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by Ashley Greene

A well developed chest is high on the list for most men. Whether you want a bulky or more athletic appearance, it’s important to plan your workouts to avoid over-training. Below are two tips on how to build chest muscle.

Training Without Weights

Although weight lifting has gained tremendous popularity in recent years it’s still possible to build a well developed chest without weights. If you look at the physiques of athletes like gymnasts and sprinters you’ll often find well sculpted torsos without a lot of weight lifting.

The secret to developing a full chest without weights is variety and intensity. You can get a good workout by doing push-up variations as long as you strive to get better with each workout. If you’re stuck on thirty push-ups your body won’t grow until you can push past that plateau. When you feel your chest muscles fatigue you can gain additional strength by completing half and quarter repetitions.

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by Trevor Gardner

Its strange that whilst the number of men with gym memberships has increased by 16% since 2003, the number who hit the weights has dropped by 15%. This drop is worrying because if you go and lift weights of any sort 3 times a week you can achieve the following:-

1) Cut the risk of diabetes in just four months. According to a study at Tufts University, Massachusetts weight training reduces blood-glucose levels and improve insulin sensitivity.

2) Treat Depression. Harvard University researchers have compared the benefits of weight training and cardio exercise over a 10 week period and discovered that weight lifters experienced the greater mood boost.

3) Spike your testosterone. Researchers in Finland have discovered that the hormone testosterone plays a key role in your overall mortality risk and of course your sex drive.

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What Equipment You Should Purchase

by Bob Magill

Home gyms are becoming a popular alternative to fitness clubs due to their convenience and relative inexpensiveness. Many regular gym-goers eventually forgo their memberships in favor of purchasing their own equipment. Having your own home gym means that you won’t be wasting time driving to and from the gym or waiting for certain machines to be free. You won’t have to deal with the “egos” that normally come with a lot of fitness centers.

There are a few drawbacks to having a home gym. Firstly, it may be expensive to purchase the equipment although you make it back within a few years of cancelling your gym membership. Second, if you lack motivation, a home gym may make it easier for you to say “not today”. You will need to demonstrate self-discipline in order to make a home gym worth it.

That being said, let’s talk more about what pieces of equipment are ideal to include in your home gym and what you should let stay at professional fitness clubs.

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Forget the glide board trainers from Weider as well as other cheap knock0ffs. The real deal, the original Total Gym, is better built and just as affordable (around $350 to $1200 depending on the features).

Check out the Benefits from using Total Gym:

A total body workout in minutes a day. See total body results in just two weeks.

A safe workout without fear of injury.

See increased energy and improved performance in your daily activities by working out about 20 minutes a day.

The Total Trainer is probably the best ABS toning you can do (and if you hate ab crunches you need a way to work this muscle group).

See greater flexibility. Save time by stretching WHILE you exercise.

Switch from one exercise to the next quickly, easily, and safely.

Do in half an hour what others take an hour to do.

On a Total Gym, your body is the weight (resistance). No need to buy dumbbells, bar bells, balls, resistance bands, or a gym machine. You push or pull your body weight up the incline.

Simply raise or lower the glideboard on an incline, to increase or decrease resistance.

Total Gym is the most efficient workout available, only 6 to 30 minutes a workout. You get better results in less time— better than free weights and single station machines, less time than conventional workouts, or driving to classes at a health club.