exercise equipment

The aim for beginners to weight training must be to lay the foundations for the intensive workouts that their bodies will eventually be subjected to. Obviously successful bodybuilding involves bringing together disparate elements such as nutrition and rest but choosing the right exercises is crucial. In this article we'll outline the barbell exercises that will enable new bodybuilders to develop the general strength and body conditioning needed.

Initially beginners should aim to complete two sets of ten to twelve reps but after a few weeks
when you have developed sufficient control and basic strength
experiment with one set of six to eight reps to failure. This will maximize your muscle growth and give you the impetus to move on to the next stage of development. Before long you'll find the use of this single piece of equipment restricting
so later in this series of articles we'll pull together a muscle boosting program that utilizes other equipment to take you to the intermediate level. In the meantime
get to work with these exercises in order to get used to working your muscles.

Start off training four days per week and work body parts on the following basis not forgetting to incorporate rest days:

Day 1 - Biceps
Back
Abs

Day 2- Hamstrings
Shoulders
Abs

Day 3 - Quads
Forearms
Calves

Day 4 - Triceps
Chest
Abs

The exercises recommended for beginners are as follows:

CHEST: Bench press

SHOULDERS: Upright row
military press
front shrug

TRICEPS: Lying triceps extension
lying triceps extension with EZ curl bar

BICEPS: Standing curl
EZ standing curl

LOWER BODY: Squat
reverse lunge
calf raise