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Workout Tips For Your Back And Biceps Muscles

By Dane Fletcher
Aug 25, 2009
The back and the biceps can and should be trained in one workout session, each isolating the specific body part for training. It is almost impossible to train the back without recruiting the biceps into the workout. If you implement such a training routine, in which both parts are trained in one training session, then you need at least thirty minutes to complete the workout. It is advisable that you focus on the back and then the biceps will be trained alongside, simultaneously. A fantastic, effective and productive workout for these two muscle groups is described hereunder.

To train the back, three straight sets are adequate for the initial optimal stimulation, and this should include the traps. Why do the straight sets, you ask. The ideal reasoning behind performing only straight sets for your back is simply because your back is a very large muscle group to train. You must therefore recruit other muscles to train it effectively, such as the arms. The biceps are particularly essential. If you insist on doing drop sets and or super sets for the back, the biceps will be trained to failure long before the back is trained to optimal intensity leave alone failure. The best way to optimally train the back is therefore a straight set pull down.

To begin the workout, start by performing two light, warm up sets. The first of these warm up set must be of a very light intensity level while the second one can range at moderate intensity, averaging at approximately sixty percent of the training weight to be used in the straight sets. After warm up you can then proceed to the one straight set of optimal intensity until you reach complete muscle failure. Perform six to ten reps ought to get that done.

Rest foe a minute or two before taking on the next back exercise. This should be either be the machine row or the bent-over reverse-grip row. Just choose one alternatively for consecutive workouts and perform a single straight set of six to ten reps using a weight that will allow you to reach absolute muscle failure by the tenth rep at most. It must be emphasized here that maintaining the proper exercise is of cardinal importance. Holding the static contraction at the peak of the concentric phase is also recommended, for between one and two seconds of each rep.

To finish with the back, shrug for the traps using a cable, barbell, dumbbell or machine. The shrugs should begin with a warm up set, light, followed by a single straight set of six to ten reps performed to absolute muscle failure. You can now move on top the biceps.

For the biceps, a single drop set will help them reach optimal stimulation since by this time they are already somewhat pre-exhausted. Remember that they have been working too, in training the back. Choose any of the numerous bicep exercises like the curl and perform a single set of six to ten rep in perfect form. This must be performed to failure, after which the weight is reduced by fifty percent before starting the 6-10 rep range, again taken to absolute failure. Don't exceed there, go home now and get a two-day rest before training again the same body parts again.
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