Is strength training without weights really effective? And will those exercises really benefit you to strengthen your body? The answer to both of those questions is YES, and I will show you why. Body weight exercises can be some of the most beneficial ways to build muscle without any weight training equipment. One example is you can use the resistance of your own body weight performing pull ups. This is a wonderful exercise for building muscle in your back, shoulders, triceps, and chest.

There are many strength training exercises without weights using your own body weight that you can do, they are:

Pull-ups (chin-ups) A Pull-up will build muscle and strength in the back, shoulders, triceps, and chest. You will even seem some growth in the biceps. Pull ups are [ Continue Reading ]

The quickest way to add size to your arms that makes a visual impact is to build up your triceps. And if you’re serious about building big, muscular triceps, this is the list for you! But before I give you my Top 5 list for triceps-building success, let me explain my how I created this list.

First, the exercises I’ve chosen are simple and for beginners who need a solid foundation in triceps-building fundamentals in order to achieve long-term success from their workouts. Although these exercises are simple, this does not mean that they’re easy. Their simplicity lies in the intuitive benefits that come from each triceps-building movement and the fact that you can do these exercises with a minimal time commitment. But getting the most from these exercises [ Continue Reading ]

First of all know this: Bodybuilding is a process that is not instantly gratifying. Long before the supplement revolution and what is now known as the fitness industry, we did things through,thats right, good old-fashioned hard work. Bodybuilding begins with a strengthening of the mind, allowing yourself to accept that through hardship there is reward. If this is your mantra, and you are willing to surmount the natural barriers, then you can become a bodybuilder.

One of the most overlooked and most common detrements to a physique, is overtraining. Put simply it means that the amount of stress of work that you incur on your muscles exceeds its ability to properly repair before being worked again.You are working too hard. Train smarter not harder. Join or hang around in any gym [ Continue Reading ]

There are people everywhere (you may be one of them) who know that they need to and want to lose weight. But have the ‘yeah, I’ll probably start tomorrow’ syndrome. On top of that, let’s face it; many people are simply too lazy to change their lifestyles, so here are ten free diet tips to kick-start your diet. This free diet guide would show you the right direction.

Tip no. 1: Set SMART goals. Goals give dieters something to aim for and are a good source of inspiration. Fitness experts worldwide would agree that all goals you set should adhere to the following acronym:

S (simple): All goals should be easy to remember. Saying ‘I want to lose 20lbs of fat, gain 10lbs of muscle, speed up my metabolism and lower my cholesterol in 6 weeks unless [ Continue Reading ]

When watching world class swimmers whether male or female, one thing becomes obvious very quickly. These disciplined athletes are doing more than just flailing their arms and legs in the water and hoping to stay afloat. Whether doing a crawl or the butterfly, their powerful arms and shoulders are swooping in and out the water driving their bodies forward at a stunning pace.

Swimmers need upper body strength to increase their body’s ability to pull itself through the water. Swimming is more about the arms and shoulders than any other part of the body. Using nearly every muscle in the body for propulsion and balance, it is power of the upper body that drives the arms through the water and gives most of the speed to the swimmer. Because of this, swimmers engage in a [ Continue Reading ]