Posted: 6. April, 2011
The main goal of beginners for weight training, is to lay out a foundation for intensive workouts that they’re going to subject their bodies to. It’s easy to see that successful bodybuilding means bringing together several key elements, like nutrition, rest, and the proper exercises. This article will deal with barbell exercises for enabling newcomers to develop their overall strength and bodies.
First off, a beginner needs to aim a two main sets consisting of ten to twelve repetitions each. But in a few weeks, they need to take that development of basic strength and control to the next level. They do this by experimenting with one set with six to eight repetitions, and ‘to failure’. This is what maximizes muscle growth. It gives you the base from where you can move on to a higher level of development. After a while, you’ll find that using this one single piece of workout equipment is restricting, and that’s why later on within the series we’ll pull out a muscle boosting program, utilizing other forms of equipment for taking you up to an intermediate level. Meanwhile, we’ll work on these particular exercises for getting the muscles used to being worked.
Fore-arm – There are several small muscles running from your elbow to your wrist. The fore-arm has three primary groups of muscles. There are the fore-arm flexors, that lay along the inner part of your fore-arms, and the fore-arm extensors that lay along your outer fore-arm parts. Then you have the supinators. These lay on your upper and your outer sections of your fore-arms.
It’s crucial for you to perform your movements correctly when working out your fore-arms. If not, you won’t receive the full benefits for your efforts. It’s fairly hard to un-learn some bad habits in regard to exercising, so it’s best for you to learn how to implement proper technique right off the bat.
Biceps Brachii – You have two muscles located at your front upper arm, that will run from elbow to shoulders. These are the biceps, and they are actually smaller than triceps. They’re on the front of your upper arms. They have two heads, which is where the ‘bi’ part of their name derives.
Beneath these biceps, lies the ‘brachialis’. This is a group of flat muscles running halfway up your upper arm bone, all the way from the elbow joint. From behind you can see your brachialis, along with a whole band of muscles between your triceps and biceps whenever any bodybuilder flexes their arms.
Triceps Brachii – These are three muscles located toward the rear of your upper arm running from elbow to shoulder. Triceps are three-headed muscles on the back of your upper arm. That’s where the ‘tri’ part of their name came from.
The key to building your arms is avoiding over-training. These muscle groups are rather small. Your arms are used like secondary muscles when performing most all exercises for the shoulders, the back, and the chest. One example would be the biceps, which are used whenever you do rowing type movements for your back. The triceps gets used when you do pressing movements for your chest or your shoulders. You use your fore-arms anytime you grip weights for working out.
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