How To: Gain muscle mass if you're a skinny guy
Fitness experts will always tell you that, above all, it takes consistent dedication, eating right, and hard work to gain muscle. But what if you're a skinny guy whose efforts just aren't paying off?
Fitness experts will always tell you that, above all, it takes consistent dedication, eating right, and hard work to gain muscle. But what if you're a skinny guy whose efforts just aren't paying off?
Though we're currently in the middle of summer and most of us are either relaxing poolside or beachside, for teenage boys looking to make it as a star player on their high school's football team, summer means major sweat and pain time. Football players do gain a certain advantage out on the field when they increase their muscle and bulk up their frame, so many guys will work out hardcore while eating thousands of calories a day (think Taylor Lautner).
This massage technique of the brachioradialis muscle helps with the biceps and brachialis as well. Here is a short guide on one of the most problamatic aspects of the body - the brachioradialis muscle.
Watch this great video giving you an in-depth guide to the bicep muscle. This helps you to find the trigger points of the bicep muscle through this easy and informative instructional video.
Here is a short video on the trigger points of the adductor pollicis muscle, and the area surrounding the thumb. This video gives you a great guide to working with the adductor pollicis muscle for massage.
Watch this guide to the adductor muscles. This video provides professional advice on massaging techniques for the abdominal muscles. After some physical exercise, there's nothing better then a relaxing massage.
Learn how to pain down the leg and locate different muscles, such as the gluteus minimus piriformis muscle.
Learn how to locate masseter muscle trigger points for massage.
Learn how to locate the flexor pollicis longus muscle (thumb) for massage.
The deltoids are the muscles near and above your shoulders. It goes on the front of the arm and it goes on the back of the arm to the shoulder. It gets really tight sometimes. One thing you want to find out from your person before you are doing a stretch on them on any part of the body is to make sure that they don't have any range of motion issues or any dislocations of the joint. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video.
The hips are a good place to start a massage. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video. Watch and learn how easy it is to stretch hip muscles with a message.
Watch this video and learn how to locate the supinator muscle trigger points for massage.
Learn how to locate the pterygoid muscle trigger points for massage.
Learn how to locate scalene muscles trigger points for massage.
This video series explains how to pinpoint muscle groups in the neck, shoulder, back, arms and legs for giving a massage.
This video describes how to exercise in such way to maintain or promote defined chest muscles. It is explained that the chest muscles should be worked hard enough to actually gain muscle mass. Next, it is explained that muscle mass is lost as you age and the skin loses elasticity. The video explains how to counteract the effects by building muscle to maintain a defined appearance. The video describes that chest exercises should be done in sets of 5-8 reps. The video next explains that when pe...
This video workout is aimed at skinny guys who want to get ripped. Some tips for weight training are to train less than 45 minutes at a time, focus on compound movements, try to get 5% stronger every two weeks, don't do more than one or two forced reps, and split your workout into 3 days for various body parts. To gain muscle mass, eat about 15 times your current body weight in calories, including 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound. Eat twice as many carbs as protein, high quality fats, and nut...
The large quadriceps muscles on the front of the thigh are important to target when strength and weight training to build overall muscle mass. Learn how to do quadriceps exercises in this strength training video. Take action: squats and lunges strengthen quadriceps, keep back straight, keep knees above heels in squats and lunges, and never lean forward during a lunge. Tom Clifford, the instructor in this how-to video, has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michiga...
This tutorial demonstrates a weight training workout for your triceps. This how to video provides different exercises to target specific muscle groups so you can gain lean muscle mass and increase strength levels in your triceps and the rest of your arms.
This tutorial demonstrates a weight training workout that develops your deltoids. This how to video provides different exercises to target specific muscle groups so you can gain lean muscle mass and increase strength levels in your shoulders.
This tutorial demonstrates a weight training workout for the chest. This how to video provides different exercises to target specific muscle groups so you can gain lean muscle mass and increase strength levels in your pecs.
This tutorial demonstrates a weight training workout for your biceps. The how to video provides different exercises to target specific muscle groups so you can gain lean muscle mass and increase strength levels in your biceps.
