Archive for the 'Hardgainers' Category
Hardcore Biceps Exercise
One of the most effective and hardcore biceps exercises I use in my numerous arm training routines is what I call the pyramid biceps exercise. The pyramid biceps workout is not only challenging as you increase the weight after each set instead of decreasing the weight, it is one of the most mentally taxing hardcore […]
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Grow Thicker Arms
To grow thicker arms or thicken the girth of your arms there really is only one effective way to do it. Using heavy weights is the fastest way to grow thicker arms. When training with heavy weights you take your body to a place where you force it to grow. However, you will only force […]
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How to Bulk Up
Everyone who first gets into bodybuilding and weight training wants to know how to bulk up. The good news is the key to bulking up is just like a simple mathematical equation. In fact, if you can follow the simple bulk up plan with consistency it is just a matter of time until you will […]
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How Long Should Biceps Rest?
One of the most common questions asked about big arm training is how long should biceps rest? Your biceps are a relatively small body part in relation to your chest, legs and back so they don’t need as much work as the bigger muscle groups. What your biceps do need is rest as they get […]
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Barbell Curls the Ultimate Exercise for Big Biceps
In terms of ultimate exercises for big biceps you simply cannot go past standing barbell curls. The standing barbell curl was one of the first exercises used to stimulate growth in the biceps when weight training started to gain momentum about one hundred years ago. Still today with all the hi-tech training equipment available and […]
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Rest and Get Big Arms
One of the most overlooked areas in bodybuilding and the quest to get big arms is the importance of rest. Without adequate rest you will never get big arms. While you are in the gym training your arms you are effectively stimulating them to grow in the near future. You never do any growing while […]
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Mind in the Muscle
Putting your mind in the muscle is an old bodybuilding term for connecting your mind with your body and seeing as well as feeling every single rep. When you put your mind in the muscle you see what you want to see and this is one way you can use your mind to help you […]
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Symptoms of Overtraining
When you are eager to gain muscle mass there seems to be almost nothing more important than getting into the gym and hitting the weights as hard as you can as often as you can and therefore you tend to instantly dismiss any symptoms of overtraining. The problem with training so often is that your […]
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Always Use Good Training Form
Although not a lot of bodybuilders and trainers talk about it, it is an unsaid rule that when performing an exercise you should always use good training form. Good training form often referred to as perfect training form is about performing every exercise in a strict fashion usually holding the back perfectly straight. With almost […]
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German Volume Training
German volume training has been around for ages but in the modern bodybuilding era it is rarely ever talked about anymore. Volume training was believed to have been introduced by weight training coaches in and around Germany and Austria and other neighboring countries in the mid 1970’s. It was originally used in off season training […]
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