PUSH-UPS (CHAIR WIDTH) FOR CHEST

CHAIR WIDTH PUSH UPS

      PRIMARY TARGET : CHEST

        OTHER MUSCLES  : SHOULDERS,TRICEPS

1.   Take a chair or a firm steel frame (as shown above) which is strong enough to hold your body weight.

2.   Keep your feet together on the floor and palms are on the steel frame/chair, at shoulder width apart.

3.   With your hands on the frame, go as deep towards the floor as you can, while inhaling. This is very effective for your front deltoid.

4.   Pause for a second in this position and Feel the stretching in your shoulder and chest muscles.

5.   Now, pull your torso up by using the strength of your arms and toes, as you exhale.

6.   Repeat as many times as recommended.
  

TIPS:

Ø To make this work out more effective for different muscles of chest, just decrease/increase the distance between your hands or decrease/increase elevation of the chair.

Ø Changing the distance between your hands, help you to target different chest muscles, a little differently with every single centimeter variation.

Ø Make a full control on your body during the exercise.

Ø For the sake of variation, you can do this exercise by loading your back.

Ø Pace, while doing the exercise must be slow or medium.

DECLINED PUSH-UPS FOR CHEST

DECLINED PUSH UPS

     PRIMARY TARGET: CHEST

          OTHER MUSCLES : SHOULDERS,TRICEPS

1.   Kneel on floor with bench or elevation behind body.

2.   Keep your feet together on the elevation bench and palms are on the floor, at shoulder width apart.

3.   Now, pull your torso up by using the strength of your arms and front face of your feet/legs.(as shown above)

4.   Slowly, lower your torso downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.

5.     Feel the stretching in your shoulder and chest muscles and Pause for a second in this position.

6.   Pull-up your upper body back to the starting position, as you exhales.

7.   Repeat as many times as recommended.

       TIPS:

Ø Don’t rest your torso on the floor during reps.

Ø To make this work out more effective for different muscles of chest, just decrease/increase the distance between your hands or decrease/increase elevation of the bench.

Ø Changing the distance, help you to target different chest muscles, a little differently with every single centimeter variation.

Ø Make a full control on your body during the exercise.

Ø Keep your body straight like a plank during the exercise.

Ø For the sake of variation, you can do this exercise in flat and inclined (with or without load on back) manner of your torso.

Ø Pace, while doing the exercise must be slow or medium.

DECLINED BENCH PRESS(BARBELL) FOR CHEST

DECLINED BARBELL BENCH PRESS

     PRIMARY TARGET: CHEST(MAJOR PEC)

         OTHER MUSCLES : SHOULDERS ,TRICEPS

1.   Lie down on an decline bench and hook up your feet under leg brace.

2.   Lift the barbell from the rack and hold it straight over you.

3.   In this position, Your arms must be fully extended and locked.

4.      In this starting position, slowly Lower the barbell down to  the lower chest, while  inhaling.

5.   Pause for a second in this position and feel the contraction in your chest muscles.

6.   While using maximum strength from your chest muscles, push the bar back to the starting position as you exhale.

7.   Repeat as many times as recommended.

       TIPS:

Ø Before doing this exercise, must ensure a spotter person behind you(to avoid any accident).

Ø Be careful while picking and placing back the bar in the rack.

Ø Motion, while lowering down the barbell should be slow as compare to upward.

Ø To make this work out more effective for different muscles of chest, adjust different declination angles of the decline bench.

Ø Changing the declined bench angle helps you to hit the different muscles of chest a little differently with every single degree change.

Ø This exercise can also be performed with dumbells and exercise bands.

Ø Don't try to increase the pace which may lead to bounce the barbell on your chest.

Ø Make a full control on the barbell during the whole exercise.

Ø Pace, while doing the exercise must be slow or medium.

