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Conquering your Local Bodybuilding Club

By RyanP On January 9, 2012 No Comments
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The Wall Street Journal recently tweeted an amusing article definitely worth checking out titled “The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym”. Although the author wrote the article to be funny, he also made a number of keen observations to why people fail at their local bodybuilding club.  Here are a few of the rules that I thought were particularly spot on:

No Excuses

#4 – “No one in the history of gyms has ever lost a pound while reading “The New Yorker” and slowly pedaling a recumbent bicycle. No one.”

There are so many distractions at a typical bodybuilding club today that it’s easy to forget the real reason that people go in the first place. Maybe the goal is to get fit, perhaps it’s to lose weight or

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Kettlebell Exercises for Six Pack Abs

By RyanP On December 21, 2011 No Comments
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Kettlebell Exercises are one of the exercise pro’s secret ways to get great six-pack abs and a toned stomach that most people don’t know about. They have a number of advantages over simple weight training or barbell exercises, because they are both great for strength training the core, but also have a built in cardio element.

ripped abs with kettlebell exercises

Ripped abs with kettlebells

Another big advantage that they have is that where as with many types of barbell exercises you are working on muscle isolation, with kettlebell exercises you are giving a workout to many different groups of muscles, and so you have to exercise much less at your gym or bodybuilding club in order to see great results.

The main kettlebell exercise for achieving flat abs and a toned

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Bodybuilding Exercises for Biceps – Get Pumped

By RyanP On October 31, 2011 No Comments
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Everyone knows that bodybuilding exercises can help maintain a healthy body and great figure. There are lots of different exercises to try out and many focus on specific muscle groups. This can be a bit confusing to people that are not very used to exercising. There’s more to bodybuilding than trying a very popular exercise over and over and hoping for the best results. For instance, if you want to build up your biceps, you need to figure out which exercises are really best for that area. You also need to know what things you may need that aid in your bodybuilding exercises and how often you need to do them in order to get noticeable results after a certain period of time. The following methods can help you out.

Pull Ups

Pull ups are not only good for your getting the best biceps but they are

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Kettlebell Exercises for Endurance

By RyanP On October 11, 2011 No Comments
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Although kettlebells are a very simple piece of gym equipment, they are highly effective. Many different people of all ages and fitness levels can benefit from using the kettlebell. Bodybuilding exercises can be performed using just the kettlebell for excellent results.

Exercising with the kettlebell is very different to other forms of exercise as it will work multiple areas of your body. Major groups of muscles will be used together during kettlebell exercises; and you will also focus on strength and balance. Although you will be holding the kettlebell in your hand; the movements which are used, will be controlled by your legs and core. These are the types of exercises that will provide you with a complete workout.

Many fitness experts love to include the kettlebell exercises in their routines to help with their overall endurance and cardiovascular training. There are also athletes and professional body

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Kettlebell Exercises and Benefits

By RyanP On September 26, 2011 No Comments
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Kettlebells are typically constructed from cast iron and have the similar appearance of a cannonball with a handle on top that allows you to grip it properly. In Russian, ‘girya’ is the word meaning kettlebell, and gets its name from its unusual shape. Today’s kettlebells often sport rubber handles which add convenience and good grip. Kettlebells have been used by the Russian military for training for many years and kettlebell exercises have been steadily gaining in popularity.

If you are a member of a bodybuilding club you have probably already participated in some training with kettlebells, and are already experiencing the benefits. The appearance of these unique weights may make one think it belongs in some obsolete gym. That is particularly true when you take a good look at all the advanced training equipment that is available in most facilities these days. However, the simple design

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Maximize Your 30-Minute Kettlebell Exercises

By RyanP On August 29, 2011 No Comments
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Are you ready to make the most out of your 30-minute kettlebell exercises? It has taken some time to get to the degree that you can perform this powerful workout and feel not only great about it, but realize what you are getting out of it. Even a few weeks of training provides the energy to continue and the awareness of what you are achieving with your workouts. Now is the time to put a couple of different kettlebell workouts together and maximize the time you spend building energy, health and perseverance.

The kettlebell swing has toned up your back and shoulders while improving the cardio vascular stability and endurance you have been looking for. What is even better is that balance is better and you feel great. Now able to use the 25-pound bell, the

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Bodybuilding for Beginners

By RyanP On August 12, 2011 No Comments
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There are many types of bodybuilding exercises for beginners that offer easier routines with weights that still challenge the muscles. Leg presses, shoulder presses, lateral pull-downs and squats are just a few of the exercises that you can use to transform your body into a dynamic and muscular testament to strength, training and conditioning.
As a beginner you may be questioning whether or not you can achieve those stunning results that you see in the magazines and on television. The answer is that anyone can increase the size and strength of their muscles with the right training routines.

You do have to pace yourself if you want to get the maximum benefits from bodybuilding exercises. There is no need to try and get everything done at one time because these routines take effort, concentration and commitment. It will take you several months to really notice how

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The Top 10 Bodybuilding Exercises for Your Abs

By RyanP On July 13, 2011 No Comments
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All of us want the perfect abs but don’t want to get bored doing the same kind of exercises.  Different bodybuilding exercises also hit different areas of your abs so you want to make sure you get a good variety in.  To help you with that, here are 10 bodybuilding exercises that you can do for your abs.  All of these exercises are effective in sculpting your abs and is worth trying out.

The first exercise is the ab crunch on an exercise ball.  We all know about doing the standard crunches.  But with the exercise ball, it gets rid the pressure on your back and is easier on the neck.  Most people have done crunches on hard surfaces, so you should use an exercise ball for a change.

The second exercise is the crunch twist.  This is

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Is a Bodybuilding Club Really Needed?

By RyanP On June 13, 2011 No Comments

Many people labor under the misconception that in order to build muscles mass, it is necessary to go to a bodybuilding club. Many people spend hundreds of dollars every year on the fanciest bodybuilding clubs with the latest equipment in order to build their strength and size, but it is not always necessary to go to a bodybuilding club to do bodybuilding exercises that will be effective in helping you build mass.

In fact, going to a bodybuilding club actually has a number of downsides to it:

  • You spend time driving to and from the club
  • You spend a good deal of money on the bodybuilding club membership
  • It is far easier to get distracted from doing bodybuilding exercises in a bodybuilding club filled with other people, TV’s, fitness classes, and other distractions.

When it comes to bodybuilding exercises, you might find that bodybuilding

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Best Kettlebell Exercises for Building Your Biceps

By RyanP On June 12, 2011 No Comments
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Kettlebells are becoming more popular as people realize the many benefits of using them.  The difference between kettlebells and dumbbells is that dumbbells are used mainly for isolation exercises.  Kettlebell exercises use swinging movements so they do more than build muscle.  They also combine strength training, work out your core, tone your muscles, and cardio all in one.

With that said, everyone wants a great looking set of biceps.  The right kettlebell exercises can really help you develop your biceps.  These exercises are also more dynamic, fun, and more challenging than your standard dumbbell exercises.  So what are some of the exercises you can do with this weight training tool?

The first exercise you can do is the bottoms up clean.  You do this exercise by holding the kettlebell in a standing position.  From there you

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