Health and Fitness

I’m often asked whether machines or free weights are better for building big, muscular arms. Well, as the “Master Gunslinger,” I can only respond on the basis of 20-plus years of arm-building experience. And based on that experience, there’s no question that free weights are best for building big, muscular arms – especially if you’re a beginning bodybuilder.

Now, I can already here the “Bowflex” crowd crying foul, but if you really want to build the muscle density, strength and symmetry that it takes to have Truly Awesome Arms? you simply can’t get there without using free weights. Ever since weight training machines came on the scene, there’s been a tendency among beginning bodybuilders to believe that those stretchy cables and shiny handles must be better than clunky old dumbbells for building impressive arms.

This belief comes partly from slick advertising and partly from inexperience. But the bottom line is that, although…

The best way to build muscle does depend to a degree on individual characteristics. The genetic features of each individual are different, so there is no simple solution which will work for everyone. Here in this article we help you discover the best way to build muscle.

Tip 1 One factor that is often overlooked, especially by those who tend to throw themselves into something without really thinking, is that the muscles need adequate rest in order to grow. Trying to exercise too often, or too hard, can only bring the opposite result from the one you need. Not only that, you are risking an injury which could set your progress back by months. Realise that you don’t have to achieve everything overnight.

Tip 2 Kid yourself in a positive way. The biggest key to achieving any long term bodily change is to do whatever you do consistently, but there are always…