Friday, January 9, 2009

How To Increase The Size Of Your Muscles

By Dave Vower

To increase the size of your muscles, you can use a number of resistance exercises that will target your biceps and triceps. It shouldn't matter where you choose to do your exercises. You can workout at home or in a gym and the results will be the same.

The exercises that you can use to increase the size of your arm muscles are dumbbell curls, standing barbell curls, incline curls, preacher curls and concentration curls. For beginners to these exercises it is important that you get some help with the technique that you will use. Doing the exercises with the wrong technique will not get you the results that you are after. You should also use care so that you do not injure yourself while you are doing these exercises.

Pushups have long been used to build up arm muscles. There is another version of push ups called push downs that will help to increase the size of the arm muscles. The exercise starts in a plank position and then you will lower yourself down but not all the way down to the floor. Hold the position for a few seconds and then push yourself back up.

Another exercise that you can do is triceps dips. These are done on the edge of a chair. Raise yourself up using your arms and hold the position. Lower yourself back down onto the chair. Free weights are another good way to increase the size of your biceps muscles. To do this you stand straight and hold the weight in one of your hands. Lift the weight to your chest and then back down. The weight that you should use for these exercises is a five, ten or fifteen pound weight.

Using closed grip bench presses can work on your biceps and triceps all in one exercise. Lay down on the bench and keep your hands close together more than you would for a typical bench press. Keep the elbows tucked in and your wrists straight. Lower the bar to your chest and then straight up. You should also use hand gripping exercises to work on the strength of your hands and forearms.

The sitting cable row is done on a machine. Sitting on the bench forward with your legs extended you take the handgrips and pull them toward you and back. This exercise works your lower back and lats.

These are just a few back muscle building exercises. Technique is so important in lifting exercises so you do not injure your back. Definitely see demonstrations first before you try these exercises and get feedback on your form.

Your back truly is your lifeline. Back muscle building is part of your core strength training. A strong back will help with your total workout. Always, remember to take a day off to lets your muscles rest and rebuild. With these back muscle building exercises build up to higher weights to get greater strength and bulk. - 15995

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