Sunday, December 7, 2008

Muscle Building Workouts, How to get a Solid Chest

By Ricardo d Argence

Building muscle for a solid chest is surrounded by several delusions and wrong ideas. Working out any area of the body takes discipline. In this case, disciplined targeting of the pectorals is necessary to get that lovely chiseled look. Bench presses are believed by most to be the best way to achieve these goals. To get a refined look, its important to try additional exercises besides this one, although it does work the pectoral.

There a few simple weight lifting exercises that will help build a well-defined chest.

Low Cable crossovers, is another inner pec exercise, the key is the correct amount of tension. High Cable crossover will work the difficult to reach inner Pecs.

Bench press-Close grip, this will work the inner Pecs quite well, however the movement will also work triceps and upper chest. Bench press-Wide grip, your wide spaced handling will work the lower pectoral.

Dumbbell Flyers works the inner pectoral muscles but you really have to squeeze them together. Alternate this on incline, decline, and flat bench. Dips, depending on elbow position, you can work either the inner or the outer Pecs.

These exercises will benefit the chest muscles, and decrease your chances of hitting a plateau, by mixing things up a bit. It is also important for you to understand and appreciate that rest and nutrition are equally important.

Good nutrition is equally necessary to building muscle as weight lifting. When you lift weights, you are actually tearing muscle tissue. Complex carbohydrates and proteins are required by your body to make it larger and repair muscle. It is also a good idea to increase your vitamin and mineral intake.

Water is also important for any workout routine. The human body needs water to provide nutrients to the cells, process waste, and keep the internal body temperature regulated. Along with all of these, water acts as a cushion for the joints and offers protection for the important internal organs. It is important to increase your daily fluid intake, as intensive workouts can easily deplete vital fluid levels.

Getting an adequate amount of rest is just as important to any other factor when body building. Some product salesperson suggested the thought that sleep is unfavorable to building muscle, claiming that a catabolic phenomenon occurs while at sleep. However it is a false claim by marketers wanting to sell their product on saying that this is where the muscle wastes away. This isn't just a baldfaced lie, it may actually result in grave consequences mentally as well as physically.

Sleep is your body's way of regenerating and healing itself, without sleep your muscles will not heal properly and all your work will have been for nothing. Not to mention the fact that you will be fatigued and enable to complete future training sessions.

Bring all of the above elements together and you will quickly build muscle and have the solid chest you have always wanted. Eat right, diversify your routine, and get plenty of sleep to make the most of your body building sessions. - 16003

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