muscles

Forum Post Question: effect of saunas on muscles and body ?
...ow weights and used the sauna immediately after my workouts. Whatever reason, I *didn't* develop sore muscles at any point over the last 18 months. I have to say I've grown to love sitti...
Forum Post dumbell deadlift vs squat
This does not change the muscles involved in the lifts. Bio-mechanics drives that. As to hormone changes, I don't know. Yes, more stabilizers on squats. But deadlift involves more back muscle...
Forum Post Ab Question
...ted earlier, http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html The left side of the page is a directory of muscles and the links give excellent descriptions of what the muscles do. The right side of t...
Forum Post cardio
...a bit, im around 10-12 bf.. i know my strength will go down, but is strenght proportional to size? will my muscles start to look smaller? i take l-glutamine and alot of protein to spare muscles, i...
Forum Post 3 Sets or 1 to failure?
... difference and do 2 sets. I find that first set allows me to do the exercise energetically with fresh muscles. The second set allows me to work with partially exhausted muscles, to finish them of...
Forum Post Pulling my shoulders back
...her back. Do i not need to be doing exercises aimed specifically at the lower traps and rotator cutoff muscles? From looking at my back in the mirror, when i put my shoulders into the desired posi...
Forum Post Legendary Abs........does it work?
You mean, a URL where I show off my muscles? Nope, sorry...
Forum Post Newbie delurking for some questions about routine...
Why? I was under the impression that I should work muscles in groups, largest muscles to smallest. Is there a better way? And yes, I can do a chinup and I throw them around throughout my week but I do...
Forum Post Week off before starting HST for 1st time?
...es for the entire body. Even the number of sets per exercise isn't high, one could easily fatigue his muscles after that many exercises. How can one lift heavy weights close to his max with tired...
Forum Post Help: Protein Powder or Amino drinks and general questions
...d they arem ore or less doing the same than protein powder, why are people still using the powder ? Do muscles go away faster when nottaking the aminos than taking protein ? Overall, when I ge...
Forum Post Squats and Running
If your goal is to build muscle you shouldn't run the next day, it's counter productive, the muscles don't get chance to heal from the
Forum Post Returning to gym after being sick?
...working out because of feeling sick? Do you reduce the number of sets and reps and take it slow until your muscles are firm once again?...
Forum Post beginner?
...u don't want to end up getting hurt or over training, etc. Tips to remember: -never work the same muscles on consecutive days-rest a day or two in between -don't jump into lifting the h...
Forum Post Single-Joint Isometrics and Joint Angle Specificity
... single joint (for whatever that's worth, except perhaps in rehab). There's no controlling which muscles will be recruited, for example. EMG studies show that the muscle recruitment pattern ...
Forum Post Sore muscle relief?
...hat after my 1st week at gym altenating aerobics and weight training, I am not feeling as sore. This means muscles are being built and used. Right?...
Forum Post HOW OFTEN should I train a particular muscle?
... muscle group just once a week, which seems to be too rare for me. If I work out regularly, I find that my muscles seem to recover after about 3 days (as long as I keep the protein coming). Is onc...
Forum Post squats and testasterone
Testosterone levels generally increase when lifting. Squatting uses a lot of large muscles and therefore increases testosterone more than say, bicep
Forum Post Headaches while lifting?
The usual cause is a pulled muscle at the base of the skull. The muscles attach the skull to the neck and when pulled cause an intense 'hatband' headache. It is much the same thing that happ...
Forum Post creatine
I've heard this before, and think it makes sense: if the shoulder muscles swell up from creatine/water, the whole shoulder capsule could be tighter.
Forum Post Muscular Hypertrophy resting heart rate
...phy on resting heart rate? When the heart is not being assisted by the pumping-like action of the skeletal muscles, must it beat faster to supply the increased muscle mass? Stephen Diamond...
Forum Post help with my routine
...039;s just to say that, at the beginning, almost any training will do but you need to eat less to see what muscles you've got....
Forum Post Building Mass
...;t have food stuck all over it. You're simply not eating enough. No, you really need to work your muscles through a range of motion to gain mass quickly. http://www.trygve.com/mfw.html ...
Forum Post Alternating heavy days and light days - why?
...the other poster said, ask your trainer. Could be an application periodization principles or exposing your muscles to different rep ranges... who knows unless you ask your trainer. What did you tell h...
Forum Post Whats the benefit of this exercise?
...tanding for about 10 seconds) has a whole-body ('wholistic'?) benefit in which lots of different muscles throughout the upper and lower body are recruited and developed. Anyone have any comm...
Forum Post 5ft Olympic Bar for Deadlifts?
Why are you waiting to the end of your workout to do deadlifts? The larger muscles and bigger compound lifts should be done early in a workout. This a short bar, weighing like 30 lb or so right? ...
Forum Post Rear delts
... of indirect rear-delt involvement...Rotator cuff problems tend to arise from relatively weak rotator cuff muscles (in relation to pecs &...
Forum Post improving a throw-in
I think just answered your own question. You need bigger muscles to train specifically IMHO. Break out the nutella and marshmallow fluff sandwiches and pack on some additional mass if possible. ...
Forum Post Why cardio last?
I think it has something to do with the energy stores (glycogen) in the muscles. This energy is great for short bursts of exercise, like during weight lifting. If you do cardio first, it uses up these...
Forum Post Muscle Diagram?
... http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll? MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&So... Tells you what the muscles do as well as origins and inserts. Much better than just a diagram IMHO....
Forum Post regarding my chest
i have been going to the gym from past 3 years but have not been able to develop good chest muscles. i'm not fat and weigh correctly according to my height, i benchpress 40kgs and more i benchp...
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