The Arnold press is an excellent bodybuilding exercise for working the shoulders. As you might expect, this move is named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Austrian bodybuilder and actor used to perform this little known exercise during his workouts. How to perform the exercise? The Arnold bench press is a technical movement. It is...
This exercise is not always within the reach of beginners, you may need to gain some strength from the vertical pull-ups beforehand. If your body weight doesn't allow you to do pull-ups, you can read this article: How to do pull-ups successfully? This will help you do...
What is the sumo deadlift? The sumo deadlift is a variation of the classic deadlift, with the difference that the legs are further apart. It is a complete, poly-articular bodybuilding exercise. (which works several muscles at the same time). It makes it possible to muster the whole body...
Lateral dumbbell raises mainly target the deltoid muscles and especially the middle fascicle, which form the shoulder width. To a lesser extent, the exercise also involves the upper trapezius and slightly the biceps and forearms. How to do the exercise? In a standing position, hold a dumbbell in each hand, the elbows must be directed towards the...
Like the squat, the Deadlift involves the muscles of the glutes and thighs. The muscular reinforcement of the thighs is very difficult and this exercise must be carried out perfectly not to risk injury. It is strongly recommended to wear a weight belt when practicing this exercise. This can maintain the strength of the...
The squat is a basic exercise in bodybuilding which solicits a large number of muscles of the body with mainly the muscles of the thighs and the buttocks. Then how to make a squat? This exercise requires technique but also a good flexibility in particular at the level of the ankles. Even if it is regarded as the exercise...
The seated military bench press with the bar guided in front is a basic polyarticular exercise essential to build massive shoulders. It makes it possible to particularly solicit the anterior and middle fascicles of the deltoids and also in a secondary way the top of the pectoral muscles and the triceps. Not only will this exercise allow for greater muscular gains than the exercises...
The purpose of this exercise is to develop a lot of muscles: shoulders, deltoids, triceps, trapezius and biceps among others. Building muscle mass in the upper body with this multi-functional exercise is not easy. However, if you learn the correct technique of execution and movement, it will help you to build muscle...
The seated bench press with dumbbells is a good basic exercise which targets mainly the shoulders and makes it possible to develop the mass of these with a better amplitude of movement compared to a traditional seated bench press with the bar. Depending on the grip used, it is possible to use different deltoid fascicles: with your hands...
Tight grip pull-up is a bodybuilding exercise designed to train the back muscles mainly but also the arm muscles (biceps). The pull-ups are done on a Roman chair. It is a variant of the high bar pull-ups in pronation which is a little more difficult to carry out. The movement to...
Lateral and front pulley raises are good isolation exercises to develop the deltoid muscles. They are also very good for getting broad and round shoulders. They can be done at the beginning of a session as a warm-up for example or to pre-fatigue the muscles. That is to say, before attacking the basic polyarticular exercises like...
The shoulder sit-up is a good exercise for the shoulders to be able to work heavy without the risk of injury. It mainly solicits the front and middle fascicles of the deltoids as well as the triceps and secondarily the biceps, serrated and trapezius. How to perform the exercise? The exercise is performed in a sitting position on the floor...
The frontal elevation with the bar bust on bench is an exercise which requests the shoulders with mainly the anterior deltoid. And to a lesser extent the upper trapezius as well as the biceps and the forearms. Contrary to the exercise of the frontal elevations with the upright bar, this variant bust on bench makes it possible to make intervene only the...
The lateral pulley raises sitting on a bench are a variation of the seated dumbbell raises. They target, mainly the deltoid muscles and especially the middle fascicles that give that famous shoulder width. The exercise also solicits to a lesser extent the upper trapezius and slightly the biceps and forearms. How to perform the exercise? Place the...
The incline bench bird is an isolation exercise that primarily targets the posterior shoulder bundle. In other words, the posterior deltoid. It's important to add this exercise to your workout routine. Why? Because this part of the deltoids is often neglected and lags behind the other fascicles. You can perform it...
