Here are several chest exercises you can choose from: Flat Barbell Bench Press Incline Barbell Bench Press Flat Dumbbell Presses Incline Dumbbell Presses Flat Bench Dumbbell Flys Decline Barbell Bench Press Cable Crossover Dips Pec Deck Flys Flat Barbell Bench Press Works: Chest How to do it: Lie down on a flat bench. Your feet…
Here are the most used calf exercises: Standing Calf Raises Seated Calf Raises Donkey Calf Raises One Led Dumbbell Calf Raises Leg Press Calf Raises Standing Calf Raises Works: Calves How to do it: Face the machine. Position your feet on the platform with the heels hanging. Stick your shoulders under the shoulder pads. Lift…
Check out a few ideas for biceps exercises Standing Barbell Curls Preacher Curls Standing Alternate Dumbbell Curls Incline Dumbbell Curls Concentration Curls Seated Barbell Curls Standing Barbell Curls Works: Biceps How to do it: Stand straight with your feet at shoulder width apart, your knees very slightly bent. Hold the bar slightly wider then shoulder…
Here is a selection of back exercises: Wide Grip Pullups Lat Pulldown Bent Over Barbell Rows Seated Rows T-Bar Rows One Arm Dumbbell Rows Barbell Shrugs Wide Grip Pullups Works: Lats and middle back How to do it: Hold the overhead bar with your hands wide apart. Start lifting yourself up till your chin passes…
Scroll down to find some abdominal exercises you might have forgotten about. Crunches Roman Chair Crunches Cable Crunches Reverse Crunches Hanging Reverse Crunches Hanging Leg Raises Machine Crunches Crunches Works: Upper abs How to do it: Lie down on the floor. Place your calves on a bench in front of you. Your hands should be…
Yes, it seems it exists… I just recently found out about it… and I already ordered a bottle. It’s called Palatinose. The chemical name is Isomaltulose. Palatinose is actually as close as it can get chemically to table sugar – sucrose. The only difference chemically is a little tweak with the bond between glucose and…
I was just reading an article about the damages in the muscle during an eccentric muscle contraction compared to concentric contraction. I’ve known for a long time that eccentric contractions cause a lot greater micro damages in the working muscle. I also knew why that happens – because during the eccentric (negative) phase of the…
Spending so many hours a week as an employee at the Vitamin Shoppe oftentimes gives me the time to read and research supplements and supplement ingredients. The other day, following the request of a customer, I read about Acai – the popular drink with high antioxidant properties. I read something that made me continue my…
British researchers found that boiling cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower) destroys the glucosinolates, contained in them. In the body glucosinolates are converted to isothiocyanates – fighting compounds. Their study showed that stir-frying, microwaving for up to 3 min or steaming for up to 20 min didn’t show significant reduction in the amount of…