Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
I need a new chest workout routine that will get me a thicker, wider chest. That is an intense workout that can get me to gain a few inches on my chest in a 1-2 month time frame. I came up with a routine for my arms and have gain an inch and a half on them within a 1 month’s time.
I work out at home also. I have dumb bells and a curl bar that I have also been using for my benching. Just need a new workout of my chest.
Best chest workout:
1) 5 sets of between 6-10 reps decline dumbell bench presses
2) 4 sets of between 8-12 reps incline dumbell flies
3) 4 sets of wide hand placement push-ups to failure ( 1 min rest between sets)
4) 4 sets of between 8-12 reps pullovers
5) 5 sets of between 6-10 reps flat bench dumbell bench presses
This workout should take no more than an hour, and uses only the equipment that you have. Best of luck widening your chest.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Are you looking for a fast, convenient, and effective way to exercise right from the privacy of your own home? Exercising using just your bodyweight is a great alternative to gyms, weights, machines, and other expensive equipment. Let’s take a look at several of the basics and benefits of bodyweight exercises for women.
Basic Exercises:
Push-ups are a great way to exercise your chest, shoulders, and arms. They also exercise your abs, back, and legs, as well as a variety of other stabilizer muscles. Give them a try in the traditional position or do them with your knees on the ground (when just getting started), and experience for yourself all the different muscles being exercised.
Crunches are fantastic way to isolate and exercise your abdominal area. Crunches are similar to sit-ups, but they isolate your stomach muscles better. Simply lie down with your back on the floor and your legs (bent at the knees) in the air. Cross your feet at the ankles, cross your arms on your chest (with each hand on opposite shoulder), and attempt to sit up by moving your torso and head toward your legs. Slowly go up as far as you can, and then slowly come back down. (Tip: Don’t come down all the way…this will allow you to keep constant tension on your abs and get the best results).
Squats are great bodyweight exercises for women. They isolate the major muscle groups of your upper legs and butt, as well as a variety of stabilizer muscles. The basic squat can be done by standing with your feet shoulder with apart, with back straight, head looking up (not down), hands behind head, and, keeping your weight centered over your legs with your heels on the ground, slowly bend at the knees until your upper legs and butt are parallel to the ground. Hold that position for a moment and then slowly return to your starting position.
Lunges are another exercise that really get results. Start in a standing position with your feet just slightly apart. Keep your weight well-centered so you do not lose your balance. Take a long stride forward with either leg until the knee of your opposite leg barely touches the ground, hold position for just a moment, and shift your weight backwards, returning to your starting upright position. Then repeat with your opposite leg. This will really target your thighs (front and back) and your derriere.
These are some great basic bodyweight exercises for women. These 4 exercises should really help you get started on targeting your core muscles. Both push-ups and squats can be done in slight variations (depending on how close or far apart your hands and/or feet are positioned), and can place more emphasis on different parts of your targeted areas. With push-ups you can target inner our outer chest, and inner and outer thighs can be targeted with squats.
There are also some nice benefits of doing bodyweight exercise. You never have to go to the gym to workout. This saves you time and money, and makes it very convenient to exercise. Another key benefit is you do not have to use or purchase weights and exercise equipment, which can be dangerous to use or expensive to purchase on your own. All of these exercises can be done in the privacy of your own home, allowing you to feel much more comfortable than you might at a gym where you may have an audience. You can do a bodyweight workout no matter where you are, at home or out of town, making it a very convenient and efficient way to exercise.
The biggest benefit is that all of these bodyweight exercises for women will help you get the results you desire. Looking to gain muscle? Wanting to shape and sculpt your legs? Hoping to tone up your butt? Maybe you are trying to firm up your chest, abs, and arms. More than likely you really want all of the above…a whole new and improved you, so to speak. Well, you can have it, and it won’t cost you a fortune. Simple bodyweight exercises are really all you need.
But there is one important key. You need to take action and get started. You are now officially out of excuses. So get started with some of these basic exercises today and start experiencing the benefits and results as soon as possible. You will be glad you did.
Matt Gray
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
i’d like to work out my shoulders, back, and chest, but only have 1 dumbbell. What are some good exercises.
I have been doing dumbbell exercises for 6 years (since I was in 7th grade) and I have tuned them well. I do bicep curls while standing up (biceps, obviously), shrugs (stand with arm down with bell, then lift shoulder only as high as can up past neck), and laying down to do a half bench press – high reps. I use two bells because it lowers tension and stress on the back (results from imbalance), and it is a huge timesaver (about half, of course). I also use them for push-ups while my feet are on a chair for maximum chest exercises, as well as hundreds of curls. Just with these exercises, my workout is 25 mins a day and I have gone from using 8 pounders to 50 pounders in that time, only every other day, and still rising. Good luck.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
I have a flabby stomach and tites and i want that to change.
