Know Your Muscle Building Exercises - The Chest

Written by Rick Mitchell


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- Hold dumbbells directly overhead.

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

- Userepparttar 113028 pectorals to pullrepparttar 113029 weights back up torepparttar 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 asrepparttar 113031 second part of a pre-exhaust routine you may have to use lighter weights than normally.

- Take a shoulder width grip.

- Lowerrepparttar 113032 bar torepparttar 113033 chest withrepparttar 113034 elbows pointed torepparttar 113035 side.

- Return torepparttar 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

Written by Rick Mitchell


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

STARTING POSITION

Sit inrepparttar machine and pressrepparttar 113026 back firmly againstrepparttar 113027 back pad. Placerepparttar 113028 ankles behind and in contact withrepparttar 113029 foot pad. Placerepparttar 113030 legs parallel to each other. Grasprepparttar 113031 handles.

UPWARD MOVEMENT

Raiserepparttar 113032 pad by fully extendingrepparttar 113033 knees. Keeprepparttar 113034 torso erect and firmly pressed againstrepparttar 113035 back pad. Do not liftrepparttar 113036 buttocks fromrepparttar 113037 seat. Do not lock outrepparttar 113038 knees.

DOWNWARD MOVEMENT

Allowrepparttar 113039 knees to slowly flex back torepparttar 113040 starting position. Keeprepparttar 113041 torso erect and firmly pressed againstrepparttar 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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