Posted on 16 November 2010 by
Cable Tricep Extension will help you break through your muscle building plateau
It’s exciting to start building muscle and as you watch your body sculpt and grow you feel as though you are really accomplishing a lot. But then once your body begins to get use to it’s size and your workouts you muscle building begins to slow down and just like a dieter you will hit a plateau. Unlike the dieter who stops losing weight – you stop building muscle.
When you have hit a plateau and your triceps just do not seem to be gaining anymore muscle, grab the cables. Working out the triceps with cables will get you over the hump so you can still build your muscles. There is a difference when working with cables versus working with weights. The cables are going to keep the tension on the triceps the entire time you do the extensions. By keeping the tension on the triceps they will not get to rest so the muscles will start building up again.
There are many different cable tricep extension exercises that can be done when working out. Always make sure when doing the tricep extensions that you are doing the exercise correctly.
When doing the one arm tricep extension select the amount of weight you will work with. Then stand straight with one foot in front of your body and the other behind your body. It will look like you are walking just in smaller steps. Make sure you are standing right in front of the stack of weights. With your palm facing the ceiling grab the handle of the pulley. Slowly pull the handle until your arm is bent just a little under 90 degrees. Your forearm will be next to your body almost at waist level.
Once you are in position pull the handle all the way down until your arm is straight. If you are moving the upper part of your arm then you are doing the exercise incorrectly. The only part that will be moving in this motion is the forearm. Exhale as you are bringing your forearm down.
While your arm is straight down tighten your triceps. Hold the triceps tight for just a second. Then inhale and bring the forearm back up into your starting position. Continue performing this until all the repetitions are done then switch hands and start the whole procedure again.
For the low cable tricep extension select your weight then lay on your back on the bench. With knees bent place each foot flat on the ground on each side of the bench. Make sure your head is laying flat and pointing at the weights. With your palms facing towards each other grab the ends of the rope. Your elbows will point toward the sky and your hands will point at the machine.
While exhaling pull your forearms straight up so they are pointing at the sky. Once again only move your forearms and not your upper arm. While the forearms are pointing straight up tighten the triceps. Hold them tight for a few seconds then start inhaling as you go back to the starting position. Continue through all the motions until you have completed all your repetitions.
Both of these cable tricep extension above exercises will help build the muscles again when you have hit a plateau with free weights. If you have not hit a plateau yet, put this info aside and then when you do need it (and you will) it will be handy and you won’t have to skip a beat.
Posted on 08 August 2008 by
For as long as man (and women) have been relying on machines to do most of their physical work for them – they have searched for ways to get 6-pack abs.
Most of us have sedentary jobs and spend most of our free time on a couch or in front of a computer hardly burning any calories or working out our muscles. This has caused us to get lazy and fat, with weak muscles.
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Posted on 28 June 2008 by
Bodybuilding is a splendid way of sculpting your body. It is an art of making your body as magnificent piece of art. The curvatures and muscle linings which tremendously define the contours of your body will make an Adonis out of you. All men probably dreamed of having a Herculean body but most have failed to do so. Others just make petty excuses for failing to achieve it. Excuses like, “I like the way I am”, is a petty excuse for being overweight. Being too lazy and stubborn of doing something is one of the greatest hindrances to achieve a Spartan like body.
It is true that it is not easy achieving such tremendous task. Working out is hard enough. How can an overweight person achieve such task? It is definitely not easy to acquire a good physique but it is definitely not impossible. It is very achievable if you put your heart on it. All you need to do is decide and commit. Hard work and sacrifices is necessary to accomplish such tasks. After you have made a commitment the next essential step would definitely be focus and consistency.
You need to focus on a particular body part at a time because it would be impossible to do it all at once. It would strain your body easily from the start and you will get tired and quit right away. There is also a need to realize that consistency is better. Consistency in your diet, work out routine is important to improve and maintain your muscles. Diet regimen must be consistent on low calorie and high protein. Calorie is needed to burn as energy to fuel your activity. Protein is importantly essential to increase muscular mass.
Other options like getting membership from gym clinics helps a lot. Fitness instructors do really know their stuff. Most are educated in physical science. Instructors know a lot about human anatomy and therefore they know proper exercising techniques which would greatly enhance muscular development. They also know the proper equipment to use, when and where it should be done. You could learn several things from and I suggest you remember or make sure to list it, for your future reference.
Learning from fitness instructors and taking down notes on what they taught you really help. You can do it on your own home later on. It would also help to do your own research, like buying books, magazines and visiting fitness websites. However, the thing to consider when buying is to look for medical explanations. Also make sure that they have a step by step plan, the easier the instructions the better. Consulting a doctor you know would help a lot if you have doubts and questions.
Everybody deserves to be fit. Your body is what you make of it. What you are now is a result of what you did and what you are continuously doing. Do not just be satisfied of what ifs because you can definitely be it. Bodybuilding can be done by everyone and it is definitely achievable to have a good physique.