Do cardio everyday. 30 – 60 minutes a day. You have to reduce bodyfat to see the muscle you’re going to be building. Usually abs show up with a body fat percentage of less than 10.
To build up your chest do bench presses, flies ( with free weights) and push ups.
To build up your abdominal muscles, do various crunches and leg lifts to build your upper, middle, and lower abs.
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
My supply is limited in the PX but the weight room has little also i only weigh 148 pds and im 6′6 where do i start i eat like crazy nothing helps how do i put on weigh and build a chest
Wow, that’s a really low weight for your height. Have you talked to any of the coremans about putting on weight? As far as building muscle you want to do heavy weight with low reps.
Some exercises to do are bench press, dumbbell fly, dips, push-ups and all the variations. See if you can work up to a one arm push-up! Remember you want to do heavy weight a few times over lower weight many times. Good luck and be safe.
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Have tried press ups and the old 70s bendy spring, toning my chest however, i am looking to build the muscle. Any suggestions or secret tips?
lots of push ups. also if you have a weight bench, bench presses work great. u can pick a body building a magazine they usually have work out routines for every part of the body. just keep in mind that muscle is not gonna pop up over night, so you have to be patient & consistent.
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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The perfect push-up is a piece of equipment which any gym could have and a piece of equipment which any gym could live without.
It is definitely easier on the wrists than push-ups on the floor but it really does little to superiorly work your chest during push-ups.
Remember to keep your core tight and don’t let your hips sag towards the floor.
The correct way to perform is to externally rotate your palms as you lower your CHEST towards the floor.
To get the full benefit out of push-ups perform through full range of motion without snapping your elbows at the top.
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Are push-ups a good workout for building a chest? I’ve been doing a pushup workout for several months and I’m getting very little results. I don’t have any proper weight lifting equipments besides ONE dumbell and a pullup bar. I was wondering what would be the best chest workout that i can achieve?
My man you need to work out more than just your chest. Push ups are great for chest but you need to work on more things. Like the lady said get a gym membership and hit the gym. If you cant afford one here is what you do.
Workout 6 days a week. Go out and get about 3 different dumbell weights 2 each. Sit down on a hard surface chair not on a couch. Hold the dumbells out in front of you and and move your arms back until they are straight across you body. Do 3 sets of 6-8 reps to start. Than lay down on a bench and do presses. Than put the dumbells together and do another 3 sets of 6-8 reps. Also maybe try some supplements. I use NO-Xplode and Cell-mass. NO-Xplode an hour and a half before your workout and Cellmass right after your workout. I also use Myoplex shakes and bars. I like the Bars better bc its like your eating something and its keeping your energy up. Do some cardio aswell. Run ride or whatever. You need to keep your weight in check. Your chest will get bigger. It takes time bc the middle of your body is what really holds alot of your weight. I suggest going to a gym though bc you will be able to do alot more workouts. The more workouts you do the better. Shoulders work parts of your chest so does triceps. So does back. You will be amazing on how many different excerises hit different parts of your body. If you do the same stuff over and over your body will just adapt to it and it wont do anything for you.
Sorry so long hope this helps.
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
What are good weight lifting chest exercises to lose man boobs?
I already do bench press a machine, and flys.
I know I should be doing more but I just dont know what is effective.
I already know I should manage my diet so I just want to know the most effective exercises.
Push ups;
at least 100 a day in sets of as many as you can do. do them with your hands a little wider than your shoulders.
Bicep Workouts; (preacher curls, pull ups, dumbbell curls)
this is to develop you biceps and fill in some of that loose skin
also do triceps; (skull crushers, triceps extension, etc.)
Work your back too ( i think pull ups develop it the most)
basically work all the muscles around the chest including the chest to fill in all the loose skin.
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
I want to do workouts that will build my chest/pectoral muscles. If i only want to workout my chest, do i workout for a long time like for 30 minuites or do i do a specific amount of it? I do about 20 push ups every night (just to get used to it) what else should i do and how much of it? thanks
i would suggest doing
bench press 3 sets of 8-10
chest flys 3 sets of 8-10
incline bench press with dumbells 3 sets of 8-10
decline bench press 3 sets of 8-10
But if you can’t get to a gym, and still wanna workout your chest.
Do pushups until you literally fail. Then stop for about 1 minute then do it again until failure. Do this 3 times.
goodluck
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