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Written by Chris Cook
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Tuesday, 18 July 2006 |
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Having prominent rear delts gives more depth to the deltoids for a complete, balanced look. I would suggest doing two movements for this head: incline bench laterals and the reverse pec deck. On incline bench laterals, lie facedown on an incline bench with the dumbbells hanging at your sides. Keep the arms slightly bent and perpendicular to the body. Raise them up until you feel the contraction in your rear delt. Don't go up too high, as your back will take over from the delts. Also, don't pull your arms too far to the rear, creating more of an angle. If you do, you'll bring the lats into play. You want to keep about a 90-degree angle between your arms and your body. For reverse pec deck, sit on the bench so you're facing the pad. Set the handles all the way to the back. From here, grab the handles and do a reverse fly motion. It's actually identical to bent-over lateral raises, only you're sitting upright and using a machine. Again, don't bring the arms too far back and let the inner back take over. You want to keep the stress on the rear delts.
I would then add an overhead press of some sort. This is a basic, compound movement that will really pack the mass onto your delts. I'd do military presses to the front rather than behind the neck. Presses behind the neck can put too much strain on the shoulder joint. Follow that up with- you already know what I'm going to say- lateral raises. I'd suggest three to four sets of each exercise, doing six to 10 reps on heavy days and 10 to 20 reps on higher volume days. This routine blasts all three heads for that complete, full, round look.
Incline bench laterals 3-4 X 6-10 (10-20 reps in higher volume days)
Reverse pec deck 3-4 X 6-10 (10-20 reps in higher volume days)
Military press 3-4 X 6-10 (10-20 reps in higher volume days)
Lateral raises 3-4 X 6-10 (10-20 reps in higher volume days)
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 12 July 2006 |
What’s your opinion on replacing meals with shakes and bars? Because of my job, I can only get three solid meals a day and I usually have a bar and two shakes for three more meals. Do you think I’m missing out on the gains I could be making if I were eating six solid meals? One last thing, what about pre- and post-workout shakes? I’m not sure what I should be having and I’m wondering what you do about that.
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Written by Gustavo Badell
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Tuesday, 18 July 2006 |
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Beginners always make good progress because training is such a new sensation for the body. I would start out by training five times a week, with just a few exercises per body part to start with. Here's how to break up the body:
Monday: Chest and abs
Tuesday: Back
Wednesday: Legs
Thursday: Shoulders
Friday: Arms, calves and abs
Increase the volume and the intensity a little each week as you add weight to the exercises. Do 20 to 30 minutes of cardio two or three times a week to start and build on that too.
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Written by Ray Arde
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Tuesday, 18 July 2006 |
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Barbell Curl- Ray always starts his biceps workouts with either barbell curls or alternate dumbbell curls, both of which he feels are absolutely invaluable exercises for anyone wishing to build the bi's. He's strong on both movements, as you might imagine. After a warm-up set of 15 reps with a quarter on each side of an Olympic bar (95 pounds), Arde pyramids up. The sets will typically be something like 135 for 12, 185 for eight and 205 for six. "I could go heavier, but I know how horrible my form would be, from past experience," he notes.
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