Bodybuilding Exercises: Bench Press and Squats

Bench Press and Squats

There are many different bodybuilding exercises that can help you with your muscle building goals.

Of course, everyone has their favorites and some people tend to stick to the same ones without ever changing their routine at all.

The truth is, not only do you need variety in your workouts,  you also need to utilize the most effective bodybuilding exercises that you can.

Generally speaking, the most effective are the tried and tested exercises that have been around for generations, and remain today as the pillars of effective muscle building.  However,  you can improve the effectiveness of these exercises by making small tweaks to the way you perform them. The results will speak for themselves.

The first of these is an exercise that everyone has heard of.  In fact, it’s one of the bodybuilding exercises that immediately comes to mind when you think of weightlifting.

The Bench Press

and it’s a classic move for muscle building. When done correctly, nothing will build up your chest muscles more successfully, and you’ll also hit your triceps, shoulders and core muscles secondarily.

The key to making the most from your bench press routine is to slowly lower the weight to your chest, taking three full seconds to lower the bar. It’s also important to lower the bar completely, so that it touches your chest, and to not bounce the bar off your chest which not only could lead to injury, but also helps you cheat with your reps.  As you lower the bar, concentrate on lowering the weight by pulling in your lats, and then exploding with your chest to lift the weight once again.

For even better results, use a spotter and complete your sets to failure, meaning that you can no longer even perform one full repetition. Be sure to continue increasing the weight you use as soon as you can perform six reps in any set.

The Squat

Another classic muscle building exercise is the squat. Simply put, nothing is better for quickly adding strength and size to your legs. As far as bodybuilding exercises go though, this one can be easily messed up, leading to injury. To avoid this, first make sure to always keep your back straight, and your head looking straight ahead during the repetition. Do not bend your back forward, or arch your back, and ensure that you lower yourself completely until your thighs are parallel to the floor.

Wide Stance Squats

For an extra boost with this muscle building exercise, try performing wide stance squats. Wide stance squats will target your muscles with more intensity, and should also help to prevent cheating by giving you less room to bend your back. Keep your feet in a wide stance, each leg about six inches past the shoulder on that side.

These bodybuilding exercises are two of the most essential of all time. Everyone knows about these two moves, but the problem is that few people perform them perfectly. Other people know about them but skip them, because they would rather try something new or they don’t like how hard the muscle building exercises are. But they are hard for a reason, they force you to work and as a result produce amazing gains.

Always include these basics in your routine, and learn to make the most of them by tweaking your form and following the best practices for completion. With these two bodybuilding exercises in your arsenal, there will be no stopping your success.

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