Bodybuilding Exercises Archive

If you’re looking to build up your chest muscles, also known as your pectoral muscles, then bench pressing is probably the first exercise that springs to mind. Many people tend to favour the barbell bench press however, mainly because it allows them a chance to ...Read More

When it comes to compound exercises (exercises that work more than one body part at once) you’d be hard-pressed to come up with an exercise more effective at building strength and muscle, particularly in your back, than the humble chin up. And what’s more, ...Read More

When people think of big muscular arms, the first muscles that immediately spring into people’s minds are the biceps. When people flex their muscles, which muscles do they flex? Almost always the biceps. People think of bodybuilders and muscular people as people with big ...Read More

Standing calf raises work to target the muscles of the calf, predominantly the outermost, larger muscles (ie: the muscles responsible for providing shape and definition of the calves.) ...Read More

The close grip, or narrow grip, bench press effectively works the inner pectoral muscles, shoulders and mainly the triceps muscles. What makes it a perfect arm exercise is the focus on your triceps and, to a lesser extent, the front deltoids instead of the ...Read More

The barbell row is a free weight exercise embraced by the strength-seekers of all shapes and sizes. We’ve all been told at one point or another not to slouch – to straighten-up. Right? Well, if you want to work on your posture and increase ...Read More

If you’ve spent any time in a gym with a weight room, you’ll definitely have heard this question asked: “How much can you bench?” The bench press is the go-to upper body exercise for weight lifters of all skill levels. It is also the ...Read More