Need to lose weight fast to not only fit, but also look impressive and studly in your wedding tux? Then speed up fat loss while increasing muscle mass by doing this farmer's walk exercise.
No pain no gain, ladies and gents. If you want a fabulous body, trying to take the easy way out by trying those hokey "As Seen On TV" exercise machines or just by starving yourself is going to get you nowhere fast. Neither serve to encourage long term weight loss results, and while you may lose weight, most of that weight is going to be loss of muscle mass because you're not exercising.
Triceps curls target the muscles at the back of the arm, building muscle mass and toning. Learn how to do triceps curl exercises in this strength training video. Take action: extend arm above head & elbow at 45 degrees, move slowly, lower weight and extend up, fix your upper arm in place, and lift to 7/8 of full extension. Tom Clifford, the instructor of this how-to video, has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-cou...
Triceps extensions for seniors target the triceps muscles of the upper arm to build muscle mass and tone. Learn how to do triceps extension exercises for seniors in this strength training video. Take action: use sturdy chair, keep back straight and abs tight, use light weight, lift elbow and hold in place, lower the weight, extend 7/8 of full potential, and contract triceps. Tom Clifford, the instructor in this how-to video, has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern ...
Vertical leg crunches work the muscles of the thighs by curling the leg vertically, building muscle mass and tone. Learn how to do vertical leg crunch exercises in this strength training video. Take action: use a mat for comfort, keep legs as straight as you can, focus on crunching core and reaching toes, and exhale as you crunch. Tom Clifford, the instructor in this how-to video, has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and c...
In this tutorial we learn how to get rid of your love handles. The simple answer is that there is no ab exercise that is going to burn love handles. The key is that you are looking to burn the maximum amount of calories. The abs are very small muscles, sit ups aren't going to get rid of your love handles. You must do workouts that incorporate your whole body and muscle mass so you burn the most amount of calories that is possible. Once you do the proper workouts, then you will be able to star...
In the following lessons you will learn some essential tools and techniques for working with muscles in Houdini. In the first lesson, you will learn how to rig up a simple muscle arm using Houdini's Muscle tool. The Muscle tool uses meta-balls to capture your character's skin with realistic muscle/skin interaction.
When you dissecting a human body, the second thing you probably want to check out is the vertebral column. This video tutorial will give you just that, an anatomical look at the back muscles and the spinal cord.
If you work out on a regular basis and all of a sudden get an injury then you probably think it's okay to stop exercising until you're completely healed. But unless you're on doctor-prescribed bedrest there's ALWAYS soemthing you can do to stay fit and lean.
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Get six pack abs with crunches and other core muscle exercises; learn fifteen great exercises for core muscles in this free video series.
Vintage muscle bikes are easy to spot by their unique features. Learn about vintage muscle bikes from a bicycle expert in this free video series.
You thought you knew everything there was to know about the human body. Well, maybe, but probably not. Check out this science educational video series on the anatomy of the human upper arm muscles.
Ever been curious as to what your shoulder and arm looks like from the inside? Well, this human anatomy video tutorial will show you just that.
Cardio intervals, circuit training, plate exercises...when it comes to fitness, it seems like there's always a fancy name for what are essentially really easy yet effective strength building, fat burning, and toning exercises.
For some people, no matter how hard you exercise and how heavy the weights you lift, muscle gain seems to be elusive. But that's because many of us don't understand the basics of muscle gain.
Maintaining a strong, healthy physique can be time consuming. If you're looking to stay in shape without committing a large chunk of time, this workout might the one for you. It only takes 15 minutes to build strong muscle and stay in shape!
This video focuses on strategies you can use to boost your metabolism--one-step needed in order to lose belly fat. Obtaining a faster metabolism will train your body to burn more calories throughout the day. The first step to boost your metabolism is through strength training, which means developing leaner muscle mass. This will result in long-term investment for caloric burning. The second step involves exercising in the morning; this will help you burn calories more easily throughout the da...