Body Building Exercises

Today, Body Building is a Necessity

Because we have become a fairly sendentry society, with the increase in office jobs and a decrease in the kind of work that maintains mucle structure, there is a growing need for weight lifting and body building exercises. Without them, our body's natural need of weight-bearing in order to maintain a healthly structure goes unheeded, resulting in complecations down the road.

Body Building Exercises

We have collected a number of body building / weight lifting exercises for all of the major muscle groups. Some require only a barbell while others require a particular machine.

Shoulders Muscle Group

What are the Shoulder Muscles?

The shoulders are made up of several different muscle groups, including the Anterior Deltoid, Lateral Deltoid, Posterior Deltoid and Supraspinatus. The shoulder is the area between the upper arm, neck and back muscle groups.

What Do Shoulder Muscles Do?

Your chest muscles work in tandem with many of your other muscles to provide lifting ability. Chest muscles also are responsible for shoulder and upper arm rotation as well.

Shoulders Muscle Group Exercises

*Barbell Shoulder Press - Body Building Exercise

The Barbell Shoulder Press is a typical weight lifting exercise used to tone and strenthen deltoids and the trapezius.

What you need for Barbell Shoulder Presses

1. Barbell
2. Bench
3. Rack

Barbell Shoulder Press Instructions

1. Grasp the barbell with both hands, a little wider apart than your shoulders, and rest the bar lightly on your upper chest.
2. Press the barbell upwards until your arms are fully extended.
3. Lower the bar back down to your chest at the same speed.
4. Repeat.

Comments on Barbell Shoulder Press

When doing the Barbell Shoulder Press, make sure to sit close enough to the rack to easily grab the bar, but at enough of a distance that you don't accidentally hit the rack while lifting.

* Close Grip Bench Press - Body Building Exercise

The Close Grip Bench Press is a simple weight lifting exercise the triceps and deltoid muscle groups.

What you need for the Close Grip Bench Press

1. Barbell
2. Bench

* Close Grip Bench Press Instructions

1. Grasp the barbell with both hands, with hands a foot to a foot and a half apart.
2. Lift the barbell off of the rack and lower it until nearly touching the chest.
3. Raise the barbell until the arm is completely extended.
4. Repeat.

Comments on the Close Grip Bench Press

As with the regular barbell bench press, be careful not to let the bar bounce or rest on your chest when lowering the weight.