Training In order to achieve the above four manifestations of strength through strength training, it is necessary to use specific training methods for specific goals. First of all, it should be said that the current fitness level should be taken into account when selecting the training methods. It makes no sense for a beginner in … Training | Strength training
Strength training without equipment In the course of the last few years, a variety of programs and philosophies have emerged in the field of fitness and strength training, which also train without additional weights, i.e. purely with your own body weight. Calisthenics and Freeletics are two keywords that should be mentioned in this context. Both … Strength training without equipment | Strength training
Neck pressing is mainly used in various throwing and pushing disciplines in athletics and bodybuilding. However, neck pressing does not train the trapezoidal muscle that makes up the “bull’s neck” in weight training. By stretching the arms over the head, the shoulder muscles (M. deltoideos) and the arm extensor/triceps (M. triceps brachii) work. If you … Neck Pressing
Introduction The most common form of back pain is in the area of the lumbar spine. Lack of exercise, incorrect posture, sedentary work and incorrect loads in sports lead to complaints in the lumbar spine area. Since these muscles are hardly used in everyday movements, they are underdeveloped in most cases. One-sided strains in sports … Hyperextension
Modifications Various fitness machines modify the exercise of hyperextension, so that the upper body and legs do not form a line on all machines, but a right angle between thigh and upper body. This facilitates movement and is therefore used particularly frequently in health training. Another possibility for variation is the use of an expander. … Modifications | Hyperextension
Introduction as well as the training of the arm muscles, the training of the chest muscles essentially does not fulfill any health-promoting aspects. Especially male athletes hope to achieve well-trained pectoral muscles through such training. Push-ups have long been one of the best known and most popular exercises for strength training at home. By using … Push-ups with the expander
Introduction In order to do justice to the principle of varying the training load, the chest muscle training can and should be designed variably. The training on the cable pulley can be used in addition to the normal training and serves mainly to define the chest muscles. As both arms work symmetrically and a firm … Butterfly on cable pull
Introduction In addition to push-ups, the Butterfly is another way to train the chest muscle with an expander. The Butterfly is used more in the advanced area, because there is a certain coordinative requirement. Especially in the definition phase of bodybuilding the Butterfly is used. Besides the strain on the large chest muscle, this form … Butterfly with the expander
Introduction A strong back is not only a sign of physical fitness but also serves to maintain physical health. Back pain is one of the most common diseases in Germany. Wrong posture and too little movement additionally increase the risk of these complaints. However not only sporty passive humans plague over back pain, but numerous … Latissimus extract
Modifications In order to make the training extensive, the exercises on the latissimus pull can be done in different ways. In order to stimulate the inner parts of the broad back muscle more specifically, a tight grip should be chosen. The hands are one hand width apart and the palms of the hands are facing … Modifications | Latissimus extract
A well developed upper arm musculature counts as an indicator of physical fitness and is therefore often used by men, especially in the fitness sector. Compared to triceps pressing, biceps curl trains the front part of the upper arm. The biceps curl is the most classical way to train the upper arm flexor muscle (M. … Biceps curl
Introduction A contraction of the adductors causes the spread leg to be pulled towards the body. This musculature on the inside of the thigh is neglected in training practice, especially by male trainers. The hip joint allows movements in all dimensions, therefore the training of the thigh muscles should be aimed at all directions of … Adduction with the expander
