Fitness: Know Your Muscle Building Exercises

Know Your Muscle Building Exercises - The Chest

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- Hold dumbbells directly overhead.

- Lower them to sides with elbows slightly bent, pulled back and to repparttar side. Lower no further than level with repparttar 113027 torso.

- Use repparttar 113028 pectorals to pull repparttar 113029 weights back up to repparttar 113030 starting position.

2. Incline bench press - you can move straight on to this exercise if you have reached an appropriate level of experience. If you perform this exercise as repparttar 113031 second part of a pre-exhaust routine you may have to use lighter weights than normally.

- Take a shoulder width grip.

- Lower repparttar 113032 bar to repparttar 113033 chest with repparttar 113034 elbows pointed to repparttar 113035 side.

- Return to repparttar 113036 starting position.

Richard 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 Leg Extension

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MUSCLES TARGETED: vastis lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, rectus femoris

STARTING POSITION

Sit in repparttar machine and press repparttar 113026 back firmly against repparttar 113027 back pad. Place repparttar 113028 ankles behind and in contact with repparttar 113029 foot pad. Place repparttar 113030 legs parallel to each other. Grasp repparttar 113031 handles.

UPWARD MOVEMENT

Raise repparttar 113032 pad by fully extending repparttar 113033 knees. Keep repparttar 113034 torso erect and firmly pressed against repparttar 113035 back pad. Do not lift repparttar 113036 buttocks from repparttar 113037 seat. Do not lock out repparttar 113038 knees.

DOWNWARD MOVEMENT

Allow repparttar 113039 knees to slowly flex back to repparttar 113040 starting position. Keep repparttar 113041 torso erect and firmly pressed against repparttar 113042 back pad. 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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