| Has your bodybuilding
program lost its powerful returns? How can you maximize your work
out to build more muscle mass? It starts with the current intensity
of your current work-out program. Once exercise becomes dull and
easy, changing the way you train is inevitable. Use the following
checklist to pump up the volume of your body building regimen.
Stretch those muscles to warm them up prior
to working them.
Add more weight. When weight lifting repetitions
no longer fatigue the muscles more weights are needed. Add weights
in small increments: three pounds, five-pounds, 10-pound and
so on. These weights are not limited to the barbell and dumbbells
either. Hand weights or even wearing a backpack filled with
heavy books may offer the type of intensity to your strength
training program. These alternative weights can work to strengthen
other muscles in your back and forearms. Remember, more weights
may call for fewer repetitions; however you may gradually work
up to 10 per set.
The objective of the front lunge is to end
up in a position where the front leg is bent at a 90 degree
angle with the thigh parallel to the ground and the lowered
leg vertical. With your legs shoulder-width apart and hands
braced on the hips, lift the right leg and take a giant step
forward into a lunge position The front leg should be bent with
the back leg straight. The knee of the front leg should not
exceed the area past your toes. In one complete motion, return
to the original standing position. Next, repeat the movement
with the left leg.
This exercise may be reversed and completed
by taking a step backward into the lunge position because it
works the muscles via another range of motion.
As with any training program, medical expertise
is recommended. |