INCLINED BENCH PRESS(BARBELL) FOR CHEST

INCLINED BARBELL BENCH PRESS

     PRIMARY TARGET: CHEST(MAJOR PEC)

         OTHER MUSCLES : SHOULDERS ,TRICEPS

1.   Lie down on an inclined bench.

2.   Lift the barbell from the rack and hold it straight over you.

3.    In this position, Your arms must be fully extended and locked.

4.      In this starting position, slowly Lower the barbell down to  the upper chest, while  inhaling.

5.   Pause for a second in this position and feel the contraction in your chest muscles.

6.   While using maximum strength from your chest muscles, push the bar back to the starting position as you exhale.

7.   Repeat as many times as recommended.

       TIPS:

Ø Before doing this exercise, must ensure a spotter person behind you(to avoid any accident).

Ø Be careful while picking and placing back the bar in the rack.

Ø Motion, while lowering down the barbell should be slow as compare to upward.

Ø To make this work out more effective for different muscles of chest, adjust different inclination angles of the incline bench.

Ø Changing the inclined bench angle helps you to hit the different muscles of chest a little differently with every single degree change.

Ø This exercise can also be performed with dumbells.

Ø Don't try to increase the pace which may lead to bounce the barbell on your chest.

Ø Make a full control on the barbell during the whole exercise.

Ø Pace, while doing the exercise must be slow or medium.

FLAT BENCH PRESS ( DUMBELL ) FOR CHEST

DUMBELL FLAT BENCH PRESS

     PRIMARY TARGET: CHEST(MAJOR PEC)

         OTHER MUSCLES : SHOULDERS ,TRICEPS

1.   Sit down on a flat bench, with dumbells resting on your thighs and palms are facing each other.

2.   Raise  the dumbells up, just on the shoulders and lie back on the bench.

3.    During the above movement rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you.

4.   In this starting position, using maximum strength from your chest muscles, push the dumbells up your shoulders level as you exhale.

5.   Now your arms are perpendicular to the bench surface and must be fully extended and locked.

6.   Pause for a second in this position and feel the contraction in your chest muscles.

7.   Now slowly lower the dumbells down to the middle of chest, while inhaling.

8.   Repeat as many times as recommended.

 TIPS:

Ø This exercise can also be performed with the palms of the hands facing each other.

Ø Don't try to increase the pace which may lead to bounce the dumbells on your chest.

Ø Make a full control on the dumbells during the whole exercise.

Ø Pace, while doing the exercise must be slow or medium.

SHOULDERS UPRIGHT ROW WITH BARBELL

    

BARBELL UPRIGHT ROW

     PRIMARY TARGET: SHOULDER MUSCLES

      OTHER MUSCLES : TRAPEZIUS,BICEPS

   

1.   Hold a bar with shoulder width or slightly narrower overhand grip and hold it firmly.

2.   The bar should be rested on the front side of your thighs with the palm of your hands facing your thighs.

3.   Pull bar to neck until the bar is nearly in line with your chin, with elbows leading, while exhaling out.

4.   The bar should be close to the body as you move it up.

5.   Allow wrists to flex as bar rises.

6.   Pause for a second in this position and feel the contraction in the shoulders.

7.   Lower the bar back down slowly to the starting position.  As you inhale.

8.   Repeat as many times as recommended .

TIPS:

Ø Lift as much weight as you can do with smooth form. As too much weight leads to a bad form.

Ø This exercise  can also be performed using an e-z bar, cables and exercise band.

Ø Be careful ,while doing this exercise, as the barbell upright row is one among the big reasons for shoulders and back injuries.

Ø Pace, while doing the exercise must be slow or medium.

Ø Your elbows should drive the motion. While doing this exercise.

Ø  Your elbow must always be higher than your forearm.

FRONT RAISE FOR SHOULDERS

FRONT DELTOID RAISE

     PRIMARY TARGET: SHOULDER MUSCLES

      OTHER MUSCLES:TRICEPS,BICEPS,FOREARM

   

1.   Pick dumbells in both hands and stand straight.

2.   Hold dumbells in both hands firmly.

3.   Position dumbells in front of thighs with elbows straight or slightly bent.

4.   Raise dumbbell with  single hand alternatively.

5.   While exhaling Raise the dumbell to the Height just above horizontal i.e. the height of your shoulders.

6.   Pause for a second in this position and slowly come down back to the starting position as you inhale.

7.   Repeat as many times as recommended .

TIPS:

Ø This exercise can be done either in sitting position or standing position. but standing position is considered  more effective.

