
Even at a health club — a place where tank tops, profuse sweating, and mild grunting are perfectly acceptable — rules of etiquette should be followed. Sure, the social graces expected in a weight room [more…]
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Being a Good Personal Training Client
When you’re working with a personal trainer, take an active role in your weight-training sessions, aligning your behaviors with a willing participant that trainers can easily work with. Keep these things [more…]
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Practicing Good Weight Training Etiquette
At the gym, rules of weight training etiquette should be followed by everyone. After you know what’s expected of you, you’ll feel more comfortable. Adopt these rules to ensure good manners when lifting [more…]
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Bonus Weight Training Equipment
Weight training equipment can be intimidating. Fortunately, you don’t need much or have to spend much money. Be on the lookout for the following basic training equipment to help you in your weight training [more…]
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Finding a Personal Trainer
Getting personal instruction at least three times is valuable for anyone who lifts weights. If you join a club, you should automatically get a free training session on top of a fitness evaluation. Ask [more…]
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Weight Training For Dummies Cheat Sheet
If you want to get into weight training, start by sorting fact from fiction. Don’t let stories you’ve heard about weight lifting keep you from the gym. You'll reach your fitness goals sooner by getting [more…]
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How to Do a Dumbbell Chest Press
Build up your chest muscles, shoulders, and triceps with a dumbbell chest press. You can vary your exercise routine by doing an incline or decline chest press. This video shows you how to position your [more…]
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How to Do Squats
Squats exercise your butt and hamstrings, but primarily strengthen your quad muscles. Doing squats requires no equipment, but adding a barbell intensifies the workout. This video shows both techniques, [more…]
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How to Do a Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Strengthen your shoulder muscles with the shoulder press. This exercise also works your upper back and triceps. Work out at home with this video for strong, toned shoulders. [more…]
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How to Do a Basic Abdominal Crunch
Abdominal crunches strengthen your core and flatten your stomach. Whether working upper or lower abs, crunches are great stomach exercises and require no exercise equipment. [more…]
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How to Do a Triceps Kickback
You can do a triceps kickback with just one dumbbell, or by using a cable machine. Depending on the weight you use, it tones muscles or builds muscle mass in your arms. Proper technique makes a big difference [more…]
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How to Do a Standing Calf Raise
Strengthen your lower leg muscles with the standing calf raise exercise, which you can do with both feet on the ground or on just one leg. This video also shows you how to use a seated machine to build [more…]
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How to Do External and Internal Rotation Exercises
External and internal rotation exercises focus on your rotator cuff muscles. This workout video shows correct form and technique for strengthening your rotator and shoulder muscles. [more…]
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How to Do a Barbell Biceps Curl
Build your bicep muscles by doing curls using barbells, dumbbells, or a cable machine. Bicep curls require attention to proper form to prevent injury or strain. This video shows you how to build biceps [more…]
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How to Do a Dumbbell Row
Strengthen your back with the dumbbell row. The row exercises your biceps and shoulders, but focuses primarily on strengthening your upper and lower back muscles. This video also introduces you to the [more…]
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