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.
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If you live an active lifestyle or you do some bit of exercise from time to time, recovery is an essential aspect to consider. The relationship between perspiration and recovery after exercise is sort of difficult to define.

However, it could be the difference between an exercise routine that is effective and that which isn’t. Perspiration can be defined as the process of sweating or the actual sweat itself.

You may then ask, how is perspiration related to recovery after exercise? Well, in this article we will demystify this issue with facts.

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Everyone wants to have a well-defined abdomen and chest, but many people struggle to achieve the results that they desire. The chest muscles can be difficult to develop without a proper workout routine.

Finding the correct balance of factors can mean the difference between healthy results or a lack of progress and injury. A major consideration in creating a workout regime for any muscle group, including the chest muscles, is workout frequency.

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You know you’ve truly acquired the mindset of a Crossfit athlete when you begin to ask yourself what it would take to lift another person over your head. If you’re not quite there yet then maybe you HAVE wondered how to get stronger or more defined shoulders.

Everyone you meet in the gym will have some exercise that they’ll swear by for improving the size and strength of their delts, but few of them work to improve as many aspects of pressing strength as the Crossfit handstand push-up.

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There is always no shortcut to getting that dream body you have always desired to have. You have to work hard for it. It will take weeks and weeks of rigorous training, weight lifting, squats, pushups, proper dieting and just about any exercise that will mass up those muscles in your body.

For your weight training needs, a trap bar is the tool for the job. You might have spotted one in your gym, or you may have heard someone talk about one somewhere before.

Exercises performed using it impregnate your body with great mental and physical strength, resulting in an impressive body that attracts lots of stares and acknowledging nods.

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When you imagine a perfect body, your favorite athlete, actor (tress) and models come to mind. You always wonder how they tone up and sculpt those amazing muscles. Doing this takes a combination of minimalistic diet approach and very rigorous workouts.

One of these rigorous workouts that target specific parts of the body is upside down pull ups. It is unheard of by most gym enthusiasts due to the unique movements involved. However, it is very effective in the sculpting of the arms and upper back muscles.

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