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The Range of Weight Training Exercises

The following weight training exercises are basic to any exercise routine directed at building up your general muscle mass.

1. The Dead Lift – This weight training exercise is known for the many muscle groups that it works at the same time. Many people, when watching a body builder, are curious to know how much weight he can bench press. While bench press lifting can be impressive, the Dead Lift is one that has practical real life applications. When you bend down to pick up the weight off from the floor, you’re practicing a skill that has practical applications.

2. The Chin Up – Chin ups are a popular muscle building exercise with body builders and those who occasionally exercise in a kitchen doorway. They are the best possible exercise for building up the upper body. Most people don’t realize that chin ups exercise nearly every muscle from the abdominals to the traps. If you’re trying to build muscle fast, don’ forget about chin ups.

3. The Squat – This muscle building exercise involves a large amount of muscle mass and releases testosterone. Squats are known to build muscle quickly, and are one of the favorite exercises among really serious weight lifters. Squats are superior for those wishing to increase their lower body strength and build up muscle mass quickly.

4. The Parallel Bar Dip – This weight training exercise comes in a close second to the chin up for building muscle quickly. If you’re using chin ups to build up your arms, include dips in your training program. They are great for adding muscle to your triceps.

5. The Hang Clean and Push Press – This is a great muscle exercise for building mass in many areas of the body including the forearms, calves, triceps, hamstrings, biceps, glutes, quads, shoulders, and the upper and lower back. It’s an Olympic lift and is a real exercising challenge.

6. The Bench Press – This is one of the two classical power lifting exercises, the other being the Military Press, that have long been known to help build upper body muscle. The bench press allows the weight lifter to use the heaviest weights, and to involve the most muscle mass.

7. The Military Press – As with the bench press, the military press is one of the best upper body development exercises. Years ago, people didn’t do bench presses. No one lay on their backs to do bench presses. Weights were lifted from the floor while standing up, which defines the military press. Even though the bench press has become more popular, serious body builders should include the military press in their muscle building exercise program.

8. The Good Mornings – This is one of the basic building block exercises for a good size and strength training routine. The Good Morning exercise builds muscle very quickly, and is known to build significant muscle mass on your lower back, hamstrings, and glutes. Practicing these exercises will help you to gain the added muscle to improve you squat and dead lift exercises.

9. The Bent Over Rows – Great for building muscle in the lats and the upper back. The exercise can be practiced in a number of ways: palms up, palms down, close grip, wide grip, to the sternum, to the abdomen, or with an EZ bar or a straight bar.

10. The Pushup – This is a popular exercise for beginners. Even those who exercise only occasionally perform this exercise to prove that they are sufficiently strong. Pushups are a great exercise for developing the pecs, delts, and triceps. Depending upon the level of resistance you are trying to achieve, there are several ways to perform pushups: elevated pushups, pushup handles, dumbbells, or chairs pushups. They can even be performed using hanging gymnastic rings.

So there you know all of the best weight training exercises needed to give you the body that you have always wanted. Now all you have to do is include them in a committed program of exercise.


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