A whole array of lifting bars are available to bodybuilders, and aside from the regular straight barbell and dumbbell’s the so-called EZ Curl Bar is easily the most popular.

As the name implies, the EZ Curl Bar was created to make curling exercises easier, as many people found that using a straight barbell was awkward or [...]

Weights aren’t necessary to build muscle, but, resistance is. And, to continue building muscle without weights, some form of resistance must progressively increase. If the average person (not a fit person!) began suddenly training with bodyweight exercises, for example, they would soon see that their muscles begin to grow in size.

However, there is a limit [...]

With the muscles of the shoulders (deltoid muscles) being made up of three heads, the best way to work eating properly is to isolate each individual muscle with a special exercise. Dumbbell lateral raises such an exercise designed specifically for the development of the side deltoids.
Here is how they are performed…

Stand with your feet around [...]

Static contraction training, more commonly known as isometrics, is a method of training in which the muscles and joints don’t move against resistance, but work statically against it. Unlike dynamic training, where muscles and joints move against the resistance.

An example of a static contraction exercise would be to place your back against a wall, and [...]

So, you want to learn how to body build? To develop a good amount of shapely, strong and masculine muscle in the shortest time possible? I’ll start you off…

When you are starting out I strongly advise you to forget about all the fancy things you will see people talking about in the forums and in [...]

This article doesn’t just apply to bodybuilders, but to everyone who wants to lose fat. Preserving muscle is essential whilst losing fat, because muscle mass helps keep the metabolism high, which burns fat. Once muscle mass starts to be disappear, the metabolism slows making losing fat much harder. In this article I will show you [...]

While it’s true to build muscle you need to eat more, the biggest mistake you can make — which could set you back months — is to take that as a ticket to eat anything and everything. You need to know which are the best sources of food for building muscle, if you are to [...]

If you are looking for an effective biceps exercise and are getting slightly bored of barbell curls and dumbbell curls, then why not try incline dumbbell curls? All you need is a bench capable of being set to incline, and a pair of dumbbells.

Before you go loading your dumbbells up with amount you normally lift [...]

Any smart trainer will always emphasise the importance of developing the triceps to his or her clients trainees. An even smarter trainer will know the best kind of exercises to develop the triceps with. I learned early on from the very best that various tricep extensions are the way to go — and I’ve not [...]

I do not care what vegetarians say, man was made to eat meat and that is all there is to it. It is also a well-known fact that those who choose the vegetarian lifestyle have a harder time putting muscle on than those who include meat in their diet.
Protein

Good bodybuilding nutrition will, therefore, include plenty [...]