How Long Should You Rest Between Muscle Building Sessions?Written by Rick Mitchell
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to repair and recover. Any further exposure of affected muscle to intensive activity will interfere with recovery process and actually prevent it from achieving maximum growth. However, using muscle to assist in exercising other body parts or even taking part in low intensity aerobic exercise will not prevent recovery.It follows therefore that each muscle group should be trained intensively only once each week in order to allow full recovery. This can be achieved by incorportating a split training regime that allows you to work out several times each week but still exercise each muscle group intensively only once every seven days.
Rick Mitchell is the creator of the bodybuildingadvisor.com website that provides guidance and information to athletes at all levels of bodybuilding experience. Go to Bodybuilding Advice to learn more about the issues covered in this article.
| | Exercise The Right Way - The Flat Bench PressWritten by Rick Mitchell
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MUSCLES TARGETED: pectoralis major STARTING POSITION Assume a supine position on a bench. Grasp bar with a closed, pronated grip. Grip slightly wider than shoulder width. Place bar over chest with elbows fully extended. This is starting point for all repetitions. DOWNWARD MOVEMENT Lower bar to touch chest at nipple level. Keep wrists rigid directly above elbows. UPWARD MOVEMENT Push bar upward until elbows are fully extended. Keep wrists rigid directly above elbows. Do not arch back or raise chest to meet bar. Repeat or finish set.
Rick Mitchell is the creator of the bodybuildingadvisor.com website that provides guidance and information to athletes at all levels of bodybuilding experience. Go to Bodybuilding Advice to learn more about the issues covered in this article.
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