Muscle Development
People lift weights for a couple different reasons. They lift to make them more physically able to play sports, so they can feel fit and stronger, and most of the people who lift weights just want a more muscular appearance. It's true, for the most part a muscular body is an attractive body. However, there is a limit. Most people don't find professional weight lifters attractive, they think that a body that big and toned is disgusting. Physically, regular exercise helps develop muscle tone and strength and control weight. Besides strengthening the muscles, including the involuntary muscles like the heart, it is believed to make the bones stronger by increasing calcium uptake. It has also been proved to reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Mentally, lifting helps contribute to a feeling of well-being and helps to relieve stress. Regular exercise also postpones the aging process by up to 50%. The best way to start weightlifting is to set goals and to be motivated to accomplish those goals. An overweight man should set a goal of how much weight he wants to lose and how he wants his body to look after lifting for a period of time. Even if you had a hard day at work and don't feel motivated t
Kennedy, Robert. Weight Training Basics. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1997. The barbell curls work on building more mass for the largest belly of the biceps. This exercise is performed by standing straight holding a moderately heavy dumbbell at your hips with your arms straight. Your arms should be tight up against your body and your should be wider than your shoulders. Keep your wrists locked and do not move your elbows. Now lift it up to your chest. Once it is up to your chest, hold it and then lower it down slowly. Do not just drop it because the lowering of it strengthens your muscles also. The dumbbell concentration curls develop the peak of the biceps by developing the outside head. This exercise will tone the muscles well. Sit on the edge of a bench with one arm resting on your leg. With the weight in the other hand, that arm will naturally be pulled to the center of your body and towards the ground. Pull the weight up towards the leg with your arm resting on it. Your shoulders will have to be rotated to do this. Lift the weight until your arms are at a 90 degree angle. Do not lift the weight straight out in front of you. You will know if you are doing this exercise right if your arms cramp when you finish. The incline dumbbell curls stretch the biceps and work the belly and some of the lower biceps. To perform the exercise, sit on a 45 degree angle bench. Have a dumbbell in each arm, holding them just above your chest. Lower the dumbbells slowly until your arms are just about to lock. If you let them lock it is much harder, but it also helps work your muscles a little bit more. Once your reach the down position, curl the bells explosively but under control. Once up at the top again you can rest for a second thanks to negative resistance which holds the weight by your chest. This exercise is hard to do at first so you might be better off getting a spotter to keep your elbows from moving. Another common exercise is the seated dumbbell press. These also give your arms a good workout. Sit straight up on a bench. Hold a dumbbell in each hand at about shoulders' height. Thrust the weight straight up over your head and then lower it back down slowly. o lift, you should still do at least two or three sets. This keeps the muscles stimulated so they don't get weaker. However, before anyone starts lifting, they should have a physical examination from a doctor to make sure they are in good enough shape and will not hurt themselves.
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