Friday, January 9, 2009

Back Muscle Building

By Dave Vower

To increase the size of your muscles, you can use a number of resistance exercises that will target your biceps and triceps. It shouldn't matter where you choose to do your exercises. You can workout at home or in a gym and the results will be the same.

Some of the exercises that you will use to build up your arm muscles are a standing barbell, preacher curls, incline curls, dumbbell curls and concentration curls. These exercises can be done by a beginner but you should make sure that you consult with an expert to get the best possible results. You will also be able to avoid injury if you use the proper technique when you are doing your exercises.

Many people use push ups to get an increase in the size of their arm muscles, but there is a different exercise that is similar. A push down starts off in a plank position and lower yourself to the floor. Hold the position for a few seconds and then raise yourself back up to the beginning position.

Pull ups are a good exercise for back muscle building. They are self explanatory. They are big in military workouts. The exercise is to lift your body off the ground by gripping a bar above your head, and then pull your self up to chin height above the bar. Build up you number of repetitions.

Using closed grip bench presses can work on your biceps and triceps all in one exercise. Lay down on the bench and keep your hands close together more than you would for a typical bench press. Keep the elbows tucked in and your wrists straight. Lower the bar to your chest and then straight up. You should also use hand gripping exercises to work on the strength of your hands and forearms.

Proper nutrition is important for your arm building workout. Keep your intake of fatty foods limited and don't consume too much alcohol. The usual food pyramid is a good thing to keep in mind when you are working on your nutrition plan.

These are just a few back muscle building exercises. Technique is so important in lifting exercises so you do not injure your back. Definitely see demonstrations first before you try these exercises and get feedback on your form.

Your back truly is your lifeline. Back muscle building is part of your core strength training. A strong back will help with your total workout. Always, remember to take a day off to lets your muscles rest and rebuild. With these back muscle building exercises build up to higher weights to get greater strength and bulk.

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