Popular Fitness
Newsletter
Wednesday July 11, 2001
Online Fitness Programs, Exercise Guides and Tips
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Arnold Press
2. New Exercise Additions
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1. Arnold Press - Deltoid free weight exercise
Since your deltoids can be seen from almost every angle,
it's a good idea to focus on this muscle group during your
weight training. If you're looking to build muscle mass,
well-developed deltoids will broaden your shoulders.
This exercise and not many people are aware of it but made
popular by Arnold Schwarzenegger, stresses the same muscle
groups as the Dumbbell Deltoid Press (see link below) but
somewhat more intensely. It's a bit more difficult and you
should be careful when first attempting it, but it's a very
effective deltoid exercise. I recommend when you first
attempt this exercise you grab a light weight and slowly go
through the range of motions just to get the feel for the exercise.
Performing the exercise:
Starting position:
- grasp two dumbbells, palms face inward (towards your body)
and elbows more or less at your sides
- as you press the dumbbells upward, slowly rotate your hands
so that your palms face outward (away from your body) during
the mid range of the movement
- at the top of the movement, you are in the same position as a
regular dumbbell deltoid press. You may first want to try the
dumbbell deltoid press, before attempting this exercise. Also,
do not lock your arms at this position
- now lower the weights slowly back to the starting position
and repeat for desired reps.
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2. New Exercise Additions
Lately many people have been searching my site for chest exercises
using cable crossovers. I've added an exercise
instruction page for
this exercise.
I've also a deltoid free
weight exercise page.
If there are any other exercises you need text instruction for,
please feel free and email me and I will add it to my site.
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