Muscle Training
When losing weight, it is important to try to maintain or even increase the amount of muscle on your body, since the amount of muscle you carry has a positive impact on your BMR and thus helps you to more quickly lose body fat. Training your muscles also helps you maintain your strength levels, which may decrease with weight loss. Learn how to train to pack muscle onto your body and increase your strength.
General
Home fitness gyms – is it worth buying a Bowflex?
Learn why it might be worthwhile to invest in a home gym such as Bowflex and save not only money but also time.
Muscle soreness and stiffness: Causes and remedy
Learn what you can do to prevent muscle soreness and stiffness, and if you are experiencing sore muscles, what you can do to cure muscle soreness.
Workouts
Weight training machines or free weights? What is best?
Learn what the benefits are of working out with free weights vs. using weight training machines, and which training method you should choose if you want thorough muscular development of the muscle groups on your body.
How best to combine muscles for weight training
Learn which muscles your body consists of and how you can combine them when weight training.
How to group muscle groups for an effective workout
Learn how to combine muscle groups together in a workout to get the most out of your workouts when it comes to gaining muscle mass, strength, or muscle endurance.
How to train the biceps femoris muscle
The biceps femoris muscle or hamstrings as they’re better known, is a fairly large muscle covering the back of the upper leg. The biceps femoris muscle adds shape and curves to your legs. Learn how you can train the biceps femoris muscle.
Build Muscle
How to build shoulder muscle using the best deltoid exercises and training techniques
The shoulder muscle assists in moving your arm forward, sideways, and backwards. It is an important supporting muscle group with a high level of endurance that requires a special type of training. Learn how you can build the muscles of your shoulders with the right exercises and techniques.
Ripped abs: How to get a washboard stomach
Learn what the simple logic is behind getting ripped abs and why you should treat your abs like any other muscle on your body when it comes to getting a washboard stomach.
Strength Training
The 3 best muscle groups to train for increased strength
Learn which muscle groups are the best muscle groups to train to increase your strength fast and effectively.
How many reps should you do to increase strength?
The amount of repetitions you do for any exercise has an effect on your fitness level and development. Learn how many reps you need to do when exercising to increase strength, build muscle, or increase endurance.
Using a pull chin-up bar and progressive overload training to increase lats strength
Learn how to correctly apply the progressive overload training principle to increase strength in large muscle groups, such as your Latissimus Dorsi (lats) by doing chin-ups either at home or at the gym using a pull chin up bar.
Basic strength building workout routine
This article lists 13 exercises in a basic strength building workout routine that you can perform 3 times a week with high intensity to increase strength in the muscles of your entire body.