How to EZ-Bar Curl (Bicep exercise)

EZ-Bar Curl - The complete guide EZ-Bar curl is one of the greatest exercise for your biceps. This time I will discuss how to bicep curl, and what are the common mistakes you should avoid. Equipments needed: EZ-Bar (known as Olympic Bar). Difficult: Beginner EZ-Bar Curl exercise How to EZ-Bar Curl: 1. Stand straight and hold the bar with a wide grip where you see some kind of sinking, a place where you can place your hands. Your handhelds should be facing forward with a slight positioning to the inside because of the bar shape. Keep your elbows close to your torso. This will be your starting position. 2. Now, While your upper arm is stable, exhale and raise the bar up, contracting your biceps. Focus on moving ONLY your arm. 3....

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Goblet Squat - The perfect squat alternative

In this article I will talk about the goblet squat, the best squat alternative. Squat Alternative - The Goblet Squat I bet you probably heared that the squat movement is natural and normal. So why are we so bad with this? What can we do? Here I am to present you the "Goblet Squat".This exercise will help you learn the movement of squat or even improve your squat movement and technique. The squat exercise is known as "the king of exercises" and he has many advantages to strong meaty legs. The question: "What's your squat?" if the leg version of the question "How much you press?", a question that people tend to ask about bench press. As soon as squat reputed as one of the best exercises and isn't suitable for everyone, there...

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Endomorph - Information & Facts

So.. after reading the complete guide to body types and my past articles about ectomorph & mesomorph, it's time for some information about Endomorphs! The endomorph body type is usually soft and gain fat fast. In general they are shorter, with thick arms and legs, specially in the upper leg. Endomorphs are naturally strong in leg exercises such as Squat. Definition of Endomorph: - Soft, circular body - Gain fat and weight fast - Usually short - Find it hard to burn fat - Slow metabolism - Hard to determine muscles Endomorphs can gain weight easy. Unfortunately, the bigger past of this weight is fast and not muscle. To keep the fat gain low as possible, endomorphs must do aerobic excises and weight training. Usually there is no need for them for supplements, as soon...

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All about Ectomorph

After reading the complete guide to body types, I'm pretty sure you want to know more about Ectomorph.  Ectomorphs are usually skinny guys, light-weight with small bones and lean muscle. Most of them has long thiny limbs. Typical Ectomorph usually: - Soft, small body shape - Hard to gain mass (hardgainer) - Flat chest - Small shoulders - Find difficult to gain weight - Fast metabolism It's really hard to gain weight for an Ectomorph. They have fast metabolism which burns calories really fast. Ectomorphs need large ammount of calories to gain weight. The workouts should be short, focusing the big muscle groups. Supplements are very recommended for them. If you are an Ectomorph, you should eat before you sleep to prevent catabolism during the night. Ectomorph advantage...

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Mesomorph - Information and Facts

Today I will discuss on the following body type: Mesomorph. Mesomorphs has a big boned structure, big muscles and natural look of an athlete. Mesomorphs are the best body type for bodybuilding. It's easy for them to increase and decrease weight and they are naturally strong. Definition of Mesomorpoh: - Athlethy - Hard-built - Rectangular body shape - Easy to see the muscles - Strong - Easy to gain muscle mass - Gain more fat than Ectomorph. The Mesomorph body type reacts most effective to weight training. You will be able to see the changes very fast, specially if you are a begniner. The disadvantage of Mesomorph is that they gain fat faster than Ectomorph - It means they need to have balanced calory intake. Training...

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What's my body type? The complete guide

What's my body type? The complete guide Your body type influencing how you will react to the workouts and nutrition. In this guide, you will learn how to determine your body type in order to prepare yourself a suitable workout and nutrition plans! When I just started exercising, I've been shocked from the variety of the different workout plans, the supplements, nutrition plans and the information anywhere. Many of these plans were contradictory to each other, and I had no idea what to do. As a result, I have been working out for six months without a really small result and no motivation to train. When I was a beginner I thought that the more I train, the bigger I will be. I have been following a professional bodybuilder workout...

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