Ø Dumbells are more effective as compare to  barbell, because dumbbells  will challenge each arm independently.

Ø Elbows are kept straight or slightly bent throughout the movement.

Ø Pace, while doing alternative up-down movements  must be slow or medium.

DUMBELL PRESS FOR SHOULDERS

   

 DUMBELL SHOULDER PRESS

     PRIMARY TARGET: SHOULDER MUSCLES

      OTHER MUSCLES :  TRICEPS

   

1.   Begin standing or sitting with elbows bent and weights next to the ears.

2.   Push the dumbells upward until your arms are fully extended as you exhale.

3.   Pause for a second in this position and slowly come down back to the starting position as you inhale.

4.   Repeat as many times as recommended .

TIPS:

Ø Dumbells are more effective as compare to  barbell, because dumbbells  will challenge each arm independently.

Ø Take help if required, instead of taking risk.

Ø This exercise can be performed either by sitting or standing.

Ø If you are doing this workout in sitting position then either sit on a military press bench or a bench that has an aid to support your  back.

BODYBUILDERS MUST MAKE THESE HABITS

BODYBUILDERS HAVE  ALMOST SAME HABITS

·       CONSISTENCY

          It is the key to success in bodybuilding .All successful bodybuilders follow the diet as well as training schedule with full consistency. Unless you're sick, there's no excuse not to go to the gym. Follow your schedule like clockwork, and reap the inevitable benefits down the road.

·       EAT OFTEN

Keep on supplying the required nutrition to your guns after  every 2 to 3 hours for best results in accordance to muscles growth , strength and stamina.

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·       TAKE ENOUGH PROTEIN

Protein is the building blocks to your muscles, so keep it readily available for your body at all times. Aim to get 35-40 grams of protein with each small meal, or at least get one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day.

·       TAKE SUFFICIENT REST AND SLEEP

When you sleep, human  growth hormones are released and a lot of the recovery takes place. If you go skimpy on the sleep, you're robbing your body of its best opportunity to grow. To avoid this, make sure to get at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night.

·       REMAIN HYDRATED

Staying hydrated is important for everything from digestion to endurance. The bottom line is that your body depends on water to remain functional, just like a car requires oil to run, and as soon as you get dehydrated you're weaker, less mentally alert, and overall in less-than-perfect condition.

·       DON’T  IGNORE CARDIO

Cardio increases your overall cardiovascular condition, which is crucial in compound exercises such as squats and deadlifts. If your lungs can't process enough air, you'll be exhausted by oxygen depletion, not muscular failure, by the end of your set.

      Besides, you're not young forever, and keeping your heart in shape now will give you a great   advantage as you grow old. Try to get at least 2-3 cardio sessions per week.

·       STRETCHING

Big muscles don’t have to equal stiff muscles. Maintain and improve your flexibility by taking your stretching seriously. In addition to getting better blood flow (less soreness) and decrease the risk of injury, your flexibility will help your workout form as well.

·       USE NATURAL  SOURCE OF NUTRITION  MORE THAN ANABOLIC SOURCES AND SUPPLIMENTS

You can never depend of supplements and anabolic steroids  alone to carry you forward. Their are many good sources of natural supplementation for body growth. Supplements should be just that - supplements .supplements only provide benefits to your body when you are getting enough natural nutritional sources.

·       SPIRIT UP AND MOTIVATION LEVEL HIGH

Always think positive and maintain optimistic approach towards bodybuilding try to keep yourself  motivated by watching bodybuilding videos.

·       TRAIN SMART NOT LONG

                 Never try to remove your frustration on gym equipments or weights. “work smarter, not harder."  The bodybuilding version is "train smarter and harder." You must approach each workout as a challenge to push yourself out of the comfort zone, striving to get as much muscular stress as possible into your workout.

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