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The beauty of strength training lies in its multifaceted nature. In other words, strength training is your entry into the world of unhindered bodybuilding.

It is the means in the sense that it is your avenue towards be able to achieve a sustainable workout in any area of bodybuilding, be it cardio, balance training, flexibility training, HIIT, you name it.

Not to mention it is one of the best styles of training if you are seeking to achieve that dream… You know that dream of building that ripped and shredded body that you always see in the workout magazines… yeah that one.

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What does a strong body mean to you? Bodybuilding means strengthening the smaller layers of muscle around and beneath the larger muscles in the body. The goal is to have as strong a body as possible.

Bodybuilding is the development of the body using diet and exercise for a healthy lifestyle. Bodybuilders combine cardio workouts with targeting specific muscle groups. This burns fat as well as building muscle for an optimally defined body.

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Back when I was a gym and exercise novice, one of my goals was to get toned, bulging biceps. So I started cranking out set after set of curls, lifting dumbbells and barbells without much planning.

It’s only after a lot of research that I came to realize my haphazard approach wouldn’t work to build up my goal arms.

Like most people who don’t take time to learn these things, I failed to realize that not all bicep exercises were created equal. Exercise selection is important as different workouts subject your biceps to varying levels of intensity, thus affecting their effectiveness.

Enter the great curls debate. Between bicep curls and hammer curls, many people on bodybuilding forums have argued about which exercise has a better payoff.

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You have a lot of reasons for exercising your body. First, a good body exercise makes you strong and healthy. Second, you need exercise to keep fit and have the right posture. While working out, you could develop many muscles in your body.

It depends on the body part you are working on. For the lower body part, a leg curl workout is great. This workout develops the muscles on your hamstrings. And for the best results, you will need a leg curl machine.

But not everyone has access to this machine. Or even worse, not everyone likes the leg curl workout.

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It’s easier to spot an athlete with a huge upper body but scrawny chicken legs.

Such athletes build their upper body parts all day but neglect their legs. Given a chance, they would rather skip the leg day at the gym.

When working on your leg muscles, you might have to deal with a weight that’s twice or thrice your bodyweight.

This makes leg workout not only a major calorie burner but a tough exercise as well.

But you need to work on your legs for you to have an aesthetic body. And you don’t need to do squats and leg raises to develop your legs to the level you want.

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